Valentine's Day is nearly upon us, and although we're not fans of this holiday we definitely support love. Here are seven songs to celebrate love any day of the year.
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SONG OF THE monDAY
From the album janet., That's the Way Love Goes is Janet Jackson's best selling song of all-time, won her a Grammy, and spent 8 weeks at #1 on Billboard's Hot 100. Like a moth to a flame, baby.
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SONG OF THE tuesDAY
The Monotones’ The Book of Love was inspired by the Pepsodent toothpaste commercial slogan "wonder where the yellow went." The "boom" part came after they heard a kid kicking a ball against the garage while they were rehearsing.
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SONG OF THE wednesDAY
The Power of Love was written for the 1985 movie, Back to the Future. It became Huey Lewis & the News' first number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
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SONG OF THE thursDAY
Hello, I Love You (1968) was written about a girl on Venice Beach. All song royalties, however, go to the Kinks' Ray Davies because courts ruled the Doors used the riff from All Day and All of the Night, though the Doors claim the song was inspired by Cream's Sunshine of Your Love.
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SONG OF THE friDAY
Best of My Love (1977) was composed by Earth, Wind & Fire's Maurice White and Al McKay and is a classic representation of the best of what 70s music offered, a feel-good dance and sing like no one's watching jam.
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SONG OF THE saturDAY
Whether you spell it with a space or not, The Cure's Lovesong is an awesome tune that's been covered by 311 and Adele, to name a few. The song was originally featured on the Cure's album Disintegration (1989).
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SONG OF THE sunDAY
All You Need Is Love (1967) was written by John Lennon. The Beatles performed the song for Our World, the first live global TV broadcast. 400 million people across 25 countries saw the broadcast.
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