Love Songs: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

Edgar B. Herwick III is the guy behind GBH’s Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and explores some of the everyday mysteries hiding in plain sight. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Edgar at edgar.herwick@gbh.org.

February 14, 2013

Updated August 09, 2023

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You can't have Valentine's Day without having a conversation about love songs. So today on BPR, we did just that. WGBH's Ron Della Chiesa and the Boston Globe's Sarah Rodman joined us to share some personal favorites and explain what makes sets the great love song apart.

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Edgar B. Herwick III is the guy behind GBH’s Curiosity Desk, where he answers your questions and explores some of the everyday mysteries hiding in plain sight. Feedback? Questions? Story ideas? Reach out to Edgar at edgar.herwick@gbh.org.

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