It's our 24th Anniversary this month. This marks the year that MORE than half of our lives have been each other's.

I think that's something. In my work I am often amazed and saddened by the amount of self-centeredness I see in marriage. It seems simple: when I got married that meant my life was no longer just mine and no longer about just me. It was about her and about us. As a result, I spend a lot of time throughout the year looking for ways to make Kara feel special and know she's loved. I also teach about "Valentine's All Year" as I believe we don't need to wait just one day a year to make a big deal out of our relationships. Why not go above and beyond throughout the year? Great companies work hard to win their customers over and over and over—they don't wait for just one day each year to market themselves to their customers. Great brands, of course, don't just market, they offer a quality product and experience. And from that they create brand loyalty. I decided GREAT relationships could, and should, do the same. A long time ago, I decided I would keep working to win and woo my one "marital customer." I've found it's a fun way to stay focused on her and us throughout the year and makes our anniversary and Valentine's something especially enjoyable to look forward to.

Each year I do the following five things for Kara every anniversary. I guess you could say this is all part of my "Marital Marketing Campaign." So far, she's still buying! :-)

1. The Anniversary Logo

Many moons ago I once considered becoming a graphic designer. I became a therapist instead. However, I've long dabbled in graphic design and most of my own marketing and design materials. It's fun. And I've designed all our anniversary logos.

I also teach a workshop called "Creating the GREAT Relationship Brand" on how to use branding, marketing, and customer service concepts from business in our own relationships. So, several years ago, I came up with the idea of creating our own brand for our relationship. And while I do a different logo each year, the actual brand aspect that remains constant in each iteration is the "I ♥ Kara".

I put it on the back windows of our vehicles as a vinyl sticker. Over the years, friends and locals have come to look for it and anticipate the next year's, "Are you doing a new one this year?" Yep!

>> SEE PREVIOUS YEARS' LOGOS & PLAYLISTS HERE >>

2. The Anniversary Playlist (41 songs, full lyrics at the end of page)

Throughout the year I collect love songs specifically for our next anniversary. I especially prefer love songs that speak to commitment, dedication and behavioral love, not just romantic or feeling-based love.

So if you're a romantic sap, like me, then enjoy these 33 gems—some old, some new, some popular, some obscure. And if you like these, look for my prior years' playlists for many, many more.

Come to Me — The Goo Goo Dolls
You Are My Sunshine — Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
Never Tear Us Apart — INXS
Peaceful Easy Feeling — Eagles
I Will — The Beatles
The Way I Am — Ingrid Michaelson
In a Gadda da Vidda — Iron Butterfly
I Knew This Would Be Love — Kina Grannis & Imaginary Future
Can't Help Falling in Love (cover) — 21 Pilots
Nothing Can Stop Us Now — Tim Minchin
My Best Friend — Hollywood Anderson
Sugar — Maroon 5
Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran
Because I Do — Pearl & The Puppets
Love, Love, Love — Avalanche City
Baby, I'm Yours (cover) — Arctic Monkeys
Treat Her Right — George Thorogood & The Destroyers
Diamond Girl — Seals & Crofts
Come and Get Your Love — Redbone
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Postmodern Jukebox: (Vintage 1940s Swing Talking Heads Cover ft. Sara Niemietz)
Just Like Fred Astaire — James
Kathy's Song — SImon & Garfunkel
Simply Beautiful — Al Green
Head Over Heels — Flatt & Scruggs
Your Worries and Troubles Are Mine — Ralph Stanley
If You Want My Love — Cheap Trick
One Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song — Runaway Box
"Ooh Girl!" An Honest R&B Song — Runaway Box
If That Isn't Love — "Weird Al" Yankovic
With a Little Luck — Wings (Paul McCartney)
The Promise — When In Rome
Day Is Done — John Prine
Honest I Do — Jimmy Reed
Starcrossed — Lenny and the Squigtones
Big Jet Plan — Angus and Julia Stone
So into You — Atlanta Rhythm Section
Bella Notte — Lady and the Tramp Soundtrack
U Stink But I ♥ U — Billy and the Boingers (Bill the Cat, Bloom County)
Baby, I Love You — The Ramones
You and Me Song — The Wannadies
I'm In the Mood — John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt

3. Bouquet of Roses

One red rose (24) for each year we've been married and one yellow rose for friendship. We were friends before well before we ever dated and we've been friends through all the love, arguments, ups and downs.

Friends first and friends last.

4. A Fancy Dinner

Kara's fortunately easy to please and for many years we didn't have much as students and then even after I graduated I was the primary breadwinner working as a therapist for mental health agencies (which don't pay much), so the budget has always been tight. We often couldn't afford a fancy expensive dinner. I realized, a long time ago, though, that putting aside $10 each month means $120 I could spend on my baby once a year to take her to a really nice restaurant. So even though we were poor I found a way to splurge, too, and add a real exclamation point (!) to our anniversary. It's easier now, financially, thank goodness, but even then we found a way to make it special.

Kara's an amazing cook (aka "Culinary Wizard") and knows and appreciates fine food. It's fun for me to watch her enjoy an especially well-prepared meal by an amazing and talented chef. Her anticipation while reading the menu and taking in the ambience is palpable. When the dishes arrive she exults in the presentation and flavors. She knowledgeably explains how the food was prepared. Her refined palate can distinguish the subtleties of the various ingredients. She teaches me what the terms and fancy words mean. It's a real joy to eat with her. It's well worth the expense.

Some of our favorites we've gone back to year after year are The Blind Dog (casual fine dining in Park City), Franck's (French cuisine in SLC), we happened upon Faustina's, which enjoyed two years in a row. This year we tried the Lucky H in the Little America Hotel.

