Weekdaze with Jay has tracked down a great list of songs that calm us when we feel overwhelmed – something we could all use these days.
No science here, just a bunch of people’s opinions, with everything from Louis Armstrong to Led Zeppelin.
Here is a list of some of the highlights, including songs that can be heard on 99.1 regularly:
- Coldplay “Viva La Vida”
- Fleetwood Mac “Rhiannon”
- Louis Armstrong “What A Wonderful World”
- The Beatles “Yesterday”
- Earth, Wind & Fire “September”
- Adele “All I Ask”
- Florence + the Machine “Shaken Up”
- Queen “Don’t Stop Me Now”
- Rachel Platten “Fight Song”
- Jimmy Eat World “The Middle”
- Led Zeppelin “When The Levee Breaks”
- The Jackson 5 “I Want You Back”
- Passenger “Let Her Go”
- Hozier “From Eden”
- Lauren Daigle “You Say”
- One Direction “Little Things”
- U2 “With or Without You”
- Walk The Moon “Shut Up And Dance”
- Eagles “Take It Easy”
- John Denver “Sunshine On My Shoulders”
- David Bowie and Queen “Under Pressure”
- Bon Jovi “We Weren’t Born To Follow”
- Lynyrd Skynyrd “Simple Man”
- Lynyrd Skynyrd “Free Bird”
- The Who “Babe O’Riley”
- REO Speedwagon “Roll With The Changes”
- Boston “Don’t Look Back”
- Boston “Peace Of Mind”
- Bob Seger “Old Time Rock and Roll”
- Rush “Freewill”
- Journey “Don’t Stop Believing”
- Kansas “Carry On My Wayward Son”
- Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers “I Won’t Back Down”
- Aerosmith “Dream On”
- Simon & Garfunkel “Bridge Over Troubled Water”
- Whitesnake “Here I Go Again On My Own”
- CCR “Up Around The Bend”
- Guns ‘N Roses “Patience”
- Bruce Springsteen “Thunder Road”
- Led Zeppelin “Stairway To Heaven”
- Pink Floyd “Comfortably Numb”
- The Beatles “Blackbird”
- The Beatles “Let It Be”
