Whether you have an intimate dinner planned or are anticipating a night alone with takeout, everyone deserves a soundtrack for their Valentine’s Day. Even without a romantic relationship, Valentine’s Day can be a time to enjoy the songs that make us crave,

So if you are as lazy as us and/or have forgotten that Valentine's Day is just around the corner, this could be the tonic your love life needs. After all, "the ultimate gift of love is music," a great philosopher (probably) once said.

Valentine’s Day is undoubtedly a polarizing holiday – your coupled friends love it, the singles among us can’t stand it and people in situationships dread it. However you plan to spend this Friday, here are a few songs to get you through it, courtesy of Arts & Life.

Randy Mathena, owner of WPCI-AM Stereo 1490, has about 15,000 songs on the station’s playlist, but he narrowed his choices down to three: So in Love by Curtis Mayfield, Sho’ Like Groovin’ with Ya by Johnny Bristol, and Second Time Around by Shalimar. Those “move my soul,” says Mathena. That’s a pretty good criterion for a love song.

The concert – presented Friday through Sunday – features songs from a selection of Broadway eras ranging from Rodgers and Hammerstein classics to modern-day favorites. Conducted by Nathan Aspinall, the program will feature vocalists Carole J. Bufford, Stephanie Jae Park, Chris Blem and Zina Goldrich, who also accompanies on piano.

Spotify on Thursday revealed a significant surge in heartbreak song streams in Nigeria during the Valentine’s Day season, with a 626 percent increase between 2022 and 2024. This was disclosed in a statement issued in Lagos,