Cooke toned down his liquid charm to better suit the schoolboy lyrics he wrote with Lou Adler and Herb Alpert, and the result is a classic fusion of innocence and seduction. That's Lou Rawls (among others) doing the basso profundo recitation of subjects ("history... biology") in the verses, but it's Cooke alone who makes this trifle so indelible.
Valentine's Day is for lovers. It's also for people with broken, bitter hearts who hate all those lovers. Whichever camp you fall into on February 14, Time.com has a list for you from the songs you need to ease the pain to the movies that will sweep you up in a romance nearly as epic as your own. Treat yourself to some chocolate and browse away