Belated Valentine

So yesterday was Valentine's day, and sadly, Paris was severely lacking in hearts, candies, flowers, and all the usual (and wonderfully) kitschy aspects of the holiday. It may not be the greatest holiday, but there's something comforting about having it exist and thrive around you. I was hoping to use yesterday as an excuse to finally break through my blogger's block and post one of the many drafts piling up in my email. Clearly that didn't happen. Whatever. I'm going to pretend it's Valentine's Day right now and post what I put together in 5 minutes yesterday. It's not about quality right now - it's more about breaking through and getting something out there.

So what was the big idea for the Valentine's Day post? I decided to make things simple on myself and instead of painstakingly trying to rank anything or instead of haphazardly throwing a playlist together, I decided to see what my top ten songs containing the word "Love" are. I didn't consider any variations of the word, so "Lover," "Loving," etc. were all thrown out.

So my top ten with Love:

10. Love And War (11/11/46) (46 - ha!) - Rilo Kiley

9. Love In This Club (52) - Usher feat. Young Jeezy

8. I'm Gonna Make You Love Me (57) - Diana Ross, The Supremes and The Temptations

7. Baby Love (63) - Diana Ross and the Supremes

6. Does He Love You? (73) - Rilo Kiley

5. Real Love (78) - Beach House

4. Love Will Tear Us Apart (86) - Joy Division

3. Trying My Best To Love You (113) - Jenny Lewis

2. Skinny Love (119) - Bon Iver

1. This Tornado Loves You (138) - Neko Case

Has doing this revealed anything particularly special? No. I did realize two things though: A) Jenny really likes to use the word, and B) Taylor Swift would have made it if this was a Top 20.

But hopefully, this will convince me to start clearing out those drafts.

Happy Valentine's Day <3

-DJ