Big Love

What gets my heart going lately and other songs

The current mood is one of throwing caution to the wind. Dancing down the street and down the winter blues. Feeling it all at once because life is too short.

Plus it is February.

I’ve been thinking about a playlist for Valentine’s Day, pondering music that could bring on feelings of love and excitement, while also pausing to feel some of the downsides of love, like heartbreak too.

If music be the food of love, play on.

William Shakespeare

Top Song: Dare Me by the Pointer Sisters. When I hear this song begin to play, the music flips a switch and on comes excitement and anticipation with the beats of this 70’s song. Bonus, the music video is big shoulder pads and fun.

I wanna take you on
I know I can’t lose
I’ll be loving you
If you just dare me

Other top songs:

Leather and Lace – Stevie Nicks and Don Henley

Shoop – Salt-N-Pepa

Easy Lover – Ellie Goulding feat. Big Sean

Would I Lie to You – Charles and Eddie

All I Need – Radiohead

Other, also good songs:

The Hardest Part – Olivia Dean

He Won’t Go – Adele

Sexy Boy – Air

Listen to the Music – The Doobie Brothers

Wild cards:

Right on Time– Madonna

Homewrecker – sombr

LMK – Kelela

Jealous Type – Doja Cat

Music is love in search of a word.

Sidney Lanier

Predictable (and Overtly About) Love songs:

Love Song – Justin Bieber

Bliss – Tyla

Love – Kendrick Lamar

Someone to Call My Lover – Janet Jackson

Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.

Rumi

When I was younger, my friends and I would dedicate ourselves to making the perfect playlist and recording it onto a tape and later a cd. This was the ultimate Valentine’s gift to either give or receive. I remember one mix I was given, lots of ska and other grunge type pumpy-upy music. I loved it.

Like the Pointer Sisters sing in Dare Me, “I say you’re either a lover or you are a liar.”