5. A Getaway

When we were first married, we liked to just wander around, window shop, look at antique shops, sit in bookstores and read. We didn't have to buy anything (and often couldn't anyway). We just enjoyed "palling around" together. When the kids were little and we couldn't afford an overnight getaway, we would still getaway by getting a babysitter and taking the whole day off together. As the kids got older, with the help of our flight attendant friends(!) we were able to get some buddy passes and go to Disneyland, Hawaii and a Cruise for our anniversaries. Those were especially fun anniversary trips.

This year it's a simple "staycation." We're heading up to Salt Lake City and while we'll stay in a nice hotel this year, most of our time will just be "palling around" wandering the streets and shops of SLC. No matter where we go, simple or fancy, cheap or expensive, that's the main thing: We just enjoy being together. That's all that really matters.

That's how we do it. But there's no "right" way. What works for each couple (simple or complex, cheap or expensive) is the right way. So what are some of your favorite anniversary and/or Valentine's traditions, memories, activities? Comment below.

All the Lyrics

Come to Me — The Goo Goo Dolls
1. I'll be kind, if you'll be faithful
  You be sweet and I'll be grateful
  Cover me with kisses dear
  Lighten up the atmosphere
  Keep me warm inside our bed
  I got dreams of you all through my head
  Fortune teller said I'd be free
  And that's the day you came to me
  Came to me
  Come to me my sweetest friend
  Can you feel my heart again
  I'll take you back where you belong
  And this will be our favorite song
  Come to me with secrets bare
  I'll love you more so don't be scared
  And when we're old and near the end
  We'll go home and start again
  I caught you burnin' photographs
  Like that could save you from your past
  History is like gravity
  It holds you down away from me
  You and me, we've both got sins
  And I don't care about where you've been
  Don't be sad and don't explain
  This is where we start again
  Start again
  Come to me my sweetest friend
  Can you feel my heart again
  I'll take you back where you belong
  And this will be our favorite song
  Come to me with secrets bare
  I'll love you more so don't be scared
  And when we're old and near the end
  We'll go home and start again
  Start again
  Today's the day I'll make you mine
  So get me to the church on time
  Take my hand in this empty room
  You're my girl, and I'm your groom
  Come to me my sweetest friend
  This is where we start again,
  Again
  Come to me my sweetest friend
  Can you feel my heart again
  I'll take you back where you belong
  And this will be our favorite song
  Come to me with secrets bare
  I'll love you more so don't be scared
  When we're old and near the end
  We'll go home and start again
  Start again
You Are My Sunshine — Yusuf (Cat Stevens)
1. You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
  You make me happy when skies are grey
  You never know, oh, how much I love you
  Please don't take my sunshine away
  The other night, as I lay sleeping
  I dreamt a light entered my heart
  When I awoke, I was mistaken
  Ah, but the curtains were still blown apart
  You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
  You make me happy when skies are grey
  You never know, how much I love you
  Please don't take my sunshine away
  My mama once told me
  What a soul should know
  It's about the devil, and I hate him so
  He'll be crying, if we don't frown
  And keep on smiling
  He'll stop hanging round
  You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
  You make me happy when skies are grey
  You never know, how much I love you
  Oh, please don't take my sunshine away
Never Tear Us Apart — INXS
1. Don't ask me
  What you know is true
  Don't have to tell you
  I love your precious heart
  I
  I was standing
  You were there
  Two worlds collided
  And they could never tear us apart
  We could live
  For a thousand years
  But if I hurt you
  I'd make wine from your tears
  I told you
  That we could fly
  'Cause we all have wings
  But some of us don't know why
  I was standing
  You were there
  Two worlds collided
  And they could never ever tear us apart
  I
  I was standing
  You were there
  Two worlds collided
  And they could never tear us apart
  You were standing
  I was there
  Two worlds collided
  And they could never tear us apart
  I
  I was standing
  You were there
  Two worlds collided
Peaceful Easy Feeling — Eagles
1. I like the way your sparkling earrings lay
  Against your skin so brown
  And I wanna sleep with you in the desert tonight
  With a billion stars all around
  'Cause I got a peaceful easy feeling
  And I know you won't let me down
  'Cause I'm already standing on the ground
  And I found out a long time ago
  What a woman can do to your soul
  Ah, but she can't take you any way
  You don't already know how to go
  And I got a peaceful, easy feeling
  And I know you won't let me down
  'Cause I'm already standing on the ground
  I get this feeling I may know you
  As a lover and a friend
  But this voice keeps whispering in my other ear
  Tells me I may never see you again
  'Cause I get a peaceful easy feeling
  And I know you won't let me down
  'Cause I'm already standing, I'm already standing
  Yes I'm already standing on the ground
I Will — The Beatles
1. Who knows how long I've loved you
  You know I love you still
  Will I wait a lonely lifetime
  If you want me to, I will
  For if I ever saw you
  I didn't catch your name
  But it never really mattered
  I will always feel the same
  Love you forever and forever
  Love you with all my heart
  Love you whenever we're together
  Love you when we're apart
  And when at last I find you
  Your song will fill the air
  Sing it loud so I can hear you
  Make it easy to be near you
  For the things you do endear you to me
  Oh, you know I will
  I will
The Way I Am — Ingrid Michaelson
1. If you were falling, then I would catch you.
  You need a light, I'd find a match.
  
  Cause I love the way you say good morning.
  And you take me the way I am.
  
  If you are chilly, here take my sweater.
  Your head is aching, I'll make it better.
  
  Cause I love the way you call me baby.
  And you take me the way I am.
  
  I'd buy you Rogaine when you start losing all your hair.
  Sew on patches to all you tear.
  
