A few of my good friends have posted Valentine’s Day blog entries, so, feeling vaguely lemming-like, here’s mine, heh. Going through the news yesterday, I came across anti-Western Hindus in India threatening young couples who celebrate today, and Indonesians warning their countrymen of the pernicious influence of this day. Many of my buddies are also gagging on the crass commercialism that blankets all communal occasions. I think, however, that while Hallmark days are cheapened by the whoring of sentiment, it doesn’t change the fact that people still want love. There’s only so much you can cheapen love by celebrating it - it has an immunity threshold. Plus, I realised years ago that it’s not about whether an occasion is important to you - it’s about whether it’s important to the people you care about around you.

So, with that in mind, here’s a song for everyone: