In a special holiday edition of tunes by luka, I looked through one of my playlists titled “Days of Loving You.” The playlist is built around love songs—of love and loss, heartbreak and heartfilled words of hope. So on this day, whether you are celebrating with or without someone, here are some songs that range the love topic.
- Ryan Adams—Come Pick Me Up
- Tori Amos—Kissing In The Rain
- Richard Ashcroft—A Song For The Lovers
- Natasha Bedingfield—These Words (I Love You, I Love You)
- Blondfire—L-L-Love (Acoustic Version)
- Brandy—Full Moon
- Jeff Buckley—Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
- Coldplay—Always
- Counting Crows—Colorblind
- The Cure—Friday, I’m In Love
- Eisley—Just Like We Do
- The Extremes—More Than Words
- Jimmy Fallon—Idiot Boyfriend
- Flickerstick—Beautiful
- Frou Frou—The Dumbing Down of Love
- General Public—Tenderness
- David Gray—This Year’s Love
- Josh Groban—When You Say You Love Me
- Sophie B. Hawkins—Let Me Love You Up
- Alison Krauss & Union Station—Forget About It
- Maroon 5—This Love
- John Mayer—Love Song For No One
- Paul McCrane—Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?
- Sarah McLachlan—Wear Your Love Like Heaven
- Phish—Waste
- The Postal Service—Clark Gable
- Damien Rice—Delicate
- Sade—Your Love Is King
- Adam Sandler—Grow Old With You
- Vertical Horizon—Best I Ever Had (Grey Sky Morning)
- World Party—She’s The One
Idiot Boyfriend always – always – makes me smile! I would have to add the extremely corny Faithfully by Journey. What's a good love song mix without the love ballads by 80s hair bands? 🙂