Just like every day of the year, Valentine’s Day comes with its own soundtrack. On the best days, music is a rapturous anthem; on the worst, it’s a tender comfort. On Valentine’s Day, it’s an expression and extension of the love in our lives. This is a tricky time of the year, where the pressure to find love is at its highest. People react to this pressure in different ways and set to different tunes. For every type of person on Valentine’s Day, here are a few quick playlists to get the day going.
The Hopeless Romantic
Despite a long string of failed relationships, bad dates and months of singledom, the hopeless romantic never waivers in their quest for love. Whether they’re yearning for a lost love or swooning over a new one, they seem to find the romantic in everything. And lucky for them, plenty of angst-y artists feel the same:
“Lay Me Down” – Sam Smith
“Thinking Out Loud” – Ed Sheeran
“Skinny Love” – Bon Iver
“Time After Time” – Cyndi Lauper
“Someone to Watch Over Me” – Ella Fitzgerald
“I Can’t Make You Love Me” – Bonnie Raitt
“Make You Feel My Love” – Adele (cover)
“Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” – The Smiths
“Let My Love Open the Door” – Peter Townsend
“Open Your Heart” – Madonna
The Empowered and Single
Loving someone is a wonderful part of life, but sometimes self-love is the most powerful of all—just ask Elsa. Yes, the cliché of “I don’t need a significant other to be happy” often masks a deeper insecurity, but it’s important to feel whole, happy and complete as an individual. To those without a date this Valentine’s and all the happier for it, here’s a playlist to celebrate the greatest love of all:
“Greatest Love of All” – Whitney Houston
“Independent Women Pt. 1” – Destiny’s Child
“Wannabe” – Spice Girls
“Higher Ground” – Stevie Wonder
“I Will Survive” – Gloria Gaynor
“My Life” – Billy Joel
“Don’t Impress Me Much” – Shania Twain
“Soak Up the Sun” – Sheryl Crow
“Aphrodite” – Kylie Minogue
“Don’t Stop Me Now” – Queen
The Lovers
For those lucky enough to have found their one true love, their bae, their lobster, having the perfect Valentine’s Day begins with setting the right mood. And what better way than with a bunch of super sweet songs? This one goes out to all the lovers:
“I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” – The Proclaimers
“Somebody Loves You” – Betty Who
“We Belong” – Pat Benatar
“P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)” – Michael Jackson
“Burnin’ Up” – Jessie J
“Style” – Taylor Swift
“A Sleepin’ Bee” – Barbra Streisand
“And I Love Her” – Doom & Gloom (cover)
“How Deep is Your Love” – The Bird and the Bee (cover)
“Everything” – Michael Bublé
However the cards fall this Valentine’s Day, any of these playlists are sure to be the perfect soundtrack. Tweet us your favorite love songs @DUClarion and check out Tasty Jams, our music blog, for the latest and greatest in tunes.
