# Help me make a V-day mix cd! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 14, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129 "2007-02-14T01:44:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nevermore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a587f6/32.png) [@nevermore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevermore)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/1 "2007-02-14T01:44:40Z")
I knoooow, I already asked you to help me make Valentine’s frushi, but now you get to make the background music too. 😛 I’m looking for some soft, pretty music to play with low lights and wine… lyrics, if present, need to be appropriate (lovey dovey mushy stuff)… slow is good, acoustic is good, non-overbearing vocals are good. Please god no Kenny G or power ballads. This is what I’ve got so far, in no particular order: “Paper Tiger”- Spoon “Echo” - Incubus “Part One” - Band of Horses and those aren’t definites. I want to put something by Iron & Wine on here, but I don’t know what… and I want so bad to use “Delicate” by Damien Rice, but I read the lyrics and apparently they’re not as mushy as I thought. :[ Pleeeeease help. And thanks in advance for helping to make my Valentine’s day more icky. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/2 "2007-02-14T01:50:38Z")
“Annie’s Song” - John Denver. Buries the needle on the mush-o-meter. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/3 "2007-02-14T14:59:39Z")
My Funny Valentine – several versions: Julie London and Chet Baker have my favorites. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/4 "2007-02-14T15:04:00Z")
No Valentine’s CD would be complete without Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes”. (Happy birthday yesterday Pete!) ---
**Author:** ![Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a88e4f/32.png) [@Eleanor\_of\_Aquitaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleanor_of_Aquitaine)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/5 "2007-02-14T15:15:20Z")
[QUOTE=nevermore] … I want to put something by Iron & Wine on here, but I don’t know what… [/QUOTE] I like Iron & Wine’s “Such Great Heights”. It’s pretty romantic. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/6 "2007-02-14T15:23:12Z")
Well, my favorite, um, love song is "[Ice Cream](http://www.sarahmclachlan.com/discography/lyrics.jsp?song_id=99) " by Sarah McLachlan. It’s more sweet, giddy love than, er, smouldering passion, though. ---
**Author:** ![Autumn\_Almanac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d26b3c/32.png) [@Autumn\_Almanac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autumn_Almanac)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/7 "2007-02-14T15:23:16Z")
My all-time favorite love song (used for my wedding reception first dance): Big Star’s “I’m in Love with a Girl.” ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/8 "2007-02-14T15:26:15Z")
“You Belong To Me”, the Bob Dylan version from the \*Natural Born Killers \* soundtrack. His voice can be a little jarring, but despite that I think it’s just a beautiful performance of a beautiful song. “The Power Of Two”, Indigo Girls ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/9 "2007-02-14T16:14:39Z")
“The Luckiest” - Ben Folds “Question” - the Old 97’s ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/10 "2007-02-14T16:50:54Z")
For Iron & Wine, you can use “History Of Lovers”, which they did with Calexico. Also, “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” by Tina Turner. And “I Wanna Hump You” by Chixdiggit! ---
**Author:** ![Illinois\_Boy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Illinois\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illinois_Boy)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/11 "2007-02-14T16:54:19Z")
I just previewed your selections on iTunes, and realized my original list might not have been appealing, so I added and Indie/Alt section. Good luck. Smooshy and Romantic: Van Morrison - “Crazy Love” or “Tupelo Honey” Tony Bennet - “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face” or “Sophisticated Lady” Norah Jones - “Come Away With Me” Dan Fogelberg - “Longer” Kurt Elling - “Moonlight Serenade” Indie/Alt: (note- I can’t understand most of these lyrics, so fair warning…) Pagoda - “Down to the Road” Wilco - “I’m Always in Love” Candy Bars - “Violets” American Analog Set - “Immaculate Heart i” Theatrical: The Music Man - “Goodnight My Someone” The Sound of Music - “Something Good” or “'Till there was You” (you could do the Etta Jones version) Playful: Ray Charles - (Night Time Is) The Right Time Madeleine Peyroux - “Dance Me to the End of Love” Luna - “Dizzy” To the Point (if you’re a Dude): AC/DC - “Let Me Put My Love In You” or “Giving the Dog a Bone” 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/12 "2007-02-14T16:57:14Z")
[QUOTE=McNew] “You Belong To Me”, the Bob Dylan version from the \*Natural Born Killers \* soundtrack. His voice can be a little jarring, but despite that I think it’s just a beautiful performance of a beautiful song. “The Power Of Two”, Indigo Girls [/QUOTE] Add Romeo & Juliet by them (or Mark Knopfler). ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/13 "2007-02-14T17:45:42Z")
Air - Playground Love Trust me on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/14 "2007-02-14T18:27:53Z")
Enya’s Only Time is a beautiful song. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/15 "2007-02-14T19:29:08Z")
My tastes are more mainstream than some of the previous posters, but these always worked for me: “Follow You, Follow Me” by Genesis “Love Song”–The Cure “If I Fell”–The Beatles “Still the One”–Shania Twain “Suavecito”–Malo “Mad About You”–Belinda Carlisle “I Like It, I Love It”–Tim McGraw “Amazed”–Lonestar “Woman”–John Lennon ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/16 "2007-02-14T19:32:07Z")
[QUOTE=Illinois Boy] To the Point (if you’re a Dude): AC/DC - “Let Me Put My Love In You” or “Giving the Dog a Bone” [/QUOTE] How about “Closer” by NIN? :eek: 😉 ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-v-day-mix-cd/392129/17 "2007-02-14T21:11:08Z")
I’d say dig out the old motown 45’s. Al Green Lets stay together is a great one in my book. Also, if you’re in a freaky mood you can listen to R kelly and…well you know how he gets down 😉😃