Artist	Song
Swans	Miracle of Love
Collider	Pal
Mind Science of the Mind	Your Human Spine
Sarah McLachlan	Sweet Surrender
Nine Inch Nails	Closer
XTC	Rocket from a Bottle
Bright Eyes	First Day of My Life
Sunny Day Real Estate	Every Shining Time You Arrive
Richard Thompson	1952 Vincent Black Lightning
The Residents	Perfect Love
The Decemberists	We Both Go Down Together
Pearl Jam	State of Love and Trust
Bright Eyes	Make War
American Music Club	Miracle on 8th Street
They Might Be Giants	Pet Name
Richard and Linda Thompson	The Great Valerio
Dismemberment Plan	Ellen And Ben
Sebadoh	Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)

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As promised, here is the companion mix to I Hate You! Without boring the lot of you with personal details, I've had my share of heartbreak and disappointment in my romantic career (I would hope that it's all behind me now, as my wife and I will be celebrating our fifth anniversary in December... hooray!).
Nevertheless, I've never been terribly into love songs, as for most of my life, "love" has been a codeword for rejection, denial, lonely thoughts of suicide, and eventual numbness. Having said that, I humbly submit 18 songs that present what I think about when considering love. While there are some bright and happy moments, we also have songs of distance and hatred, of loneliness and numbness, of deathbed wishes and suicide pacts, and of thawing and reconciliation. I hope you enjoy trying it as much as I enjoyed putting it together.

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