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