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\n\tRock may first and foremost be about sticking it to the man, as noted expert Ned Schneebly would tell you \u2014 but that doesn\u2019t mean it doesn\u2019t also have a softer, sweeter, more sentimental side. Rocking and rolling all night and partying every day is all well and good, but it would inevitably ring somewhat hollow without a Beth to sing about eventually coming home to. That\u2019s what the hair metalers quickly discovered to be the necessary balance inherent in music as well as in life: When you release a new album, it\u2019s always ass-kicking party-starting riffer first single, romantic power ballad second single.<\/p>\n
\n\tWith that in mind, our edit staff here at Billboard<\/em> has crafted a list of the 50 best rock and roll love songs \u2014 in time for this Valentine\u2019s Day, naturally \u2014 to get you in the proper gentle-rocking mood this swooning season. That\u2019s not to say that it\u2019s all slow songs, though: There have been plenty of classic up-tempo rock love songs that are fundamentally excited and set haywire by such waves of emotion. But yeah, we\u2019ve got some classic lighter-wavers on here too, the kind that soundtracked your awkward school dances, your formative first kisses, maybe even a big question or two down the road. <\/p>\n \n\tCheck out our list below, which spans six decades and countless different shades of rock love songs. And if you need the soundtrack from your upcoming Valentine\u2019s Day plans, you can find a Spotify playlist<\/a> with all 50 of them here \u2014 use it responsibly, and you\u2019re welcome.<\/p>\n