Positive Mood Music

Here are some of the tunes I’m playing around with in terms of positive mood enhancement: 

India Arie – I am not my hair (2006)Gnarls Barkley  - Crazy  (2006)

Gladiator soundtrack – Hans Zimmer - The Battle

Finley Quaye – Your love gets sweeter (reggae)

Elvis Costello - (What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding

Rascal Flatts – Life is a Highway (Modern country)

The Chords – Sh-Boom (50s)

Carrie Underwood – Jesus, Take the Wheel (country)

Bob Marley – Three Little Birds; Get up, stand up (reggae)

Beethoven - Adagio Molto E Cantabile – Symphony No. 9 Choral

Beethoven – Molto Vivace – Symphony No. 9 Choral

10,000 Maniacs or Cat Stevens – Peace Train

High School Musical - Get’cha Head in the Game (Disney, yes, I have kids!)

Jack Johnson – With my own two hands (From Curious George movie soundtrack)

Jack Johnson – We’re going to be friends (Cover of White Stripes song)

Rihanna – Pon de replay (Dance)

KT Tunstall – Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

Los Lonely Boys – Heaven

Lord of the Rings: Return of the King Soundtrack – The Return of the King (w/James

Galway)

Mary J. Blige – Family affair

Black Eyed Peas – Where is the love?

Johnny Nash – I can see clearly now

Paul Simon – Father and daughter

Peter Gabriel – Don’t give up

Pirates of the Caribbean Soundtrack – Black Pearl, Will and Elizabeth, and more (modern classical)

Rancid – Fall back down (punk)

Simon and Garfunkel – The Only Living Boy in

New York (folk)

Styx – The Grand IllusionUncle Tupelo – No Depression (Alt Country)

Peter Tosh – Johnny B. Goode (reggae)

Richard Wagner - Die Walkure - The Ride Of The Valkyries (Classical)

The Who – Love Reign O’er Me

John Lennon – Imagine, Give Peace a Chance 

Other recommendations: Mr. Blue Sky - ELO (Electric Light Orchestra)

You Raise Me Up (Celtic Women & others)

You Make My Dreams Come True (Hall & Oats)

Your Kiss Is On My List (Hall & Oats)

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go (Wham) (George Michael)

I’m So Excited (Pointer Sisters)

I Want To Live (John Denver)

Change Your Mind (can’t remember group)

Faith Hill - I Hope You Dance

Moody Blues - Voices In The Sky and Lovely To See You

Flashdance - Irene Cara

Elton John - Blessings

Please let me know if you have other songs to add to the list. I’m trying to create the largest possible list of music which boosts the mood either by virtue of lyrics or melodically.

Thanks!

Smiles,

John Schinnerer, Ph.D.

Psychologist, author, radio show host Guide To Self

Alamo CA

94507