The Music Monthly wants to know: ever fallen in love?

The next Music Monthly magazine is out on 19 February - just after Valentine's Day. This set us wondering about love songs and then more particularly unlikely love songs - songs that don't seem to be about the subject but kindle all sorts of passions nonetheless. Basically, not the sort of thing that Whitney Houston sings (although the Dolly Parton version of 'I Will Always Love You' DOES count; this is, frankly, an inexact science). A rigorous debate, conducted in a hostelry near Observer Towers, yielded such unlikely gems as Billy Bragg's 'Milkman of Human Kindness', the Only Ones' 'Another Girl, Another Planet', the Pretenders' 'Brass in Pocket' and Nelly's 'Hot in Herre'. There was some strong lobbying for Jimmy Scott's 'Falling In Love Is Wonderful' - but is it the song that's strange, or the singer himself? Anyway, any thoughts on this subject should make their way into the Febraury issue of the magazine in our new 'Playlist' section (and apologies to anyone who was looking for this posting a week ago; technical difficulties). The more personal the choice, the better....