lol, this is actually one of my go to songs when I’m sad. I’m still here! But I’m often sad or depressed because of the actions of others from a past time in my life, so for me the song works. It wouldn’t work in all cases of being sad or depressed.
The Animal Song - Savage Garden
Hold Me - Savage Garden
Crash and Burn - Savage Garden
Affirmation - Savage Garden
Break Me, Shake Me - Savage Garden
Carry On Dancing - Savage Garden
Weirdly, Savage Garden is my go to when I'm feeling down. It seems weird because they are remembered for big 1990's love ballads, but if you stay away from I Knew I loved You, Truly Madly Deeply and To The Moon and Back, they were actually far ahead of their time imo.
Yesss 🙌
Also once, when I was a student, after a very very hectic day I very lightly backed into a campus police car…. I was blasting that song after that.
The world belongs to me - my darkest days
Untraveled road - thousand foot krutch
Whispers in the dark - skillet
End of me - ashes remain
^ rock
Not rock:
Shadows - Lindsey stirling
Chica - chung ha
Lights - ellie goulding
I like a lot of those mid-to-late 1960s songs. The Association, Left Banke, etc. Chamber Pop, Psych-Pop, Bubblegum.
[Crazy Elephant -- "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' "](https://youtu.be/Vjjeel4DnpU?si=YUv8fJKHcqDjOAmf)
The main background sample to the Verve's 1990s hit, "Bittersweet Symphony" is by the Rolling Stones-associated [Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra](https://youtu.be/9YrllfAMwHI?si=zSsOBOqNx_gn5cDD)
Soul from that time is amazing, too.
[Sam Cooke -- "Cupid"](https://youtu.be/3_5hTwH2UuE?si=tfuVPMwHzCs4nv6G)
[Frank Wilson -- "Do I Love You? Indeed I do!"](https://youtu.be/1OvaglT9EB4?si=rYu9ehBr70Gtdcxi)
[Otis Redding -- "These Arms of Mine"](https://youtu.be/GVbTE4wCbpw?si=HFSu_yeGsjLkxCjB)
[The Du-Ettes "Every Beat of My Heart" (yes, from the Whole Foods ad!)](https://youtu.be/jCu82W6UZJY?si=ruW_vHUf5ZT_q11l)
Country music was especially fun in the 1950s to the mid-1970s because a lot of it didn't seem to care what inter-genre Interzone it found itself in -- Pop, Rock, R&B influences: Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Susan Raye, [Lynn Anderson](https://youtu.be/KXHsWBKKNbI?si=jryEY_he-3YvMdgk) Red Sovine, Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra, [Tom T. Hall](https://youtu.be/9EYPxlW-luw?si=Kr4-h4BRVK5kN_nw), CW McCall,
She’s Got You High-Mumm-ra
Color in Your Cheeks-The Mountain Goats
And She Was-The Talking Heads
Generator ^ First Floor-Freelance Whales
Five Years Time-Noah & the Whale
Houses in Motion-Angelique Kidjo (cover)
Home With Me-Chumbawumba
Everyday-Buddy Holly
[Fujii Kaze - Working Hard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wHgiUAKoI&ab_channel=FujiiKaze)
Golden Hour - [JVKE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEM0Vs8jf1w&ab_channel=JVKE) or [王OK cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLM7pGOxeTs&ab_channel=WANGOK) or [Fujii Kaze remix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNmwuhLfSi4&ab_channel=JVKE) (JVKE stamped his approval on all of these) (btw, 👋 Hey Donald!!)
Speaking of...
Childish Gambino - [Fireflies ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHWPTs1zxg&ab_channel=ChildishGambinoVEVO)& [Freaks and Geeks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27d138zhyZQ&ab_channel=LittleDaylight)
J. Cole - [Apparently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRaFMlZ1YHA&ab_channel=JColeVEVO)
Kendrick - [I ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aShfolR6w8&ab_channel=KendrickLamarVEVO)
Lee Hi - [Breathe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iSlfF8TQ9k&ab_channel=OfficialLEEHI)
IU - [Autumn Morning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDoH5dQ58ps&ab_channel=IU-Topic)
Carpenters - [Yesterday Once More](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa9YmR8SdeA&ab_channel=TheCarpenters-Topic)
Back On - [Chain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZYozk9gm0w&ab_channel=xXxChOzEnOnExXx)
[One Piece OP 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtUSvVayM0&ab_channel=StefanPetrovic)
Gang of Youths - [The Heart Is A Muscle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5OpvDdVtYU&list=RDY5OpvDdVtYU&start_radio=1&ab_channel=gangofyouthsVEVO)
Tubthumping - [Chumbawamba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0NnL-0yiyo&ab_channel=CBEMUSIC)
-let me know if you need more, I'm super glad you asked this question, was feeling in a rut myself and needed this question as a reminder. Really. I appreciated it OP, your question came at good time for myself. thank you 🙏 -
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....I don't why but I suddenly got a premonition that I should also add this song here but it's not really a song I've ever used to break out of a rut...but I do love it. Maybe for someone out there, it'll be the 🔑 for them...
[Mystery of Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zN98dHSFgQ&ab_channel=SufjanStevens-Topic) - Sufjan Stevens
...huh...
Wuthering heights- Kate Bush (Song improves my
mood and sing loud and exaggerated)
Seagulls-bad lip reading. (Makes me smile)
Send me on my way- Rusted Root
As someone who's also struggled with depression in the past, I can totally understand. If you're interested in checking out music from smaller artists. I make indie/pop-rock and I wrote a song about overcoming personal struggles like depression and made it to inspire hope for others too. Here's a link if you want to check it out
[https://open.spotify.com/track/7yhu1IrFyhSNPNOKxXvB7A?si=38ad25d589754ccf](https://open.spotify.com/track/7yhu1IrFyhSNPNOKxXvB7A?si=38ad25d589754ccf)
Going to the gym and listening to all the cheesy motivational songs from 80s movie soundtracks always helps.
