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A Very Elegant Valentine’s Day
A BMT Mixtape
I’m not a lyricist or a singer. I was a terrible guitar player for about 2 seconds in my 20s and a barely competent pianist as a kid. Those aren’t my gifts to share.
But this is. A mixtape for you.
Today’s picks unabashedly celebrate love. These are the classics. I’m chuckling — the classics through my quirky Bonnie lens, that is.
Truthfully, love is just the backdrop. Valentine’s Day and all that.
I knew I wanted a Nat King Cole song to anchor the mixtape but didn’t have any other preconceived notions. I knew the right picks would call to me. And as always, the direction would become clear.
The true inspiration at the core of this mixtape is something that Nat King Cole and Gregory Peck, among others, share.
These men share a presence, an elegance.
Nat King Cole. Gregory Peck. Christopher Plummer. Pierce Brosnan. Sam Cooke. Montgomery Clift. Robert Redford. Classic, timeless men.
Happy Valentine’s Day.
