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1. A Case of You - Joni Mitchell (1974)
The best version (in my opinion) is off of Miles of Aisles. I dare you to listen to this song and not feel something. Lauren first introduced me to this song (and all things Joni) our senior year of high school. This song in particular struck a chord with me due to its references to Canada (where we had just spent the summer) and my memory of a certain someone I met there. Now I just love it for what it is: one of the most achingly beautiful songs I know...
I remember the time that you told me, you said/ "Love is touching souls"/ Surely you touched mine/ Cause part of you pours out of me/In these lines from time to time
2. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (2008)
As the name suggests, it's hot and sexy. Hot as a fever, rattling bones/I could just taste it, taste it/If it's not forever, if it's just tonight/ It's still the greatest, the greatest/ You, your sex is on fire/Consumed with what's to transpire. Lead vocalist Caleb Followill puts it best, "there's always been an element of sex in our music, so I thought I'd just wrap it all up in one song..."
3. Let You Down - Dave Matthews Band (1996)
I know some of you are so over DMB, but you cannot deny this is a great song. To this day, it is my my all-time favorite of theirs. Both the lyrics and Dave's singing voice are playful and seductive: I have no lid upon my head, but if I did/ You could look inside and see what's on my mind/ Oh, it's you.
4. I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen (1984)
This song is almost as old as I am, but you can't argue with The Boss. Such a great ode to forbidden love (or lust.) Hey little girl is your daddy home/ Did he go away and leave you all alone/I got a bad desire/ Oh, I'm on fire/Tell me now baby is he good to you/ Can he do to you the things that I do?/I can take you higher/ Oh, I'm on fire
5. Under You - Better than Ezra (1998)
This song will always and forever remind me of college. I'm sure Chelsea, Lauren, and I drove around the lakes singing this at the top of our longs as we did with many, many songs. I love it because of the whole "love is all you need" vibe (And Ramen noodles at 4:30 in the morning/Where we barely could survive,/I was never more alive) and because of the way he lets her memory overtake him completely (Under you, I feel your blood flowing out slowly/Under you, let go completely feeling you take over me/Take over me.)
Runners up for the mixtape are: "Sway" by Bic Runga because it is such a "loving you from afar" ballad (I'm practicing your name so I can say it to your face...) and "Secret Smile" by Semisonic because of that whole "behind closed doors" vibe -- Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me...
Feel free to comment with your own suggestions and/or reasons why my picks rock/suck. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
The best version (in my opinion) is off of Miles of Aisles. I dare you to listen to this song and not feel something. Lauren first introduced me to this song (and all things Joni) our senior year of high school. This song in particular struck a chord with me due to its references to Canada (where we had just spent the summer) and my memory of a certain someone I met there. Now I just love it for what it is: one of the most achingly beautiful songs I know...
I remember the time that you told me, you said/ "Love is touching souls"/ Surely you touched mine/ Cause part of you pours out of me/In these lines from time to time
2. Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon (2008)
As the name suggests, it's hot and sexy. Hot as a fever, rattling bones/I could just taste it, taste it/If it's not forever, if it's just tonight/ It's still the greatest, the greatest/ You, your sex is on fire/Consumed with what's to transpire. Lead vocalist Caleb Followill puts it best, "there's always been an element of sex in our music, so I thought I'd just wrap it all up in one song..."
3. Let You Down - Dave Matthews Band (1996)
I know some of you are so over DMB, but you cannot deny this is a great song. To this day, it is my my all-time favorite of theirs. Both the lyrics and Dave's singing voice are playful and seductive: I have no lid upon my head, but if I did/ You could look inside and see what's on my mind/ Oh, it's you.
4. I'm on Fire - Bruce Springsteen (1984)
This song is almost as old as I am, but you can't argue with The Boss. Such a great ode to forbidden love (or lust.) Hey little girl is your daddy home/ Did he go away and leave you all alone/I got a bad desire/ Oh, I'm on fire/Tell me now baby is he good to you/ Can he do to you the things that I do?/I can take you higher/ Oh, I'm on fire
5. Under You - Better than Ezra (1998)
This song will always and forever remind me of college. I'm sure Chelsea, Lauren, and I drove around the lakes singing this at the top of our longs as we did with many, many songs. I love it because of the whole "love is all you need" vibe (And Ramen noodles at 4:30 in the morning/Where we barely could survive,/I was never more alive) and because of the way he lets her memory overtake him completely (Under you, I feel your blood flowing out slowly/Under you, let go completely feeling you take over me/Take over me.)
Runners up for the mixtape are: "Sway" by Bic Runga because it is such a "loving you from afar" ballad (I'm practicing your name so I can say it to your face...) and "Secret Smile" by Semisonic because of that whole "behind closed doors" vibe -- Nobody knows it, but you've got a secret smile, and you use it only for me...
Feel free to comment with your own suggestions and/or reasons why my picks rock/suck. Happy Valentine's Day everyone!
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