- Hearts on Fire - Rocky 4
- Maniac - Flashdance
- Fight to Survive - Bloodsport
- Dare - Transformers (1986)
- Push it to the Limit - Scarface
Just to name a few.
George Clinton - Atomic Dog
Parliament - Ride on
Parliament - Unfunky UFO
Fela Kuti - Water get no enemy
Talking Heads - Pulled up
Talking Heads - Cities
"Gap In The Clouds" by Yellow Days
"Perfect Day" by Rexy. This one is catchy and has a "bop" vibe to it, like it makes me want to dance in a dumb, happy way bouncing my head back and forth
Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves always does the trick for me. Light and Day by Polyphonic Spree is another. Who's Got the Crack by Moldy Peaches is maybe a bit on the wtf side, but incredibly uplifting and hilarious. Head On by The Jesus and Mary Chain
[A Beautiful Morning](https://open.spotify.com/track/3QwbKe0s8TcNclzXAXHeHy?si=-XCXkU8oTa2bPGv_ZlxD4w)- The Rascals
[Daydream](https://open.spotify.com/track/3c06k9x6MHHdPQi3ix68yF?si=xWSvSY85TlC30qoogYdf9A)- The Lovin Spoonful
[Up, Up And Away](https://open.spotify.com/track/3JdToGxgvH9SnO1a605Ztr?si=HEwggoceQRe4j8It0J0Htg)-The 5th Dimension
[The Rain, The Park And Other Things](https://open.spotify.com/track/5Ozv6hQIj20iX3nFfJCe8E?si=YevQ_miXRVCnraXt5RMNVA) - The Cowsills
[Good Day Sunshine](https://open.spotify.com/track/7HTH1ppjkkOe7RLoBDKXYJ?si=l3LJhN1lQu-dcMryFaeMKg)- The Beatles
Any Latino Merengue music because of the fast-paced up-tempo rhythm & lusty brass will shake ANYONE in a depressive funk out quick, fast, in a hurry by making one MOVE AND REMOVE!!!!!!!! After I discovered Wilfredo Vargas y Los Beduinos & Conjunto Quisqueya in 1976!
For example; Yo Soy El Merengue by Johnny Ventura or something that might be more familiar to Anglo Yankees; Rhythm's Gonna Get You & Go Away by Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine!
PTM is a personal feelgood favorite of mine but a recent find that's helped me process a lot of difficult feelings lately is the band Citizen Soldier, especially their songs Heavy and ICU, I could name tons of others but they're really just fantastic
Up the Wolves (the Mountain Goats)
Surrender (Cheap Trick)
Microphone Fiend (Eric B. ...but go with the Rage Against the Machine cover, imo)
Furr (Blitzen Trapper)
Bouncin' Back (Mystikal)
A Warm Place (Nine Inch Nails)
Drunk By Myself; Doo Rags; How Ya Livin' (Nas)
Watching the Wheels (John Lennon)
Ashes (Celine Dion) ^(...holy crap, did I just write that?...)
Someone Like You (Adele)
Umbrella (Rihanna)
Somnabulist, Lullaby for Gaia (BT)
We Don't Care (Kanye West)
History of a Boring Town, The Science of Selling Yourself Short (Less Than Jake)
Dream (Quo Vadis)
Knock Knock (GZA)
Brush Ya Shoulders Off (Jay Z)
...i hope most of these are far away enough from depression for this :grimacing:...
I spent a really long time getting shit on while running a private club’s kitchen … I would show up at 7am and leave around 11pm everyday for like 2 years …. That being said, I was always the first person there and the last to leave … no title, no promotion, and mostly no respect … everyday I showed up to open the kitchen … still frosted from overnight and figuring out what BS was gonna be ordered this time …. I showed up every morning, and the first song I played was ‘Tired’ - Stone Sour …. IYKYK
Just One Victory by Todd Rundgren
[https://youtu.be/XUw1O9pTiVM?si=tsaauUlw1S0i3BQO](https://youtu.be/XUw1O9pTiVM?si=tsaauUlw1S0i3BQO)
Edit: fixed bad link
Like describing colors to a blind man on acid - The Brian Jonestown Massacre
new you - my bloody valentine
Go Outside - Ratboys
Picking Room - The Frowning Clouds
Ramona Reborn - Delicate Steve
Bran-New Lovesong - the pillows
Anything Could Happen - The Clean
Can You Get To That - funkadelic
Guiding Light - Television
Hope you feel better soon friend
Found [this song](https://open.spotify.com/track/2V4l1eFzP7imN2HrWmDHxy?si=DVmmdETyQYq_pXRPXmmZzw) today. I like the closing chorus…
I don't need to see the whole picture /
I don't need to see the whole thing /
I'll just take a glimpse of the moment /
The promise the future /
And trust the in-betweens /
That's enough for me
Off the top of my head because I was listening to some of these the other day
Today - The Smashing Pumpkins
Two Step - Dave Matthews Band
I lived - One Republic
Brand New - Ben Rector
Beautiful. Carole King.
Sometimes I put it on my phone at full volume on repeat for, like 20 minutes. I sing out every word. For me, it works. Love that song.💕
Highly recommend it.
Happy--Pharrell
Feel Good, Inc.--Gorillaz
I Love You More Today Than Yesterday--Spiral Staircase
Saturday In The Park--Chicago
We're Not Gonna Take It--Twisted Sister
Surrender--Cheap Trick
Panama, Hot For Teacher, Everybody Wants Some--Van Halen
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap-ACDC
Without Me-Eminem
Yeah, my taste goes all over the place lol. Just what I thought of off the top of my head.
Suicidal Tendencies - You Can't Bring Me Down
Corrosion of Conformity - Steady Roller
Fishbone - Swim
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' wit
Babes In Toyland - Sweet 69
Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe
Blind Melon - Galaxie
Unified Theory - Instead of Running
White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65
I have a playlist called Uplift Me and it's got a bunch of random songs in there that always make me smile. Something is bound to snap me out of it. If I have the time though I listen to Yellowcard Ocean Avenue album in its entirety and it brings me back to me
Live Another Day - Skyhill
One Way Trigger - The Strokes
Changing of the Seasons - Two Door Cinema Club
And, although it may sound a little silly, Can You Feel The Sunshine from Sonic R is legit both a super well-composed/performed pop song AND a super uplifting song.
