February 14 is Valentines Day… a mighty fine excuse to create a musical masterpiece (aka mixtape) for your sweetheart. Here is a list of 50 great songs (in no particular order) to get you started… of course this is just the tip of the iceberg.. there is a goldmine of non-sap songs out there… so it’s time to raid your music collection! Remember, a great mixtape is a labour of love!

Mixtape Tips

• Lyrics are everything!
• Include songs with personal meaning
• Remember your audience!
• Throw in a red herring for comical effect
• Start with a show stopper (upbeat and quirky)
• Finish with a romantic lullaby (“your song”)

The Valentines Mix...

1. This Will Be Our Year - Ok Go
2. Love is the Drug - Roxy Music
3. La La Love You - The Pixies
4. I melt with you – Modern English
5. To Be Alone With You - Sufjan Stevens
6. Snow Patrol – Chasing Cars
7. All of My Love - Led Zeppelin
8. Say Hello To The Angels - Interpol
9. Maps - The Yeah Yeah Yeahs
10. Let’s get it on – Marvin Gaye
11. There Is A Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths
12. First day of my life - Bright Eyes
13. The fourteenth of February - Billy Bragg
14. Kate - Ben Folds Five
15. Nothing Matters When We're Dancing The Magnetic Fields
16. I will follow you into the dark - Death Cab for Cutie
17. The Reasons - The Weakerthans.
18. History of Lovers - Iron and Wine
19. Without you I'm nothing - Placebo
20. Vibrate - Rufus Wainwright
21. Just like heaven – The Cure
22. On top – The Killers
23. Mardy Bum – The Arctic Monkeys (cos loves not always perfect)
24. Toothpaste Kisses – The Maccabees
25. Love should – Moby
26. Such great heights – Iron and Wine
27. Positivity – Suede
28. Song for a sleeping girl – Devics
29. Float on – Modest Mouse
30. Anyone else but you – The Mouldy Peaches
31. Ten story love song – The Stone Roses
32. Lovesong – The Cure
33. Ballad for my one true love – Mason Jennings
34. Write you a song – Plain White T’s
35. Sea of love – Cat Power
36. We’re going to be friends – The White Stripes
37. Fresh Feeling – Eels
38. Right Red Ankle – The Decemberists
39. Love Buzz – Nirvana
40. You are – Pearl Jam
41. Nothing with you – The Descendents
42. Think I’m in love – Beck
43. Modern Love – David Bowie
44. Be my baby – The Ronettes
45. I only want to be with you – The Bay City Rollers
46. I wanna be your boyfriend – The Ramones
47. Breathless – Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
48. Here in your arms – Hellogoodbye
49. Everyday – Buddy Holly
50. Save the last dance for me - Sam Cooke