
Music sets just the right mood on Valentineâs Day or any day. Hereâs some great love songs to add to your playlist this February 14th.
âSOMETHINGâ BY THE BEATLES
This cut from 1969âs âAbbey Roadâ was written by George Harrison. It was a love song to Pattie Boyd, Harrisonâs first wife, and was first offered to Joe Cocker. It was good that The Beatles kept it, though. Time magazine called it the best track on âAbbey Road,â and John Lennon and âAbbey Roadâ producer George Martin agreed.
âUNCHAINED MELODYâ BY THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
Written by Alex North and Hy Zaret, âUnchained Melodyâ was originally meant as the theme for a 1955 prison film, âUnchained.â Of the many recordings of this song, the Righteous Brothersâ version is arguably the most popular, though it was also recorded by Elvis Presley, Heart, U2, Barry Manilow and others.
âCRAZYâ BY PATSY CLINE
Patsy Cline started singing at her local radio station when she was 15 but became a star with âI Fall to Piecesâ in 1961 and âCrazyâ in 1962. It was written by Willie Nelson and appears on Rolling Stoneâs 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. âMY GIRLâ BY THE TEMPTATIONS This was The Temptationsâ first No. 1 single, inspired by Smokey Robinsonâs wife, Claudette Rogers Robinson. It appeared on the 1965 album âThe Temptations Sing Smokey.â The song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
âLETâS STAY TOGETHERâ BY AL GREEN
This song hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and remained on the chart for 16 weeks. Itâs been covered many times, most notably by Tina Turner on 1983âs âPrivate Dancer,â and Isaac Hayes. Itâs also a film staple, appearing in âPulp Fiction,â âHigher Learning,â and âHow to Lose a Guy in 10 Days.
âI WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOUâ BY DOLLY PARTON
Dolly wrote and recorded this song in 1973, originally as a farewell to her former business partner Procter Wagoner. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs twice, once when it was released and then again in 1982 as part of the soundtrack for âThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.â Whitney Houston recorded and released the song again in 1992 for the movie âThe Bodyguard,â and it spent 14 weeks at No. 1 yet again. Itâs one of the best-selling singles of all time.