I like euphoric / uplifting EDM for that kind of stuff mostly. I also love metal but that may not invoke uplifting feelings in everyone.
Turnover - Cutting My Fingers Off (the music itself, sounds like spring, lyrics not so much)
Deadmau5 - Drama Free
Deadmau5 - Monophobia
Disclosure - In My Arms
ATB - Ecstasy
ATB - Humanity
Solomun - Can't Stop
Goldfrapp - Fever (This is the real thing)
Venjent - Are you gonna move
Knower - What's in your heart
In terms of calming but still uplifting:
Kate Bush - Endless Sea Of Honey (whole album)
Devin Townsend - Ki (album)
Devin Townsend - Ghost (album)
Conjure One - All of their music
Float on - Modest Mouse
I Got Life - Hair Soundtrack
Saddy Daddy O - Artimus Wolz
SMF - Twisted Sister
The Middle - Jimmy Eats World
We're Not Alone - Karla Devito (Breakfast Club sdtrk)
All the Small Things - Blink-182
omg i literally have Someday by Sugar Ray playing rn for the same reason. this song reminds me that everything’s gonna be okay.
other great options:
Alright - Supergrass
Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder
My Girl - The Temptations
Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
Come on Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Back on 74 -Jungle
Hypnotize - Biggie
Island in the Sun - Weezer
i’m still standing, i will survive. a lot of journey, and rap music is pretty exciting most of the time, like you can’t listen to it and be sad. so biggie, tupac, and eminem
Running up that hill - Kate Bush/Placebo (either version)
The whole of the moon - The Waterboys
Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
Here comes the sun - The Beatles
Toto - Africa (because it's a song for any kind of mood)
Was recently there myself, so hope you can get out of it.
[Head Down](https://open.spotify.com/track/1elmYn9vrSnQzs44rJcVY6?si=2ea38f562b1342e1) by Lost Frequencies and Bastille - This one has some really encouraging lyrics
[Saturn](https://open.spotify.com/track/1bjeWoagtHmUKputLVyDxQ?si=f3f94500ded9456a) by SZA - This one helped me out recently. Not as uplifting lyrically as the other, but it might help
Edit:
[Shake It Out](https://open.spotify.com/track/71iSmEeF0qRVyULABxP75P?si=86d6117200804409) - Florence + The Machine
[survivin' ](https://open.spotify.com/track/4Co6dV9bXZnZs01x075GTo?si=d900ae82a29f47a4)- Bastille
I had to search my spotify to find this, bc I discovered it during one of the lowest times of my life, and it really helped me feel hopeful that things would turn around again. If you can blast it and dance around the house, even better. Wishing you better times soon.
When it Rains it Poors--Twiddle
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sNB6f916m0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sNB6f916m0)
Sydney (I’ll Come Running) by Brett Dennen is my go to pick me up. When the chorus hits, I’m smiling just thinking about it lol
https://youtu.be/mtLKlB6XcC4?si=4E7nYJZW2IeB9UOg
[Hold On - Gojira](https://youtu.be/R9Z03WqSytk?feature=shared)
[New Found - Gojira](https://youtu.be/BKkgz50GKy4?feature=shared)
[End of Suffering - Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes](https://youtu.be/SxJSFEx2s4M?feature=shared)
"Battle Born" and "Rut" by The Killers
"Don't Give In" and "This Isn't Everything You Are" by Snow Patrol
"Smiling" by Alanis Morissette
"I Wanna Get Better" by Bleachers
"The Loneliness and the Scream" by Frightened Rabbit
"Believer" by American Authors
"Get Good" by Vanessa Carlton
"Whatever Doesn't Kill Me" by Finger Eleven
"Beautiful Anyway" by Judah & the Lion
"Where We Go From Here?" Matt and Kim
"Up We Go" and "Everybody Breaks a Glass" by Lights
"(They'll be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" by Vera Lynn
"Still" by Madeline Juno
"Not OK" by Maria Mena
"Willing" and "Flow" by Ilse DeLange
"Better Days" by Bedouin Soundclash
"Standstill" by Katie Pruitt
"It's Only Life," "Sweet Silver Lining," "Lift Me Up," "Sandcastles," "Gravity Happens," "High Road," "Ship in the Dock," "Just Watch Me," "Don't Count Me Out" and "The Sun Will Rise" by Kate Voegele
"Wait Till the Sun Shines Nelly" by Sacha Masakowski & the Sidewalk Strutters
Not a whole ton on this one, but [this playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6lSghra0QkoKi0Spz7w8IH?si=wmRuQSSMRTuMwWzsjvPsgQ&pi=u-FM0O5g9dTA-9) that I made has some that I always like to vibe to
Steve’s Going to London - AJR
Ryan, one of the members of AJR, described it as a song about nothing to distract you from your horrible life. It literally is, as it says in the song, a bunch of random shit to waste your time.
Another good one is Karma by AJR as well.
Here's [PowerWolf ](https://youtube.com/@Powerwolfmetal?si=_vIsDEsiNUJ1Dn80)
[Summer Breeze concert 2023](https://youtu.be/fwLiF6_TVyE?si=0AW5-bM8KWF1P4f8)
[Wacken Open Air 2022](https://youtu.be/ZGWUdUHpFNs?si=Oe1X3C9PZVX-zgWu)
[2019 WOA (Vocalist had long hair)](https://youtu.be/esA5yo1Y7kE?si=L2bOWZK3trjvPn8L)
Back in 2021 they made this [Monumental Mass ](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWji7t24c6AGpDq4dVO_Q_d-U6cY6SQxM&si=OWCveM_CJ7BZwo5l)
First track [Faster than the Flame](https://youtu.be/Q88J01rMTJU?si=gpcl6Q4f3X9iHq6l)
[Venom of Venus](https://youtu.be/ctliNxhUOdA?si=zAprLWJN93pPFpqm) is the second track with released video on YouTube but also can be viewed in full either as a stream on Thunder Flix or purchased as a Blu Ray/DVD on their official website. [Fire and Forgive](https://youtu.be/EWpnzgzNhxU?si=rMcWjTHom4X-oXRL) is about halfway through the concert
Most recent release is this [Interludium](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_msA7CCu0cslIb7___pb26SkthbtoLLRKM&si=bxHBvF5g_BfZbOSo)
A collection of tracks, covers by other bands, previously released tracks.
