The Importance of Music To The Soul

It’s incredible to me how music is such a big part of my life. It can pick me up when I’m low and take me down when I’m up. There is always a perfect song for any moment and a song for most of my memories. It’s amazing to me how, sometimes, a song will come along and it’s as though it was written for me.

Music has always been an outlet for me to express the things that I don’t feel comfortable talking about. Music helps me deal. It helps me shake it off and get on with life. It helps me express love, loss, sorrow and joy.

Because I love music so much, I’m going to attempt to make a few sample playlists. Hopefully there will be a few songs you’ve never heard of on one of these lists.

Songs that move me:

1. Love You ‘til The End – The Pogues
2. Angels on the Moon – Thriving Ivory
3. Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlisle
4. Believe in me – The Ocean Buried
5. Have A Little Faith in Me – Van Morrison
6. We Are Broken – Paramore
7. What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
8. Don’t Cry Daddy – Elvis Presley
9. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
10. Famous Last Words – My Chemical Romance

Songs that make me feel scrappy:

1. Children of The Revolution – T-Rex
2. Guns of Brixton – The Clash
3. Johnny I Hardly Knew Ya – Dropkick Murphys
4. Barracuda – Heart
5. Man or Mouse - Millencolin
6. Thank You For the Venom - My Chemical Romance
7. My Pet Monster - Holly Springs Disaster
8. Lucifer's Rocking Chair - Cancer Bats
9. F@#* Authority - Pennywise
10. Drain The Blood - The Distillers

Songs to party by:

1. Nantucket Girls Song – The Tossers
2. Kiss Me I’m S*^! Faced – Dropkick Murpheys
3. Fire Water Burn – The Bloodhound Gang
4. Irish Drinking Song – Buck-O-Nine
5. Pink Lincoln – The Matadors
6. If You’re Gonna B@^*h I’m Gonna Drink – The Matadors
7. Blue Suede Shoes – Carl Perkins
8. Who Got The Hooch - Sublime
9. That's Not My Name - Tings Tings
10. Diamonds and Guns - Transplants

Songs to get me through the week:

1. I don’t like Mondays – The Boomtown Rats
2. Trinco Dog – Bedouin Soundclash
3. Higher Ground – Bedouin Soundclash
4. Free – Gavin Degraw
5. Deliver Me – Sarah Brightman
6. Into Action - Tim Armstrong
7. 21 Guns - Green Day
8. We've All Got To Be Going Somewhere - Jay Malinowski
9. Start Now - Rancid
10. Under Pressure - David Bowie & Queen

Guilty Pleasures:

1. Hold me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me – Mel Carter
2. Chantilly Lace – The Big Bopper
3. Bird Dog – The Everly Brothers
4. Faithfully – Journey
5. Fools Rush In – Elvis Presley
6. If I had A Million Dollars - BareNakedLadies
7. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brother
8. Bad Things - Jace Everett
9. G.I. Blues - Elvis Presley
10. Truck Got Stuck - Corb Lund Band