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Listen Up! Love Songs Edition
This week, Listen Up!, our music column, celebrates love and Valentine’s Day with a playlist of romantic songs, both old and new. Got some suggestions? Let us know in the comments and we’ll add them to our playlist.
By
Alejandro Salinas
Published Tuesday, February 10, 2009
As promised last week, today’s playlist is all about love—so if you’re not into the Hallmark Holiday or silly songs about kissing, snuggling, spooning, etc., we recommend you sit this one out and check out our anti-romantic playlist instead.
Now, when it comes to love and romance, we at After Hours tend to speak indie, so below you’ll find some songs from bands like Kings of Leon, Travis, the Stills and Modest Mouse. Also in the mix are oldies but goodies from Johnny Cash, the Cure and Paul McCartney, as well as some D’Angelo—because, as a wise friend points out, when it comes to love and sex, you can’t really do better than “Untitled (How Does it Feel?)”
Oh yeah, Sixpence None the Richer’s “Kiss Me” is in there, too. What can we say, Valentine’s Day brings out the doe-eyed fourteen-year-old girl in us.
Did we miss your favorite love song? Leave your suggestions in the comments and we’ll add them to the playlist. Related Links:
This playlist is no longer available. Sorry, folks!
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Comments
I’d add "Lover’s Day" by TV on the Radio!
Posted by: Jolly, Feb 12, 2009 06:44:29 AM
Come on the perfect V day song is James Delaney Buffet’s "Why Dont We get Drunk and Screw"
Posted by: Fred, Feb 11, 2009 07:06:24 AM
I think this is list is fabulous...I’d only have a few to add:
1. Paris, Tokyo - Lupe Fiasco
2. Stevie Wonder - I Was Made to Love Her
3. More Than Anyone - Gavin DeGraw (for some reason, this song kills me)
4. Cat Power - (cover of) Sea of Love - if I get married ever, I will play this
5. Joe Cocker - You Are So Beautiful
6. The Cure OR 311 - Love Song
Posted by: Kim W., Feb 10, 2009 07:30:38 PM
Bright Eyes "First Day of My Life," absolutely!
Posted by: Megan, Feb 10, 2009 02:30:08 PM
Tiger Trap, "Puzzle Pieces"
Yo La Tengo, "Autumn Sweater," "The Crying of Lot G," "Our Way to Fall"
Mirah, "Light the Match," "Make It Hot"
Magnetic Fields, "You’re My Only Home"
Posted by: sdm, Feb 10, 2009 02:29:57 PM
I should be doing work, but making this list is more fun ...
Maxwell- Drowndeep (Hula)
Maxwell - Til The Cops Come Knockin’
Maxwell - Silently
Jill Scott - Not Like Crazy
Jill Scott - Crown Royal
Donny Hathaway - I Love You More than You Ever Know
Al Green - Simply Beautiful
Anthony Hamilton - Float [ps this is more or less a must]
Anthony Hamilton - Icing on the Cake
Bilal - Soul Sista
Dwele - Weekend Love
Dwele - Whoomp (Interlude)
Ginuwine - So Anxious
Raheem Devaughn - Believe
Raheem Devaughn - Desire
Raheem Devaughn (ft. Big Boi) - Energy
Rahsaan Patterson - I Always Find Myself
Raphael Saadiq - Let’s Take a Walk
TLC- Red Light Special
Tony Toni Tone - Lay Your Head on My Pillow
Tyrese - Sweet Lady
Van Hunt - If I take You Home
Van Hunt - Seconds of Pleasure
Me’Shell Ndegeocello (D.C.’s own!) - Love Song # 1
Me’Shell Ndegeocello (D.C.’s own!) - Love Song # 3
my, my, my I think i’m going to make a new playlist in itunes
ps: it’s of utmost importance to me that Van Hunt makes it onto the playlist. He’s my absolute fave and "Seconds of Pleasure" is a beautiful song (even more beautiful live).
Posted by: newolf, Feb 10, 2009 01:13:08 PM
How about:
Peter Gabriel "In Your Eyes" (My FAVE!)
Andre 3000 "Happy Valentine’s Day"
Stevie Wonder "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Whitney Houston "I Will Always Love You"
Beach Boys "God Only Knows"
Bright Eyes "First Day of My Life"
Death Cab For Cutie "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"
Posted by: Jesseka, Feb 10, 2009 12:59:58 PM
Curtis Mayfield - The Makings of You
Andre Ethier - Never Grow Tired of Me
Aretha Franklin - Something He Can Feel
Billie Holiday - You Go To My Head
Justin Jones & The Driving Rain - Let’s Stay Together
Mark Kozelek - Up To My Neck In You
Neil Halstead - Baby, I Grew You a Beard
Nick Cave - Into My Arms
Robert Plant/Alison Krauss - Killing the Blues
The Staples Singers - Let’s Do It Again
Teenage Fanclub - Your Love Is the Place I Come From
Willie Nelson - My Own Peculiar Way
Posted by: J. Tom, Feb 10, 2009 12:44:39 PM
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