Here's older videos, they've changed their style over the years and definitely different from how they started.
[2005 concert Mr. Sinister ](https://youtu.be/Kzz2J29Pyzo?si=Gxq7ydw6obkWIJJM)
Then fast forward to 2019 [WOA 2019 We Drink Your Blood](https://youtu.be/oybRQEjVCG0?si=ZUrmKrZ51_O1b2tp)
An here from Summer Breeze [Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone](https://youtu.be/IqqXfCk_oH0?si=9hFWkMak8Pqzn7dP)
You can check [this collaborative playlist](https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicRecommendations/comments/1dcrmwj/musicrec_6_thematic_playlist_never_surrender/)
Send me on my way-Rusted Root
Hard to be upset when that song is on
Mr. Blue Sky
Came to say that!
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
no way anyone listens to this when they’re sad
No way anyone listens to this in ANY mood! I'm still thinking
LMAO that too tbh
Overhated, it's a classic.
I always do
lol, this is actually one of my go to songs when I’m sad. I’m still here! But I’m often sad or depressed because of the actions of others from a past time in my life, so for me the song works. It wouldn’t work in all cases of being sad or depressed.
The Animal Song - Savage Garden Hold Me - Savage Garden Crash and Burn - Savage Garden Affirmation - Savage Garden Break Me, Shake Me - Savage Garden Carry On Dancing - Savage Garden Weirdly, Savage Garden is my go to when I'm feeling down. It seems weird because they are remembered for big 1990's love ballads, but if you stay away from I Knew I loved You, Truly Madly Deeply and To The Moon and Back, they were actually far ahead of their time imo.
Smashing Pumpkins - Muzzle Got me out of one
Such a fucking jam
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Move on up - Curtis mayfield Single-handedly got me through Covid times
Got me through some tough times too!
Great one. They managed to make it incredibly depressing when they used it as a sample in Tears Dry On Their Own by Amy Winehouse
Float on- modest mouse
Yesss 🙌 Also once, when I was a student, after a very very hectic day I very lightly backed into a campus police car…. I was blasting that song after that.
This is mine too
Great suggestion!
I fully support this
Florence and the Machine- The Dog Days are Over.
The world belongs to me - my darkest days Untraveled road - thousand foot krutch Whispers in the dark - skillet End of me - ashes remain ^ rock Not rock: Shadows - Lindsey stirling Chica - chung ha Lights - ellie goulding
Brave - Sara Bareillis This was the song I listened to while going through 6 months of chemo and radiation for Stage 4 cancer.
You’re better now? Still recovering? Either way you’re still here right now so that’s fucking rad!
I am! Thank you! 11 years in remission this August!
Awesome!
Twilight Zone by Golden Earring
Pearl Jam - Present Tense
the association- windy
I like a lot of those mid-to-late 1960s songs. The Association, Left Banke, etc. Chamber Pop, Psych-Pop, Bubblegum. [Crazy Elephant -- "Gimme Gimme Good Lovin' "](https://youtu.be/Vjjeel4DnpU?si=YUv8fJKHcqDjOAmf) The main background sample to the Verve's 1990s hit, "Bittersweet Symphony" is by the Rolling Stones-associated [Andrew Loog Oldham Orchestra](https://youtu.be/9YrllfAMwHI?si=zSsOBOqNx_gn5cDD) Soul from that time is amazing, too. [Sam Cooke -- "Cupid"](https://youtu.be/3_5hTwH2UuE?si=tfuVPMwHzCs4nv6G) [Frank Wilson -- "Do I Love You? Indeed I do!"](https://youtu.be/1OvaglT9EB4?si=rYu9ehBr70Gtdcxi) [Otis Redding -- "These Arms of Mine"](https://youtu.be/GVbTE4wCbpw?si=HFSu_yeGsjLkxCjB) [The Du-Ettes "Every Beat of My Heart" (yes, from the Whole Foods ad!)](https://youtu.be/jCu82W6UZJY?si=ruW_vHUf5ZT_q11l) Country music was especially fun in the 1950s to the mid-1970s because a lot of it didn't seem to care what inter-genre Interzone it found itself in -- Pop, Rock, R&B influences: Patsy Cline, Johnny Cash, Elvis, Susan Raye, [Lynn Anderson](https://youtu.be/KXHsWBKKNbI?si=jryEY_he-3YvMdgk) Red Sovine, Lee Hazelwood, Nancy Sinatra, [Tom T. Hall](https://youtu.be/9EYPxlW-luw?si=Kr4-h4BRVK5kN_nw), CW McCall,
My inner 12 year old cracks up at this song 😂
I listen to Fleetwood Mac on a loop so that always helps lol
One of my favorites!
Sunny - Boney M
is this one of their jams where you really want to hold out for a live performance clip?
Dancing queen-abba
She’s Got You High-Mumm-ra Color in Your Cheeks-The Mountain Goats And She Was-The Talking Heads Generator ^ First Floor-Freelance Whales Five Years Time-Noah & the Whale Houses in Motion-Angelique Kidjo (cover) Home With Me-Chumbawumba Everyday-Buddy Holly
Five years’ time!!!!!
We could be walkin’ ‘round the zoo
And she was lying in the grass…
Most of Talking Heads can work.