  Cause I love you more than I could ever promise.
  And you take me the way I am.
  You take me the way I am.
  You take me the way I am.
In a Gadda da Vidda — Iron Butterfly
1. In a gadda da vida, honey
  Don't you know that I love you?
  In a gadda da vida, baby
  Don't you know that I'll always be true?
  Oh, won't you come with me
  And take my hand?
  Oh, won't you come with me
  And walk this land?
  Please take my hand
  In a gadda da vida, honey
  Don't you know that I love you?
  In a gadda da vida, baby
  Don't you know that I'll always be true?
  Oh, won't you come with me
  And take my hand?
  Oh, won't you come with me
  And walk this land?
  Please take my hand
  In a gadda da vida, honey
  Don't you know that I love you?
  In a gadda da vida, baby
  Don't you know that I'll always be true?
  Oh, won't you come with me
  And take my hand?
  Oh, won't you come with me
  And walk this land?
  Please take my hand
I Knew This Would Be Love — Kina Grannis & Imaginary Future
1. It's funny how we met on the telephone
  You and I on the edge of the unknown
  Oh, in only a moment's time
  I knew my heart was yours and yours was mine
  
  When I saw you waiting at your place
  Something felt familiar in your face
  Oh, you smiled as if to say
  I knew my heart was yours from the first day
  
  CHORUS:
  We were right
  We stood through it all
  Holding tight
  Whenever we fall
  What we found is second to none
  I knew, I knew, I knew this would be love
  I knew, I knew, I knew this would be love
  
  There were days when I thought I'd lost you
  I read the letter aloud, what could I do?
  Now, we're right back where we belong
  Don't second guess your heart, it's never wrong
  
  CHORUS
  
  I knew, I knew, I knew this would be love
  I knew, I knew, I knew this would be love
Can't Help Falling in Love (cover) — 21 Pilots
1. Wise men say only fools rush in
  But I can't help falling in love with you
  
  Shall I stay, would it be a sin?
  If I can't help falling in love with you
  
  Like a river flows
  Surely to the sea
  Darling so we go
  Some things were meant to be
  
  Take my hand, take my whole life too
  'Cause I can't help falling in love with you
  
  Like a river flows
  Surely to the sea
  Darling so we go
  Some things were meant to be
  
  Take my hand, take my whole life too
  'Cause I can't help falling in love with you
  'Cause I can't help falling in love with you
  
  But I can't help falling in love with you
Nothing Can Stop Us Now — Tim Minchin
1. We've got years ahead of us
  We've got people who care for us
  We've got Sunday morning coffees in the sun
  We've got Monday night television
  
  We've got years of happiness
  We've got decades of laughter ahead of us
  We've got Christmases with family by the sea
  We've got wine and vintage cheddar
  
  Yeah, I have everything a man could ever want
  And all I'll ever need is you
  
  Nothing can stop us now
  Only the good times left
  Nothing can stop our love
  Except terminal illness
  Or sudden accidental death
My Best Friend — Hollywood Anderson
1. There she's goes
  She is the one for me
  We got the kind of love
  That blind man can see
  She is my all and all
  And she is my everything
  She is my seasons
  She's my reasons
  She's my summer
  She's my winter
  She's my spring as well
  
  HOOK x2:
  
  I'm in love with my best friend
  Imma love her... uh
  Imma love her
  Till the whole worlds ends
  
  I'm in love with my best friend
  Imma love her... uh
  Imma love her
  Till the whole worlds ends
  
  She's the reason answering
  I'm still I'm...
  She's the reason answering
  I'm still alive
  She took all the drugs, and all the pain
  And all the bad stuff out of my life
  
  And that's the reason why
  And that's the reason why
  
  HOOK x2:
  
  I'm in love with my best friend
  Imma love her... uh
  Imma love her
  Till the whole worlds ends
  
  I'm in love with my best friend
  Imma love her... uh uh
  Imma love her
  Till the whole worlds ends
  
  She's is my uhhhh...
  She's my baby girl
  She's my oh oh
  She's is my uhhhh...
  She is my oh my oh
  She's my oh oh oh oh...
  
  She is the woman of my dreams
  I don't need to be picking longer
  She's my queen that's why
  
  HOOK x2:
  
  I'm in love with my best friend
  Imma love her... uh
  Imma love her
  Till the whole worlds ends
  
  I'm in love with my best friend
  Imma love her... uh uh
  Imma love her
  Till the whole worlds ends
Sugar — Maroon 5
1. I'm hurting, baby, I'm broken down
  I need your loving, loving
  I need it now
  When I'm without you
  I'm something weak
  You got me begging, begging
  I'm on my knees
  
  [Pre-Chorus:]
  I don't wanna be needing your love
  I just wanna be deep in your love
  And it's killing me when you're away, ooh, baby,
  'Cause I really don't care where you are
  I just wanna be there where you are
  And I gotta get one little taste
  
  [Chorus:]
  Your sugar
  Yes, please
  Won't you come and put it down on me?
  I'm right here, 'cause I need
  Little love, a little sympathy
  Yeah, you show me good loving
  Make it alright
  Need a little sweetness in my life
  Your sugar
  Yes, please
  Won't you come and put it down on me?
  
  My broken pieces
  You pick them up
  Don't leave me hanging, hanging
  Come give me some
  When I'm without ya
  I'm so insecure
  You are the one thing, one thing
  I'm living for
  
  [Pre-Chorus:]
  I don't wanna be needing your love
  I just wanna be deep in your love
  And it's killing me when you're away, ooh, baby,
  'Cause I really don't care where you are
  I just wanna be there where you are
  And I gotta get one little taste
  
  [Chorus:]
  Your sugar
  Yes, please
  Won't you come and put it down on me?
  I'm right here,
  'Cause I need
  Little love, a little sympathy
  Yeah, you show me good loving
  Make it alright
  Need a little sweetness in my life
  Your sugar! (sugar!)
  Yes, please (yes, please)
  Won't you come and put it down on me?
  
