some say it was a post-valentine’s day extravaganza, others say it was a valentine-pocalypse. what we do know is that my friend todd and i played three hours of songs concerning love: nurturing it, celebrating it, rejecting it, lamenting its loss.
thanks to those of you who called in with requests!
HOUR ONE:
Buzzcocks – What Do I Get? – Singles Going Steady (I.R.S., 1978)
The Teenagers (featuring Soko) – Love No – Love No 12″ Single (Merok, 2008)
Jenny Lewis – You Are What You Love – Rabbit Fur Coat (Team Love, 2006)
Butterfly Boucher – Keeper – Scary Fragile (self, 2009)
Aimee Mann – One – Magnolia Original Soundtrack (Reprise / WEA, 1999)
Billy Bragg – Valentine’s Day Is Over – Worker’s Playtime (Yep Roc, 1988)
Marit Bergman – 300 Slow Days In A Row – The Tear Collector (Kleerup, 2008)
Quasi – The Poisoned Well – Featuring “Birds” (Up, 1998) **REQUEST
Death Cab For Cutie – Love Song (The Cure) – Sweetheart compilation (Hear Music, 2009)
The La’s – There She Goes – The La’s (Go Discs, 1990)
Lloyd Cole & The Commotions – Are You Ready To Be Heartbroken? – Rattlesnakes (Polydor, 1984)
Hoodoo Gurus – Dig It Up – Stoneage Romeos (A&M, 1984)
Art Brut – Am I Normal? – Art Brut Vs. Satan (Downtown, 2009)
Headless Heroes – True Love Will Find You In The End (Daniel Johnston) – The Silence Of Love (Headless Heroes, 2009)
Daniel Johnston – True Love Will Find You In the End – 1990 (Instinct, 1990)
The Decemberists -The Engine Driver – Picaresque (Kill Rock Stars, 2005)
Diane Cluck – All I Bring You Is Love – Oh Vanille (Important, 2005)
HOUR TWO:
Thomas Dolby – Screen Kiss – The Flat Earth (EMI, 1984)
Trembling Blue Stars – Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise – Broken By Whispers (Sub Pop, 2000)
Joe Jackson – Breaking Us In Two – Night And Day (A&M, 1982)
Spymob – National Holidays – Sitting Around Keeping Score (Ruthless, 2004)
Billy Bragg – The Short Answer – Worker’s Playtime (Yep Roc, 1988) **REQUEST
Jose Gonzalez – Love Will Tear Us Apart (Joy Division) – Australian Tour EP (self, 2005)
Tegan And Sara – Call It Off – The Con (Sire, 2007)
Suzanne Vega – Caramel – Nine Objects Of Desire (A&M, 1996)
Everything But The Girl – Feeling Dizzy – Night And Day EP (Cherry Red, 1981)
Stevie Wonder – I Was Made To Love Her – I Was Made To Love Her (Tamla, 1967)
Madness – It Must Be Love – Complete Madness (Stiff, 1982)
Yes – Owner Of A Lonely Heart – 90125 (Atco, 1983)
Scorpions – No One Like You – Blackout (Mercury, 1982)
Def Leppard – Love Bites – Hysteria (Island/Mercury, 1987)
HOUR THREE:
Ani DiFranco – Smiling Underneath – Red Letter Year (Righteous Babe, 2008)
Catherine Feeny – Mr. Blue – Hurricane Glass (Universal, 2006)
Elliott Smith – Thirteen (Big Star) – Thumbsucker Original Soundtrack (Sony, 2005)
John Lennon – Love – Plastic Ono Band (Apple, 1970)
The Beatles – If I Needed Someone – Rubber Soul (Apple, 1965)
The Knack – My Sharona – Get The Knack (Capitol, 1979)
Florida – Girl On The Escalator – Monika (Monika Force, 2007)
Arab Strap – Love Detective – The Red Thread (Matador, 2001)
Noise For Pretend – Pants With His Halfway Down – Blanket Music / Noise For Pretend split EP (Hush, 2001)
Elvis Costello – My Funny Valentine – Armed Forces (Rhino, 1979)
Old 97′s – Question – Satellite Rides (Elektra, 2001)
Jill Sobule – Bloody Valentine – California Years (self, 2009)
Mother Mother – Love And Truth – Touch Up (Last Gang, 2007)
Annie Lennox – Love Is Blind – Songs Of Mass Destruction (Arista, 2007)
Ida Maria – I Like You So Much Better When You’re Naked – Fortress Round My Heart (Mercury, 2008)