Now, you might be jaded and skeptical towards Valentine’s Day - like Mike P - and that is fine. It is a blatant and shameful corporate marketing plan to play off of the emotional insecurities of couples all over America and intended to guilt the single population to buy stuff for that someone who has so enraptured them.

But does that mean doing something romantic for that special someone on Valentine’s Day is a little cliche? Well, maybe…

But it depends on what you do! And like Mike P, the mix-tape is perfect for that someone you like, but you don’t know if they like you and you don’t want to spend money, but you really like them regardless and want to give them something with passion and emotion, you know, hey, I’m thoughtful and gave you music instead of chocolate even though you would rather have chocolate, but this mix-tape should give you incentive to go out with me after Valentine’s Day because then I will buy you all the chocolate you want and music and other awesome stuff!

Well, here are some songs I think incapsulate all that is good about love and other such unabashed and nonsensical good feelings we have for that special someone:

Side A

Stevie Wonder - “Uptight”
Big Star - “Thirteen”
Beat Happening - “Tiger Trap”
Curtis Mayfield - “The Makings of You”
Sam Cooke - “Cupid”
Ghostface Killah - “Child’s Play”
I’m from Barcelona - “Treehouse”

Side B

Prince - “Diamonds and Pearls”
James Brown - “These Foolish Things Remind Me of You”
The Meters - “Just Kissed My Baby”
Love - “Old Man”
The Mountain Goats - “Going to Georgia”
Teenage Fanclub - “What You Do to Me”
The Go-Betweens - “Love Goes On”

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