Did you ever make or receive a mixtape, CD or digital playlist of romantic/love songs for Valentine’s Day? Who would be on your playlist? We’ve taken a look at some of the most popular romantic/love songs since Cleveland D.J Alan Freed coined the term “rock and roll” and we’ve put together a mixtape of love songs used in movies for our Valentine’s Day quiz. How well do you know your music and “how deep is your love” for these songs? We’ve listed the song title for you and included a word bank of artists and movies. For some of the songs, we have included the original artist plus the artist who covered the song for the movie soundtrack. Be sure to check these artists and songs out on YouTube and look for these films.
WORDBANK of Artists & Movies:
Roxette Top Gun Paul Westerberg
The Temptations Notting Hill Purple Rain
Aimee Mann Nashville Elvis Costello
Vision Quest Keith Carradine Say Anything
Berlin Jerry Maguire The Big Chill
OMD Whitney Houston Ghost
Adam Sandler Singles She’s All That
10 Things I Hate About You Madonna
Goo Goo Dolls Prince Peter Gabriel
Pretty Woman The Cranberries Once
The Righteous Brothers Saturday Night Fever
The Wedding Singer The Bee Gees
Baby Driver Bruce Springsteen
The Bodyguard Dirty Dancing
Sixpence None the Richer Pretty in Pink
Dave Matthews Band Magnolia
The Commodores/Sky Ferreira Sleepless in Seattle
Cheap Trick/Letters to Cleo Click
Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Lady Bird
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova City of Angels
Jeri Southern/Celine Dion & Clive Griffin
Song Title Artist Movie
1. “Kiss Me” ______________________ ________________
2. “I Want You to Want Me” ______________________ ________________
3. “Unchained Melody” ______________________ ________________
4. “Take my Breath Away” ______________________ ________________
5. “It Must Have Been Love” ______________________ ________________
6. “I Have Nothing” ______________________ ________________
7. “In Your Eyes” ______________________ ________________
8. “Grow Old with You” ______________________ ________________
9. “Secret Garden” ______________________ ________________
10. “Iris” ______________________ ________________
11. “I’ve had the Time of My Life” ______________________ ________________
12. “Linger” ______________________ ________________
13. “She” ______________________ ________________
14. “When I Fall in Love” ______________________ ________________
15. “If you Leave” ______________________ ________________
16. “Falling Slowly” ______________________ ________________
17. “Ain’t too Proud to Beg” ______________________ ________________
18. “How Deep is Your Love?” ______________________ ________________
19. “I’m Easy” ______________________ ________________
20. “Crash into Me” ______________________ ________________
21. “Waiting for Somebody” ______________________ ________________
22. “When Doves Cry” ______________________ ________________
23. “Save Me” ______________________ ________________
24. “Easy” ______________________ ________________
25. “Crazy for You” ______________________ ________________