Valentine's Day is Just an Excuse to Eat Your Feelings and Other Love Ballads

Maybe Valentine's Day was created just so that there would be a day when it is totally acceptable for single women (or men, I am not discriminating) to listen to sappy music (yes... I will admit Taylor Swift made an appearance this evening), watch sappy movies, eat copious amounts of chocolate and generally wallow in their singledom. Emphasis on the sappy music and chocolate. It was this that inspired me to get my digital butt off facebook and venture down a road much less traveled... google. (How long has this site been google's minion? Have I been just living under a rock?) This past New Years, I made a resolution to force my opinions about music and concerts and the like upon the general public in the form of a blog, and what is better inspiration than a day centered around sappy love music?
Thus, I begin my crusade with this list: The Ten Most Roll-On-The-Floor-As-You-Cry-And-Chocolate-Drool-Drips-From-Your-Lips-Romantic-And-Or-Heartbreak Songs of All Time! In no particular order.
(And no, why would I title this list based on any personal experience?)

1. I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday. Because really, who doesn't sob excessively when they hear this song?

2. The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra. Let's be real, by this point I fully expect my future husband to serenade me with this song at some point in my life. Men, take note, no matter what you do, you can never beat Frank Sinatra.

3. Love You To Pieces - Jeremy Messersmith. A little less famous than the first two, but just as achingly beautiful. No one twinges my heart quite like Jeremy!

4. Almost Lover - A Fine Frenzy. I will admit, I don't really know this band at all, but it makes the list because of the great amount of time spent on the dorm floor listening to this song after it was introduced to me. A great one for wallowing, really.

5. Blue Spotted Tail - Fleet Foxes. Perhaps one of the most beautiful songs in the history of creation. Simple, bittersweet, and part of one of the most fantastic albums of all time. Not your typical Valentine's sob-fest, but a great misty-eyed tune.

6. Such Great Heights - Iron and Wine. One of my favorite covers of all time, and another lovely little love song! Sweet, acoustic, the perfect little ode to love.

7. Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want - The Smiths. The Smiths obviously had to make this list at some point, and what single lady (thank you Beyonce, that term is much classier than 'spinster') isn't thinking this? I know I've had this on repeat... for my whole life...

8. If I Loved You - Carousel by Rodgers and Hammerstein. In honor of my History of the Broadway Musical Class, I had to add this one to the list. Sure I could make a list of the most heartbreaking and romantic show tunes (and I am sure I will at some point) but since this one was fresh in my mind and so very heart-numbingly romantic, I had to add it in.

9. Someone Like You - Adele. Well this shouldn't need much explanation.

10. Bleeding All Over You - Martha Wainwright. Quite similar in subject matter to the above, however approached from a more humorous point of view than that of soul-crushing angst.

BONUS! You Belong With Me - Taylor Swift. Because really, what Valentine's sobfest is complete without this song? Thank you for providing the world with an outlet for their highschool-aged angst Taytay, because no matter how mature we think we are, we never really outgrow it.

So there you have it. I apologize for the lack of genuinely happy songs... I am sure that all 2 people reading this have a wonderful impression of me, the internally-12-years-old-spinster who enjoys sappy music and whining about her love life. I promise that in the future I will attempt to be much more upbeat and slightly less of a teenager. Probably.

Until next time.