  Yeah
  I want that red velvet
  I want that sugar sweet
  Don't let nobody touch it
  Unless that somebody's me
  I gotta be your man
  There ain't no other way
  'Cause girl you're hotter than a southern California day
  
  I don't wanna play no games
  You don't gotta be afraid
  Don't give me all that shy shit
  No make-up on
  That's my
  
  [Chorus:]
  Sugar
  Yes, please (please)
  Won't you come and put it down on me (down on me)?
  I'm right here (right here), 'cause I need ('cause I need)
  Little love, a little sympathy
  So, baby, (yeah) you show me good loving
  Make it alright
  Need a little sweetness in my life
  Your sugar! (sugar!)
  Yes, please (yes, please)
  Won't you come and put it down on me?
  
  [Chorus:]
  Sugar
  Yes, please
  Won't you come and put it down on me?
  I'm right here, 'cause I need
  Little love, a little sympathy
  Yeah, you show me good loving
  Make it alright
  Need a little sweetness in my life
  
  Your sugar! (sugar!)
  Yes, please (yes, please)
  Won't you come and put it down on me? (down on me, down on me)
Thinking Out Loud — Ed Sheeran
1. When your legs don't work like they used to before
  And I can't sweep you off of your feet
  Will your mouth still remember the taste of my love?
  Will your eyes still smile from your cheeks?
  
  And, darling, I will be loving you 'til we're 70
  And, baby, my heart could still fall as hard at 23
  And I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
  Maybe just the touch of a hand
  Well, me—I fall in love with you every single day
  And I just wanna tell you I am
  
  So, honey, now
  Take me into your loving arms
  Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
  Place your head on my beating heart
  I'm thinking out loud
  Maybe we found love right where we are
  
  When my hair's all but gone and my memory fades
  And the crowds don't remember my name
  When my hands don't play the strings the same way (mmm...)
  I know you will still love me the same
  
  'Cause, honey, your soul could never grow old, it's evergreen
  And, baby, your smile's forever in my mind and memory
  I'm thinking 'bout how people fall in love in mysterious ways
  Maybe it's all part of a plan
  Well, I'll just keep on making the same mistakes
  Hoping that you'll understand
  
  That, baby, now
  Take me into your loving arms
  Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
  Place your head on my beating heart
  Thinking out loud
  Maybe we found love right where we are (oh, oh)
  
  La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, lo-ud
  
  So, baby, now
  Take me into your loving arms
  Kiss me under the light of a thousand stars
  Oh, darling, place your head on my beating heart
  I'm thinking out loud
  But maybe we found love right where we are
  Oh, baby, we found love right where we are
  And we found love right where we are
Because I Do — Pearl & The Puppets
1. I saw you the other day
  You were dreaming and that's ok
  I saw you the other day
  You were sleeping on a boat but that's ok
  Because I do like you
  I do like you today
  I saw you the other day
  You were tearful but that's ok
  I saw you the other day
  And you were screaming with laughter but that's ok
  Cause I do like you
  I do like you today
  Because I do like you
  I do like you
  Ba bou ba bada bou ba bou ba bou bada ba bou
  Ba bou ba bada bou ba bou ba bou bada ba bou
  I saw you the other day
  You were drinking whiskey but that's ok
  And I saw you the other day
  And you were falling all over but that's ok
  Cause I do like you
  I do like you today
  Because I do like you
  I do like you
  I close my eyes so I'm not seeing
  And I shut my ears so I'm not hearing
  I close my eyes so I'm not seeing
  You're out of reach and now I'm bleeding
  I close my eyes so I'm not seeing
  And I shut my ears so I'm not hearing
  I close my eyes so I'm not seeing
  You're out of reach and now I'm bleeding
  I close my eyes, I close them
  I close my eyes I close my eyes
  I close them
  Becasue I do like you
  I do like you today
  Because I do like you
  I do like you
Love, Love, Love — Avalanche City
1. Girl, I say, if only life would lean our way,
  Well, you and me, we'd run away to be wherever our adventure waits,
  And time would be a distant memory, nobody could tell us to stay,
  Well, I've been dreaming ever since I've seen you
  Heaven when you came my way.
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  Oh, it's seems awfully far for us to find at all,
  All these years will wash away and we'll be clean but we'll have nothing more,
  Well I can't say there'll come another day where money and our time affords,
  On our hands, our wrinkles understand we never really wanted more.
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  And all the life about to go is in my mind,
  Cause all the loudest voices in the world are never right
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
  I heard your heart say love, love, love
Baby, I'm Yours (cover) — Arctic Monkeys
1. [ALEX:]
  Baby, I'm yours (Baby, I'm yours)
  And I'll be yours until the stars fall from the sky,
  Yours, until the rivers all run dry
  In other words, until I die
  
  [OISIN:]
  Baby, I'm yours (Baby, I'm yours)
  And I'll be yours until the sun no longer shines,
  Yours, until the poets run out of rhyme
  In other words, until the end of time
  
  [ALEX:]
  I'm gonna stay right here by your side,
  Do my best to keep you satisfied
  Nothin' in the world could drive me away
  'Cause every day, you'll hear me say
  
  Baby, I'm yours (Baby, I'm yours)
  And I'll be yours until two and two is three,
  Yours, until the mountains crumble to the sea
  In other words, until eternity
  
