So Valentines Day is coming up! A day of love, candy, flowers, dinner, and more! However do we really know the true meaning of this holiday?
Well Wikipedia defines it as a holiday that is both religious and commercial. Where he in North America we celebrate the commercial portion of this holiday by giving gifts to our love ones and showing them that we love them. I can go on about why we should be doing this every day I am instead going to give you our personal list of movies and music to play during this joyful time.
Here are some great Valentine movies and song to have playing in the background:
Movies:
- Casablanca
- Love Story
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Titanic
- When Harry Met Sally
- 50 First Dates
- Ghost
- Moonstruck
- An Affair To Remember
- The Notebook
- West Side Story
- A Walk In The Clouds
- The Lucky One
- Love Story
- Pretty Woman
- Say Anything
- Dirty Dancing
- An Officer And A Gentleman
- 16 Candles
- Shakespeare In Love
- Like Water For Chocolate
- Cloud Atlas
- Tipping The Velvet
- Slumdog Millionaire
- The Princess Bride
And my personal favorite Top Gun! 🙂
And some great love songs to help the mood for the night!
- “She Keeps Me Warm.” – Mary Lambert
- “Part Time Lover” – Stevie Wonder
- “Loving You” – Minnie Riperton
- “You Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” The Righteous Brothers
- “Don’t Let Go” – En Vouge
- “Justify My Love” – Madonna
- “Dreamlover” – Mariah Carey
- “Can’t Help Falling In Love” – UB40
- “I Want To Know What Love Is” – Foreigner
- “Closer” Nine Inch Nails
- “Love Rollercoaster” – Ohio Players
- “Love Will Keep Us Together” – Captain And Tennille
- “It Must Have Been Love” – Roxette
- “Women In Love” – Barbra Streisand
- “Because I Love You” – Stevie B
- “I Will Always Love You” Whitney Houston
- “Endless Love” Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
- “I’ll Make Love To You” – Boyz II Men
- “I Only Want To Be With You” – Vonda Shepard
- “How Deep Is Your Love” – Bee Gees
- “Lets Stay Together” – Al Green
- “My First, My Last, My Everything” – Barry White
- “PYT” – Michael Jackson
- “Vivrant Thing” – Q-Tip
- “I Got You Under My Skin” – Frank Sinatra
My personal favorite “Out Of Touch” – Hall And Oates 🙂
So here is our list for your enjoyment. Let us know what you think? Did we leave something out? or something that should be taken off the list? We want to hear what you think!