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Songs By Situation

Find songs grouped by common scenarios/ intervention ideas you may experience in the hospice and adult medical settings. 

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Happy listening!

Active Music Making/Movement: LISTEN HERE

  • Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis Presley

  • Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy - The Andrews Sisters

  • Can’t Take My Eyes Off of You - Frankie Valli

  • Carry on Wayword Son - Kansas

  • Don’t Stop Believin - Journey

  • Down By the Riverside - Sister Rosetta Tharpe

  • Fly Me to the Moon - Frank Sinatra

  • Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas

  • Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

  • I Walk the Line - Johnny Cash

  • I’m a Believer - The Monkees

  • Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

  • L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole

  • Que Sera, Sera - Doris Day

  • Respect - Aretha Franklin

  • Ring of Fire - Johnny Cash

  • Singing in My Soul - Sister Rosetta Tharpe

  • Sugar Sugar - The Archies

  • That’s Amore - Dean Martin

  • The Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra

  • Walking on Sunshine - Katrina & the Waves

  • (We’re Gonna) Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets

  • Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

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End of Life: LISTEN HERE

  • Amazing Grace - Misc Praise Songs

  • Edelweiss - Sound of Music Soundtrack

  • Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

  • How Great Thou Art - Misc Praise Songs

  • I Can Only Imagine - MercyMe

  • I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton

  • It Is Well With My Soul - Misc Praise Songs

  • My Heart Will Go On - Celine Dion

  • Somewhere Over The Rainbow - Judy Garland 

  • Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler

  • You Are My Sunshine - Traditional

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Imagery/Visualization: LISTEN HERE

  • Annie’s Song - John Denver

  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

  • California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas

  • Pure Imagination - Gene Wilder

  • Rocky Mountain High - John Denver

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland

  • What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

  • Wildflowers - Tom Petty

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Lyric Analysis: LISTEN HERE

  • Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

  • Cool Change - Little River Band​

  • Don’t Know Why - Norah Jones

  • Dreams - Fleetwood Mac

  • Fight Song - Rachel Platten​

  • Fire and Rain - James Taylor​

  • Imagine - The Beatles​

  • I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty​

  • Lean on Me - Bill Withers​

  • Learning to Fly - Tom Petty​

  • Let it Be - The Beatles​

  • My Way - Frank Sinatra​

  • Stand By Me - Ben E. King​

  • Three Little Birds - Bob Marley​

  • Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper​

  • What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong​

  • With a Little Help From My Friends - The Beatles​

  • You Say - Lauren Daigle​

  • You’ve Got a Friend - James Taylor

Relaxation/Bedside: LISTEN HERE

  • Autumn Leaves - Edith Piaf

  • Beyond the Sea - Bobby Darin

  • Blowin in the Wind - Bob Dylan

  • Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

  • Can’t Help Falling in Love - Elvis Presley

  • Danny Boy - The Irish Tenors

  • Dream a Little Dream of Me - The Mamas & The Papas

  • Edelweiss - Sound of Music Soundtrack

  • Free Fallin - Tom Petty

  • Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen

  • Have You Ever Seen the Rain - Creedence Clearwater Revival

  • Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

  • Hey Jude - The Beatles

  • I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash

  • La Vie En Rose - Edith Piaf

  • Landslide - Fleetwood Mac

  • Let it Be - The Beatles

  • Moon River - Audrey Hepburn

  • Oceans - Hillsong

  • Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles

  • Puff, the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary

  • Pure Imagination - Gene Wilder

  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland

  • Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver

  • Take Me Home Country Roads - John Denver

  • The Sound of Silence - Simon and Garfunkel

  • Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers

  • What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

  • You Are My Sunshine - Traditional

  • You Say - Lauren Daigle

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Songwriting: LISTEN HERE

  • “A” You’re Adorable - The Bashful Blond

  • Best Day Ever - Sly and the Family Stallone

  • I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton

  • Isn’t She Lovely - Stevie Wonder​

  • L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole

  • Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley​

  • My Girl - The Temptations​

  • Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles​

  • What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong​

  • You Say - Lauren Daigle

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Vocalization: LISTEN HERE

Any song can be adapted for vocalization on single syllable/vowel sound

  • All You Need is Love - The Beatles (love, love, love)

  • Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (sha la la)

  • California Dreamin - The Mamas and the Papas (echo)

  • Cielito Lindo - Traditional (ay-yi-yi-yi)

  • Hallelujah - Leonard Cohen (hallelujah chorus, can sing on “la” or “ah”/any vowel sound)

  • Hooked on a Feeling - B.J. Thomas (*boom boom* “hooked on a feeling” or “la la la la la”)

  • L-O-V-E - Nat King Cole (prompt “L” “o” “v” and “e”)

  • Que Sera, Sera - Doris Day (sing on “la la la”)

  • Sunrise - Norah Jones (Hoo, ooh, ooh, ooh)

  • You Are My Sunshine - Traditional (popular song, sing on “la”, etc.)

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