The Worst and Best Love Songs Revealed

It’s Valentines Day, so Gigwise has stepped in to bring you the best and worst musical offerings that pay tribute to all things heart-shaped, rose-tinted and puppy-eyed.

You may feel like sneering at the pathetic offerings of such luminaries as Celine Dion, Barry Manilow and Chris DeBurgh. If so, check out The Worst Love Songs…Ever!

It’s the perfect pick-me-up for anybody who didn’t get a Valentine’s card this morning, and a soundtrack to savour the day for anyone who did. Also - whisper it – you may indulge in a few guilty pleasures.

Or, to escape from the dreadful dirge coming out of your radio, as the world dedicates a day to love by playing sub-standard ballads by ‘musicians’ you would happily tread on. If so, head to The Greatest Love Songs Gallery.

There you will find twenty of the most affecting, poignant and simply brilliant love songs ever written, from the likes of The Beatles, Marvin Gaye and The Smiths. If you’ve forgotten to get your partner a present, you could even knock up a quick mix-tape using our immaculate choices.