  Baby, I'm yours
  (Til the stars fall from the sky)
  Baby, I'm yours
  (Til the rivers all run dry)
  Baby, I'm yours
  (Til the sun no longer shines)
  Baby, I'm yours
  (Til the poets run out of rhymes)
Treat Her Right — George Thorogood & The Destroyers
1. I wanna tell you a story every man ought know
  If you want a little lovin' you gotta start real slow
  She gonna love you tonight if you just treat her right
  
  Oh, squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good
  Tell her that you love her like you know you should
  She gonna love you tonight if you just treat her right
  
  If you practice my method just as hard as you can
  You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
  Yeah, you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
  
  Hey, hey, hey
  
  Gotta squeeze her real gentle, you gotta make her feel good
  And tell her that you love her like you know you should
  She gonna love you all night if you just treat her right
  
  If you practice my method just as hard as you can
  You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
  Yeah, you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
  
  Hey
  
  If you practice my method just as hard as you can
  You gonna get a reputation as a lovin' man
  Then you'll be glad every night that you treated her right
Diamond Girl — Seals & Crofts
1. Diamond girl, you sure do shine
  Glad I found you, glad you're mine
  Oh my love, you're like a precious stone
  Part of earth where heaven has rained on
  Makes no difference where you are
  Day or night time, you're like a shinin' star
  How could I shine without you
  When it's about you that I am?
  Diamond girl, roamin' wild
  Such a rare thing, radiant child
  I could never find, another one like you
  Part of me is deep down inside you
  And you feel the whole world is turnin'
  We are real, and we are burnin', hey
  Diamond girl, now that I've found you
  Well it's about you that I am
Come and Get Your Love — Redbone
1. Hail (hail)
  What's the matter with your hair? Yeah
  Hail (hail)
  What's the matter with your mind and your sign? And a, oh, oh, oh-a
  Hail (hail)
  Nothing the matter with your head baby, find it, come on and find it
  Hail
  With it, baby, 'cause you're fine, and you're mine, and you look so divine
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Hail (hail)
  What's the matter with you? Feel right
  Don't you feel right baby?
  Hail, oh yeah
  Get it from the main vine, all right
  I said a-find it, find it
  Go on and love it if you like it, yeah
  Hail (hail)
  It's your business, if you want some, take some
  Get it together, baby
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love, come and get your love, come and get your love now
  Come and get your love, come and get your love, come and get your love now
  Come and get your love, come and get your love, come and get your love now
  Come and get your love, come and get your love, come and get your love now
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Come and get your love
  Hail (hail)
  What's the matter with you? Feel right
  Don't you feel right baby?
  Hail, oh yeah
  Get it from the main vine, all right
  La, la, la, la, la, la (Come and get your love)
This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Postmodern Jukebox: (Vintage 1940s Swing Talking Heads Cover ft. Sara Niemietz)
1. Home is where I want to be
  Pick me up and turn me around
  I feel numb, burn with a weak heart
  Guess I must be having fun
  The less we say about it the better
  Make it up as we go along
  Feet on the ground, head in the sky
  It's okay, I know nothing's wrong, nothing
  I got plenty of time
  You got light in your eyes
  And you're standing here beside me
  I love the passing of time
  Never for money, always for love
  Cover up and say goodnight, say goodnight
  Home, is where I want to be
  But I guess I'm already there
  I come home, she lifted up her wings
  I guess that this must be the place
  I can't tell one from the other
  I find you, or you find me?
  There was a time before we were born
  If someone asks, this is where I'll be, where I'll be
  We drift in and out
  Sing into my mouth
  Out of all those kinds of people
  You got a face with a view
  I'm just an animal looking for a home
  And share the same space for a minute or two
  And you love me till my heart stops
  Love me till I'm dead
  Eyes that light up
  Eyes look through you
  Cover up the blank spots
  Hit me on the head
Just Like Fred Astaire — James
1. Doctor, what is happening to me?
  Palpitations, my mind's diseased
  Even my vision is impaired
  I'm losing my hair
  
  'Cause when I hold her in my arms
  I feel like Fred Astaire
  
  Lovesick, my temperature's high
  Just met a girl who believes we can fly
  I'm a bull, not a bear
  I'm a millionaire
  
  'Cause when I hold her in my arms
  I feel like Fred Astaire
  
  I believe in happiness
  I believe in love
  I believe she fell to earth
  From somewhere high above
  I believe in Hollywood
  Don't believe that love must bring despair
  
  'Cause when I hold her in my arms
  I feel like Fred Astaire
  
  You say love is just a disease
  A plague for the naive
  These days, no-one believes
  
  Meteors may strike the earth
  Nations live and die
  I'm the boy who got the girl
  And now we're gonna fly
  We can cross the race divide
  Bridge a gap that wasn't really there
  
  'Cause when I hold her in my arms
  I feel like Fred Astaire
  I'm gonna hold her in my arms
  Just like Fred Astaire
  I'm gonna hold her in these charms
  Like Fred Astaire
  
  (My goodness, the water's rising)
  Like Fred Astaire
  (My goodness, the water's rising)
  Like Fred Astaire
Kathy's Song — SImon & Garfunkel
1. I hear the drizzle of the rain
  Like a memory it falls
  Soft and warm continuing
  Tapping on my roof and walls.
  
  And from the shelter of my mind
  Through the window of my eyes
  I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
  To England where my heart lies.
  
  My mind's distracted and diffused
  My thoughts are many miles away
  They lie with you when you're asleep
  And kiss you when you start your day.
  
  And as a song I was writing is left undone
  I don't know why I spend my time
  Writing songs I can't believe
  With words that tear and strain to rhyme.
  
  And so you see I have come to doubt
  All that I once held as true
  I stand alone without beliefs
  The only truth I know is you.
  
