Trump and Republicans want us to be downhearted so we won't vote. I'm with Keb Mo and Maria Muldaur. Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down.
A Great Playlist to Get You Up and Dancing
Here are 3 songs that get me dancing every time. The total times for the 3 is ten minutes. Will absolutely lift your mood right up.
Protest Songs
These are hard hard times. The U.S. has had hard times before and brilliant artists have helped us to weather them. Here are ten of the best protest songs from my life.
Cynthia
There is no better way to lift your mood than to get up and dance around your house for 10 minutes. Ten minutes. That's all it takes. I have kept charts for over 25 years. It works... EVERY TIME! Are you sad from staying at home. Ten minutes and you will feel better. Just push play! Here are 3 songs to get you started.
Go Crazy by Leslie Odom
Can't Stop the Feeling by Justin Timberlake
Build Me Up Buttercup by the Foundations
Ever have a song going through your head when you woke up. This morning it was Staying Alive.
Here are the lyrics.
Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees
Well, you can tell by the way I use my walk
I'm a woman's man, no time to talk
Music loud and women warm, I've been kicked around
Since I was born
And now it's alright, it's okay
And you may look the other way
We can try to understand
The New York Times' effect on man
Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother
You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Feel the city breakin' and everybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive, stayin' alive
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayin' alive
Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I can't get either, I really try
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose
You know it's alright, it's okay
I'll live to see another day
We can try to understand
The New York…
Pencil Full of Lead
Paolo Nutini is a Scottish singer, songwriter and is one of my favorite musical artists.This song by Nutini always makes me smile and want to dance. It is a song about the gratitude for the small things in life.
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This Little Light of Mine
This Little Light of Mine is a gospel song written for children in the 1920s. My favorite version is by Sam Cooke. It reminds me to make my light shine out into the world.
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One More Day
One More Day is the song I listen to when I am having a difficult time. It is such good advice. After performing separately for 15 years the brothers Chris and Oliver joined forces in 2006.
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Put a Woman in Charge
Keb' Mo' and Rosanne Cash joined forces for this great song. The song is dedicated to Keb' Mo's strong mother who died at 91.
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Rise Up
Some days I just get so tired of the fight... the merry-go-round. Andra Day released the song Rise Up on 2015 on her Cheers to the Fall album.
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Let the Good Times Roll
This is a classic and has been recorded by so many artists including Ray Charles and Barbra Streisand. My Favorite is BB King.
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Sing About It
This is another favorite lift me up song by The Wood Brothers. "If you get too worried what you ought to do is sing ." I would add dance too.
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Respect
No "feel good" list would ever be complete without Aretha Franklin's Respect, You absolutely cannot listen to this and not want to dance.
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Hallelujah
Every time I hear K.D. Lang sing Leonard Cohen/s Hallelujah I get goose bumps.Here is her version from the 2010 Olympics.
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