You’ve resisted the urge to dig into the garlic dip at dinner. You’ve found an excuse to switch the bright-as-day lighting in your apartment to a more intimate glow (“have you ever heard of chocolate-scented candles?”). You plug in your iPod and the tender guitar solo of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ comes on. Well played. Four-and-a-half minutes of conversation punctuated by sexual tension, and… “What kind of sick person is still into *NSYNC?!?” Door slam. Here’s a playlist to keep your beloved mood killers (there’s no shame in enjoying the occasional ‘Lungi Dance’) from destroying your love life. And if you need more time (we’ve got you covered for 43 minutes), we suggest you play this on repeat.