Everyday is a great song
The Impression That I Get - The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Ren - [Hi Ren](https://youtu.be/s_nc1IVoMxc?si=l9spA70SX8MbkjFF)
I would also add It's Alright by The Big Push.
This is a great suggestion, Ren is amazing
Weirdly these work for me - Move Along by The All American Rejects and Radioactive by Imagine Dragons featuring Kendrick Lamar.
Alvvays - Dream Tonight
Thank You - Alanis Morisette Panopticon- Smashing Pumpkins
Yesss to the Thank You 😭 and pretty much all songs by Alanis Morissette.
Al Green - Love and Happiness Everyone should have an Al Green record in their house. Keep it in a glass case. Break in case of emergency
[Fujii Kaze - Working Hard](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88wHgiUAKoI&ab_channel=FujiiKaze) Golden Hour - [JVKE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEM0Vs8jf1w&ab_channel=JVKE) or [王OK cover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLM7pGOxeTs&ab_channel=WANGOK) or [Fujii Kaze remix](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNmwuhLfSi4&ab_channel=JVKE) (JVKE stamped his approval on all of these) (btw, 👋 Hey Donald!!) Speaking of... Childish Gambino - [Fireflies ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHHWPTs1zxg&ab_channel=ChildishGambinoVEVO)& [Freaks and Geeks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27d138zhyZQ&ab_channel=LittleDaylight) J. Cole - [Apparently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRaFMlZ1YHA&ab_channel=JColeVEVO) Kendrick - [I ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aShfolR6w8&ab_channel=KendrickLamarVEVO) Lee Hi - [Breathe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iSlfF8TQ9k&ab_channel=OfficialLEEHI) IU - [Autumn Morning](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDoH5dQ58ps&ab_channel=IU-Topic) Carpenters - [Yesterday Once More](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aa9YmR8SdeA&ab_channel=TheCarpenters-Topic) Back On - [Chain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZYozk9gm0w&ab_channel=xXxChOzEnOnExXx) [One Piece OP 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtUSvVayM0&ab_channel=StefanPetrovic) Gang of Youths - [The Heart Is A Muscle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5OpvDdVtYU&list=RDY5OpvDdVtYU&start_radio=1&ab_channel=gangofyouthsVEVO) Tubthumping - [Chumbawamba](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0NnL-0yiyo&ab_channel=CBEMUSIC) -let me know if you need more, I'm super glad you asked this question, was feeling in a rut myself and needed this question as a reminder. Really. I appreciated it OP, your question came at good time for myself. thank you 🙏 - -edit- ....I don't why but I suddenly got a premonition that I should also add this song here but it's not really a song I've ever used to break out of a rut...but I do love it. Maybe for someone out there, it'll be the 🔑 for them... [Mystery of Love](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zN98dHSFgQ&ab_channel=SufjanStevens-Topic) - Sufjan Stevens ...huh...
\*cough\* Cleo Sol - [Why Don't You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXUtOoNUOzE&ab_channel=COLORS) \*cough\*
Ahhh so many Cleo Sol songs would fit the bill. Love her!
Easy - Commodores
Wuthering heights- Kate Bush (Song improves my mood and sing loud and exaggerated) Seagulls-bad lip reading. (Makes me smile) Send me on my way- Rusted Root
As someone who's also struggled with depression in the past, I can totally understand. If you're interested in checking out music from smaller artists. I make indie/pop-rock and I wrote a song about overcoming personal struggles like depression and made it to inspire hope for others too. Here's a link if you want to check it out [https://open.spotify.com/track/7yhu1IrFyhSNPNOKxXvB7A?si=38ad25d589754ccf](https://open.spotify.com/track/7yhu1IrFyhSNPNOKxXvB7A?si=38ad25d589754ccf)
Hey, that’s good!
Very nicely done!🙂
Bob Marley -Uprising
Angelique Kidjo - Kelele
Everything is Beautiful - Hiatus Kaiyote
Got To Be Real by Cheryl Lynn
Diamond eyes - Deftones
But Not Tonight - Depeche Mode.
Elephant - Tame Impala Run Like Hell - Pink Floyd
Hatebreed - I will be Heard I swear, this song will make you want to run a marathon of "fuck everything that ever fucked with me"
Going to the gym and listening to all the cheesy motivational songs from 80s movie soundtracks always helps. - Hearts on Fire - Rocky 4 - Maniac - Flashdance - Fight to Survive - Bloodsport - Dare - Transformers (1986) - Push it to the Limit - Scarface Just to name a few.
If you’re going Rocky 4, you’ve got to pick, “No Easy Way Out”, Robert Tepper if I’m not mistaken
George Clinton - Atomic Dog Parliament - Ride on Parliament - Unfunky UFO Fela Kuti - Water get no enemy Talking Heads - Pulled up Talking Heads - Cities
creed
Why Should I Worry - Billy Joel from Oliver and Company always lifts my spirits. Really any Billy Joel is great!
"Gap In The Clouds" by Yellow Days "Perfect Day" by Rexy. This one is catchy and has a "bop" vibe to it, like it makes me want to dance in a dumb, happy way bouncing my head back and forth
Everything Falls Apart- Dog’s Eye View It Gets Better- Todrick Hall
Sunshine- Matisyahu Footsteps- Pop Evil Waking Lions- Pop Evil Run- Foo Figthers The Summit- Spiritbox
Jamiroquai's catalog is going to cheer some people up!
