A Valentine's Day Playlist - so predictable! Just like the songs on this playlist, love is cheesy, delicious, cliché as hell, tumultuous, delightful, confusing, and deeply human. The main thing I've learned about love growing up is that the clichés are clichés because they're true. They're the equivalent of stock photography roses and sunsets and couples with perfect teeth drinking lattes and holding hands, but sometimes it's nice to remember why we love roses and sunsets and nice afternoons (they're beautiful okay!!). Ultimately, I think love is about earnestness, honesty, and vulnerability, and it's easy for me to lose those things to aloof, postmodern cynicism and irony. I love these songs and my person not because they're cool or avant-garde, but because they conjure emotional truth and joy within me. And they're super groovy. With that I say: Embrace cliché! Write a cheesy poem! Go forth and love!
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1. I Love You / Under The Influence Of Giants / Under The Influence of Giants / 2006
2. Maybe I'm Amazed / Paul McCartney / McCartney / 1970
3. Baby, I Love You / Aretha Franklin / Chain of Fools / 1967
4. You've Got the Love / Florence + The Machine / Lungs / 2008
5. I Believe in a Thing Called Love / The Darkness / Permission to Land / 2003
6. Archie, Marry Me / Alvvays / Alvvays / 2014
7. The Story / Brandi Carlile / The Story / 2007
8. Call Me When You Get This / Corinne Bailey Rae / Corinne Bailey Rae / 2006
9. Love And Happiness / Al Green / Greatest Hits / 1975
10. I Just Called to Say I Love You / Stevie Wonder / Number 1's: Stevie Wonder / 1984
11. How Deep Is Your Love / Bee Gees / Greatest / 1977
12. God Only Knows / The Beach Boys / Pet Sounds / 1966
13. Till There Was You / The Beatles / With The Beatles / 1963
14. Sweet Rose / Matt Costa / Songs We Sing / 2006
15. New Coat / White Denim / Last Day of Summer / 2010
16. Bones / Michael Kiwanuka / Home Again / 2012
17. Home / Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros / Up from Below / 2009
18. To Be Alone With You / Bob Dylan / Nashville Skyline / 1969
19. January Wedding / The Avett Brothers / I and Love and You / 2010
20. Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song) / Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford / Inside Llewyn Davis
(Original Soundtrack Recording) / 2013
21. Mama, You Been On My Mind / Jeff Buckley / Grace (Legacy Edition) / 1994
22. Believer / Ben Kweller / On My Way / 2004
23. Do You Realize?? / The Flaming Lips / Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots / 2002
24. Green Eyes / Coldplay / A Rush Of Blood To The Head / 2002
25. I Will Follow You Into the Dark / Death Cab for Cutie / Plans / 2005
26. Thirteen / Elliott Smith / New Moon / 2007
27. Hillside Song (Bonus Track) / My Morning Jacket / The Waterfall (Deluxe) / 2015
28. Just a Dream / Tobias Jesso Jr. / Goon / 2015
29. Make You Feel My Love / Adele / 19 / 2008
30. Ordinary People / John Legend / Get Lifted / 2004
31. Still Together / Mac DeMarco / 2 / 2012
32. I Went To the Store One Day / Father John Misty / I Love You, Honeybear / 2015