Valentine's Mix Tape
Just in time for Valentine’s: It’s my handpicked Valentine’s Day mix tape just for all you retroblog readers. OK, OK, the song selection is skewed more toward heartbreak than the sappy but what do you expect from an old grump like me? ::wink:: Anyway, thanks as always for visiting the site. Please feel free to leave me a (love) note. you know how I just love getting feedback. … come on, show me some love people!!!
Earn Enough for Us by XTC
I can take humiliation and hurtful comments from the boss
I’m just praying by the weekend I can earn enough for us
Unglamorous by Lori McKenna
How wonderful crowded dinners at the kitchen table
How beautiful one TV set and no cable
No thrills, no fuss, perfectly us
SuitCase by Over the Rhine
Why’d you love me in the first place?
You were always closer than a brother
I can barely look at your face
You’re stealing away on a sunny day
Well, aren’t you ashamed at all?
Ghost of You and Me by BBMak
Seen a lot of broken hearts Go sailing by
Phantom ships lost at sea and one of them is mine
Raising my glass I sing a toast to the midnight sky
I wonder why the stars don’t seem to guide me
I Think God Can Explain by Splender
There’s a lot of things I understand
And there’s a lot of things that I don’t want to know
But you’re the only face I recognize
It’s so damn sweet of you to look me in the eyes
Don’t Dream It’s Over (Crowded House cover) by Paul Shaffer and the World’s Most Dangerous Band
There’s a battle ahead many battles are lost
But you’ll never see the end of the road
While you’re traveling with me
Hey now, hey now, don’t dream it’s over…
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