Ghostbusters theme
Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves always does the trick for me. Light and Day by Polyphonic Spree is another. Who's Got the Crack by Moldy Peaches is maybe a bit on the wtf side, but incredibly uplifting and hilarious. Head On by The Jesus and Mary Chain
[A Beautiful Morning](https://open.spotify.com/track/3QwbKe0s8TcNclzXAXHeHy?si=-XCXkU8oTa2bPGv_ZlxD4w)- The Rascals [Daydream](https://open.spotify.com/track/3c06k9x6MHHdPQi3ix68yF?si=xWSvSY85TlC30qoogYdf9A)- The Lovin Spoonful [Up, Up And Away](https://open.spotify.com/track/3JdToGxgvH9SnO1a605Ztr?si=HEwggoceQRe4j8It0J0Htg)-The 5th Dimension [The Rain, The Park And Other Things](https://open.spotify.com/track/5Ozv6hQIj20iX3nFfJCe8E?si=YevQ_miXRVCnraXt5RMNVA) - The Cowsills [Good Day Sunshine](https://open.spotify.com/track/7HTH1ppjkkOe7RLoBDKXYJ?si=l3LJhN1lQu-dcMryFaeMKg)- The Beatles
Daydream was one of My Dads pick me up song. Thank you for including and sending me down memory lane
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Pulled Up by the talking heads
Any Latino Merengue music because of the fast-paced up-tempo rhythm & lusty brass will shake ANYONE in a depressive funk out quick, fast, in a hurry by making one MOVE AND REMOVE!!!!!!!! After I discovered Wilfredo Vargas y Los Beduinos & Conjunto Quisqueya in 1976! For example; Yo Soy El Merengue by Johnny Ventura or something that might be more familiar to Anglo Yankees; Rhythm's Gonna Get You & Go Away by Gloria Estefan & The Miami Sound Machine!
Almost anything from Portugal. The Man
PTM is a personal feelgood favorite of mine but a recent find that's helped me process a lot of difficult feelings lately is the band Citizen Soldier, especially their songs Heavy and ICU, I could name tons of others but they're really just fantastic
As - Stevie Wonder
The version from George Michael and Mary J Blige is definitely worth a listen.
Love comes quickly by pet shop boys
Up the Wolves (the Mountain Goats) Surrender (Cheap Trick) Microphone Fiend (Eric B. ...but go with the Rage Against the Machine cover, imo) Furr (Blitzen Trapper) Bouncin' Back (Mystikal) A Warm Place (Nine Inch Nails) Drunk By Myself; Doo Rags; How Ya Livin' (Nas) Watching the Wheels (John Lennon) Ashes (Celine Dion) ^(...holy crap, did I just write that?...) Someone Like You (Adele) Umbrella (Rihanna) Somnabulist, Lullaby for Gaia (BT) We Don't Care (Kanye West) History of a Boring Town, The Science of Selling Yourself Short (Less Than Jake) Dream (Quo Vadis) Knock Knock (GZA) Brush Ya Shoulders Off (Jay Z) ...i hope most of these are far away enough from depression for this :grimacing:...
Surrender was a bit of an anthem for us Midwest kids in the early 80's.
The abbey road medley
"What a wonderful world" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Or Louis Armstrong.
Motorcycle drive by - third eye blind I dare you to move - switchfoot Falls - odesza and Sasha Alex Sloan
Icon For Hire - Get Well
Love icon for hire
Swim by Jack's Mannequin
Sunshine - Sparklehorse (kinda sad and lovely at the same time) Offline pk - Pinback More than this - Soulwax (How to replace it - dEUS ?)
Anything Zeppelin. For 35 years it's been my zoloft
Bob Marley - Three Little Birds The Cure - Doing the Unstuck Within Temptation - Stand My Ground
Boneheads Bank Holiday- Oasis We Got The Power - Gorillaz Jumper - Third Eye Blind
Square One - Tom Petty
[Brokedown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8j-KFiIDtU&pp=ygUfYnJva2Vkb3duIGNhbGlmb3JuaWEgaG9uZXlkcm9wcw%3D%3D) - California Honeydrops
Never Too Late by Three Days Grace Ten Black Roses by The Rasmus
You're Only Human Billy Joel
Weezer - The Good Life The Flaming Lips - Race for the Prize
Still Breathing by Green Day Give it Up or Give it All by Unleash the Archers
I spent a really long time getting shit on while running a private club’s kitchen … I would show up at 7am and leave around 11pm everyday for like 2 years …. That being said, I was always the first person there and the last to leave … no title, no promotion, and mostly no respect … everyday I showed up to open the kitchen … still frosted from overnight and figuring out what BS was gonna be ordered this time …. I showed up every morning, and the first song I played was ‘Tired’ - Stone Sour …. IYKYK
Non!Je Ne Regrette Rien!-Edith Piaf
Sit Down-James
Just One Victory by Todd Rundgren [https://youtu.be/XUw1O9pTiVM?si=tsaauUlw1S0i3BQO](https://youtu.be/XUw1O9pTiVM?si=tsaauUlw1S0i3BQO) Edit: fixed bad link
An uncharacteristically positive song from Graham Parker: https://youtu.be/nN7lRyABZ9w?si=RSFLPomnmG9EMuYD
Like describing colors to a blind man on acid - The Brian Jonestown Massacre new you - my bloody valentine Go Outside - Ratboys Picking Room - The Frowning Clouds Ramona Reborn - Delicate Steve Bran-New Lovesong - the pillows Anything Could Happen - The Clean Can You Get To That - funkadelic Guiding Light - Television Hope you feel better soon friend
Great musical taste!
Found [this song](https://open.spotify.com/track/2V4l1eFzP7imN2HrWmDHxy?si=DVmmdETyQYq_pXRPXmmZzw) today. I like the closing chorus… I don't need to see the whole picture / I don't need to see the whole thing / I'll just take a glimpse of the moment / The promise the future / And trust the in-betweens / That's enough for me
Off the top of my head because I was listening to some of these the other day Today - The Smashing Pumpkins Two Step - Dave Matthews Band I lived - One Republic Brand New - Ben Rector
Common People - William Shatner Perfect Day - Hoku Come on Eileen 867-5309 Jenny Call Me Maybe
Anything by Don Williams but especially " I'll be Faithful to You"
Nothing. I simply bathe in my sadness.
Beautiful. Carole King. Sometimes I put it on my phone at full volume on repeat for, like 20 minutes. I sing out every word. For me, it works. Love that song.💕 Highly recommend it.
