Songs to Ignite and Soothe

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast...

In the times in which we live, Our breaths are "savage" far too often. Listening to the right types of music, research shows, can heal that savagery a bit. Pay close attention to the words/lyrics as well... they are metaphors, poetry, and wisdom. Let your healing and self love start here, may it flow with the cadence of the notes and words....

Connect - Healthy Love - Toxic Love - Empowerment - Carpe Diem - Courage/Risk - Break Free/Let Go - Believe - Mindfulness - Nature, Home, Peace - New Start - Gratitude - Hope and Faith - Choices - Happiness - Freedom - Be Strong - Get up and dance - Integrity/Priorities - Sadness/Pain - Lullabyes - Resilience

Connect

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Bruno Mars - Count On Me
The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
The Rembrandts - I'll Be There For You
Atlas - I'll Keep You Safe
Avril Lavigne - Keep Holding On
Dan Fogelberg - Leader Of The Band
Bill Withers - Lean On Me
Joe Cocker - Little Help From My Friends
Friend and Lover - Reach Out In The Darkness
BJ Thomas - Rock n Roll Lullabye
James Taylor - Shower The People You Love With Love
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Diane Warwick - That's What Friends Are For
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
Carole King - You've Got A Friend

Healthy Love

Redbone - Come and Get Your Love
The Beatles - In My Life
Ed Sheeran/One Direction - Little Things
Dan Fogelberg - Longer
Extreme - More than words
Frank Sinatra - Some Enchanted Evening
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle
Shania Twain - Up

Toxic Love

Michael Bolton - A Time For Letting Go
Billy Ray Cyrus - Achy Breaky Heart
Moses Sumney - Aromanticism
Harry Chapin - Cat's In The Cradle
Adele - Chasing Pavements
Ray Charles - Hit The Road Jack
The Killers - Human
Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You
Seal - If You Don’t Know Me By Now
Melissa Etheridge - I'm The Only One
Building 429 - Impossible
Skillet Code - It's Not Me It's You
Feist - Let It Die
Linkin Park - Lost In The Echo
The Eagles - Lyin' Eyes
Florence & the Machine - Shake it Out
The Clash - Should I Stay Or Should I Go
Kelly Clarkson - Since You've Been Gone
Aretha Franklin - Think
Merideth Andrews - You're Not Alone

Empowerment

Meghan Trainor - All About the Base
Tracy Chapman - Born to fight
Bonnie Raitt - I Will Not Be Broken
U2 - It's a Beautiful Day
Aretha Franklin - Respect
Katy Perry - Roar
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
Kelly Clarkson - Stronger
Bonnie Prince Billy - The Letting Go
Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
Christine Mitchell - What's In It For Me?
Brian & Jenn Johnson - You're Going to Be OK

Carpe Diem

Johnny Mercer - Accentuate The Positive
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Irene Cara - Fame
Radney Foster - Half Of My Mistakes
R. Kelly - I Believe I Can Fly
Lee Ann Womack - I Hope You Dance
Bruce Springsteen - I'm On Fire
Danny Kaye - Inch Worm
Grass Roots - Live For Today
David Naughton - Makin' It
Roy Ayers - Searching
Billy Joel - Uptown Girl
Irene Cara - What A Feeling
Hairspray - You Can't Stop the Beat

Courage/Risk

Pink - Beautiful Song
Vangelis - Chariots Of Fire
Pink - Courage
Charlie Daniels Band - Devil Went Down To Georgia
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Michael Bolton - Go The Distance
Rocky - Gonna Fly Now
The Script - Hall Of Fame
Michael Franti - Hey World (Don't Give Up)
Pat Benatar - Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Frank Sinatra - I Did It My Way
All American Rejects - Move Along
Andra Day - Rise Up
Miley Cyrus - The Climb
Bruce Springsteen - The Rising
Bette Middler - The Rose
Sam Cooke - This Little Light
Sia - Titanium

Break Free/ Let Go

The Eagles - Already Gone
Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
The Doors - Break On Through
Pippin - Corner Of The Sky
Wicked Musical - Defying Gravity
Estelle Feat Janelle Monae - Do My Thing
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle
Hot Chelle Rae - Forever Unstoppable
Elvis - Hound Dog
Phil Collins - I Don't Care Anymore
Gordon Lightfoot - If You Could Read My Mind
D Train - Keep On
Idina Menzel - Let It Go
Cheryl Wheeler - One Step At A Time
Jordin Sparks - One Step At A Time
Rascals - People Got To Be Free
Indigo girls - Prince Of Darkness
Katy Perry - Rise
Billy Joel - River Of Dreams
Ed Sheeran - Save Myself
Taylor Swift - Shake It off
Mumford & Sons - The Cave
Colbie Caillat - Try
Animals - We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
The Association - Windy

Believe

Taylor Swift - Safe and Sound
Carole King - Way Over Yonder
Whitney Houston/Mariah Carey - When You Believe

