I'd throw on Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, I just love that song, Birthday (junior boys) ( my gf loved it), Southtown Girls (hold steady), I threw on "I am not my hair" by Akon because my girl loved her long hair and had just chopped it off (throw on some real personal stuff, ya know, think about it), belle and sebastian's "White Collar Boy" is what I started it off with (you don't wanna throw on more than two songs by the same band generally, unless they sound very different), and Jeff Magnum's cover of Phil Spector's "I love how you love me" (if it's appropriate).

Hope that helps. Make it interesting, make her think if she can handle it.

I would suggest

Together - The Raconteurs
Do You Realise? - Flaming Lips
Set Fire to the Third Bar - Snowpatrol Feat. Martha Wainwright

A few more suggestions..
"hey there delilah" Plain White T's
"you are the moon" the hush sound
"I want to be buried in your backyard" nightmare of you
"your guardian angel" the red jumpsuit apparatus

Some wooin songs off the top of my head:

Love at first sight - XTC
Orchids - Califone
Will anything Happen? - Blondie
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush (I like it much better than the Futureheads version)
Two can win - J Dilla
Tracks of My Tears - Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
Moving in your sleep - the dbs
When You're Near Me I have Difficulty - XTC

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dismemberment plan's "the city" would be a great one (if it's about a girl....it's a little ambiguous).

Personally I would go with 'what do you want me to say.' It's a little on the noisy side, but a gf who doesn't rock out every now and again isn't worth her salt.

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Originally posted by ericg75:
A few I'd have to add:

"Maps" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
"Everybody Here Wants You" - Jeff Buckley

Yep, yep.
Plus "Reservations," Wilco,
and (tho it's not indie) "Sweet Thing," Van Morrison

Have to suggest "Black Champagne" by Luna..

loved the selection, especially belle and sebastian-if she wants me.

how about arcade fire-crown of love? good song.

Hmmm.... a lot of magnetic fields songs (they all seem to be about love or heart break)

Ummm...The Magic Numbers, anyone? Pretty much every song is a love song. I think that may be a title of one of the songs, in fact, "Every song is a love song".

OH MY GOD, like there's any contest!

"Song to the Siren" - This Mortal Coil


Best indie love song EVER. By a LANDSLIDE. Liz Fraser's voice is un-freaking-believable.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFAHVIyhtb0
(some of the subtitles are wrong, but oh well... it's still awesome)

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what about feeling left out?

- once upon a time
- amanda's poem about unicorns
- gravy fries and dirty lollipops

check out the lyrics

Maybe it's just me, but I find the whole idea of "indie love songs" sorta icky.

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Originally posted by kendocubano:
Maybe it's just me, but I find the whole idea of "indie love songs" sorta icky.

Hey, indie kids fall in love just like everybody else... just with worse fashion sense.

But love is so post-ironic!

Aqualung - Brighter than Sunshine
Aqualung - Strange and Beautiful
Ben Folds - The Luckiest
Ben Lee - Into the Dark
Ben Lee - Birthday Song
Ben Lee - Chills
Bright Eyes - First Day of the Rest of my Life
Coheed and Cambria - Wake Up
Greg Laswell - Amazed
Her Space Holiday - You and Me
Jack Johnson - Do you Remember
Joshua Radin - The Fear You Won't Fall
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus - Your Guardian Angel
Rogue Wave - Eyes
The Spill Canvas - Aim Snap Fall
The Stars of Track and Field - With You
Sufjan Stevens - The Dress Looks Nice on You

This playlist is not entirely indie, but a lot of it is and it's a wonderful love song playlist:

Mushaboom - Feist
I Summon You - Spoon
Thinking About You - Ivy
If She Wants Me - Belle and Sebastian
Galaxies - Laura Veirs
Summersong - Decemberists
A Place Called Home - PJ Harvey
The Last Beat of My Heart - Devotchka (cover)
Where You Lead - Carole King
Love Song - The Cure
Breathe Me - Sia
Such Great Heights - The Postal Service
Baby Hold On - Dixie Chicks
Till Kingdom Come - Coldplay
All is Full of Love - Bjork
Gong - Sigur Ros

You absolutely must put "Sweet Avenue" by Jets To Brazil on any indie rock lovebird mix. It has a great intimate folksy vibe and gorgeous pictorial lyrics. Swoon baby swoon

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Originally posted by blueskyoas:
This playlist is not entirely indie, but a lot of it is and it's a wonderful love song playlist:

If She Wants Me - Belle and Sebastian

Good list, definitely, and you could use a ton of Belle and Sebastian songs honestly. They have a ton of really good, sweet love songs. Just don't use too many, you don't want your girl to think you're a complete wuss. (or your guy, for that matter. no one likes someone who's too sappy.)

That was cute but also a bit ?!?! Then again, you already knew that.

Guh?