Published at 10:07 AM on February 9, 2007

By Jay Sweet

Be My Valentine ( a Day late as always)

Sweet Talk

From the brain flow of Paste's Editor At Large:

Some nefarious music hounds from Decatur twisted my outsized ego into creating a dialogue littered with opinionated recommendations and myopic rants. Therefore, to put a smidgen of decency back into nepotism, I have stolen the title "Sweet Talk" in homage of my father who had a weekly sports and leisure column of the same in the early 70's that was syndicated in several small town newspapers in the land the gods made great, New England (sans Connecticut of course). Luckily this space will focus more on sporting leisure, my favorite kind.

Browse Sweet Talk

Hallmark Blows Chunks.  How come they couldn’t send me a reminder that the Holiday they made up was on a Wednesday this year?

For you clueless and forgetful souls out there looking for the ultimate make-up “because I forgot your freaking box of roses and your bouquet of Chocolate and I guess I’m really sorry?” , I offer the following gift ideas:

* The entire Truth & Soul Records Catalog:  This is the best RECORD label going bar none.  Check out the various soul covers of Wu-Tang by El Michels Affair (Truth & Soul and tell ‘em Sweet Talk Sent Ya)

* A Chance to see the incomprable Hypnotic Brass Ensemble

* A tour of ?uestlove’s Records Library

The Sweettalk Valentine Super Chunk So I Forgot Valetine’s Day Sampler

* “Cold Roses” Ryan Adams

* “She’s Gone” Bob Marley

* “You Can’t Hurry Love” - the Concretes

* “Change Partners” CSN

* “Suspicios Minds” Fat Elvis

* “Next Year” Foo Fighters

* “Valentine’s Day” Hem

* “One Big Holiday” MMJ (live)

* “Who Knows” Marion Black

* “Long Ride Home” Patty Griffin

* “Taking Your Love Down” Paul Pena

* “How Do I Let A Good Man Down?” Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings

* “Still Be Around” Uncle Tupelo

* “ Devil in Me” 22-20’s

* “History” Adam Mugavero

* “Tired of Being Alone” Al Green

Heck, if that lineup doesn’t get ya back in the saddle then you were stupid enough to listen to the idiot that forget Valentine’s Day.

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