A few years ago for Valentine’s Day, I compiled a Hopeful Romantic Mixtape – songs from my favorite artists that correspond with each chapter. Well, with the advent of this new website and the streaming availability of Spotify, I thought it was worthwhile to repost. Here’s a link to the Spotify playlist, as well as a chapter and track listing:
Chapter 1 – Being Happy
Heartless Bastards – Be So Happy
Chapter 2 – Knowing What You Want
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin – Oregon Girl
Chapter 3 – First Contact
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & The True Loves – Am I Wasting My Time
Chapter 4 – First Date, First Kiss
Flight of the Concords – A Kiss Is Not A Contract
Chapter 5 – Differences
Wilco – Pick Up The Change
Chapter 6 – Growing In Love, Then Falling In Love
Ben Kweller – Falling
Chapter 7 – Dead End Relationships
Feist – Inside And Out
Chapter 8 – The Art of the Breakup
Loretta Lynn – Mrs. Leroy Brown
Chapter 9 – Recovery
Limbeck – Honk + Wave
Chapter 10 – Is This Person the One?
Patrick Wolf – The Magic Position
Chapter 11 – Appreciation + Compromise
Golden Shoulders – Patience Darling, Patience
Chapter 12 – Being Happy Together
Jens Lekman – Someone to Share My Life With
That last song was Melissa and I’s first dance at our wedding!
I’ll try to update this playlist every Valentine’s Day. So look for a new one next February!
Photo via Flickr user le vent le cri
