Artist	Song
R.E.M.	You Are the Everything
from Green (2008)
The Cure	Lovesong
from The Cure: Greatest Hits (2007)
The Shins	New Slang
from Oh, Inverted World (2001)
Björk	All Is Full of Love
from Björk's Greatest Hits (2007)
The Jesus and Mary Chain	Just Like Honey
from Rhino Hi-Five: Jesus & Mary Chain - EP (2006)
Pixies	Gigantic
from Surfer Rosa (2003)
The Smiths	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
from The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2008)
Oasis	Wonderwall
from (What's the Story) Morning Glory (2008)
Joy Division	Love Will Tear Us Apart
from The Best of Joy Division (2008)
The White Stripes	We're Going to Be Friends
from White Blood Cells (2002)
Nirvana	About a Girl
from Bleach (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Beck	Girl
from Guero (2005)
The Postal Service	Such Great Heights
from Give Up (2003)
Echo & The Bunnymen	Lips Like Sugar
from Echo & the Bunnymen (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Maps
from Fever to Tell (2004)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova	Falling Slowly
from The Swell Season (with Marja Tuhkanen & Bertrand Galen) (2006)
Snow Patrol	You're All I Have
from Eyes Open (2006)
Jane's Addiction	Classic Girl
from Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction (2006)
Belle and Sebastian	Funny Little Frog
from The Life Pursuit (Bonus Tracks) (2006)
Devendra Banhart	Lover
from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (2007)
Badly Drawn Boy	Once Around the Block
from The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000)
The Magnetic Fields	100,000 Fireflies
from The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees (1995)
Sleater-Kinney	Modern Girl
from The Woods (2005)
Various Artists & The Moldy Peaches	Anyone Else But You
from Murderball (2007)
Animal Collective	My Girls
from Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Vampire Weekend	Bryn
from Vampire Weekend (2008)
Kings of Leon	True Love Way
from Because of the Times (2007)
MGMT	Love Always Remains
from Time to Pretend - EP (2009)
Bon Iver	For Emma
from For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
Peter Bjorn and John	Paris 2004
from Writer's Block (2007)
Death Cab for Cutie	Passenger Seat
from Transatlanticism (2003)
Jets to Brazil	Cat Heaven
from Perfecting Loneliness (2002)
Nick Drake	Time Has Told Me
from Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake (2003)
Phoenix	Too Young
from United (2003)
Cat Power	Sea of Love
from The Covers Record (2000)
TV On the Radio	Love Dog
from Dear Science (2008)
Grizzly Bear	All We Ask
from Veckatimest (2009)
Beirut	Nantes
from The Flying Club Cup (2007)
Jeff Buckley	Hallelujah
from Grace (1994)
Superchunk	It's So Hard to Fall In Love
from Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91) (1992)
Elliott Smith	Say Yes
from Either/Or (1997)
Sebadoh	Brand New Love
from Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock (1999)
Pixies	La La Love You
from Doolittle (1998)
Mirah	Cold Cold Water
from Advisory Committee (2007)
James	Out to Get You
from Laid (1997)
Dinosaur Jr.	Just Like Heaven
from You're Living All Over Me (2005)
Catherine Wheel	I Want to Touch You
from Ferment (1992)
PJ Harvey	Ecstasy
from Rid of Me (2003)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	Love Burns
from B.R.M.C. (2001)
Sonic Youth	Cotton Crown
from Sister (1994)
Bright Eyes	First Day of My Life
from I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (2005)
Built to Spill	Car
from There's Nothing Wrong With Love (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Beat Happening	Fortune Cookie Prize
from Dreamy (2007)
The 6ths	You You You You You
from Hyacinths and Thistles (2000)
Belle and Sebastian	If She Wants Me
from Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
The Afghan Whigs	66
from 1965 (1998)
Iron & Wine	Love and Some Verses
from Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
New Order	The Perfect Kiss
from Singles (2005)
Jets to Brazil	Sweet Avenue
from Orange Rhyming Dictionary (1998)
Stars	On Peak Hill
from Nightsongs (2001)
Air	Cherry Blossom Girl (Hope Sandoval Version)
from Cherry Blossom Girl - EP (2003)
Pulp	TV Movie
from This Is Hardcore (1998)
Pinback	The Yellow Ones
from Summer In Abaddon (2004)
Kicking Giant	She's Real (Version)
from Alien I.D. (2007)
The Clientele	(I Want You) More Than Ever
from Suburban Light (2001)
Red House Painters	Smokey
from Old Ramon (2001)
Band of Horses	Part One
from Everything All the Time (2006)
The Mountain Goats	Love Love Love
from The Sunset Tree (2005)
Bobby Birdman	I Must Admit That I Love You
from Let Me In (2001)
The Stone Roses	This Is the One
from The Stone Roses (Remastered) (2009)
Calvin Johnson	Ode to St. Valentine
from What Was Me (2007)
Sugar	Your Favorite Thing
from File Under: Easy Listening (2006)
Melpo Mene	I Adore You
from Bring the Lions Out (2008)
Slow Runner	Love and Doubt
from Mermaids (2008)
The Mountain Goats	Love Love Love
from The Sunset Tree (2005)
Bobby Birdman	I Must Admit That I Love You
from Let Me In (2010)
The Stone Roses	This Is the One
from The Stone Roses (Remastered) (2009)
Calvin Johnson	Ode to St. Valentine
from What Was Me (2007)
Sugar	Your Favorite Thing
from File Under: Easy Listening (2006)
Melpo Mene	I Adore You
from Bring the Lions Out (2008)
Slow Runner	Love and Doubt
from Mermaids (2008)
R.E.M.	You Are the Everything
from Green (2008)
The Cure	Lovesong
from The Cure: Greatest Hits (2007)
The Shins	New Slang
from Oh, Inverted World (2001)
Björk	All Is Full of Love
from Björk's Greatest Hits (2007)
The Jesus and Mary Chain	Just Like Honey
from Rhino Hi-Five: Jesus & Mary Chain - EP (2006)
Pixies	Gigantic
from Surfer Rosa (2003)
The Smiths	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
from The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2008)
Oasis	Wonderwall
from (What's the Story) Morning Glory (2008)
Joy Division	Love Will Tear Us Apart
from The Best of Joy Division (2008)
The White Stripes	We're Going to Be Friends
from White Blood Cells (2002)
Nirvana	About a Girl
from Bleach (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Beck	Girl
from Guero (2005)
The Postal Service	Such Great Heights
from Give Up (2003)
Echo & The Bunnymen	Lips Like Sugar
from Echo & the Bunnymen (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Maps
from Fever to Tell (2004)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova	Falling Slowly
from The Swell Season (with Marja Tuhkanen & Bertrand Galen) (2006)
Snow Patrol	You're All I Have
from Eyes Open (2006)
Jane's Addiction	Classic Girl
from Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction (2006)
Belle and Sebastian	Funny Little Frog
from The Life Pursuit (Bonus Tracks) (2006)
Devendra Banhart	Lover
from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (2007)
Badly Drawn Boy	Once Around the Block
from The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000)
The Magnetic Fields	100,000 Fireflies
from The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees (1995)
Sleater-Kinney	Modern Girl
from The Woods (2005)
Various Artists & The Moldy Peaches	Anyone Else But You
from Murderball (2007)
Animal Collective	My Girls
from Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Vampire Weekend	Bryn
from Vampire Weekend (2008)
Kings of Leon	True Love Way
from Because of the Times (2007)
MGMT	Love Always Remains
from Time to Pretend - EP (2009)
Bon Iver	For Emma
from For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
Peter Bjorn and John	Paris 2004
from Writer's Block (2007)
Death Cab for Cutie	Passenger Seat
from Transatlanticism (2003)
Jets to Brazil	Cat Heaven
from Perfecting Loneliness (2002)
Nick Drake	Time Has Told Me
from Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake (2003)
Phoenix	Too Young
