In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, this curated playlist will make one feel love by capturing the feelings of love on a personal level. The playlist spans different genres but shares the common theme of love.
“Valerie” by Amy Winehouse is a cover song English band The Zutons originally wrote. The song is about a long-distance relationship and appreciating the love from afar. This song will leave you missing someone that you cannot always be close to, but you wish you could be.
On the flip side, “Can’t Get You Off My Mind” perfectly encapsulates the feeling of young love by leaving you feeling at ease and longing for connection. The song is performed by The Brothers of Soul, a jazz and soul music group that wrote and produced songs at the peak of the Motown era.
“Our House” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young provokes feelings of a quiet, deep love shared with someone who appreciates the simple things. Graham Nash wrote the song for love interest Joni Mitchell when the pair (and Mitchell’s two cats) moved into their Laurel Canyon residence.
For more classic love ballad enjoyers, “This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)” by Natalie Cole feels like a song for loves new and old. It is a constant classic that is sure to inspire romance.
There is nothing sweeter than the gift of curated music, and that is expressed in almost every ’80s romantic movie when the main love interest makes a mixtape for that “special someone” as an artistic love letter.
The 30 songs on the playlist come as assorted as the artists who write them, from endearing jazz ballads to captivating, sweet memories of the honeymoon phase and reflections on what could have been.
The Reflector’s curated playlist is available on both Spotify and Apple Music.