Friday, August 29, 2008
The Greatest Valentine's Day songs of All Time: 2008
Whether it's breaking up or getting together, Valentine's Day is full of the melodies which make a person's heart soar or sink, and you've let us know. We've posted complete audio and playlists for Mark Wheat's "Greatest Love Songs of All Time" and Danny Sigelman's "Greatest Break-Up Songs of All Time." (All audio 128k mp3). Also, Mark Wheat put forth the idea that "any song can be a love song." Agree or disagree? Join the conversation.
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Greatest Love Songs Hour 1: Listen 7:02 - Rufus Wainwright - My Funny Valentine 7:05 - Nina Simone - I Put a Spell on You 7:08 - R.E.M. - The One I Love 7:13 - Mason Jennings - Ballad for my One True Love 7:17 - Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman 7:20 - Unrest - Make Out Club 7:26 - Peggy Lee - Fever 7:29 - Moldy Peaches - Anyone Else But You 7:32 - Al Green - Let's Stay Together 7:38 - Magnetic Fields - The Book of Love 7:41 - Stars - My Favourite Book 7:48 - The Spinners - I'll Be Around 7:50 - Madeleine Peyroux - Dance Me To The End Of Love 7:54 - Nat King Cole - Let There Be Love 7:57 - Feist - Mushaboom Hour 2: Listen 8:01 - Sam Cooke - You Send Me 8:07 - The Suburbs - Girlfriend 8:11 - Billie Holiday - Ill Be Seeing You 8:15 - Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman 8:20 - The Postal Service - Such Great Heights 8:25 - Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love 8:27 - Cat Power - Sea Of Love 8:34 - 10cc - I'm Not in Love 8:39 - Iron & Wine - Naked As We Came 8:41 - Yo La Tengo - Tom Courtenay 8:45 - The Police - Every Breath You Take 8:52 - Arthur Yoria - Call Me 8:57 - The Jayhawks - All The Right Reasons Hour 3: Listen Audio available soon 9:08 - Big Star - Thirteen (Live) 9:08 - The Cure - there is no if 9:10 - Talking Heads - This Must Be The Place Naive Melody 9:15 - Etta James - At Last 9:18 - Bright Eyes - First Day Of My Life 9:24 - Ben Folds - The Luckiest 9:29 - Chet Baker - Time After Time 9:32 - T.Rex - Jeepster 9:40 - The Wedding Present - Perfect Blue 9:45 - Louis Armstrong - La Vie en Rose 9:49 - Dan Wilson - Sugar 9:55 - Mazzy Star - Fade Into You Hour 4: Listen 10:00 - Gladys Knight and the Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia 10:06 - Eels - P.S. You Rock My World 10:09 - Otis Redding - That's How Strong My Love Is 10:11 - Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane 10:15 - Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah 10:23 - The Kills - U.R.A Fever 10:26 - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Ship Song 10:30 - The Replacements - Kiss Me on The Bus 10:35 - Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On 10:38 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 10:42 - Aretha Franklin - You're All I Need To Get By 10:47 - Bloc Party - Tulips 10:51 - Johnny Mathis - misty 10:54 - Heartless Bastards - All This Time 10:58 - Madness - It Must Be Love Hour 5: Listen 11 p.m. - Midnight 11:03 - Depeche Mode - Enjoy the Silence 11:07 - Johnny Cash - Ring Of Fire 11:10 - St. Vincent - Marry Me 11:14 - My Morning Jacket - Hopefully 11:23 - Death Cab For Cutie - What Sarah Said 11:29 - Zero 7 - Somersault 11:35 - Bob Dylan - Love Minus Zero, No Limi 11:38 - Led Zeppelin - Thank You 11:46 - Serge Gainsbourg - je taime... moi non plus 11:52 - Fantastic Plastic Machine - Love is Psychedelic |
Greatest Break-up Songs
Hour 1: Listen: 12:00 - Rilo Kiley - Breakin' Up 12:03 - Amy Winehouse - You Know I'm No Good 12:08 - Atmosphere - Say Hey There 12:12 - Carole King - It's Too Late 12:16 - Elliott Smith - Waltz 2 12:22 - Death Cab For Cutie - Tiny Vessels 12:26 - Blur - To The End 12:32 - Elvis Costello - Sleepless Nights 12:36 - Billy Bragg - Valentine's Day Is Over 12:41 - Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive 12:45 - Magnetic Fields - I Don't Believe You 12:48 - Lush - Hypocrite 12:51 - Jeff Buckley - Last Goodbye 12:54 - Radiohead - Creep Hour 2: Listen 1:00 - Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - Thanks A Lot 1:03 - The Clash - Train In Vain 1:06 - Prince - When You Were Mine 1:10 - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts - I Hate Myself For Loving You 1:15 - Ryan Adams - Love Is Hell 1:18 - Ween - It's Gonna Be (Alright) 1:22 - The Streets - Dry Your Eyes 1:26 - Nine Inch Nails - Something I Can Never Have 1:32 - Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart 1:37 - Jeremy Messersmith - Novocain 1:40 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Love Burns 1:44 - Bob Dylan - If You See Her, Say Hello 1:49 - Basement Jaxx - Good Luck (Feat. Lisa Kekaula) 1:55 - Daniel Johnston - Ain't No Woman Gonna Make A George James Outta Me 1:57 - Yo La Tengo - Here Comes My Baby Hour 3: Listen 2:00 - The Replacements - Unsatisfied 2:04 - Ani Defranco - Shameless 2:08 - Dar Williams - February 2:12 - Archie Bronson Outfit - Cherry Lips 2:18 - Husker Du - Hardly Getting Over It 2:24 - Violent Femmes - Kiss Off 2:28 - Gnarls Barkley - Gone Daddy Gone 2:30 - Tegan & Sara - Nineteen 2:33 - Gladys Knight and The Pips - Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye) 2:39 - The Strokes - Automatic Stop 2:42 - Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack 2:44 - They Might Be Giants - They'll Need A Crane 2:46 - Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine 2:48 - Magnetic Fields - I Think I Need A New Heart 2:52 - Tori Amos - Silent All These Years 2:56 - B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone Previous Valentine's Day 2007 The Greatest Songs for Valentine's day 2006 The Greatest Songs for Valentine's day 2005 The Greatest Songs for Valentine's day |