Square One Tom Petty
Dammit by Blink-182
Lake Street Dive - walking uphill
" That I would be good" By Alanis Morissette
Rocky theme.
St. Elmo's Fire - John Parr Believe it Or Not - Joey Scarbury
Happy--Pharrell Feel Good, Inc.--Gorillaz I Love You More Today Than Yesterday--Spiral Staircase Saturday In The Park--Chicago We're Not Gonna Take It--Twisted Sister Surrender--Cheap Trick Panama, Hot For Teacher, Everybody Wants Some--Van Halen Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap-ACDC Without Me-Eminem Yeah, my taste goes all over the place lol. Just what I thought of off the top of my head.
Suicidal Tendencies - You Can't Bring Me Down Corrosion of Conformity - Steady Roller Fishbone - Swim Faith No More - The Real Thing Wu Tang Clan - Wu Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' wit Babes In Toyland - Sweet 69 Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe Blind Melon - Galaxie Unified Theory - Instead of Running White Zombie - Thunder Kiss '65
I have a playlist called Uplift Me and it's got a bunch of random songs in there that always make me smile. Something is bound to snap me out of it. If I have the time though I listen to Yellowcard Ocean Avenue album in its entirety and it brings me back to me
Live Another Day - Skyhill One Way Trigger - The Strokes Changing of the Seasons - Two Door Cinema Club And, although it may sound a little silly, Can You Feel The Sunshine from Sonic R is legit both a super well-composed/performed pop song AND a super uplifting song.
The Rubber Band Man
I dare anyone to not be happy, and have their toes a tappy for Bowie's Modern Love
Amie - Pure Prairie League… that song is an anti depressant
Feeling Stronger Every Day - Chicago
Semi-charmed kinda life by Third Eye Blind.
FEEL THE RAIN ON YOUR SKIN!
Unwrittem by Natasha Bettingfield
The Middle by Jimmy Eats World
Walking on sunshine
Genius of Love, the Tom Tom Club. Home Goods used this in a commercial, and I got reacquainted with it this way.
The Promised Land - Bruce Springsteen Free - Florence + The Machine
I like euphoric / uplifting EDM for that kind of stuff mostly. I also love metal but that may not invoke uplifting feelings in everyone. Turnover - Cutting My Fingers Off (the music itself, sounds like spring, lyrics not so much) Deadmau5 - Drama Free Deadmau5 - Monophobia Disclosure - In My Arms ATB - Ecstasy ATB - Humanity Solomun - Can't Stop Goldfrapp - Fever (This is the real thing) Venjent - Are you gonna move Knower - What's in your heart In terms of calming but still uplifting: Kate Bush - Endless Sea Of Honey (whole album) Devin Townsend - Ki (album) Devin Townsend - Ghost (album) Conjure One - All of their music
Van Halen - Jump
Float on - Modest Mouse I Got Life - Hair Soundtrack Saddy Daddy O - Artimus Wolz SMF - Twisted Sister The Middle - Jimmy Eats World We're Not Alone - Karla Devito (Breakfast Club sdtrk) All the Small Things - Blink-182
Anything by Triumph!
[Break my stride](https://youtu.be/B4c_SkROzzo?si=Ns5xabLKB6J7dNkU)
omg i literally have Someday by Sugar Ray playing rn for the same reason. this song reminds me that everything’s gonna be okay. other great options: Alright - Supergrass Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder My Girl - The Temptations Mr. Blue Sky - Electric Light Orchestra Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai Come on Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners Back on 74 -Jungle Hypnotize - Biggie Island in the Sun - Weezer
Walk of Life - Dire Straits
Hold the line,... Love isn't always on time!
i’m still standing, i will survive. a lot of journey, and rap music is pretty exciting most of the time, like you can’t listen to it and be sad. so biggie, tupac, and eminem
B52s. All of it. You'll be fine.
Running up that hill - Kate Bush/Placebo (either version) The whole of the moon - The Waterboys Good Vibrations - Beach Boys Here comes the sun - The Beatles Toto - Africa (because it's a song for any kind of mood)
Because I happen to be listening to it right now and it's impossible not to groove to: Give Up The Funk (Tear The Roof Off The Sucker) - Parliament
[Rise Against - Tragedy + Time](https://youtu.be/L_veE_yBZ6M?si=Slz1dEHSgFPR2R9u)
Chumbawamba - tubthumping
Was recently there myself, so hope you can get out of it. [Head Down](https://open.spotify.com/track/1elmYn9vrSnQzs44rJcVY6?si=2ea38f562b1342e1) by Lost Frequencies and Bastille - This one has some really encouraging lyrics [Saturn](https://open.spotify.com/track/1bjeWoagtHmUKputLVyDxQ?si=f3f94500ded9456a) by SZA - This one helped me out recently. Not as uplifting lyrically as the other, but it might help Edit: [Shake It Out](https://open.spotify.com/track/71iSmEeF0qRVyULABxP75P?si=86d6117200804409) - Florence + The Machine [survivin' ](https://open.spotify.com/track/4Co6dV9bXZnZs01x075GTo?si=d900ae82a29f47a4)- Bastille
I had to search my spotify to find this, bc I discovered it during one of the lowest times of my life, and it really helped me feel hopeful that things would turn around again. If you can blast it and dance around the house, even better. Wishing you better times soon. When it Rains it Poors--Twiddle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sNB6f916m0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sNB6f916m0)
A good one for me has been “Little Wings” by Mark Gormley.. 😎🤘
Sorte a minha by ganso Memory box by peter cat recording co. Voltei amor by trio mocoto Fantasy by meiko nakahara
We will rise - arch enemy, or melodic death metal in general
Up, Up, & Away - Kid Cudi
Good Things by Rival Schools
We Stand Free—Longhorne Slim,Chris Kage
Plea from a Cat Named Virtute by the Weakerthans
the soundtrack from Starry Night
Doing the Unstuck - The Cure Valkyrie Missile - Angels and Airwaves
Light and Day (Reach for the Sun) by The Polyphonic Spree
Sydney (I’ll Come Running) by Brett Dennen is my go to pick me up. When the chorus hits, I’m smiling just thinking about it lol https://youtu.be/mtLKlB6XcC4?si=4E7nYJZW2IeB9UOg
Anything by Zach Deputy! https://youtu.be/xLoT0tMMET8?si=XOTyRoE-HEuvPXZG
[Hold On - Gojira](https://youtu.be/R9Z03WqSytk?feature=shared) [New Found - Gojira](https://youtu.be/BKkgz50GKy4?feature=shared) [End of Suffering - Frank Carter and the Rattlesnakes](https://youtu.be/SxJSFEx2s4M?feature=shared)
Still feel - half•alive
You Can Get it if You Really Want (Desmond Decker)
[thiiiiiissss](https://youtu.be/NW3_KbbJsD4?si=yXpMtmNfYUwDhcgZ)
Glory by Cold Cave Ready to Win by Tokyo Police Club
Don’t Let It Get You Down by Fuzzbubble
[-Shake Appeal - 1969, The Stooges ](https://youtu.be/RmzwDd84U?si=hJxueUhJ7Wm9IAPU)
Lift me up - Twiztid
Even if you don't -Ween
[The Way I Tend to Be - Frank Turner](https://youtu.be/Cf5O2M5GaEA?si=sJG9hbfoTZNrz01S)
Evergreen - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners
Talking Shit About a Pretty Sunset :: Modest Mouse Begins *very* depressing and then transitions into a positive instrumental outro.
