Additions for “Relaxing, EASY favorites”?
I have a musical playlist that is 9 hours long. It’s specifically songs that I can relax to and that I enjoy listening to, spanning over 50 years…
And yet, I can use more songs or suggestions to add to the playlist. While every song on this list I like in one way or another, hearing certain songs too often can diminish them or make me want something else. At the same time, there’s got to be more than a few songs I’m outright forgetting from bygone eras of pop music, and I know I’m clueless on more recent songs that are catchy and fit this.
So! Below you will find a list of all 139 songs on the playlist. If you want to react to the list, your comments are welcome. Your suggestions for additions are most certainly welcome.
The song title is to the left of the table, the artist in to the right. There are some instrumentals of a notable rock variety (“Boogie Man”, “Sleepwalk” and “Caravan” among others) but most are stand performance of vocals-plus-instruments.
| Boogie Man | Aerosmith | ||
| Even The Nights Are Better | Air Supply | ||
| The One That You Love | Air Supply | ||
| Making Love Out Of Nothing At All | Air Supply | ||
| All Out Of Love | Air Supply | ||
| Why Don’t You Do Right? | Amy Irving | ||
| (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | ||
| Cherish | Association | ||
| You Still Believe in Me (Mono) | The Beach Boys | ||
| God Only Knows (Mono) [2012 – Remaster] | The Beach Boys | ||
| Caroline, No (Mono) [2012 – Remaster] | The Beach Boys | ||
| Sloop John B (Stereo Mix) | The Beach Boys | ||
| Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) (The Stereo Mix) (1996 Digital Remaster) | The Beach Boys | ||
| California Girls (2001 Stereo Remix) | The Beach Boys | ||
| Because | The Beatles | ||
| Because | The Beatles | ||
| I’m So Tired | The Beatles | ||
| Blackbird | The Beatles | ||
| Julia | The Beatles | ||
| Mother Nature’s Son | The Beatles | ||
| I’ll Follow The Sun | The Beatles | ||
| And I Love Her | The Beatles | ||
| You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away | The Beatles | ||
| The Long And Winding Road | The Beatles | ||
| All You Need Is Love | The Beatles | ||
| Do You Want To Know A Secret | The Beatles | ||
| Good Day Sunshine | The Beatles | ||
| In My Life | The Beatles | ||
| Michelle | The Beatles | ||
| A Day In The Life | The Beatles | ||
| Yesterday | The Beatles | ||
| Let It Be | The Beatles | ||
| Stand By Me | Ben E. King | ||
| Take My Breath Away | Berlin | ||
| Piano Man | Billy Joel | ||
| She’s Always a Woman | Billy Joel | ||
| No Rain | Blind Melon | ||
| Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door | Bob Dylan | ||
| Lay Lady Lay | Bob Dylan | ||
| The Worst That Could Happen | The Brooklyn Bridge | ||
| Streets Of Philadelphia | Bruce Springsteen | ||
| (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | Bryan Adams | ||
| Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman? | Bryan Adams | ||
| Nobody Does It Better | Carly Simon | ||
| Drive | The Cars | ||
| Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do) (Remastered Album Version) | Christopher Cross | ||
| Round Here | Counting Crows | ||
| Sullivan Street | Counting Crows | ||
| Proud Mary | Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||
| Have You Ever Seen The Rain? | Creedence Clearwater Revival | ||
| Don’t Dream It’s Over | Crowded House | ||
| Reflections | Diana Ross & The Supremes | ||
| Someday, We’ll Be Together | Diana Ross & The Supremes | ||
| Teenager in Love | Dion & The Bellmonts | ||
| Drift Away | Dobie Gray | ||
| Riders of the Storm | The Doors | ||
| This Magic Moment | The Drifters | ||
| Under The Boardwalk | The Drifters | ||
| Hotel California | The Eagles | ||
| Tiny Dancer | Elton John | ||
| Tears In Heaven | Eric Clapton | ||
| All I Have To Do Is Dream | The Everly Brothers | ||
| Waiting For A Girl Like You | Foreigner | ||
| One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (1998 Digital Remaster) | Frank Sinatra | ||
| Something [The Frank Sinatra Collection] | Frank Sinatra | ||
| Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Cheers Theme) | Gary Portnoy | ||
| I Can’t Dance (LP Version) | Genesis | ||
| Don’t Wanna Lose You | Gloria Estefan | ||
| Out Of Touch | Hall & Oates | ||
| How Do You Talk To An Angel | The Heights | ||
| Inaudible Melodies | Jack Johnson | ||
| Posters | Jack Johnson | ||
| Sexy Plexi | Jack Johnson | ||
| Bubble Toes | Jack Johnson | ||
| Fortunate Fool | Jack Johnson | ||
| The News | Jack Johnson | ||
| F-Stop Blues | Jack Johnson | ||
| Losing Hope | Jack Johnson | ||
| It’s All Understood | Jack Johnson | ||
| Better Together | Jack Johnson | ||
| All I Need | Jack Wagner | ||
| California (Cast Iron Soul) | Jamestown Revival | ||
| You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker | ||
| Steppin’ Out | Joe Jackson | ||
| Imagine | John Lennon | ||
| Suicide Is Painless | Johnny Mandel | ||
| I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash | ||
| Angel Of The Morning | Juice Newton | ||
| Walk Away Renee | The Left Banke | ||
| Destiny | Lenny Kravitz | ||
| Heaven Help | Lenny Kravitz | ||
| Never Ending Story | Limahl | ||
| We Belong Together | Los Lobos | ||
| Donna | Los Lobos | ||
| California Dreamin’ | Mamas & The Papas | ||
| I’ll Be There | Mariah Carey | ||
| Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) | Marvin Berry & The Starlighters | ||
| I Would Do Anything For Love | Meatloaf | ||
| Wildfire | Michael Martin Murphey | ||
| One (With Michael Stipe) | Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Larry Mullen Jr, Adam Clayton | ||
| Daydream Believer | The Monkees | ||
| I Am…I Said (Single Version) | Neil Diamond | ||
| About A Girl (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Come As You Are (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Jesus Doesn’t Want Me For A Sunbeam (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Pennyroyal Tea (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Dumb (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Polly (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Something In The Way (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Plateau (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Oh Me (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| All Apologies (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Live) | Nirvana | ||
| (I Want To) Come Home | Paul McCartney | ||
| Glory of Love | Peter Cetera | ||
| Another Day In Paradise | Phil Collins | ||
| One More Night | Phil Collins | ||
| Every Step You Take | The Police | ||
| Everybody Hurts [1993] | R.E.M. | ||
| Georgia On My Mind | Ray Charles | ||
| Under The Bridge (Album Version) | Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| Soul to Squeeze | Red Hot Chili Peppers | ||
| Hazard | Richard Marx | ||
| Right Here Waiting | Richard Marx | ||
| Unchained Melody | Righteous Brothers | ||
| You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling | Righteous Brothers | ||
| As Tears Go By | The Rolling Stones | ||
| Out of Tears | The Rolling Stones | ||
| Chain Gang | Sam Cooke | ||
| Cupid | Sam Cooke | ||
| Sleepwalk | Santo & Johnny | ||
| The Only Living Boy In New York | Simon & Garfunkel | ||
| Scarborough Fair/Canticle | Simon And Garfunkel | ||
| The Boxer | Simon And Garfunkel | ||
| Bridge Over Troubled Water | Simon And Garfunkel | ||
| Song For The Asking ((Cancion Para Pedir)) | Simon And Garfunkel | ||
| Pretty Penny | Stone Temple Pilots | ||
| Show Me The Way | Styx | ||
| Crimson & Clover | Tommy James & The Shondells | ||
| Crystal Blue Persuasion | Tommy James & The Shondells | ||
| Can’t Help Falling In Love [1993] | UB40 | ||
| Save The Best For Last [1992] | Vanessa Williams | ||
| Chariots of Fire | Vangelis | ||
| Caravan | The Ventures | ||
| End Theme (The Wonder Years) | W.G. Snuffy Walden | ||
| I’m Bound to Pack it Up | The White Stripes | ||
| Saving All My Love For You | Whitney Houston | ||
| Didn’t We Almost Have It All | Whitney Houston | ||
For what it’s worth, I had Jack Johnson in there (Brushfire Fairytales tracks) but I took it all out; it didn’t appeal to me in a pop sene.