RADIOHEAD - CREEP
(from Pablo Honey)

Oddly enough, this breakthrough song by Radiohead reminds me of an old flame who wanted the world to know that Radiohead was her favorite band and they were taking no prisoners. I said, "Yeah, sure, that's alright" in my best British accent and we rode off in her old grey camaro. Good times, good times. Cheesy story, yes, but that's what Valentines Day is all about. Holy s*** I am really getting old. Back then STP was young too, kids.

INXS - NEED YOU TONIGHT
(from KICK, 1987)

I was typing up the last song choice and all of a sudden I said to myself "Oh YES! That brilliant one by INXS!' Even my late grandmother liked this song. How do I know this? Well, we sometimed used to watch Days of Our Lives together [a habit which I have given up, but one that lasted many years] and the characters Jennifer Horton [That right, Melissa Reeves, not that other one] and her boyfriend at the time Emilio something or other were both dancers on that show and they practised this skit to Need You Tonight by INXS over and over which I thought was pretty cool. INXS on some soap opera. How about that.... "So, slide over here and give me a moment, I've got to let you know, you're one of my kind..."

THE VELVET UNDERGROUND - Pale Blue Eyes
(from the Velvet Undergroud - Box Set)

Yes, a Valentines Day song about adultery. It never really comes to mind when I think of the song anyway. Lou Reed is briliant. Nuff said.

SINEAD O'CONNOR - This is NOT a Rebel Song
(from Gospel Oak)

This is my political choice for the list. Sinead would probably like that about it. I didn't pick Nothing Compares 2 U either. I picked this because it is a beautiful love song, although not a happy one. It should remind us too about the state that things are in... for some reason I was complled to choose this song in light of an uncertain political climate to serve as some sort of reminder to myself... odd but a good choice if you listen to the song. Don't play this song during your big night out though, kids.

THE CLASH - Lovers Rock
The Clash may very well be the greatest band that ever walked the face of this Earth. So, here's a love song by The Clash that was on this list before the list even had a theme, get it? Yeah, they rock THAT much. This one is slow and you couples can dance to it yet it doesn't suck and it wasn't written by a bunch of sell-outs., How many punk bands these days can say they wrote a good love song?