With Valentine’s Day coming up, here is a nice little anti-romance play list for the old CD player.

1. Love Stinks- J Giles Band. What better way to tell the world that you just don’t buy into it than with this classic?

2. Cuts Like A Knife- Bryan Adams. Love not only sticks, but it hurts like a mofo and few sing that pain better than first-term Regan era Adams.

3. Already Gone- The Eagles. Ever notice how most of their love songs had an “I don’t give a f*ck” feel to them?

4. Self Esteem- The Offspring. “The more you suffer/the more it shows you really care.” That says it all.

5. Kim- Eminem. OK, the song sucks. It’s like listening to a 911 tape of a woman being abused, but it’s about as anti-romance as I can imagine.

6. C’Mon, C’Mon- Sheryl Crow- New and romantic in that anti-romance kind of way.

7. King of Pain/Every Breath You Take/Wrapped Around Your Finger- The Police. These three songs in a row do more to describe the real life heard break of love, betrayal and obsession than any I can think of.

8. Under My Thumb- Rolling Stones. Maybe revenge is romantic.

9. You Ought to Know- Alanis Morrisette. It’s just so damn angry that even oral sex references can’t make it romantic.

10. Losing Grip- Avril. “You weren’t there when I was scared.” Simple little pop song that accurately describes what it feels like to be betrayed and then slowly let go.