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Mixtape Mondays – Love Songs

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Mixtape Mondays is a blog series I’m starting that is made up of playlists. Twice a month (or sometimes THREE TIMES!) I will make a playlist based on a certain theme of music that I love and want to share with you. It will be a mix of new music and classics, and I’m sorry if some lists are heavy on the 80s (As this one might be). I love the 80s.
For this week’s Mixtape Monday, I’m focusing on Love Songs since Valentines Day is coming up. And also because Mr. Lee and I celebrated being together for FOUR YEARS yesterday! We went to Ripley’s Aquarium and had supper at the CN Tower in case you were wondering.

I apologize that all of the songs included in this list aren’t happy love songs, but actually, no. I won’t apologize. Sad love songs are often better.
*Disclaimer! I don’t consider myself a music journalist! I am a music lover and I love creating playlists and sharing them with people! My words and descriptions of these songs might not be the most eloquent or critical, I just want to tell you why I love them and sometimes I might not have much of a reason!*



You can find the playlist on 8tracks.com or I have also made a playlist on youtube.com.

1. INXS – Never Tear Us Apart
The first song on my Love Songs Playlist is INXS, Never Tear Us Apart (sorry! 80s!). This has been one of my favorite songs for years and years and I want to dance to a string quartet rendition of it at my wedding. (Not really… well maybe)

2. Hawksley Workman – We’ll Make Time
I love songs with too many lyrics, probably mostly for the challenge of learning them.
We’ll Make Time is a perfect love song for new lovers.

3. Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby
Sorry, I had to. Since I gave in to the idea that it is ok to like cheesy pop music, I have loved Mariah. Another artist who’s songs often don’t properly showcase her voice (you’ve probably heard my rants complaining about her melodies of one or two notes when she has a FIVE OCTAVE RANGE!), Always Be My Baby nicely displays her talent and 90’s girl-next-door vibe. Love it! One day I listened to this song on repeat for an hour just for the nostalgia-feels.

4. Lykke Li – Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
You will soon learn that I love covers. I go seeking new covers on a regular basis, and when one of my favorite bands cover another of my favorite bands, I get really excited. I also really like unexpected covers (as long as they’re good!) Lykke Li does a beautiful job of this song, and I love that it really showcases her voice (where some of her other songs don’t do as good of a job of that).

5. Sarah McLachlan – Icecream
You’re love is better than ice cream. Oh, Sarah, I have loved you as long as I can remember!

6. Devendra Banhart – Baby
Happy cute song.

7. Martha Wainwright – I’ll Be Seeing You
Ooohhh gooorrsshh. This song gives me tingles. Maybe mostly because it’s from the Aviator, one of my favorite movies and soundtracks! Her voice is just so tragic in this song.

8. Crosy, Stills, Nash & Young – Our House
Maybe it’s because I learned this song sung by Sharon, Lois & Bram when I was a little little kid. But it just gives me warm fuzzies.

9. Coldplay – Shiver
From the moment I wake to the moment I sleep, I’ll be there by your side, just you try and stop me. (It’s not creepy is it?)

10. Adele – Lovesong (The Cure cover)
Another of my favorite covers. I just love her version of this song. It’s just lovely.

So, I don’t go overboard I’m going to keep my playlists to ten songs and maybe in the future I will include more. We’ll see. Also, because I am putting the playlists on 8tracks, you can only use two songs by the same artist per playlist so I will try to keep them all different.

Listen to this weeks Mixtape Mondays on 8tracks.com or youtube.com

Did you enjoy this Mixtape Monday? What are your favorite love songs?

P.S. Did you check out my post from last week? About Thinking Positive? Do you have any tricks you use to stay positive?


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