"There are more love songs than anything else," Frank Zappa once pointed out. "If songs could make you do something, we'd all love one another." Frank was right, but I remain a sucker for a great song about L-O-V-E, and my favorite this year is "Love Is A Country" by The Wallflowers, a song from Jakob Dylan that's more poetic and profound than it is romantic. I absolutely LOVE this song, and suggest everyone take a moment to fall in love with it too. Here then is my own heartfelt Valentine's Day playlist for 2013. I've included a few suggestions from a few of the lovers and other strangers who follow me at www.twitter.com/Wildaboutmusic. As always, I yearn to hear what songs of love that you're loving this Valentine's Day below.
LOVE IS A COUNTRY - The Wallflowers
TUNNEL OF LOVE - Bruce Springsteen
MY FUNNY VALENTINE - Frank Sinatra
YOUR SWEETNESS IS MY WEAKNESS - Barry White
SLAVE TO LOVE - Bryan Ferry
MAYBE I'M AMAZED - Paul McCartney @barb_potter
LOVE ON A FARMBOY'S WAGES - XTC
WITHOUT LOVE - Aretha Franklin
POISON ARROW - ABC
TAKE MY LOVE WITH YOU - Bonnie Raitt
VALENTINE - Old 97's
DID I HEAR YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME - Stevie Wonder
HEAVEN/WHERE TRUE LOVE GOES - Yusuf Islam
LOVE IS COMING THROUGH THE DOOR - Stew
THEY ARE ALL IN LOVE - The Who
LOVESONG - Adele
LOVE IS THE LAW - Suburbs
I NEED LOVE - LL Cool J
IS THIS LOVE - Bob Marley
HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE - Van Morrison
THE LOOK OF LOVE - Susanna Hoffs
I'M STONE IN LOVE WITH YOU - The Stylistics
I LOVE YOU - The Zombies
JOURNEY'S END (SHOW ME LOVE) - The Storys
REAL LOVE - The Beatles
THE GIRL I LOVE - Tony Bennett & Sheryl Crow
WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW - Aimee Mann
BETTER WORD FOR LOVE - Al Anderson
FANNY (BE TENDER WITH MY LOVE) - The BeeGees
KISSING MY LOVE - Bill Withers
MY ONLY LOVE - Roxy Music @digmuzak
L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole
ALWAYS LOVE - America
(WHAT CAN I SAY) TO MAKE YOU LOVE ME - Alexander O'Neal
THE LIKE IN I LOVE YOU - Brian Wilson
FEEL LIKE MAKING LOVE - Bad Company @maureenburke
TWO PEOPLE FELL IN LOVE - Brad Paisley
ONE WORD - Heart @digmuzak
KOOKIE, LEND ME YOUR COMB - Eddie Byrnes @NakedCritic
LOVE IS ALL AROUND - The Troggs