Love Ballads: A Playlist

The human brain is an amazing thing. 

A decade can pass without the brain hearing Chris de Burgh’s Lady in Red—and then one day, one unremarkable Tuesday morning—it will coerce the mouth into whispering ‘cheek to cheek’ in a crowded office elevator. 

We do not know why this happens. But what we do know is there is a certain subset of music commonly referred to as ‘love ballads’ that possess this everlasting quality. 

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, we took the liberty of assembling the world’s most unforgettable love ballads for you to play over dessert and pretend you don’t know every single word of. Your secret is safe with us. 

Enjoy.