the optimist playlist

Here’s my not-so-short final list of optimistic songs to fill my days with good vibes and hope.  Thank you to all of the contributors. I love you all.  Note that it’s just alphabetical for now.   I know that there must be a a good groovy flow to all these tunes.  Let me know if you find it DJ friend.  XO_KHP

• 1234: Plain White Tees
• 3 Little Birds: Bob Marley
• A Rollerskating Jam Named Saturday: De La Soul
• Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive: Aretha Franklin
• Adventures in Solitude: The New Pornographers
• Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: Marvin Gaye
• Australia: The Shins
• Beautiful Day: U2
• Beautiful Life: Fisher
• Better Now: Collective Soul
• Boogie On Reggae Woman: Steve Wonder
• Brand New Day: Joshua Radin
• Brand New Key:  Melanie
• Break My Stride: Matthew Wilder
• Breath: Telepopmusik
• Bright Side of the Road: Van Morrison
• Bust a Move: Young MC
• California Stars: Wilco
• Catch my Disease: Ben Lee
• Change: The Lightening Seeds
• Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family
• Daughters: John Mayer
• Defying Gravity: Wicked Cast
• Ditty: Paperboy
• Dog Days are Over: Florence and the Machine
• Don’t Let me Fall: Lenka
• Don’t Stop Believing: Journey
• Don’t Stop: Fleetwood Mac
• El Duelo (Duo Con Ely Guerra): La Ley
• Eye of the Tiger: Survivor
• Favorite Girl: Justin Bieber
• Flight of the Cosmic Hippo: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones:
• Free: Ultra Nate
• Freedom Train: Toots and the Maytals
• Getting Better: Beatles
• Glamorous: Fergie
• Gone Going: Black Eyed Peas
• Hard Headed Woman: Elvis Presley
• Have a Little Faith: Michael Franti
• Here Comes The Sun: Nina Simone
• Here Comes the Sun: Sheryl Crow
• Heroes: David Bowie
• Hey Pocky A-Way: The Meters
• Hey Ya!: Outkast
• Higher Ground: Stevie Wonder
• Hip Hop:  Dead Prez
• I Can See Clearly Now: Johnny Nash
• I Made It Through The Rain: Barry Manilow
• I Will Follow You:  Amy Milan
• I Will Not Be Broken:  Bonnie Raitt
• I Will Survive: Cake
• I Won’t Back Down: Tom Petty
• I’ll Be There: Jackson 5
• I’m Every Woman: Whitney Houston
• If You Want the Rainbow (You Must Have the Rain): Dolly Parton
• I’m Sticking with You: Velvet Underground
• Into the Ccean: Blue October
• Island in the Sun: Weezer
• It’s a Long Way to the Top: AC/DC
• It’s Only Life: The Feelies
• Juicy: Notorious BIG
• JUMP: Van Halen
• Keep Hanging On: Avril Levigne
• Ladies of the World: Flight of the Conchords
• Lean on Me: Bill Withers
• Learning to Fly: Pink Floyd
• Lets Dance to Joy Division: The Wombats
• Living on a Prayer: Bon Jovi
• Look Me In the Eye Sister: Groove Armada
• Love You Madly: Cake
• Lovely Day: Bill Withers
• Make You Feel My Love; Adele
• Man In the Mirror: Michael Jackson
• MC Yogi: Ganesh is Fresh
• Miracle: Foo Fighters
• Momma Said Knock You Out: LL Cool J
• Move on Up: Curtis Mayfield
• Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues: Eels
• My Hero: Foo Fighters
• New Soul:  Yael Naim
• No Rain:  Blind Melon
• Obladi, Oblada, Life Goes On: The Beatles
• Once in a Lifetime: Talking Heads
• One Way or Another: Blondie
• O-o-h Child: Beth Orton
• Pappas Gotta Brand New Bag: James Brown
• Piece of Clay: Marvin Gaye
• Please Don’t Stop the Music: Rihanna
• Precious Time: The Macabees
• Queen of my Soul: Average White Band
• Ray of Light: Madonna
• Respect: Aretha Franklin
• Rock & Roll: Eric Hutchinson
• See the World: Gomez
• Shake Your Rump: Beastie Boys
• She Said: Plan B
• Shine On: The Kooks
• Shiny Happy People: REM
• Smile: Rod Stewart
• Someone Saved My Life Tonight: Elton John
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Israel Kamakawiwo
• St Robinson in his Cadillac Dream: Counting Crows
• Stronger: Kanye West
• Sugar Sugar: The Archies
• Summertime; Will Smith
• Sweet Caroline: Neil Diamond
• Sweet Child of Mine: Guns ‘n Roses
• Take It Easy: The Eagles
• Tear the Roof off The Sucker (Give Up The Funk): Parliament
• That’s The Way The World Goes ‘Round: John Prine
• The Best Days of My Life (Original by Justin Hays and Alistair Lennie)
• The Best of What’s Around: Dave Mathews Band
• The Climb: Miley Cyrus
• The Patience Bossa: Deborah Harry & Perry Farrell
• The Sound of Music: Cast/Julie Andrews
• The Sound: Human Highway
• Theologians: Wilco
• These Boots Were Made for Walking: Nancy Sinatra
• Thin Line: Indigo Girls
• This Little Light of Mine (in Dublin): Bruce Springsteen
• This Will Be Our Year: The Zombies
• Till I Collapse: Eminem
• Upside Down: Jack Johnson
• Vivi Davero: Giorgia
• Waiting on a Sunny Day: Bruce Springsteen
• Walk On: U2
• Walking on the Sunshine: Katrina and the Waves
• Wango: Orchestre Baobab
• Wavin Flag: K’naan
• We are Family:  Sister Sledge
• What a Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong
• Whispering Hope: Willy Nelson
• With Arms Oustretched: Rilo Kiley
• Wolf Like Me: TV on the Radio
• Working on a Dream: Bruce Springsteen
• You Get What You Give: New Radicals
• (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher: Jackie Wilson
• Your Smiling Face: James Taylor