from United (2003)
Cat Power	Sea of Love
from The Covers Record (2000)
TV On the Radio	Love Dog
from Dear Science (2008)
Grizzly Bear	All We Ask
from Veckatimest (2009)
Beirut	Nantes
from The Flying Club Cup (2007)
Jeff Buckley	Hallelujah
from Grace (1994)
Superchunk	It's So Hard to Fall In Love
from Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91) (1992)
Elliott Smith	Say Yes
from Either/Or (1997)
Sebadoh	Brand New Love
from Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock (1999)
Pixies	La La Love You
from Doolittle (1998)
Mirah	Cold Cold Water
from Advisory Committee (2007)
James	Out to Get You
from Laid (1997)
Dinosaur Jr.	Just Like Heaven
from You're Living All Over Me (2005)
Catherine Wheel	I Want to Touch You
from Ferment (1992)
PJ Harvey	Ecstasy
from Rid of Me (2003)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	Love Burns
from B.R.M.C. (2001)
Sonic Youth	Cotton Crown
from Sister (1994)
Bright Eyes	First Day of My Life
from I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (2005)
Built to Spill	Car
from There's Nothing Wrong With Love (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Beat Happening	Fortune Cookie Prize
from Dreamy (2007)
The 6ths	You You You You You
from Hyacinths and Thistles (2000)
Belle and Sebastian	If She Wants Me
from Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
The Afghan Whigs	66
from 1965 (1998)
Iron & Wine	Love and Some Verses
from Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
New Order	The Perfect Kiss
from Singles (2005)
Jets to Brazil	Sweet Avenue
from Orange Rhyming Dictionary (1998)
Stars	On Peak Hill
from Nightsongs (2001)
Air	Cherry Blossom Girl (Hope Sandoval Version)
from Cherry Blossom Girl - EP (2003)
Pulp	TV Movie
from This Is Hardcore (1998)
Pinback	The Yellow Ones
from Summer In Abaddon (2004)
Kicking Giant	She's Real (Version)
from Alien I.D. (2007)
The Clientele	(I Want You) More Than Ever
from Suburban Light (2001)
Red House Painters	Smokey
from Old Ramon (2001)
Band of Horses	Part One
from Everything All the Time (2006)
The Mountain Goats	Love Love Love
from The Sunset Tree (2005)
Bobby Birdman	I Must Admit That I Love You
from Let Me In (2010)
The Stone Roses	This Is the One
from The Stone Roses (Remastered) (2009)
Calvin Johnson	Ode to St. Valentine
from What Was Me (2007)
Sugar	Your Favorite Thing
from File Under: Easy Listening (2006)
Melpo Mene	I Adore You
from Bring the Lions Out (2008)
Slow Runner	Love and Doubt
from Mermaids (2008)
R.E.M.	You Are the Everything
from Green (2008)
The Cure	Lovesong
from The Cure: Greatest Hits (2007)
The Shins	New Slang
from Oh, Inverted World (2001)
Björk	All Is Full of Love
from Björk's Greatest Hits (2007)
The Jesus and Mary Chain	Just Like Honey
from Rhino Hi-Five: Jesus & Mary Chain - EP (2006)
Pixies	Gigantic
from Surfer Rosa (2003)
The Smiths	There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
from The Sound of the Smiths (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2008)
Oasis	Wonderwall
from (What's the Story) Morning Glory (2008)
Joy Division	Love Will Tear Us Apart
from The Best of Joy Division (2008)
The White Stripes	We're Going to Be Friends
from White Blood Cells (2002)
Nirvana	About a Girl
from Bleach (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) (2009)
Beck	Girl
from Guero (2012)
The Postal Service	Such Great Heights
from Give Up (2003)
Echo & The Bunnymen	Lips Like Sugar
from Echo & the Bunnymen (2004)
Yeah Yeah Yeahs	Maps
from Fever to Tell (2004)
Glen Hansard & Marketa Irglova	Falling Slowly
from The Swell Season (with Marja Tuhkanen & Bertrand Galen) (2006)
Snow Patrol	You're All I Have
from Eyes Open (2006)
Jane's Addiction	Classic Girl
from Up from the Catacombs: The Best of Jane's Addiction (2006)
Belle and Sebastian	Funny Little Frog
from The Life Pursuit (Bonus Tracks) (2006)
Devendra Banhart	Lover
from Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon (2007)
