I Made Me a Mix Tape!

I have been on this kick lately where I've been wanting to compile a cd with all the older cheesey love songs I remember from my early childhood driving around in the stationwagon and then minivan with mom. Back then men really knew how to woo the ladies. Here's my first pass. What do you think?

1. Lady, by Little River Band. With a kind of stalkerish video montage of Sharon Tate.
2. Meet Me Halfway, Kenny Loggins. The best part of this particular video is that it is a tribute to the love of Lucas and Sammi on Days of Our Lives.
3. We're All Alone, by Rita Coolidge. There was one of this by the guy that wrote it, but it was a little scary.
4. Fly Away, by Olivia Newton-John, and John Denver. I don't actually remember this song. But what a special moment for Olivia and John, there in the woods, in what appears to be their very own biodome, or something.
5. Annie's Song, by John Denver. As an added bonus, the video is an hommage to the friendship of Christopher Plummer and Julie Andrews, the stars of one of my favorite musicals, Sound of Music.
6. The Gambler, by Kenny Rogers. Because what says love more than, "every hand's a winner, and every hand's a loser, and the best you can hope for is to die in your sleep."
7. We've Got Tonight, by Bob Seger. You'll see that this song uses the classic act-like-you're-done-then-come-back-for-a-big-finish method. That's the technical term.
8. I Want to Know What Love Is, by Foreigner. This song naturally draws one's mind to that episode of Quantum Leap where our hero falls in love with a woman, reveals his True Self, and they have One Stolen Night of Bliss.
9. You've Got a Friend, by James Taylor. When I was little I think we had a tape with church music on one side, and James Taylor on the other side, and I thought that James Taylor sang church music, too. But what is more romantic than this song? What girl doesn't want to hear "you just call out my name, and you know wherever I am, I'll come running to see you again." (I don't think boys actually say that in real life). Also there is a very nice, friendly looking yeti sitting next to James in the video.
10. Tiny Dancer, by Elton John. Obviously written about Elton's little lady. Or is it about Tony Danza? Phoebe would say the latter, as I learned the other day while watching my brand new cable with three interesting channels.

Also as hidden tracks there is this one. And this one.