Amado y odiado en iguales proporciones, y más allá de los corazones y chocolates, el día de San Valentín evoca las canciones que, más que ningún otro arte, expresan en sus letras y melodías los sentimientos de los anamorados: felicidad, dolor, deseo, melancolía, celos y gratitud. De enfoques diversos, te presentamos cinco listas de canciones para que encuentres la que más identifica a tu amor.

• Sweetheart: Our Favorite Artists Sing Their Favorite Love Songs

Convocados por Starbucks, una grupo de bandas y artistas cantan su canción de amor favorita. (vía)

01 - Death Cab for Cutie: “Love Song” (Cure cover)

02 - Katy Perry: “Black and Gold” (Sam Sparro cover)

03 - DeVotchKa: “Hot Burrito #1 (I’m Your Toy)” (Flying Burrito Brothers cover)

04 - Department of Eagles: “Love Me” (Elvis Presley cover)

05 - Jessica Lea Mayfield: “Words of Love” (Buddy Holly cover)

06 - Ben Bridwell: “Your Love Is Forever” (George Harrison cover)

07 - Kate Tucker: “I’m on Fire” (Bruce Springsteen cover)

08 - Rogue Wave: “Maps” (Yeah Yeah Yeahs cover)

09 - A.C. Newman: “Take on Me” (a-ha cover)

10 - Jem: “Yellow” (Coldplay cover)

11 - Richard Hawley: “Early Morning Rain” (Gordon Lightfoot cover)

12 - Daniel Martin Moore: “I Hear Music” (Billie Holiday cover)

13 - She & Him: “I Put a Spell on You” (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins cover)

14 - Lila Downs: “My One and Only Love” (Frank Sinatra cover)

Escuchá Death Cab for Cutie - Love Song (Cure cover):

• Alternative Greatest Alternative Love Songs

Una alternativa a la lista “alternativa” de NME, a cargo del Lime Wire Blog.

01 - Akron/Family - “Don’t Be Afraid, You’re Already Dead”

02 - Arab Strap - “Cherubs”

03 - Beach House - “Wedding Bell”

04 - Beat Happening - “Foggy Eyes”

05 - Brian Eno - “Burning Airlines Give You So Much More”

06 - Broken Social Scene - “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl”

07 - Built to Spill - “Dystopian Dream Girl”

08 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - “Underwater (You and Me)”

09 - Clem Snide - “African Friend”

10 - Death from Above 1979 - “Sexy Results”

11 - Deerhoof - “Choco Fight”

12 - The Faint - “Sex Is Personal”

13 - Galaxie 500 - “Oblivious”

14 - Hefner - “The Hymn for the Cigarettes”

15 - Jesus and Mary Chain - “Teenage Lust”

16 - Joan As Police Woman - “I Defy”

17 - Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez - “Love for Longer”

18 - Math and Physics Club - “Movie Ending Romance”

19 - The Modern Lovers - “Hospital”

20 - Sunny Day Real Estate - “Guitar and Video Games”

21 - Wolf Parade - “I’ll Believe in Anything”

22 - Xiu Xiu - “I Love the Valley OH!”

23 - Yo La Tengo - “Autumn Sweater”

Escuchá Wolf Parade - I’ll Believe in Anything:

• Valentine’s Day Playlist: Top 10 Make-Out Songs

Canciones para impresionar a tu amor, según MTV.

01 - Britney Spears - “I’m a Slave 4 U”

02 - Chris Isaak - “Wicked Game”

03 - Kings of Leon - “Sex on Fire”

04 - Nine Inch Nails - “Closer”

05 - MGMT - “Electric Feel”

06 - The Donnas - “Take It Off”

07 - Christina Aguilera - “Dirrty”

08 - John Mayer - “Your Body is a Wonderland”

09 - Rufus Wainwright - “Instant Pleasure”

10 - Tweet (featuring Missy Elliott) - “Oops (Oh My)”

Escuchá MGMT - Electric Feel:

• Summer Loves

Los temas que hicieron adorable este verano, según NNM.

01 - Ted & Francis - Erlend

02 - Van She - Changes (G.L.O.V.E.S Remix)

03 - Surkin - Chrome Knight feat. Chromeo

04 - Miami Horror - Don’t Be On With Her

05 - Empire Of The Sun - We Are The People (Shazam Remix)

06 - The Whitest Boy Alive - Courage

07 - Groove Armada - Drop The Tough (The Twelves Remix)

08 - Alesha Dixon - The Boy Does Nothing (Fred Falke Remix)

09 - The Virgins - Rich Girls (The Beatards Remix)

10 - Junkie XL - Mad (Rad) Pursuit (Anoraak Remix)

11 - Friendly Fires - Paris (ft. Au Revoir Simone) (Aeroplane Remix)

Escuchá Friendly Fires - Paris (ft. Au Revoir Simone) (Aeroplane Remix):

• Anti-San Valentín

Rhino Records edita un compilado de bandas que no están de acuerdo con el espíritu de San Valentín. (vía)

01 - Nickelback - Something In Your Mouth

02 - Paramore - Misery Business

03 - Slipknot - Dead Memories

04 - Atreyu - Doomsday

05 - Gallows - Orchestra Of Wolves

06 - Kill Hannah Lips - Like Morphine

07- Elliot Minor - Jessica

08 - Panic At The Disco - I Write Sins Not Tragedies

09 - Cobra Starship - Guilty Pleasure

10 - Simple Plan - Your Love Is a Lie

11 - Madina Lake - Pandora

12 - Kids In Glass Houses - Girls

13 - Fighting With Wire - Everyone Needs A Nemesis

14 - Biffy Clyro - Mountains

15 - Billy Talent - Try Honesty

16 - A - Better Off With Him

17 - Jacks Mannequin - The Mixed Tape

18 - Cute Is What We Aim For - Loser

19 - Amanda Palmer - Leeds United

Escuchá Amanda Palmer - Leeds United:

Más Links:

• El amor es un mashup: canciones con la palabra Love en un sólo track.

• Un tracklist para que vuelvan los lentos.

• 25 canciones de amor, y 25 de desamor.