Mindfulness

Jackson Five - ABC
The Beatles - Let It Be

Nature, Home, Peace

James Taylor - Country Road
Dobie Gray - Drift Away
Harry Nilsson - Everybody's Talkin'
Joe Cocker - Feelin Alright
America - Horse With No Name
Phil Collins - In The Air Tonight
The Rascals - It's A Beautiful Morning
Charlene - I've Been To Paradise But I've Never Been To Me
The Highwaymen - Michael Row Your Boat Ashore
Five Stairsteps - Ooh Child
Crosby Stills Nash - Our House
Three Dog Night - Road To Shambala
Pippin - Simple Joys
Seals and Crofts - Summer Breeze
Ella Fitzgerald - Summertime
Eric Whitacre - Water Night

New Start

The Beatles - Blackbird
Doors - Break on Through
Flo Rida - Good Feeling
The Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
Mumford & Sons - Hopeless Wanderer
Andy Grammer - It's Good To Be Alive
Rascals - I've Been Lonely Too Long
Bill Withers - Lovely Day
Barry Manilow - Ready To Take A Chance Again
Demi Lovato - Skyscraper
Elton John - The Bitch Is Back

Gratitude

Godspell - All Good Gifts
Rare Earth - I Just Want To Celebrate

Hope and Faith

Fleetwood Mac - Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
Journey - Don't Stop Believing
Aerosmith - Dream On
Frank Sinatra - High Hopes
Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly now
Vera Lynn - It's A Lovely Day Tomorrow
Israel Kamakawiwo'Ole - Somewhere Over The Rainbow/Wonderful World
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand
Annie - The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow

Choices

Sara Bareilles - Brave
Kenny Rogers - Know When To Hold 'Em

Happiness

American Authors - Best Day of My Life
Simon & Garfunkel - Feeling Groovy
The Beatles - Good Day Sunshine
The Beach Boys - Good Vibrations
Three Dog Night - Joy To The World
CCR - Lookin' Out My Back Door
Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk
Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World
Crosby Stills Nash - Woodstock

Freedom

Lyle Lovett - If I Had A Boat

Be Strong

Rachel Platten - Fight Song
Right Said Fred - I'm Too Sexy
Bon Jovi - It's My Life
Eminem - Not Afraid
MC Hammer - You Can't Touch This

Get up and dance!

Ram Jam - Black Betty
Commodores - Brick House
The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
Kool and the Gang - Celebration
Pharrel - Happy
Sam Cooke/ Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Havin' A Party
Will.I.am - I like 'Em Chunky
Elvis - Jailhouse Rock
Tommy James and the Shondels - Mony Mony
Bob Seeger - Old Time Rock and Roll
Kiss - Rock and Roll All Night
The Beatles - Roll Over Beethoven
Buster Poindexter - The House Is A-Rockin'
Ray Charles - The Mess Around
Michael Jackson - Thriller
Queen - We Will Rock You

Integrity/Priorities

Temptations - Ball Of Confusion
George Formby - Bless 'Em All
Bob Dylan / Peter, Paul and Mary - Blowin In The Wind
Joe Walsh - Dying Planet
Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People
New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing
Jewel y's Hercules - Life Uncommon
Skillet - Looking For Angels
Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror
Swedish House Mafia - Save the World (Video)
The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces
Andra Day - Stand Up For Something
Josh Groban - Thankful
David Bowie & Queen - Under Pressure
Brotherhood Of Man - United We Stand

Sadness / Pain

Peter, Paul and Mary - 500 Miles
Gilbert O'Sullivan - Alone Again Naturally
CCR - Bad Moon Risin'
The Eagles - Desperado
R.E.M - Everybody Hurts
BJ Thomas - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
The Album Leaf - In A Safe Place
Etta James - It Ain't What You Do
Black Flag - I've Had It
Disturbed - Sounds Of Silence
Seals and Crofts - Take Me There
Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
Rod Stewart - The First Cut Is The Deepest
Christine Mitchell - White Paint

Lullabyes

The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
Grace Jones - La Vie En Rose
Ella Roberts - Loch Lomond
Bob McGrath - Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ra

Resilience

Christina Aguilera - Fighter
Katy Perry - Firework
Chunk - Get Lost Find Yourself
Neck Deep - Gold Steps
Michael Franti & Spearhead - Hey Hey Hey
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Imagine Dragons - I'm On Top Of The World
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
For King and Country - It's Not Over Yet
The Beach Boys - Long Promised Road
Felix Powel - Pack Up Your Troubles
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful Of Sunshine
Johnathan Edwards - Sunshine
Destiny's Child - Survivor
Danny Gokey - The Comeback
Queen - The Show Must Go On
Josh Groban - You are Loved(Don't Give Up)
Des'ree - You Gotta Be
Jenn Johnson - You're Gonna Be Okay