Long-distance relationships have produced some brilliant music because distance gives songwriters everything they need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Longing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uncertainty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Travel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phone calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Time zones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Missing somebody.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And the slightly ridiculous things people will do to see each other again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson’s \u201cStateside\u201d back in the conversation, here are 25 songs that approach distance from very different directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A modern starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rather than describing an established relationship suffering through distance, \u201cStateside\u201d captures the excitement of being willing to cross borders for a new crush.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The least subtle long-distance solution ever written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Walk there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Probably one of the most recognisable long-distance relationship songs of the 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distance becomes almost cosmic here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A song about desperately trying to reach someone who feels impossibly far away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A classic built around departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Physical closeness and emotional distance can coexist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That’s arguably worse than being geographically separated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A beautiful song about measuring the physical distance between two people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peak early-2000s longing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sometimes the glamorous life isn’t particularly glamorous when the person you want isn’t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Touring musicians know a thing or two about long-distance relationships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFaithfully\u201d is one of rock’s definitive songs about that problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A relationship begins just as geography gets in the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Memory becomes something you can physically carry while somebody is absent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Plane, train, walking \u2014 the method doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Just arrive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the great power ballads about separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Written from the perspective of leaving someone but promising continued affection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A gentler take on loving someone who isn’t always physically present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distance makes ordinary things suddenly feel enormous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A classic reassurance song: distance doesn’t remove emotional availability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Atlantic Ocean becomes a metaphor for emotional separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The title does most of the explaining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not specifically a travel song, but perfect for the emotional consequences of separation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another song with the same title and a completely different emotional texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A huge mid-2000s rock ballad about time, distance and regret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The optimistic version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Distance doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simple, direct devotion that works whether the other person is across the room or across the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Because separation intensifies otherwise ordinary emotions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Missing someone for one evening is normal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Missing them for six months changes how you experience every message, goodbye and reunion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technology has changed the mechanics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Letters became phone calls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Phone calls became FaceTime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But music about distance keeps working because the underlying feeling hasn’t changed at all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Long-distance relationships have produced some brilliant music because distance gives songwriters everything they need. Longing. Uncertainty. Travel. Phone calls. Time zones. Missing somebody. And the slightly ridiculous things people will do to see each other again. With PinkPantheress and Zara Larsson’s \u201cStateside\u201d back in the conversation, here are 25 songs that approach distance from very different directions. 1. PinkPantheress + Zara Larsson \u2013 Stateside A modern starting point. Rather than describing an established relationship suffering through distance, \u201cStateside\u201d captures the excitement of being willing to cross borders for a new crush. 2. The Proclaimers \u2013 I\u2019m Gonna Be (500 Miles)…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3537,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2163,2161,1953],"coauthors":[2],"class_list":["post-3536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-apart","tag-long-distance","tag-songs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n