Just in time for summer, it’s a bunch of songs about falling in love. Send your song suggestions to symposiumofsongs@gmail.com!
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Carpenters, “Close to You” (Close to You, 1970)
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6:06
Beach Boys, “Good Vibrations” (Smiley Smile, 1967)
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9:41
Gabriella Cohen, “I Just Got So High” (Blue No More, 2022)
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12:34
Reading: William Shakespeare, “Shall I compare thee to a summer day?” (Sonnet 18)
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14:52
Huntingtons, “Alison’s the Bomb” (Fun and Games, 1997)
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17:18
The Lemonheads, “Alison’s Starting to Happen” (It’s a Shame About Ray, 1992)
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19:43
Reading: George Gordon, Lord Byron, “She walks in beauty”
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21:59
Sam Phillips, “I Don’t Want to Fall in Love” (The Indescribable Wow, 1988)
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24:46
Duffy, “Mercy” (Rockferry, 2008)
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28:22
The Futureheads, “Skip to the End” (News and Tributes, 2006)
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32:14
Reading: Christina Rossetti, “I wish I could remember that first day”
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33:18
Steve Kazee and Christina Milioti, “Falling Slow” (Once OBCR, 2012)
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37:35
Dolly Parton and Emmy Rossum, “When Love Is New” (Songcatcher OST, 2001)
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42:40
Fairport Convention, “I Don’t Know Where I Stand” (Fairport Convention, 1968)
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47:44
Rhett Miller, “Singular Girl” (The Believer, 2006)
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51:21
The Jayhawks, “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me” (Smile, 2000)
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56:10
Landon Pigg, “Falling in Love at a Coffee Shop” (Coffee Shop, 2008)