  And as I watch the drops of rain
  Weave their weary paths and die
  I know that I am like the rain
  There but for the grace of you go I.
Simply Beautiful — Al Green
1. If I gave you my love,
  I tell you what I'd do
  I'd expect a whole lot of love out of you
  You gotta be good to me
  I'm gonna be good to you
  There's a whole lot of things you and I
  Could do
  Hey hey
  Hey hey hey
  Simply beautiful, simply beautiful, simply
  Beautiful
  Simply beautiful, simply beautiful, simply
  Beautiful
  Simply beautiful [Repeat: x4]
  What about the way you love me
  And the way you squeeze me
  Hey
  Hey simply beautiful hey
  And you get right down it
  And the love is getting you through it
  Simply beautiful [Repeats]
Head Over Heels — Flatt & Scruggs
1. I think I'll go across the ocean
  If I don't change my notion
  I've just got to forget you if I can
  I'm feeling so blue
  I don't know what to do
  Because I'm
  head over heels in love with you
  Every day is sad and lonely
  For I'm thinking of you only
  I just can't sleep when I lay down
  Oh I'd like to be forgiven
  But this life ain't worth living
  If have to sit and worry over you
Your Worries and Troubles Are Mine — Ralph Stanley
1. People keep asking and wondering why
  There's always a tear in your eye
  You've lived a hard life one I'd rather not lead
  I ought to be glad it's not me
  But when tears fill your eyes and clouds hide the sky
  Your heart is so sad and you have a worried mind
  You'll know my heart is with you and my love for you ain't blind
  Your worries and troubles are mine
  Now the nights are hard to get through as I wait restlessly
  My letters are written in vain
  Unsure of your feelings my tears fall endlessly
  And my heart's beating rhythm with the rain
If You Want My Love — Cheap Trick
1. If you want my love, you got it
  When you need my love, you got it
  I won't hide it
  I won't throw your love away, ooh
  If you want my love, you got it
  When you need my love, you got it
  I won't hide it
  I won't throw your love away, ooh
  Yes, I thought you were a mystery girl
  A special girl in this crazy old world
  You couldn't see me when I laid eyes on you
  Lonely is only a place
  You don't know what it's like
  You can't fight it
  And it's a hole in my heart, in my heart
  If you want my love, you got it
  When you need my love, you got it
  I won't hide it
  I won't throw your love away, ooh
  You hold the secrets of love in this world
  I'm hypnotized by your every word
  A special face, a special voice, a special smile in my life
  'Cause lonely is only a place
  You don't know what it's like
  You can't fight it
  And it's a hole in my heart, in my heart
  If you want my love, you got it
  When you need my love, you got it
  I won't hide it
  I won't throw your love away, ooh
  If you want my love, you got it
  When you need my love, you got it
  I won't hide it
  I won't throw your love away, ooh
  If you want my love, you got it
  When you need my love, you got it
  You won't hide it
  You won't throw your love away, ooh
One Semester of Spanish Spanish Love Song — Runaway Box
1. Hola Senorita Hello Ms.
  Como te llamas? What’s your name?
  Me llamo Mike, me llamo Mike – My name is Mike, My name is Mike
  ¿Donde esta el banyo? – Where is the bathroom?
  Feliz cumpleaños – Happy Birthday
  ¿Que hora es? ¿Que hora es? What time is it? What time is it?
  la da da da da
  Me gusta la biblioteca I like the library
  Vivo en la casa roja I live in a red house
  Yo tengo dos bicicletas – I have two bicycles
  Muchas gracias y de nada – Thank you very much and you’re welcome
  ¿Cuantos años tienes? How old are you?
  Un momento, por favor One moment please
  It’s the one semester of Spanish, Spanish love song
  Mi mama es bonita My mother is beautiful
  Mi gato es muy blanco I have a white cat
  Perdone me. Perdone me Excuse me, Excuse me
  la da da da da
  Uno dos tres y cuatro. Cinco seis siete ocho 1, 2, 3, and 4, 5 6 7 8
  Nueve diez. No remembro how to say Eleven 9 10… I don’t remember how to say 11.
  Antonio Banderas, Nachos grandes, Cinnamon Twist
  It’s the one semester Spanish, Spanish love song.
  Au Revoir…
"Ooh Girl!" An Honest R&B Song — Runaway Box
If That Isn't Love — "Weird Al" Yankovic
1. i'm your shelter from the storm
  you'll know I'll always have your back
  I'll even let you warm your freezing hands inside my butt crack
  I never get out my leaf blower when Oprah is on
  and when you're telling me about your feelings I try not to yawn
  and when we're at parties I don't talk about your spastic bladder
  when you're cleaning the gutters on the roof I hold the ladder
  
  and if that isn't love
  if that isn't love
  if that isn't love
  i don't know what love is
  nanananananana nanananano i guess i don't know
  nanananananana
  ahhhh listen now
  
  there's a microscopic bit of milk left in the refrigerator
  i coulda finished it off but i quit in case you want a tiny little sip for later
  and if you cut the cheese then maybe i'll wink and say the dog's to blame
  and i'll make sure to call you baby everytime i forget your name
  i'll even tell you girl when you start looking fat
  'cuz all your so-called friends will probably neglect to mention that
  
  and if that isn't love
  if that isn't love
  if that isn't love
  i don't know what love is
  nanananananana nananana well then I don't know
  nananannananna
  oh no
  even though you make me sit through Mamma Mia!
  well I still adore you
  i'll kiss you even if you have omelettes for breakfast
  and i can't stand omelettes
  after I take a bath
  if its still warm i'll leave the water in there for you
  i'll give you my word
  you're so beautiful you make a glorious sunset look like a big fat turd
  everytime I see you trying to lift some really heavy thing
  you can always count on me to help by saying something encouraging
  if you get drunk and pass out i'll never sharpie up your face
  and I don't wipe my nose on your couch even though that's a super convenient place
  i totally support every idiotic thing you do
  and i almost never pretend you're someone else when i'm making out with you
  and if that isn't love
  if that isn't love
  if that isn't love
  i don't know what love is
  nanananananana no i don't know what love is
  nanananananana well I don't know what love is
  I don't know what love is
With a Little Luck — Wings (Paul McCartney)
1. With a little luck, we can help it out.
  We can make this whole damn thing work out.
  With a little love, we can lay it down.
  Can't you feel the town exploding?
  There is no end to what we can do together.
  There is no end, there is no end.
  The wiliow turns his back on inclement weather;
  And if he can do it, we can do it, just me and you,
  
  And a little luck, we can clear it up.
  We can bring it in for a landing,
  With a little luck, we can turn it on.
  There can be no misunderstanding.
  
