Forum: Valentine's Day Music

I could go on and on about love songs. Even though I'm happily married now and enjoy a nice happy upbeat love anthem, I spent a good portion of my high-school and college days alone in a candlelit room listening to The Cure, so I'm well versed in the other kind of "Love" song as well.

While I would love to hear from you about your like or dislike for "Love Songs," I really just want to suggest the perfect music for Valentine's day. Whether you are recently betrothed or longtime lovers, lonely-and-looking or broken beyond repair, there is one type of music that covers all angles of love. That, my friends, is sweet soul music.


I suggest you invest in the wonderful box set Beg, Scream, and Shout: The Great Big Box of 60's Soul (but good luck because I just found out that it's out of print). This 6 CD testament of Soul is perfect for lovers and loners alike. Soul music runs the gamut of love songs and you are bound to find at least 5 or 6 songs that describe to near perfection how you feel about love at any given moment.

Here's an embarrassing small sample of the great many you'll find on the set:

• "I've Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now)" - Otis Redding
• "I'm Your Puppet" - James & Bobby Purify
  
• "La La Means I Love You" - Delfonics
  
• "Who's Lovin' You"- Jackson 5
  
• "7 Rooms of Gloom"- The Four Tops
  
• "Lipstick Traces on a Cigarette"- The O'Jays
  
• "A Fool in Love"- Ike & Tina Turner
  
• "I Was Made to Love Her"- Stevie Wonder
  
• "The Cheater"- Bob Kuban and the In-Men
  
• "Yes, I'm Ready" - Barbara Mason
• "When Somethings Wrong with My Baby"- Sam & Dave
  
• "It Tears Me Up"- Percy Sledge
  
• "Girl Watcher"- The O'Kaysons
  
• "I'm in Love"- Wilson Pickett

So whether you are with a loved one or alone, put some soul music on this Valentine's Day and let the music help you through the day, no matter of you may feel about it.