Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today’s playlist is curated by Music Library Associate Melanie and features some songs that make her feel hopeful.
Hope is the thing with feathers …
Things can feel pretty overwhelming (especially lately) so we have to find things that can help us get through. Music is often good for that, so here’s a playlist of some songs that make me feel hopeful on bad days. (The title of this playlist was taken from an excellent Emily Dickinson poem that’s worth a read, btw.) What would YOU add to this playlist?
Paul McCartney – “Hope of Deliverance”
Johnny Nash – “I Can See Clearly Now”
New Radicals – “You Get What You Give”
The Beatles – “Here Comes the Sun”
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell – “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”
The Impressions – “Keep On Pushing”
Jackie Wilson – “(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher”
Billy Joel – “The River of Dreams”
Sting – “If I Ever Lose My Faith In You”
Bruce Springsteen – “Hungry Heart”
Ella Fitzgerald – “Blue Skies”
Ben Folds – “Still Fighting It”
Nat King Cole – “Let’s Face the Music and Dance”
Stevie Wonder – “Don’t You Worry ‘Bout A Thing”
The Traveling Wilburys – “End of the Line”
Electric Light Orchestra – “Mr. Blue Sky”
Sly & the Family Stone – “Stand!”
Fred Astaire – “Pick Yourself Up”
Simon & Garfunkel – “The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)”
Tears for Fears – “Sowing the Seeds of Love”
Here is a link to the whole playlist on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLU94rco57Zex3pi–z07ZHsysqvGRHKpE&si=H6l2GX5-sUsVraBm
