I don’t know if it’s bcause I’ve been sick all week, or that I’m just getting soft in my old age, but I somehow (mostly) got over my bitter disposition on this manufactured holiday and put together a mid-week mix of LOVE. The only qualifiers for this mix was that the song or artists had “love” in the name, and that the song was good. So, it’s not all kisses and roses here- the whole thing starts off with the remix of A Fine Frenzy’s farewell tune Almost Lover, includes Atlanta’s Novah making some Love In Space, and The Love Willows singing another love-long-gone track with Brighter Discontent. Of course, there are tracks here with the expected sentiment: Ryan Adams’ My Love For You Is Real, Stephanie’s ID and Tristan Prettyman singing about the subject so foreign to this blogger, and the whole sorted affair is capped off with Rosie Thomas’ heartbreakingly simple version of REM’s The One I Love.
Oh, and did I mention that this little love-fest also marks the 500th post here at SquirrelFood.net? It only took like three years, but I’ve made it to 500! Well, at least that’s what WordPress tells me- I didn’t go back and count them all.
A Fine Frenzy – Almost Lover (Remix)
Mystery Jets – Young Love
Novah – Love In Space
Ryan Adams – My Love For You Is Real
Stephanie’s ID – Unmistakably Love
The Love Willows – Brighter Discontent
The Marlboro Chorus – Love Is In Love
Tristan Prettyman – Love, Love, Love
Will Hoge – Lover Tonight
Rosie Thomas – The One I Love
SquirrelFood Love (zip archive)
Love image from FLickr.com user Mayr
