With Valentine's Day around the corner, what better way to kick off a weekly playlist with a bunch of songs dealing with matters of the heart. We're running the gauntlet here folks, from the sickly sweet, love's all puppy dogs and sunshine, to tracks that wil go great while you burn old love letters and photos, all the while polsihing the shotgun and polishing off a bottle whiskey. Of special note: Eli Reed's "It's Easier" just breaks my damn heart every time I hear it. Dude's a modern day Wilson Pickett. Sometimes I wonder if this Boston native's "moved the island" and travelled back to the heyday of Motown. Sinatra's "The Way You Look Tonight" is the most romantic song ever written. There will be no arguments about this. I don't care if he's singing it about himself, while admiring himself shirtless in the mirror while slapping Nancy Reagan's backside. The tune is just that damn good. Jawbreaker's "Jinx Removing" is a pop punk masterpiece. I still remember getting so excited when receiving their live CD in the mail I fell down a flight of steps and nearly broke my ankle in my rush to get this in the stereo. This track opened the disc. Remember to say "Rabbit, Rabbit" before listening. I'd never heard the Soviettes until earlier today, but tossed a couple tracks on here because I love this classic- Avengers style of early melodic punk. Great stuff. Danceable as all hell. For those of you wondering, nothing gets me in the mood like Carnival music. Seriously, every time I hear "dootdootdoot-doodoodoo-doodoo" I just have to stop what I'm doing and get down for some romance. For that matter, you can take your fancy Victoria's Secret and stow it. Give me a lady in a squeaky rubber nose and floppy clown shoes any day. Enjoy the songs, give me some feedback, and give me some reccomendations for future theme based playlists.
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1 Play Townes Van ZandtIf I Needed You full track Loved track 3:18
2 Play Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True LovesIt's Easier full track Loved track 4:02
3 Play Alkaline Trio'97 full track 4:31
4 Play JawbreakerJinx Removing full track Loved track 3:17
5 Play King EverythingBlank Tapes Baby full track Loved track 3:15
6 Play Clem SnideDo You Love Me? full track Loved track 3:23
7 Play Bruce SpringsteenMy Love Will Not Let You Down full track 4:22
8 Play Teenage BottlerocketCrawling Back To You full track 2:25
9 LemuriaKeep Quiet 3:10
10 Play The Mr. T ExperienceEven Hitler Had a Girlfriend full track 4:07
11 Play Black FlagFix Me full track 0:53
12 Play The Ergs!Books About Miles Davis full track 2:35
13 Play Wilson PickettI can't stop full track 2:31
14 Uncle TupeloGive Back The Key To My Heart 3:48
15 Play The Bouncing SoulsHopeless Romantic full track 1:43
16 Play The SoviettesThinking of You full track 2:51
17 Play The SoviettesTogether full track 2:02
18 Jets to BrazilCat Heaven 5:05
19 Play Eddie MoneyTwo Tickets To Paradise full track 3:57
20 Play Neil Young & Crazy HorseWhen Your Lonely Heart Breaks full track 5:18
21 Play Van MorrisonBeside You full track 6:05
22 Al GreenL-O-V-E (Love) 3:07
23 Play Neil Young & Crazy HorseToo Lonely full track 2:49
24 Play The Hold SteadySlapped Actress full track 5:18
25 Play Black FlagI've Had It full track 1:24
26 Play The QueersLove Love Love full track 2:30
27 Play Chixdiggit!I Wanna Hump You full track 2:22
28 Play JawbreakerSluttering (May 4th) full track 4:14
29 Play Old 97'sColor Of A Lonely Heart Is Blue full track 5:50
30 Play Dead MechanicalOne Act Play! full track 4:33
31 Play Dead MechanicalShitty Wedding full track Loved track 2:54
32 Play Johnny CashOne full track 3:51
33 Play Stevie WonderI Believe (When I Fall In Love It Will Be Forever) full track 4:50
34 Play Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True LovesTake My Love With You full track 3:30
35 Play Small Brown BikeUnsung Zero full track 4:17
36 Play Tony BennettIf I Ruled The World full track 2:59
37 Play The Beta BandDry The Rain full track 6:06
38 Play Screeching WeaselGuest List full track 2:25
39 Play MaritimeGuns of Navarone full track 2:58
40 Play Tim BarryNo News From North full track 2:55
41 Play Frank SinatraThe Way You Look Tonight full track 2:38
42 Play WestonClumsy Shy full track 2:21
43 Play QueenSomebody To Love (live) full track 7:54
44 Play Jets to BrazilSweet Avenue full track 5:15
45 Hot Water MusicJust Don't Say You Lost It 3:10
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