The ultimate Valentine's Day playlist: why staying in just got a whole lot better.

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This Valentine's Day, rather than slum it with googly-eyed lovebirds in variously overpriced restaurants, pandering to all manner of text-book clichés, why not opt for a genuinely romantic, tailor-made night in? After all, as the Beatles once said, all you really need is love, right? Well not so much; you'll be needing some mood music too. And then, when you've done enough gazing into each other’s eyes, you'll need some rom-coms. Valentine's Day is the one day of the year where greeting card companies urge you to reflect on just how much you appreciate your loved one, and let's face it, there's not a whole lot of 'appreciating' you can get up to in a public establishment. Wink wink, nudge nudge. So as you plan to prove that your other half is the apple of your eye this Valentine's Day, we've teamed up with Durex Ultra Thin Feel condoms to bring you the following list of sure-to-please-all-tastes songs.

1. Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay

2. Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

3. John Mayer - Your Body is a Wonderland

4. The Beatles - Something

5. Hall and Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True

6. Extreme - More Than Words

7. Al Green - Let's Stay Together

8. Michael Buble - You Don't Know Me

9. Eric Clapton - Wonderful Tonight

10. She & Him - You Really Got A Hold On Me

11. Bruno Mars - Just The Way You Are

12. Adele - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

13. The Wannadies - You and Me

14. Rihanna - Stay

15. Westlife - Tonight

16. Beyonce - Love On Top

17. One Direction - Little Things

18. U2 - With or Without You

19. Etta James - At Last

20. Roberta Flack - Killing Me Softly

Despite the fact that Die Hard 5 gets its release this year on Valentine's Day, February 14th is more a day for romance. However, sure to please both the lads and the lasses, we recommend the following five rom-coms.

1. When Harry Met Sally – The ultimate rom-com; Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan at their absolute finest.

2. Sleepless in Seattle – Ah Meg Ryan, a rom-com making machine!

3. Before Sunrise – Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy are as charming here as the Viennese backdrop upon which this movie is set.

4. High Fidelity – Record store owner John Cusack recounts his top 5 break ups while searching for new love. Brilliant.

5. 500 Days of Summer – Though they warn at the outset that this is not a love story, Joseph Gordon Levitt and Zooey Deschanel will still melt your hearts.