Ultimate Classic Rock: Top 10 KISS Love Songs
There are more Kiss love songs than you might expect from a group full of fire-breathing, space traveling, leather-wearing groupie magnets. Now, we're not talking about "Makin' Love" or declaring yourself to be "Dr. Love" or even boasting about loving it loud. No, the focus here is squarely on romantic lyrics that even your grandmother could endorse – provided she doesn't catch Gene Simmons doing all those sinful things with his tongue while he plays them. Here's our attempt to win over your makeup-covered little hearts: a list of the Top Kiss Love Songs.10
10. "Forever"
From: 'Hot in the Shade' (1989)Yes, the much-mocked Michael Bolton helped write it, and yes, the production on this particular Kiss love song is decidedly saccharine. Still, there's a reason this is one of the biggest-selling tracks in "Kisstory": Paul Stanley takes a strong melody and sings the hell out of it, complete with a surprising amount of emotion and nuance.
9. "Every Time I Look at You"
From: 'Revenge' (1992)1992's 'Revenge' found Kiss re-visiting their proper sonic stomping grounds for the first time in a decade, with a hard-hitting collection of riff-based rockers. Still, perhaps remembering the success of 'Forever,' they found time to invite a string section over to record this tasteful ballad, on which Stanley asks for forgiveness for unknown crimes of the heart.
8. "Tomorrow"
From: 'Unmasked' (1980)Granted, the sunny, disco-influenced power-pop of the entire Unmasked album is a long way from the gritty rock of "Cold Gin" or "Deuce." Still, if you can forget who's singing it – or allow for some serious genre dabbling from a band who, let's face it, wears more makeup than Lady Gaga – it's hard to argue that "Tomorrow" doesn't feature one of the stronger choruses in the entire Kiss catalog.
