Some say that time makes the heart grow fonder, and we think these 1980 love songs from icons such as Billy Joel deftly pluck our heartstrings in modern times.

It's one of the most romantic songs of the decade.

John Fogerty wrote his first-ever love song, "Joy Of My Life", decades after writing some of his most career-defining hits.

In 1975, Johnny Rodriguez scored a major success with a romantic country ballad written by one of Nashville's most celebrated songwriters. "Love Put a Song in My Heart" became a No. 1 hit on the country charts, further establishing Rodriguez as one of the most successful country artists of the 1970s.

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love are central to the human experience. Love peels back ...