Archive for February, 2011

Valentine’s Day is near and husbands and boyfriends are busy planning to set the stage for a romantic evening, possibly to not get into trouble with their lady. I am personally not obsessed with the day that throws up gallons of pink and red hearts, balloons, flowers and more, but don’t mind it at the same time.

Instead of getting in the mood for a romantic evening with “normal” lovey dovey music, why not pop in a playlist of local artists with some songs being based on true love and others possibly more in the fun vein.

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Here is a list of love songs submitted by the local artists themselves, with descriptions:

• “WIKI WIKI,” by Cheeks McGee, who said it is “about all the good things about love.”

• “Pull Me In,” by The Graduate on the “Only Every Time” album. Submitted by lead-singer Corey Warning.

• “Happy Hate Song,” by Esther Moore. Moore said this song is “for all the people out there who don’t like Valentine’s day so much.”

• “Just Tonight,” by Fielder. Member Scott Smith says this song is about “making the most of a night with the one you love.”

• “My Love,” by Double Vision, submitted by Jonathan Lindsay, who said “we plan on releasing this for free on Valentine’s Day.” my love-final mixdown

• “Whiskey on my Breath (and your memory on my mind),” by Kathy Brink. Brink said this song is about love lost.

• “Remember When,” by Days Taken from the album “Weight of the World,” submitted by lead-singer Charlie Scarber.

• “For Granted,” by George Cate from the album “Motivated Low.” Cate said, “this song is about taking love for granted and losing something that was good.”

• “Caught (In Your Trap),” by Clear Moments from the album “QuinCD.”

• “Where Do We Go From Here,” by Kathy Brink. “This song talks about whether or to bring a good friendship into a full-fledged relationship,” Brink said.

• “Secret Sin,” by Predawn Hour. Lead-singer George Cate said this song is about “wanting something you can’t have.”

• “Psycho With A Capital S,” by The Funions. Rodney Hart submitted this and said “It’s an anti-Valentine’s song about a person who isn’t quite right. She’s psycho
with a capital S, phony with a capital F and wrong with a capital R.”

• “You Are,” by Esther Moore.

• “I Walk Alone,” by Fielder. Smith said this “song is about regrets. We all have them. Perhaps a mistake with taking on a relationship. A mistake on not taking on a relationship. We’d like to think it ends on a positive note though.”

• “Better Side of me,” by Days Taken from the album “Weight of the World,” submitted by lead-singer Charlie Scarber.

• “Blink,” by George Cate. Cate said “this song is about fortunate love.”

• “It’s You,” by Double Vision from the album “Bifocal.”

• “If I Could Only,” by Cheeks McGee, who said this “song is about wanting to tell someone how you feel, but you can’t bring yourself to say it.”

List of classic love songs from the Everything Valentine’s Day website:

• All I Want to Do is Make Love to You – Heart
• All Out Of Love – Air Supply
• And I Love Her – The Beatles
• And You Don’t Remember – Mariah Carey
• Angels – Robbie Williams
• As Long As You Love Me – Backstreet Boys
• Baby I Love You – Jennifer Lopez
• Because I Love You – Jewel
• Because You Loved Me – Celine Dion
• Blessed – Christina Aguilera
• Breaks My Heart – Monica
• Breathless – The Corrs
• But I Do Love You – Michelle Branch
• Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
• Change The World – Eric Clapton
• Crazy For You – Madonna
• Dangerously In Love – Destiny’s Child
• Escape – Enrique Iglesias
• Everything I Do, I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
• Feel Like Making Love – George Benson
• Give Me Your Heart – Backstreet Boys
• Have You Ever Been In Love? – Celine Dion
• How Did I Fall In Love With You? – Backstreet Boys
• I Could Fall In Love – Selena
• I Just Fall In Love Again – Carpenters
• I’ll Never Stop Loving You – Britney Spears
• I’ll Still Love You More – Trisha Yearwood
• I Love You – Celine Dion
• I Need Your Love Tonight – Elvis Presley
• I’ve Been Thinking About You – Mariah Carey
• I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston
• I Will Still Love You – Britney Spears
• Let’s Talk About Love – Celine Dion
• Love For All Seasons – Christina Aguilera
• Love Is All We Need – Celine Dion
• Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley
• Love Takes Time – Mariah Carey
• Love Will Find a Way – Christina Aguilera
• Make You Happy – Celine Dion
• Making Love For Fun – Enrique Iglesias
• My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion
• My Love Is Your Love – Whitney Houston
• Never Forget You – Mariah Carey
• Nobody Loves Me Like You Do – Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson
• Open Off My Love – Jennifer Lopez
• Please Don’t Stop Loving Me – Elvis Presley
• Power Of Love – Celine Dion
• Remember Me – Marc Anthony
• Saving All My Love For You – Whitney Houston
• Shower Me With Your Love – Surface
• Somebody Loves You – Crystal Gayle
• Sometimes – Britney Spears
• Still In Love – Brian McKnight
• Straight From The Heart – Bryan Adams
• Teddy Bear – Elvis Presley
• Thank You For Loving Me – Bon Jovi
• That’s The Way I Like It – Backstreet Boys
• That’s When I’ll Stop Loving You – N Sync
• The One – Backstreet Boys
• The One – Jennifer Lopez
• The Way You Love Me – Faith Hill
• The Woman He Loves – Alabama
• Underneath Your Clothes – Shakira
• Until You Come Back – Whitney Houston
• Valentine – Martina McBride
• Waiting For Tonight – Jennifer Lopez
• What A Girl Wants – Christina Aguilera
• We Can’t Love Like This – Alabama
• Whenever, Wherever – Shakira
• When I Dream At Night – Marc Anthony
• When I Fall In Love – Celine Dion
• When You Love Someone – Bryan Adams
• Where Do Broken Hearts Go? – Whitney Houston
• Where Does My Heart Beat Now – Celine Dion
• Who Do You Love? – Whitney Houston
• Without You – Mariah Carey
• You Belong To Me – Jennifer Lopez
• You Belong To My Heart – Elvis Presley
• You Drive Me Crazy – Britney Spears
• You Give Me Love – Faith Hill
• You Need Me – Mariah Carey
• You’re A Heartbreaker – Elvis Presley
• You’re So Cold – Mariah Carey
• You’re Still My Man – Whitney Houston
• You’ll See – Madonna
• Your Song – Elton John
• You Remind Me – Mandy Moore
• You Take My Breath Away – Rex Smith
• You Were Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
• You Will Be Mine – Faith Hill

What are your favorite Valentine’s Day songs?

Jessica M. Martin-Cate