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The Sounds of Love: Valentine's Day Music

It was clear in the results of NPR.org's Valentine's Day music poll: love comes in many forms and there's a song for every occasion -- the love of a parent, a child, the love of a pet and, of course, romantic love. Gen-Xers overwhelmingly picked Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" as their favorite love song. Boomers loved "At Last" as sung by Etta James. There were many more -- too many to list them all. Below are some of the selections with the stories behind them.

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