Thursday, February 5, 2009

chocolate and love songs

February reminds me of delicious chocolates and really good love songs - mostly due to Valentine's Day.

So, I've compiled a playlist of twenty love songs by some of my favorite singer-songwriters in celebration of the holiday.  I tried to keep the list fairly recent and include only my top favorites.  There are just too many to include them all!  Check out the iMix here.

1. The Blower's Daughter - Amy Kuney
2. Like A Cloak - Joey Ryan
3. Duet - Rachael Yamagata
4. Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop - Landon Pigg
5. You Are The Only One I Love - Jaymay
6. Reasons to Love You - Meiko
7. The Father, The Son, And The Harlot's Ghost - Matt Duke
8. Life is Beautiful - Vega4
9. You And I- Ingrid Michaelson
10. The Story - Brandi Carlile
11. Thank You for Last Night - Amy Kuney
12. You Really Got A Hold On Me - She & Him
13. My Moon My Man - Feist
14. You And I Both - Jason Mraz
15. Slip Into Your Skin - Patrick Watson
16. No One's Gonna Love You - Band Of Horses
17. Skinny Love - Bon Iver
18. Meet Me By The Water - Rachael Yamagata
19. Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
20. Falling Slowly - The Frames

I'd love to know your favorites.  Post them as a comment!

Also, because I often have love affairs with chocolate, I thought I'd tell you about one of my favorite chocolate treats.  It's Somebody's Mother's chocolate sauce and good with, well, everything.
Lately, I've resorted to eating it straight out of the jar, but it's also quite delicious on fruits and ice cream and anything else you can think of.

It's a great gift idea for your mother this Valentine's Day, or for anyone who enjoys chocolate in the least bit.

4 comments:

Dankitti said...

Amy Kuney FTW -- both times! Also, I am glad you mentioned Ingrid Michaelson. I think I mentioned er previously in your blog, but I figured it might be OK, be OK, be OK if I menti0oned her again.

Here are some of my favorites --

Kyler England - Simple Machine
Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson -- Winter Song
Amy Kuney -- Thank You For Last Night
Damien Rice -- The Blower's Daughter
Jes Hudak -- Something This Good
Sara Bareilles -- Love Song
Basia -- Time and Tide
Todd Rundgren -- Hello It's Me
The Turtles -- Happy Together
Tristan Prettyman -- Madly
Amy Kuney -- Little Love Affairs
Frank Zappa -- Wild Love

I dunno if If You Seek Amy counts but I just thought I'd mention it anyway.

I'm diabetic but I get low blood suger sometimes. I have my dark chocolate M&Ms for that!

RANDOM: Coldplay's Viva La Vida came up on the teevee as I started typing this.

audrey_marshall said...

Great songs, Dankitti! I love Sara Bareilles, but couldn't find the perfect song to include in my mix :)

And just found out about Jes Hudak - ran into her the other night when she played the Hotel Cafe.

Dankitti said...

I just started listening to Jes recently -- she sent a friend request last week on MySpace and of course I added her right away. Rockin' songies! yayness. Also, I know Kyler England because I watch The Guiding Light and her songs are on it. awesomeness. Speaking of shows, now that I am scheduled to start watching One Tree Hill regularly, it's nice to know someone who is associated with the show -- not to mention meeting someone who was in one episode (Reese)!

coastal cavegirl said...

Thanks for commenting on my blog! That's a great list of songs you have there. Rachael Yamagata is one of my favorites. I saw her a couple of years ago at one of the Hotel Cafe shows and fell in love!