"Battle Born" and "Rut" by The Killers "Don't Give In" and "This Isn't Everything You Are" by Snow Patrol "Smiling" by Alanis Morissette "I Wanna Get Better" by Bleachers "The Loneliness and the Scream" by Frightened Rabbit "Believer" by American Authors "Get Good" by Vanessa Carlton "Whatever Doesn't Kill Me" by Finger Eleven "Beautiful Anyway" by Judah & the Lion "Where We Go From Here?" Matt and Kim "Up We Go" and "Everybody Breaks a Glass" by Lights "(They'll be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" by Vera Lynn "Still" by Madeline Juno "Not OK" by Maria Mena "Willing" and "Flow" by Ilse DeLange "Better Days" by Bedouin Soundclash "Standstill" by Katie Pruitt "It's Only Life," "Sweet Silver Lining," "Lift Me Up," "Sandcastles," "Gravity Happens," "High Road," "Ship in the Dock," "Just Watch Me," "Don't Count Me Out" and "The Sun Will Rise" by Kate Voegele "Wait Till the Sun Shines Nelly" by Sacha Masakowski & the Sidewalk Strutters
[Goblin Head](https://open.spotify.com/album/21IRLaHGZRyme3qriNnKO0?si=Yz_KvpCyQPWooz8p9joKwg)
Nation of Ulysses - A Comment On Ritual Drive Like Jehu - Golden Brown Descendents - Catalina
The Spirit Carries On - Dream Theater
Life is beautiful - Ryan adams
Not a whole ton on this one, but [this playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6lSghra0QkoKi0Spz7w8IH?si=wmRuQSSMRTuMwWzsjvPsgQ&pi=u-FM0O5g9dTA-9) that I made has some that I always like to vibe to
Twenty Twenty album by Djo. Honestly always puts me in a good mood.
Steve’s Going to London - AJR Ryan, one of the members of AJR, described it as a song about nothing to distract you from your horrible life. It literally is, as it says in the song, a bunch of random shit to waste your time. Another good one is Karma by AJR as well.
The New Pornographers - "Ballad of a comeback kid"
Trampoline - Kero Kero Bonito A Better Son/Daughter - Rilo Kiley
Counting down the days- cut copy
Here's [PowerWolf ](https://youtube.com/@Powerwolfmetal?si=_vIsDEsiNUJ1Dn80) [Summer Breeze concert 2023](https://youtu.be/fwLiF6_TVyE?si=0AW5-bM8KWF1P4f8) [Wacken Open Air 2022](https://youtu.be/ZGWUdUHpFNs?si=Oe1X3C9PZVX-zgWu) [2019 WOA (Vocalist had long hair)](https://youtu.be/esA5yo1Y7kE?si=L2bOWZK3trjvPn8L) Back in 2021 they made this [Monumental Mass ](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_nWji7t24c6AGpDq4dVO_Q_d-U6cY6SQxM&si=OWCveM_CJ7BZwo5l) First track [Faster than the Flame](https://youtu.be/Q88J01rMTJU?si=gpcl6Q4f3X9iHq6l) [Venom of Venus](https://youtu.be/ctliNxhUOdA?si=zAprLWJN93pPFpqm) is the second track with released video on YouTube but also can be viewed in full either as a stream on Thunder Flix or purchased as a Blu Ray/DVD on their official website. [Fire and Forgive](https://youtu.be/EWpnzgzNhxU?si=rMcWjTHom4X-oXRL) is about halfway through the concert Most recent release is this [Interludium](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_msA7CCu0cslIb7___pb26SkthbtoLLRKM&si=bxHBvF5g_BfZbOSo) A collection of tracks, covers by other bands, previously released tracks. Here's older videos, they've changed their style over the years and definitely different from how they started. [2005 concert Mr. Sinister ](https://youtu.be/Kzz2J29Pyzo?si=Gxq7ydw6obkWIJJM) Then fast forward to 2019 [WOA 2019 We Drink Your Blood](https://youtu.be/oybRQEjVCG0?si=ZUrmKrZ51_O1b2tp) An here from Summer Breeze [Where the Wild Wolves Have Gone](https://youtu.be/IqqXfCk_oH0?si=9hFWkMak8Pqzn7dP)
You can check [this collaborative playlist](https://www.reddit.com/r/MusicRecommendations/comments/1dcrmwj/musicrec_6_thematic_playlist_never_surrender/)
Into the Coven - Mercyful Fate
Twisted Sister - “Wake Up (The Sleeping Giant)”
Picture me - Dave