A-Town Playlist: Valentine's Day 2019

It's that time again - time for me to release another Valentine's Day playlist. But of course, this is not your standard lovey-dovey crap. No, no. This is an updated twist on the standard A-Town Playlist. I've taken the Valentine's Day playlist I made back in 2017 and done a couple things to it:

• I've tinkered with the order a bit to lend a slightly different experience than in 2017.
• I've swapped out 11 of the tracks for newer ones, including the likes of Cold War Kids, Elvis Presley, The Strumbellas, Ed Sheeran, Elton John, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and more!
• I've uploaded the whole thing to Spotify for your listening pleasure and convenience.

With no further ado, I present this year's playlist, full of songs that talk about love or have "love" in the title... with a few slower songs mixed in there for all the couples out there... and tied up with a lovely rock-and-roll ribbon.

For those of you who either don't have Spotify or, for whatever reason, can't see the embedded playlist above, here is the full list of songs, with new additions to the playlist in italics:

1. Somebody to Love - Queen
2. All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
3. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
4. This Love - Maroon 5
5. Everybody Loves You Now - Billy Joel
6. Love Today - MIKA
7. It's Love - Chris Knox
8. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
9. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
10. Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
11. Your Love - The Outfield
12. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
13. An Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
14. Love Shack - The B-52's
15. Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
16. Love is Mystical - Cold War Kids
17. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
18. Electric Love - Børns
19. Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls
20. Love Runs Out - OneRepublic
21. Oh Love - Green Day
22. What You Call Love - Guster
23. What About Love - Heart
24. I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf
25. Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
26. Love You Like a Love Song - Selena Gomez & The Scene
27. Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
28. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
29. Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
30. Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townshend
31. Salvation - The Strumbellas
32. Big Love (Live) - Fleetwood Mac
33. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
34. Kiss From a Rose - Seal
35. Perfect - Ed Sheeran
36. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade
37. More Than Words - Extreme
38. Can't Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley
39. I Choose You - Sara Bareilles
40. Love Yourself - Justin Bieber
41. All of Me - John Legend
42. This Town - Niall Horan
43. Hard to Say I'm Sorry / Get Away - Chicago
44. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
45. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
46. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John & Kiki Dee
47. Don't Tell Me You Love Me - Night Ranger
48. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
49. I Need a Lover - John Mellencamp
50. Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers

Perhaps these tunes will add a little levity, excitement and/or enjoyment to your day, whether listening at work, with a loved one or whilst crying alone in your bedroom as everyone else makes out. If you've got a song you'd like to see included in a future A-Town Playlist, let us know in the comments section below.

Happy Valentine's Day, everyone.

A-Town Playlist: Valentine's Day 2017

Today I was thinking about the good old days when I was a living legend of college radio. Those were the glory days, my friends. Those were the days.

Occasionally, I had the opportunity to host a radio show at Snow College or the University of Utah on Valentine's Day or True Badger Night (which is basically the same thing, if not better because at least you get a t-shirt out of it!). On those days, I would put together playlists of love songs - but not the traditional Frank Sinatra standards or Michael Buble. No, no. I'd put together playlists of classic rock and alternative music that was about love, without a lot of the lovey-dovey stuff.

I figured I'd take a second and knock out a playlist for you lovebirds or Singles Awareness sulkers so that you would have something to listen to for the next couple hours, whatever it is that you're doing out there. I've even put the more romantic songs in italics so you know when to "do the business," if needs be. You're welcome.

1. All You Need is Love - The Beatles (the link is a cover version because there isn't a good original available)
2. What is Love - Haddaway
3. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey
4. Everybody Loves You Now - Billy Joel
5. It's Love - Chris Knox
6. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
7. Love Today - Mika
8. This Love - Maroon 5
9. You Can't Hurry Love - Phil Collins
10. Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
11. Your Love - The Outfield
12. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
13. You Give Love a Bad Name - Bon Jovi
14. Love Drunk - Boys Like Girls
15. Love Shack - The B-52s
16. Old Fashioned Love Song - Three Dog Night
17. Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
18. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
19. Love Runs Out - OneRepublic
20. Oh Love - Green Day
21. What You Call Love - Guster
22. I Would Do Anything For Love - Meatloaf
23. Somebody to Love - Queen
24. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
25. Got My Mind Set On You - George Harrison
26. If You're Wondering if I Want You To (I Want You To) - Weezer
27. Gimme All Your Lovin' - ZZ Top
28. Crazy on You - Heart
29. She Drives Me Crazy - Fine Young Cannibals
30. Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen
31. Let My Love Open the Door - Pete Townsend
32. We Found Love - Rihanna (feat. Calvin Harris)
33. Big Love - Fleetwood Mac
34. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
35. Fall For You - Secondhand Serenade
36. Kiss From a Rose - Seal
37. Cecilia and the Satellite - Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness
38. Lover of the Light - Mumford & Sons
39. More Than Words - Extreme
40. Sometime Around Midnight - The Airborne Toxic Event
41. I Choose You - Sara Bareilles
42. All of Me - John Legend
43. Last Kiss - Pearl Jam
44. Hard to Say I'm Sorry/Get Away - Chicago
45. It Must Have Been Love - Roxette
46. Love is Blindness - Jack White
47. Don't Tell Me You Love Me - Night Ranger
48. Tainted Love - Soft Cell
49. I Need a Lover - John Mellencamp
50. Long Train Runnin' - The Doobie Brothers

Well. How 'bout that, eh? Did you like it? Did you discover any new music that you enjoyed? Did I leave anything off that you thought should have made the list? Let me know in the comments below.

Happy Valentine's Day.