Power of Music - Your 'go to' songs?

Realizing again how powerful music is - transporting me to another place and time or a different frame of mind... and so much more.

Somehow stumbled on an old song by Jack Johnson today - it's not necessarily a 'go to' song for me, but as I was listening to it, felt like there was more space in the constant thoughts or at least a shift in them.

Would love to hear what's on your playlist ...or songs that you have revisited that affected you, transported you, or reminded you of the power of music in some way. Orrrrr, just a song that made your day a little better in spite of everything else.

 

I like this one. It has subtitles in English. Enjoy.

 

One of my biggest ear worms for the last year - an interesting way to look at grief

 

Absolute GO-TO:

 

"The odds are that we will probably be, all right... odds are, we're gonna be all right... odds are, we're gonna be all right, tonight" Yeah!! Just had a little dance around my living room to this - love it! (I'd not heard it before.)

 

The video is pretty good too.

 

Yep, it's great and is now on my music video play list!

 

Most of BNL's output is pretty upbeat and positive, and if not, then at least nostalgic (i.e. "old apartment" and "pinch me") - so it all really speaks to me, but that song above in particular is like the King of songs as an antidote to my typical anxious and catastrophic thinking.

 

I'm going to look into their stuff. I'm pleased you have put me on to them.

 

I really liked some of these suggestions. Here's mine:

 

Saw them live a couple of months before the surgery that kicked off my TMS

 

Sweet and magical. Thank you @Rabscuttle !

 

I just want to hijack this thread. Last time I listened to music was like well almost 2 years ago and its among the things i missed the most. If id still be able to listen to music id be blasting eurodance and happy hardcore. Most of them are songs with like 100,000 streams and i just love them so much; I just identify with the sound and it makes me happy. Whenever I'd have to do anything thats stressful I'd listen to this and just get in the flow.

I kiss your lips by tokyo ghetto pussy and Will I ever by Alice Deejay are two better known ones but i listen to a lot more obscure whatever.

If just one person on this entire forum sees this and listens to this and just thinks: what the fuck is wrong with that guy, it'd all be worth it. Actually this was worth it anyway cause just talking about this made me happy. And no I'm not on drugs when I listen to this

 

@JanAtheCPA ‘Anxiety’ by Doechii reminded me of a song I used to like and played regularly — and sure enough, listening again, it definitely samples ‘Somebody That I Used to Know’ by Gotye featuring Kimbra (2011). Interestingly, that song in turn samples Luiz Bonfá’s 1967 instrumental ‘Seville’. You can’t keep a good tune down! I like the dance version (bottom video) best though... terrific choreography, imo...

 

@JanAtheCPA so I love high pitched music and half my hiphop playlist is what they call 'chipmunk soul'. Kanye West is very controversial but I still love his music.

When I was young I used to adore Alvin and the Chipmunks. There must be a reason I love high pitched craziness so much but i have no idea what it is. When i was young i had a very high pitched voice, I used to get called Squeaky, and that was with me being pretty big for my age too. Imagine how I'd talk after seeing 2 alvin and the chipmunk movies — yes, I'd impersonate Theodore for days on end; what a blast that must have been for the folks around me Thank god i settled into quite a deep normal voice. If id kept that voice my life would be a lot harder than it is now.

Yes so I feel terrible that i cant listen to your songs. I know Snap though, super catchy. I've definitely heard Anxiety too but it just does not ring a bell for me yet.