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Valentine’s Day – Choose Your Own [Emotional] Adventure!

It’s Valentine’s Day! While it’s nice to think that everyone’s all hearts and chocolates, the reality is that we’ve all got our different feelings about today.

That’s why BoxSpeaker presents – Valentine’s Day: Choose Your Own Emotional Adventure!

You’ll find a song to perfectly match your mood on this iteration of February 14.

Cutesy and in love:


“Easy Girl” by Coconut Records


“Stole My Heart” by Little and Ashley


“Little Bit” by Lykke Li
 

Smitten:


“Closer” by Tegan and Sara
 

Fuck All That Shit:


“Fuck the Pain Away” by Peaches
 

Unrequited:


 

Longing (“we say, because desire is full of endless distances.”):


“Heat Lightning” by Icky Blossoms
 

Charlie Brown-Style Depressed-ish:


“Ghosts” by ON AN ON

 

Emotionally Fucked Up:


“Just Didn’t Need to Know” by The Shivers
 

Playaaa Drama:


“Fuckin’ Problemz” by A$AP ROCKY (feat. Drake, 2 Chainz & Kendrick Lamar)

Lykke Li and Florence + The Machine in Love

Morning Music Epiphany: “Little Bit” by Lykke Li and Florence + the Machine’s cover of Drake and Rihanna’s “Take Care” makes a really good conversation between songs/singers. Heard back to back, it’s like they’re in love with each other.

A big part is that Lykke Li sounds as if she’s so uncertain about being in love with someone — it’s as if she’s scared to make herself vulnerable for love. However, she does admit, “And for you I keep my legs apart and forget about my tainted heart, and I will never ever be the first to say it, but still I, you know, I I I.” The end of that line really gets me because it’s as if she’s hesitant to declare her love, her vulnerability.

After “Little Bit” stops playing, Lykke Li’s vulnerability and fear of allowing oneself to be in love is answered and reassured by Florence and the Machine. In particular, it’s as if she is actually telling Lykke Li “I know you’ve been hurt, by, someone else. I can tell by the way, you carry yourself. If you let me, here’s what I’ll do. I’ll take care of you. I’ve loved and I’ve lost.”

And then the kicker? When Florence sings “Dealing with a heart that I didn’t break.”