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Watch the New Standards' special Valentine's Day performance of 'Love Is the Law'

The New Standards are (left to right) Chan Poling, John Munson and Steve Roehm.
The New Standards are (left to right) Chan Poling, John Munson and Steve Roehm.Nate Ryan

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by Luke Taylor, Erik Stromstad and Eric Xu Romani

February 12, 2021

In the spirit of Valentine's Day, the New Standards — Chan Poling, John Munson and Steve Roehm — have offered this special, quarantined performance of "Love Is the Law."

Penned by Poling back in 1983 and a hit for Poling's band the Suburbs in 1984, "Love Is the Law" enjoyed a second life in 2013 as a civil rights anthem when Minnesota legalized same-sex marriage, and again in 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states.

"This is for all the lovers out there," Chan Poling says to kick off the performance in the video above.

Enjoy — and have a happy Valentine's Day!

Personnel

Chan Poling - piano, vocals
John Munson - bass, backing vocals
Steve Roehm - vibraphone

The New Standards - official site