Well, everyone who’s been in a long-term relationship knows that there are more than four stages of love, but for the purposes of this show I’ve simplified them to: I. Contact, II. Consummation, III. Conflict, IV. Resolution/Commitment. Of course not all love affairs make it to the last stage, and, perhaps reflecting this, there weren’t nearly as many songs available as for the other stages. These songs reflect the tender, tentative, steamy, reflective, bold, vulnerable, sassy, and chastened emotions that those engaged in love undergo.
| Hour 1 | ||||
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Play time |
| R.E.M. | Maps & Legends | Fables of the Reconstruction | 1985 | 3.11 |
| I. Contact | ||||
| The Beatles | I Saw Her Standing There | Please Please Me | 1963 | 2.48 |
| The Magnetic Fields | The Sun Goes Down and the | 69 Love Songs | 1999 | 2.46 |
| World Goes Dancing | ||||
| The Magnetic Fields | When My Boy Walks Down the Street 69 Love Songs | 1999 | 2.38 | |
| The Avett Brothers | Kick Drum Heart | I and Love and You | 2009 | 2.54 |
| The High Violets | Love Is Blinding | To Where You Are | 2006 | 3.15 |
| Ryan Adams | Amy | Heartbreaker | 2000 | 3.46 |
| The Swell Season | Falling Slowly | Soundtrack from “Once” | 2007 | 4.04 |
| Donovan | Wear Your Love Like Heaven | A Gift From a Flower To a Garden | 1967 | 2.23 |
| Tom Paxton | My Lady’s a Wild-Flying Dove | Ramblin’ Boy | 1964 | 3.11 |
| II. Consummation | ||||
| Bessie Smith | I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl | 2.49 | ||
| PJ Harvey | Long Snake Moan | To Bring You My Love | 1995 | 5.15 |
| Led Zeppelin | Whole Lotta Love | Led Zeppelin II | 1969 | 5.32 |
| PJ Harvey | The Dancer | To Bring You My Love | 1995 | 4.00 |
| Hour 2 | ||||
| Artist | Song | Album | Year | Play time |
| II. Consummation, cont. | ||||
| Magnetic Fields | Underwear | 69 Love Songs | 1999 | 2.49 |
| The Doors | Back Door Man | The Doors | 1967 | 3.31 |
| Howlin’ Wolf | Back Door Man | 1961 | 2.53 | |
| The Rolling Stones | Let’s Spend the Night Together | 1967 | 3.26 | |
| Bruce Springsteen | Candy’s Room | Darkness on the Edge of Town | 1978 | 2.46 |
| III. Conflict | ||||
| Crosby Stills & Nash | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | Crosby Stills & Nash | 1969 | 7.24 |
| The Swell Season | Trying to Pull Myself Away | Soundtrack from “Once” | 2007 | 3.36 |
| The Magnetic Fields | I’m Sorry I Love You | 69 Love Songs | 1999 | 3.06 |
| The Rolling Stones | Satisfaction | 1965 | 3.42 | |
| Amy Winehouse | You Know I’m No Good | Back to Black | 2006 | 4.00 |
| IV. Commitment | ||||
| David Bowie | Golden Years | Station to Station | 1975 | 3.27 |
| Neil Young | You and Me | Harvest Moon | 1992 | 3.45 |
| Talking Heads | Creatures of Love | Little Creatures | 1985 | 4.14 |