  There is no end to what we can do together.
  There is no end, there is no end.
  The willow turns his back on inclement weather;
  We can do it, just me and you.
  
  With a little push, we could set it off.
  We can send it rocketing skywards.
  With a little love, we could shake it up.
  Don't you feel the comet exploding?
  
  With a little luck.
  With a little luck.
  With a little luck, a little luck, a little luck.
  With a little luck.
  With a little luck.
  With a little luck, a little luck, a little luck.
The Promise — When In Rome
1. If you need a friend
  Don't look to a stranger
  You know in the end, I'll always be there
  But when you're in doubt
  And when you're in danger
  Take a look all around, and I'll be there
  I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
  But if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me
  I promise, I promise you I will
  When your day is through
  And so is your temper
  You know what to do
  I'm gonna always be there
  Sometimes if I shout
  It's not what's intended
  These words just come out
  With no gripe to bear
  I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
  But if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me
  I promise, I promise you I will
  I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
  And if I had to walk the world, I'd make you fall for me
  I promise you, I promise you I will
  I gotta tell you
  Need to tell you
  Gotta tell you
  I've gotta tell you
  I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
  But if you wait around a while, I'll make you fall for me
  I promise, I promise you
  I'm sorry, but I'm just thinking of the right words to say
  I know they don't sound the way I planned them to be
  And if I had to walk the world, I'd make you fall for me
  I promise you, I promise you I will
  I will
  I will
Day Is Done — John Prine
1. Do you like me?
  Well I hope you do
  Cause if you like me
  Then I think I'm gonna to have to like you too
  
  We'll share our things
  And have some fun
  Then we'll say goodbye
  And go back home when the day is done
  
  If you tell me
  I'll tell you too
  And we'll say the things
  And do the things that lovers do
  
  We'll keep it to ourselves
  We won't hurt no one
  Then we'll say goodbye
  And go back home when the day is done
  
  We'll carve our names
  On a tree
  Then we'll burn it down
  So no one in the world will see
  
  And we'll make love
  While we watch the flame
  Then we'll walk away
  As if we never had no shame
  
  Now we must hide
  To be alone
  And we can't say
  Our sweet things on the telephone
  
  If we can't stop
  What we've begun
  We should say goodbye
  And go back home when the day is done
  
  Do you still like me?
  Well I hope you do
  Cause if you still like me
  Then I think I'm gonna have to still like you
  
  We shared our things
  And had some fun
  Now we'll say goodbye
  And go back home when the day is done
  
  Yeah, we'll say goodbye
  And go back home while
  We still have one
  Let's say goodbye and go back home
  Now the day is done
Honest I Do — Jimmy Reed
1. Don't you know that I love you
  Honest I do
  I'll never place
  No one above you
  Please tell me you love me
  Stop driving me mad
  You the sweetest little woman
  That I ever had
  Please tell me you love me
  Stop driving me mad
  When I woke I up this morning
  I never felt so bad
Starcrossed — Lenny and the Squigtones
1. I live on the north-side, she lives on the west
  The west is the worst side, the north is the best
  Her mudda's a drunk, her fadda's a punk
  But I know (yes I know) that our love (yes I know) could be real..
  But we're star-crossed
  We're like Romeo & Juliet
  Star-crossed, she just dont belong in my social set
  But I know (Yes I know) That someday (someday)
  The Lord will look our way and we'll be free wooaaaah
  We meet in the shadows and wish on a star
  We kiss in a phone booth or under a car
  Our friends put us down, they say we're a clown!
  But it hurts (Yes it hurts)
  Yes it hurts (Yes it hurts!) in my heart
  And we're star-crossed
  We're like lollipops and caviar
  Star-crossed...
  So we'll drive up to the resevoir
  Even though (though) its a sin (sin)
  We'll throw each other in and we'll be free wooaaaah
  (Play it warm and mellow Squig)
  *Clarinet solo*
Big Jet Plan — Angus and Julia Stone
1. She said, "Hello, Mister, pleased to meet you"
  I wanna hold her, I wanna kiss her
  She smells of daisies, she smells of daisies
  She drives me crazy, she drives me crazy
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Hey hey, hey hey
  Be my lover, my lady river
  But can I take you, take you higher?
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Hey hey, hey hey
  Hey hey, hey hey
  Gonna hold you, gonna kiss you in my arms
  Gonna take you away from harm
  Gonna hold you, gonna kiss you in my arms
  Gonna take you away from harm
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Gonna take her for a ride on a big jet plane
  Hey hey, hey hey
  Hey hey, hey hey
  Hey hey
So into You — Atlanta Rhythm Section
1. When you walked into the room
  There was voodoo in the vibes
  I was captured by your style
  But I could not catch your eyes
  Now I stand here helplessly
  Hoping you'll get into me
  I am so into you
  I can't think of nothing else
  I am so into you
  I can't think of nothing else
  Thinking how it's going to be
  Whenever I get you next to me
  It's gonna be good don't you know
  From your head to your toe
  Gonna love you all over, over and over
  Me into you, you into me, me into you
  I'm so into you
  I'm so into you ooh
  when you walked into the room
  there was voodoo in the vibes
  Now I stand here helplessly
  Hoping you'll get into me
  I am so into you
  I can't get to nothing else
  I am so into you
  I can't get to nothing else
  No no no come on baby
  I'm so into you
  Love the things you do
  Listen baby
  Driving me crazy
  Come on baby
  I'm so into you
  Love the things you do
  I'm so into you
Bella Notte — Lady and the Tramp Soundtrack
1. Oh this is the night, it's a beautiful night
  And we call it bella notte
  Look at the skies, they have stars in their eyes
  On this lovely bella notte.
  Side by side with your loved one,
  You'll find enchantment here.
  The night will weave its magic spell,
  When the one you love is near!
  Oh this is the night, and the heavens are right!
  On this lovely bella notte!
U Stink But I ♥ U — Billy and the Boingers (Bill the Cat, Bloom County)
1. I hate the way you act
  And I hate the way you smell
  I hate the way you look, girl,
  'Cus you just look like hell
  Chorus:
  You make me sick! Way-oh, Way-oh, Way-oh
  You make me sick! You really stink, girl
  You make me sick! Way-oh, Way-oh, Way-oh
  You make me sick!
  (Tuba Solo)
  ... But I luuuuv you
  I hate your polyester pantsuits
  And your greasy hair,
  And that stuff between your braces
  And your hairy derriere
  Chorus
  (Guitar Solo)
  When I got you in my backseat
  And I tired to make my move
  I had to roll down all the windows
  To keep my face from turning blue
  Chorus
  (Tuba Solo)
Baby, I Love You — The Ramones
1. Have I ever told you
  How good it feels to hold you
  It isn't easy to explain
  