Badly Drawn Boy	Once Around the Block
from The Hour of Bewilderbeast (2000)
The Magnetic Fields	100,000 Fireflies
from The Wayward Bus / Distant Plastic Trees (1995)
Sleater-Kinney	Modern Girl
from The Woods (2005)
Various Artists & The Moldy Peaches	Anyone Else But You
from Murderball (2007)
Animal Collective	My Girls
from Merriweather Post Pavilion (2009)
Vampire Weekend	Bryn
from Vampire Weekend (2008)
Kings of Leon	True Love Way
from Because of the Times (2007)
MGMT	Love Always Remains
from Time to Pretend - EP (2009)
Bon Iver	For Emma
from For Emma, Forever Ago (2008)
Peter Bjorn and John	Paris 2004
from Writer's Block (2007)
Death Cab for Cutie	Passenger Seat
from Transatlanticism (2003)
Jets to Brazil	Cat Heaven
from Perfecting Loneliness (2002)
Nick Drake	Time Has Told Me
from Way to Blue: An Introduction to Nick Drake (2003)
Phoenix	Too Young
from United (2003)
Cat Power	Sea of Love
from The Covers Record (2000)
TV On the Radio	Love Dog
from Dear Science (2008)
Grizzly Bear	All We Ask
from Veckatimest (2009)
Beirut	Nantes
from The Flying Club Cup (2007)
Jeff Buckley	Hallelujah
from Grace (1994)
Superchunk	It's So Hard to Fall In Love
from Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91) (1992)
Elliott Smith	Say Yes
from Either/Or (1997)
Sebadoh	Brand New Love
from Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock (1999)
Pixies	La La Love You
from Doolittle (1998)
Mirah	Cold Cold Water
from Advisory Committee (2007)
James	Out to Get You
from Laid (1997)
Dinosaur Jr.	Just Like Heaven
from You're Living All Over Me (2005)
Catherine Wheel	I Want to Touch You
from Ferment (1992)
PJ Harvey	Ecstasy
from Rid of Me (2003)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club	Love Burns
from B.R.M.C. (2001)
Sonic Youth	Cotton Crown
from Sister (1994)
Bright Eyes	First Day of My Life
from I'm Wide Awake It's Morning (2005)
Built to Spill	Car
from There's Nothing Wrong With Love (1994)
Neutral Milk Hotel	In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
from In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
Beat Happening	Fortune Cookie Prize
from Dreamy (2007)
The 6ths	You You You You You
from Hyacinths and Thistles (2000)
Belle and Sebastian	If She Wants Me
from Dear Catastrophe Waitress (2003)
The Afghan Whigs	66
from 1965 (1998)
Iron & Wine	Love and Some Verses
from Our Endless Numbered Days (2004)
New Order	The Perfect Kiss
from Singles (2005)
Jets to Brazil	Sweet Avenue
from Orange Rhyming Dictionary (1998)
Stars	On Peak Hill
from Nightsongs (2001)
Air	Cherry Blossom Girl (Hope Sandoval Version)
from Cherry Blossom Girl - EP (2003)
Pulp	TV Movie
from This Is Hardcore (1998)
Pinback	The Yellow Ones
from Summer In Abaddon (2004)
Kicking Giant	She's Real (Version)
from Alien I.D. (2007)
The Clientele	(I Want You) More Than Ever
from Suburban Light (2001)
Red House Painters	Smokey
from Old Ramon (2001)
Band of Horses	Part One
from Everything All the Time (2006)

Comment:

The speedy electronic zip of the Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights” may not sound like the setting for a great love song, but when it’s paired with some of the most devastatingly romantic lyrics this side of a sonnet, the impact is like Cupid’s arrow straight to the heart. And that’s the beauty of an indie rock love song — it’s no slick, sticky-strings affair, but a true expression of its love-struck maker’s point of view. So while the Flaming Lips declare themselves in their otherwordly take on life and love itself, “Do You Realize??,” Devendra Banhart loosens up for the free and funky come-on that is “Lover.” The late, great Nick Drake adds an element of the eternal to the simple beauty of “Time Has Told Me,” while the Yeah Yeah Yeahs let seekers of passion find their own way through the alt-rock intricacies of “Maps.”

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