Happy Valentine’s Day

This week every sitcom, column and podcast dutifully released a Valentine’s Day episode. Studio 360’s solicited ideas on resdesigning the holiday and produced this bacon bouquet. Which is awesome.

Romantic and delicious.

If you’re alone this weekend, in lieu of bacon you get a free pass to wallow in self-pity. 30 Rock had a lonely Liz Lemon celebrate with the Lifetime Original, “My Stepson is My Cyberhusband.” All Songs Considered took the opportunity to play breakup songs for a full hour. They missed my favorites, so I’m putting them here (with cheapo YouTube links!). The first is perfect if you’ve been broken up with, and the second is essential if you’re doing the breaking.

Sometimes I Still Feel The Bruise (Trembling Blue Stars)

It Ain’t Me, Babe (Bob Dylan)

Whether you celebrate it or not, don’t miss the only great pop song specific to this odd holiday. “Valentine’s Day” by Andre 3000, the best thing behind “Hey Ya” to come out of OutKast’s overflowing double album, is guaranteed to put a smile on your face whether you’re mooning or moping.

Talkin’ Web 2.0 Blues

Anyone who’s spent more than a few minutes worrying over their various online profiles or talking about nothing with strangers has experienced the weariness that Scott Blaszak captures in this hilarious song. His perfect imitation of the “talkin’ blues,” a folk staple, collides deliciously with his subject and its absurd invented vocabulary. Really, who came up with “Orkut”?

Download the song here, or check out the whole Studio 360 segment here.

For some context, listen to Bob Dylan singing “I Shall Be Free No. 10” here.