Valentine’s Day may be over, but you can continue that loving feeling with The Grind’s ultimate love song playlist — a good mix of generic and non-generic music alike that captures what it means to love, seek love, be loved. Enjoy!
1. “Junk of the Heart (Happy)” by The Kooks
“I wanna make you happy, I wanna make you feel alive, Let me make you happy”
2. “You Don’t Know My Name” by Alicia Keys
“From the day I saw you, Really, really wanted to catch your eye, Somethin’ special ’bout you, I must really like you, ‘Cause not a lot of guys are worth my time, ooh”
3. “The Start of Something” by Voxtrot
“If I die clutching your photograph, Don’t call me boring, it’s just cause I like you”
4. “The Moon Song” by Karen O feat. Ezra Koenig
“We’re lying on the moon, It’s a perfect afternoon, Your shadow follows me all day…”
5. “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by The Beatles
“And when I touch you, I feel happy inside, It’s such a feelin’ that my love, I can’t hide”
6. “Let My Baby Stay” by Mac DeMarco
“I was made to love her…And where would I be, feeling lonely, Separated from my one and only”
7. “The Thoughts That Give Me The Creeps” by Hellogoodbye
“Oh no, what if I never knew your name?, Oh my god, the thought’s insane, What if your love is not the same, As it seems inside my brain?”
8. “Radar Detector” by Darwin Deez
“It’s only been a week, But I know that you are mine to keep… I drive a thousand miles an hour… But you are always looking out for me”
9. “If You Wonder” by Jeff Bernat
“I don’t care if people hate, I don’t care what people say, cause my love for you will always be the same”
10. “These Words” by Natasha Bedingfield
“These words are my own, From my heart flow, I love you…There’s no other way, To better say, I love you.”
11. “Stuck on the Puzzle” by Alex Turner
“I have been searching from the bottom to the top, For such a sight, As the one I caught when I saw your fingers dimming in the lights”
12. “I Would Do Anything for You” by Foster the People
“Remember all those times I was hoping for something, And shaking my head from all I had done, But you never left me”
13. “Girl from Ipanema” by Amy Winehouse
“Yes, I would give my heart gladly, But each day, when she walks to the sea, She looks straight ahead, not at me”
14. “Someone New” by Hozier
“I fall in love just a little, oh a little bit every day with someone new”
15. “Garden Grays” by Wildcat! Wildcat!
“I love your face, I love your face, Even when the garden grays”
16. “I Feel It All” by Feist
“I love you more, I don’t know what I knew before, But now I know I want to win the war”
17. “Give Me Love” by Ed Sheeran
“Give me love like never before, ‘Cause lately I’ve been craving more”
18. “Sweet Disposition” by The Temper Trap
“So stay there, ‘Cause I’ll be coming over, And while our blood’s still young, It’s so young, it runs, And won’t stop ’til it’s over”
19. “Daydream” by Design by Gaby Moreno
“Roaming like two moons up in the sky, We’re gettin’ by just fine, Living in a daydream by design”
20. “Video Games” by Lana del Rey
“I tell you all the time, Heaven is a place on earth with you, Tell me all the things you want to do”
Looking for more love songs in your life? Contact Clarissa Gutierrez at cgutier ‘at’ stanford.edu.