GLG Fresh Mp3 Friday: Love Means...

Whether you call it a Hallmark holiday or Valentine's Day, you will be submerged by hundreds of advertisements encouraging you to express your love to someone special. No matter how large your ego may be, secretly, everyone hopes for the love god Eros, son of Aphrodite (a.k.a. Cupid), to strike us with his arrow.

If then, here are a few definitions of love to help guide you.

We've asked a few of our GLG clients to define what love is and what it means to them. So, if sorting out your feelings feels a lot like Egypt's government right now, this is for you.

And while you're waiting on Cupid, enjoy the featured Mp3s.


John Shipe

"If it grows, it's love, no matter how small the spark. If it fades, it never was, no matter how brightly it burned."

Genre: Acoustic/Indie/Rock
For fans of: Josh Ritter, Jonathan Rice and Elvis Costello

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John Shipe- Little Boats by greenlightgo


Lawrence & Leigh

"To love another person is to learn the song that is in their heart, and to sing it to them when they have forgotten." - Thomas Chandler

Genre: Folk/Experimental/Indie Rock
For fans of: Joanna Newsom, Dirty Projectors, Fleet Foxes

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Lawrence&Leigh Chelsea Nights by greenlightgo

The Morning Birds

"Love is not something we celebrate one day a year. It is a constant renewal of our appreciation for each other and our lives together. Everyday we make a conscious decision to be as present, open, honest, caring and compassionate as we can be. It definitely is a direct reflection of how we feel about ourselves. The more we can help one another see the love we hold within for our selves, the deeper we can open up our hearts. Not only for each other, but everyone we come in contact with. For us, love is a constantly evolving celebration of the connections we have in our lives and a beautiful way to experience our intimate and unique bond we hold together." - Sam & Jenn

Genre: Experimental/Folk/Hip-hop

For fans of: Imogen Heap, Andre 3000, Animal Collective

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The Morning Birds-Hearts Desire by greenlightgo


Baby Teardrops

"I'm not that into 'Squishy Love,' so the Feb. 14th holiday has never had too great a significance for me. Though, there is one Valentine's day that's taken another little piece of my heart. It was Feb. 2004. Me and my best buddy Mick were out to dinner at our favorite old school Italian restaurant in Kansas City, the oldest restaurant in those parts and revered by many..." - Matthew Dunehoo

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Genre: Grunge/Pop/Rock

For fans of: The Pixies, The New Pornographers

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Baby Teardrops, Banged In The Heart by greenlightgo

Talk About Falling In Love- Matthew Dunehoo by greenlightgo

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GLG Fresh Mp3: 2/04/11 by greenlightgo

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Lovers or Friends...

To all the heterosexual women out there on the prowl- If you haven't figured it out already, it's pretty rough out there trying to scope out a boyfriend. And before you're even meeting the "potential" boyfriend you're asking yourself questions like:

"Should you wait for him to approach you or should you just approach him?" "Is he single?" Then you see him having dinner with another man and think "his friend is cute too" and now you're wondering which one to approach. THEN you remember it's Valentines day and you ask yourself, "wait a minute, are they lovers or friends?"

....Unless you ask, you just never can tell.

Something like this happened to Matthew Dunehoo from Baby Teardrops and his friend Mick Myer.

"It was February, 2004. Me and my best buddy Mick were out to dinner at our favorite old school Italian restaurant in Kansas City, the oldest restaurant in those parts and revered by many. Pastel, glow in the black light murals of the Italian countryside on the walls, hanging gardens, garlic bread to un-vamp for.

It was a busy night, the restaurant was packed. We were seated in the middle of the dining area and both smokers at the time, proceeded to light up, which in retrospect was indeed rude but we were both high on youthful obstinance and thrift store fashion, and it was the era of W. so...

The awkward glances and not so subtle whisperings failed to cease even after we'd extinguished our smokes in a peace gesture. Mike and I, together, illuminated by candlelight, out to dinner on an ordinary Saturday night. In the middle of a traditional family restaurant in a traditionally conservative neighborhood...discussing the cinema and celebrating...Valentine's Day?

Shortly after our entrees arrived, it hit us both. It was Valentine's day. And here was your token suburban gay rabble rousing couple smoking, laughing out loud, wearing scarves in public, on that oh-so-commercial of nights reserved for hetero-flamboyance and chocolate gobbling (and nothing else mind you.)

I can't remember where Mike's wife was at the time, but the branding stuck. This, re-affirmed by our visit again this past November when the same waitress from 2004, a "lifer" asked us whether the total should come on one or two checks. She says, wistfully as wondering off: 'I never can tell with you two...'"

Sincerely,

Matthew

Listen to his love song:
Talk About Falling In Love- Matthew Dunehoo by greenlightgo

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