  And though I'm really tryin'
  I think I may start cryin'
  My heart can't wait an other day
  
  When you kiss me I just gotta
  Kiss me I just gotta
  Kiss me I just gotta say :
  
  Baby, I love you
  Come on baby
  Baby, I love you
  Baby I love, I love only you
  
  I can't live without you
  I love everything about you
  I can't help it if I feel this way
  
  Oh I'm so glad I found you
  I want my arms around you
  I love to hear you call my name
  
  Oh tell me that you feel
  Tell me that you feel
  Tell me that you feel the same
  
  Baby, I love you
  Come on baby
  baby, I love you
  Baby I love, I love only you
You and Me Song — The Wannadies
1. Always when we fight
  I try to make you laugh
  Until everything's forgotten
  I know you hate that
  Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
  Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
  Always when we fight
  I kiss you once or twice
  And everything's forgotten
  I know you hate that
  I love you Sunday sun
  The week's not yet begun
  And everything is quiet
  And it's always
  You and me, always, and forever
  You and me, always, and forever
  Ba ba ba ba ba
  It was always
  You and me always
  You tell me I'm a real man
  And try to look impressed
  Not very convincing
  But you know I love it
  Then we watch TV
  Until we fall asleep
  Not every exciting
  But it's you and me
  And we'll always be together
  You and me, always, and forever
  You and me, always, and forever
  Ba ba ba ba ba
  It was always
  You and me, always, and forever
  You and me, always, and forever
  Ba ba ba ba ba
  It was always
  You and me, always, and forever
  You and me, always, and forever
  Ba ba ba ba ba
I'm In the Mood — John Lee Hooker & Bonnie Raitt
1. I'm in the mood
  I'm in the mood for love, yes, I am
  I'm in the mood
  I'm in the mood for love
  I'm in the mood, in the mood
  I'm in the mood for love, Lord, Lord
  Night time is the right time, be with the one you love
  But night, night come, baby
  You're so far away, away, away
  I'm in the mood for love, Lord, Lord
  I'm in the mood, in the mood, mood
  I'm in the mood for love
  I'm in the mood
  I'm in the mood, oh Lord
  I'm in the mood for love
  Bonnie Raitt, yeah, yes
  My daddy told me
  (I know he did)
  Leave that man alone
  Yes, he did
  But my daddy didn't tell me, Lord
  What that man was puttin' down
  (Hmm, puttin' down, down, down, down, down)
  In the mood, baby
  (No, he didn't)
  I'm in the mood for some of your love
  (Baby)
  I'm in the mood
  I'm in the mood for love
  (Oh, love, ah)
  All right, John Lee, play it, play it, play it, baby
  (Yeah)
  Lord, love you, Bonnie Raitt
  I don't want be with no, no, no, one else
  I can't get my thrill, babe, hon', unless I be with you, you, you
  'Cause night, night time is right time
  Oh, Lord, oh, Lord, to be with the one you love
  I'm in the mood, in the mood, baby
  Oh, Lord, I'm in a mood for love
  Lord, have mercy on me
  Have mercy on me, on me, on me
  Ha, have mercy on me, on me, on me, on me
  Lord, Lord, I'm in the mood for you, babe, the mood for you, babe
  And now, now, Bonnie, now Bonnie, now Bonnie
  What can I do, what can I do, baby?
  (Hmm, hmm)
  I, I love you, I love you, I love you, you
  (Hmm, hmm, I hear you knock)
  I love you, I love you, Bonnie
  What can I do, what can I do?
  (Hmm, hmm, hmm, I hear you call)
  I'm in the mood
  Some of your love, some of your love, ha
  (I'm in the mood)
  Some of your love, some of your love
  (I'm comin' on)
  I'm in the mood, hmm
  I'm in the mood, baby, yeah
  (Ha, ha, ha)
  I'm in a mood for some love
  (No, no)