Fitting sentiments for Valentine's Day

Recently, I heard a tune that radio stations don't play often today.  Climax Blues Band's "I Love You" was a hit in 1981 and sported a more intimate sound than the group's previous hit, "Couldn't Get It Right."  Aside from the rather off-putting lyric, "Ooh, babe, you got what it takes, so I made you my wife," "I Love You" is well-crafted.  The short, quiet instrumental opening and well-placed, emotive guitar punctuation contribute to the tune's appeal.  The song's greatest strength, however, is the singer expressing how thankful he is to be with his beloved; he thanks her not only for being his wife but also his friend.  That's a smart lyrical distinction you don't hear so often these days.  The group's vocals on the final chorus, "If ever a man had it all, it would have to be me...," are especially effective and made me realize how much I've missed hearing soft rock stations play the song regularly.  Overall, 1981 was one of pop music's stronger years, and "I Love You" was one of that year's better soft rock staples.  In honor of Valentine's Day, I hope that at least some oldies stations do their listeners the favor of resurrecting it.