The sweet "Darling Be Home Soon" bookends this mix from five years ago. The original is by The Lovin' Spoonful but Joe Cocker's version, like so many of his covers, leaves a great impression.
Other stuff: the sunny "Digital Love" by Daft Punk, the wistful "When It Began" by The Replacements, the innocent "Cheek To Cheek" by Fred Astaire, Wu-Tang Clan's hilariously romantic "Black Shampoo", Candi Staton's romantic disco smash "Young Hearts Young Free", LL Cool J's swaggering "I'm That Type Of Guy", Van Halen's snidely empathetic "Jamie's Cryin'", Sly & The Family Stone's gorgeous "Hot Fun In The Summertime", the swinging "When The World Is Running Down" by The Police, the Talking Heads' rhythm section side group Tom Tom Club with the long version of their hit "Genius Of Love", the wry "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" by Talking Heads, Yvonne Elliman's breathlessly sweet "If I Can't Have You", Marvin Gaye's heartbreakingly beautiful "Everybody Needs Love", an alteraate mix of Bob Marley's touching "I'm Hurting Inside", Bernard Herrmann's haunting score "Main Title" from the movie Taxi Driver, Blossom Dearie's definitive reading of "Surrey With The Fringe", and an absolutely inspiring live version of "Try A Little Tenderness" by Otis Redding.
