There've been plenty of Valentine's Day playlists compiled in the past, and it's hard to try to improve on the formula. Instead, this mix tries to mine the pop music catalog for examples of more offbeat romance, which turns out to be a surprisingly common theme. Even Eric Clapton's "Layla" was a musical love letter to his best friend George Harrison's current wife... and that's a tame example. Some of these might not be appropriate for the easily offended.

"867-5309/Jenny" - Tommy Tutone: This 1982 hit is a famous example of slight perversion in pop lyrics, with lead singer Tommy Heath proclaiming his love for a girl whose number he found written, ostensibly, in a bathroom stall.

"Necromancer" - Gnarls Barkley: You might be able to tell from the pun in this song's title what it's about (nec-romancer, get it?) but its twist ending redeems it slightly from the extremely taboo subject matter.

"How Dare You Call This Love" - The Darkness: Songs about jailbait have been disturbingly prevalent in pop music, from The Beatles' "I Saw Here Standing There" to The Police's "Don't Stand So Close To Me." This song, by defunct British group The Darkness, sounds like a standard love song until the line "I can't wait for the day when you finally turn 16" gives it away.

"Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne: This novelty hit is essentially the opposite of the previous song and should be self-explanatory.

"Little Ghost" - The White Stripes: Jack White's written several songs about unrequited love for the late Rita Hayworth, so lyrics in which he wines and dines a phantom don't come as a surprise.

"Double Team" - Tenacious D: This song suggests the possibilities of a ménage à trois with the members of joke rock duo Tenacious D. What girl could resist?

"If You're Into It" - Flight of the Conchords: The dudes in Flight of the Conchords are another comedy duo possibly interested in a threesome, but they're a lot more polite about it.

"I'm in Love With My Car" - Queen: Freddie Mercury wrote quite a few famous songs about love, but drummer Roger Taylor's contribution to 1975's seminal A Night at the Opera album is by far the most offbeat example in Queen's catalog.

"Big Bottom" - Spinal Tap: "Tush," "My Humps" and "Fat Bottomed Girls" are perhaps more well-known odes to the derriere, but the bone-headed double entendres in this anthem by fake hard rock group Spinal Tap help it rise to the top.

-Andy