Everyone's least favorite holiday is around the corner, Valentine's Day, aka Single Awareness Day.

Since this year I'll probably forget to get a girlfriend again, I'll be partaking in the alternate name for it.

Anywho, back on topic. The correct Valentine's Day song is P.Y.T. by the King of Pop himself.

Love Stinks.

thank you J. Geils Band.

Love Hurts.
Roy Orbison.

TWA772LR wrote:

Everyone's least favorite holiday is around the corner, Valentine's Day, aka Single Awareness Day.

It all depends on how you look at it: I prefer to think of February 15th as Single And Lovin' It Day, aka Dodged-A-Bullet-Day, which is traditionally celebrated by buying and consuming premium chocolates in heart-shaped containers at half or less of their original suggested retail price.

TWA772LR wrote:

Since this year I'll probably forget to get a girlfriend again, I'll be partaking in the alternate name for it.

Take it from a guy from whom every piece of romantic advice begins with the phrase "Don't let this happen to you…", It is far, FAR better to be alone and wish you were with somebody than to be with somebody and wish to (insert deity of your choice here) that you were alone.

TWA772LR wrote:

Anywho, back on topic. The correct Valentine's Day song is P.Y.T. by the King of Pop himself.

I'm no fan of Kanye West, but considering the overtly commercial and materialistic nature of Valentine's Day, Kanye's "Gold Digger" would seem to be an obvious contender.

stlgph wrote:

Love Stinks.

thank you J. Geils Band.

Good one! Heck, that whole album is great.

For those not familiar with the original version of the song, here's the video- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0LAs7X5ybE

WarRI1 wrote:

Love Hurts.
Roy Orbison.

Wow. I was familiar with the Nazareth version but had no idea that was originally recorded by Roy Orbison. Thanks for mentioning it!

TSS wrote:

WarRI1 wrote:

Love Hurts.
Roy Orbison.

Wow. I was familiar with the Nazareth version but had no idea that was originally recorded by Roy Orbison. Thanks for mentioning it!

The Everly Brothers recorded it also in 1965. I like Roy Orbison's version the best.

Another source says the Everly Brothers first recorded the song in 1960.

WarRI1 wrote:

TSS wrote:

WarRI1 wrote:

Love Hurts.
Roy Orbison.

Wow. I was familiar with the Nazareth version but had no idea that was originally recorded by Roy Orbison. Thanks for mentioning it!

The Everly Brothers recorded it also in 1965. I like Roy Orbison's version the best

I found another source saying the Everly Brothers first recorded the song in 1960

WarRI1 wrote:

TSS wrote:

WarRI1 wrote:

Love Hurts.
Roy Orbison.

Wow. I was familiar with the Nazareth version but had no idea that was originally recorded by Roy Orbison. Thanks for mentioning it!

The Everly Brothers recorded it also in 1965. I like Roy Orbison's version the best

Another source says the Everly Brothers first recorded the song in 1960.

Love is a stranger by the Eurythmimics, or Gimme all your loving Stop.

Gimme all your lovin' by ZZ Top not as the auto correct had put

Any hit by Air Supply

The Police - Roxanne

Only one song for me!
I Will Possess Your Heart - Death Cab for Cutie

Tugg

stlgph wrote:

Love Stinks.

thank you J. Geils Band.

+1 - perfect suggestion

stlgph wrote:

Love Stinks.

thank you J. Geils Band.

Danger Zone - Kenny Loggins

One - Harry Nilsson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYzY7-V5vxY

perfect way to check her sense of humor, if one song only "Vagina" by the Bloodhound Gang. ....

N14AZ wrote:

marcelh wrote:

The Police - Roxanne

Excuse me for my curiosity but why do you consider this as a Valentine‘s Day song? It’s a song about a former prostitute, correct me if I am wrong.

Because Valentine’s Day has nothing to do with love, only the €€ or $$ matters...

N14AZ wrote:

marcelh wrote:

The Police - Roxanne

Excuse me for my curiosity but why do you consider this as a Valentine‘s Day song? It’s a song about a former prostitute, correct me if I am wrong.

As with anything it's up for interpretation, but I always thought it was about a current prostitute whose boyfriend is trying to get her to give up the life as she's getting ready to go out and ply her trade.

If we're going to go with Police songs, one that is pleasant on the surface but extremely creepy if you take the time to listen to the lyrics is "Every Breath You Take", aka The Stalker Anthem-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMOGaugKpzs

For me, Mr. Lonely by Bobby Vinton.

Marc

Tina Turner

What's love got to do with it.

White Wedding.

Billy Idol.

L-O-V-E is the correct song.

N14AZ wrote:

TSS wrote:

N14AZ wrote:

Excuse me for my curiosity but why do you consider this as a Valentine‘s Day song? It’s a song about a former prostitute, correct me if I am wrong.

As with anything it's up for interpretation, but I always thought it was about a current prostitute whose boyfriend is trying to get her to give up the life as she's getting ready to go out and ply her trade.

Oh, you are talking to an engineer. So not the best guy in interpretations. I guess you are correct, he is still trying to convince her. I just checked the lyrics quickly before I asked Marcelh and got confused by this line:

You don't have to put on the red light
Those days are over

True, but he goes on to say:

You don't have to wear that dress tonight
Walk the streets for money
You don't care if it's wrong or if it's right

bombayduck wrote:

White Wedding.

Billy Idol.

Good one! Thematically similar (at least the video is) and from the same period is Greg Kihn's "Jeopardy"*- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAJNwPWVmNc

*Watching that video again for the first time in a long time, I've got to wonder how much that inspired Tim Burton while he was working on "Beetlejuice", or if indeed Mr. Burton had a hand in directing the video? Either way, there sure are a lot of common images in the two works.

Biotch please...

“Fly me to the moon”

Thread over.