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Tyler Clark presents: Local Mythologies writesTop Five Chicago Soul Love Songs for Your Valentine’s Mix

Valentine's Day is this Saturday, one of the few days left in this Spotify'd world when the humble mixtape (or CD) still gets a chance to shine. Whether you're cooking up a romantic playlist for a partner or celebrating schadenfreude with some anti-love tunes, your mix isn't complete without one thing: some smooth Chicago soul. On this week's Top Five, we've got five songs from the city's soul heyday that would make any potential crush pull off their headphones and take notice. As a courtesy, we've also included some mix placement suggestions intended to maximize romantic impact. You're welcome in advance.



1) The Impressions, "Talking About My Baby" (1964)

Key Line: "And when she walks that walk/ I can't help but feel that she's for real/ And when she talks that talk/ I can't quite explain just how I feel"
Use On Your Mix When: You need to express the inexpressible quality of your love, which is pretty much the point of mixtapes anyway.



2) Major Lance, "Too Hot To Hold" (1965)

Key Line: "I feel you're gonna hurt me/ This I've been told/ So your love is/ Too hot to hold"
Use On Your Mix When: You're breaking up with someone you still have feelings for, or who's refused repeated requests to close the radiator closest to the bed.



3) The Promises, "This Love Is Real (I Can Feel Those Vibrations)" (1972)

Key Line: "I wanna jump and shout it/ wanna tell the whole world about it/ because deep in our hearts we can feel/ that this love is real"
Use On Your Mix When: You're still caught up in the excitement of a new love, or pumped that your OKCupid match also listed "famous earthquakes of history" as one of their interests.


4) Betty Everett, "I've Got A Claim on You" (1962)

Key Line: "Now you can scream, you can cry, you can tug out your hair/ Before I let you go I'd rather see you dead"
Use On Your Mix When: You need to tell someone you're in it for the long haul, or explain the serious consequences of the bachelor auction you're hosting.



5) Syl Johnson, "Back For A Taste of Your Love" (1973)

Key Line: "Here I come, I'm comin' for a taste of your love/ Here I come now, baby, just like I did before"
Use On Your Mix When: You're excited about getting back together with someone, or warning them that you're about to eat the entire contents of their Whitman's Sampler.

 

 

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