Hey BaBe,

"Wonderful Tonight" is Eric Clapton's -- innit?

I certainly agree with your first choice, one of Van the Man's best ever.

Your question made me stop and think, and to realize that many of my most favorite ballads are not so much "love songs" addressed directly to the object of one's desire as songs *about* love, heartache, etc. For example, Dylan's "Tomorrow is a Long Time," a longtime mainstay of my repertoire, always a surefire tearjerker.