The Planet Verge Valentine’s Mix

In search of some mushy make out music?  You’re in luck, because we’re a bunch of saps.  Thank us tomorrow morning when your date’s making you breakfast.

• “I Will Follow You Into the Dark” – Death Cab for Cutie
  Ben Gibbard pretty much sums up everything I feel about love in that song.
  - Karen

• “Hysterical” – The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
  A) humor is as important as love, and b) it’s kind of adorable, without being sugar-sweet. That’s a hard balance to find.
  - Jesy

• “Suspension” – Mae
  You know that happy dance that you do at the end of an amazing first date? (Shut up, you know you do.) The drums just after the bridge of this song capture the rhythm–or, let’s face it, lack thereof (shut up, I know)–of mine perfectly.
  - Jess

• “Always and Forever” – Heatwave
  It’s got the oh-so-mushy-i-want-to-spend-the-rest-of-my-life-with-you-this-song-was-made-to-be-played-at-a-wedding message mixed in there with that old school musical magic.
  - Nicole




• “Love Me” – Sam Cooke
  It’s simple, beautiful, and romantic, like love. His voice also just happens to make my heart melt.
  - Rosina




• “Don’t Move” – Butch Walker
  It’s a beautiful declaration of love that makes you want to live inside it.
  - Joelle

• “Friday, I’m In Love” – The Cure
  Robert Smith is so precious when he’s happy.
  - Jess
• “At Last” – Etta James
  They play this at weddings all the time because it’s timeless.  Get used to it.
  - Jess

• “I’ll Never Break Your Heart” – The Backstreet Boys
  Because every girl deserves someone who will treat her like a BSB song.
  - Joelle

• “Stolen” and “Hands Down” – Dashboard Confessional
  “You are the best one of the best ones.”  So adorable, Chris Carrabba.  And “Hands Down” has a similar feel to what I described for “Suspension,” but with more blatant sexy time.  Hey girl hey.
  - Jess
• “On the Street Where You Live” – Vic Damone
  Back in the 50s love seemed so much more pure. Of course now if that song was written it would feel stalkerish, but there’s nothing like the nostalgia of pure love – when it was enough to express that even being within a few hundred feet of your love was enough to warm your heart.
  - Jordana

• “Mona Lisa” and “Eyelash Wishes” – The All-American Rejects
  The former describes being in love during the end of the world, which is both morbid and really romantic.  The latter captures the exhilaration–and exhaustion–that comes with doting on someone you don’t see very often.  And they’re both catchy as hell.  Good job, boys!
  - Jess

• “I Got It Bad, and That Ain’t Good” – Ella Fitzgerald
  Ladies, ladies!  Never let the guy know if he has the upper hand.  But if you must, you may as well quote this song–at least you’ll be eloquent doing yourself in.
  - Jess

• “Goodnight and Go” – Imogen Heap
  Such a cute daydream-about-your-crush song.
  - Jess

• “The Best Thing” – Relient K
  For when something and someone are so awesome that you can barely believe it and can hardly contain yourself.
  - Jess
• “I’ll Catch You” – The Getup Kids
  Sometimes I can’t even listen to this without tearing up.
  - Alisha

• “Everything’s Magic” – Angels and Airwaves
  Because when you’re infatuated, it’s true.
  - Jess

• “Everything” – Michael Buble
  That voice!  That flattery!
  - Jess
  
  
• “Tell Me What We’re Gonna Do Now” – Joss Stone
  This is my favorite because its something more personal and intimate. The words are conversational in way , and you’d only say these things to your lover. This isn’t meant to be a wedding song. It’s meant for two people.
  - Megan

• “If It Were Up To Me” – Rooney
  “I’ve done our charts and it says that we work as one, like the Jackson Five and The Temptations.”  Seriously, Robert Schwartzman?  Call me.
  - Jess

• “For the Longest Time” – Billy Joel
  If I need to explain this, you’re beyond help.
  - Jess
  

Stay tuned tomorrow for our favorite tracks for the unattached!

*By Jess, who would rather watch her own snuff film than a rom-com.

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