V-Day Melodies

A weird glimpse into my eclectic music collection, and a sloppy mix it is too: ranging from the sappy and romantic, to the depressing, to stuff that's just soothing and slow, to stuff that is more lyrically erotic. . .

My Playlist for this Valentine's Day

• Love Song - The Cure
• Don't Panic - Coldplay
• 9 Crimes - Damien Rice
• The Weight of the World - The Editors
• Sun Up Running for Home - Matthew Good
• Slow Burn - David Bowie
• Here Comes the Flood - Peter Gabriel
• In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
• The Scientist - Coldplay
• Inflatable - Bush
• We Do What We Want To - O+S
• Fall at Your Feet - Jesse Cooke
• There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
• Never Had No One Ever - The Smiths
• Last Night I Dreamt Somebody Loved Me - The Smiths
• Unlovable - The Smiths
• The Drugs Don't Work - Ben Harper
• The Ground Beneath Her Feet - U2
• Perfect Circle - R.E.M.
• If You Wear That Velvet Dress - U2
• Sweet Jane - The Cowboy Junkies
• The First Cut Is the Deepest - Sheryl Crow
• Possession - Sarah McLaughlan
• Woman in Chains - Tears for Fears
• In Your Room - Depeche Mode*
• Stripped - Depeche Mode
• Higher Love - Depeche Mode*
• More - J. Englishman
• Chekannya - The Ukrainians**
• Vivir Sin Aire - Maná
• Como Dueles en los Labios - Maná
• La Puerta Azúl - Maná
• Con Te Partiro - Andea Bocelli
• Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House
• Can't Do A Thing (to Stop Me) - Chris Isaak
• Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
• I'm Not In Love - Crystal Castles (featuring Robert Smith)
• These Foolish Things - Roxy Music
• Avalon - Roxy Music
• Only The Lonely - Roy Orbison
• This Aching Deal - Shocking Pinks
• Sight of You - Pale Saints
• In Too Deep - Genesis
• Black Hair in the Wind - Ottmar Liebert
• Blue Moon - The Mavericks***
• Dante's Prayer - Loreena McKennitt
• You and Me - Lifehouse
• Iris -The Goo Goo Dolls
• Name - The Goo Goo Dolls
• Sleepwalk - Amos Garrett
• The Book of Love - The Magnetic Fields
• Flaming Bed - Blue Rodeo
• What Is This Love (with Sarah McLaughlan) - Blue Rodeo
• My Funny Valentine - Frank Sinatra
• Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' - Journey

* - From the Songs of Faith and Devotion live concert recordings.
** - A cover of the Velvet Underground hit Venus in Furs, sung in Ukrainian and played with traditional instruments. Quite romantic really. Thanks again to the late Lou Reed.
*** - Holy cripes! This kind of sounds like country music. . . how did this get in here?!