A special playlist in honor of Valentine’s Day.

Sex is at rock and roll’s core. More so than classical, blues, jazz, country, or any other genre, sexuality runs through rock’s veins and flows out of its pores, filling the air with it’s sweaty stench. Though it sometimes serves just to drown out your neighbor who’s watching “The Office” too loudly, or to keep others nearby from hearing your boisterous furniture or vocalizations, music ideally facilitates copulation by setting the mood. It creates an atmosphere and evokes the desired emotions, shutting out the rest of the world and fashioning a universe consisting of only two. Yes, a playlist created for the very purpose of encouraging romantic coupling implies premeditation, removing a key ingredient to romance, namely spontaneity. But let’s be honest: we often see sex coming. And when we do, we want it to be especially remarkable, so a properly made set of songs can go a long way towards accomplishing that.