To start I should tell you how I'm going to organize this list. Of course I prefer different types of music for different reasons. I'll break this down into groups so that you see where the music fits into my life. This doesn't mean that you will feel the same but it's the only way to satisfy the organizational tendencies I can't seem to get away from ;-)
* As a side note, I've finished my list and am shocked by how long it is. Looking over it I tried to pare my selections down a little but could not cut any of these songs. I adore all of them. I did put the best of the best in bold to help a little. You might notice that I didn't really list any current pop songs. While I really enjoy bopping around listening to them I don't feel that many current pop songs really have much staying power so I don't tend to buy many of them on my ipod. To compile this list I literally scrolled through my ipod and listed my favorites. My favorites of all of those listed are in the first group - songs to sing at the top of my lungs. So without further adieu, here is my list :-)
Favorite Songs to Sing At the Top of My Lungs.
- Savage Garden. I've loved their Affirmation cd since I was in college and can't get enough of it. My favorites from this album are: Affirmation, The Animal Song, I Knew I Loved You, The Lover After Me
- Glee. Gosh, I love so many of the Glee covers. I'll try to list only the ones that I absolutely adore but this will still be a really long list. Here we go: Bust Your Window, Defying Gravity, Dog Days are Over, For Good, Friday, Hate on Me, I Dreamed a Dream, I Want to Hold Your Hand, Light Up the World, Loser Like Me, Listen, Maybe This Time, O Holy Night, Sing, Smile (the Charlie Chaplin version - I actually want this song to play at my funeral. An amazing song for sure), Somebody To Love, Somewhere Only We Know, Songbird, Taking Chances, Valerie, What I Did For Love
- Reba McEntire. She has been one of my favorite singers for as long as I can remember. Again, I'll only list the songs I really love and will try to keep this list as succinct as possible: And Still, The Bridge You Burn (FUN, FUN SONG TO SING), Consider Me Gone, What if It's You, I Know How He Feels, I'll Be, Just When I Thought I'd Stopped Loving You, Somebody Should Leave, Whoever's in New England
- Mark Chestnut - Almost Goodbye (one of the very best songs to sing at the top of your lungs when you hit the climax of the song.)
- Donna Lewis - At the Beginning (yes, this is from the Anastasia soundtrack but it's such a terrific feel good song that I can't help but sing along when I hear it)
- Of course Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Anything by either of them.
- Ne-Yo - Never Knew I Needed
- Rent and Hairspray Soundtracks - The whole darned cds. I can't pick favorites from there.
- Simon and Garfunkel - The Boxer
- Garth Brooks - Standing Outside the Fire, Learning To Live Again, We Shall Be Free
- Billy Joel - Longest Time, Goodnight Saigon,
- Moulin Rouge - Come What May,Your Song, One Day I'll Fly Away
- Lorrie Morgan - Dear Me, Something in Red,
- Jordan Sparks - Don't Let It Go To Your Head
- Lady Gaga - Edge of Glory
- Pink - Perfect, Raise Your Glass
- Secondhand Serenade - Fall For You
- Melissa Etheridge - Fearless Love
- Lee Ann Womack - The Fool
- The Tangled Soundtrack - I See The Light, When Will My Life Begin
- Celine Dion - If I Were You, If You Could See Me Now, Love Can Move Mountains,
- Sylvia - Nobody
- Sara Evans - No Place That Far (I'm particularly partial to this one because it was the song Tommy and I had our first dance to after we were married.)
- Mark Willis - She's In Love, Wish You Were Here
- Jon McLaughlin - So Close
- Martina McBride - Wrong Again
Favorite Music to Work To: These are in my playlist for when I'm working on the computer and need something in the background that isn't too distracting but that I still enjoy listening to:
- 1. A variety of John Williams compositions. I have his greatest hits 1969-1999 in my ipod and like just about every song there. In fact, I have it playing as I write this blog. Some of my personal favorites are: Seven Years in Tibet, Born on the Forth of July, Saving Private Ryan, Empire of the Sun.
- Josh Groban. Some people will laugh but I really enjoy some of this songs. My favorite songs are: War At Home, Per Te, Love Only Knows, You Raise Me Up (I know, people really make fun of this song but I just love it!), All'Improviso Amore, Broken Vow.
- Ingrid Michaelson - Turn to Stone
- Jason Mraz - Beautiful Mess, If It Kills Me
- John Ondrasik - All I Know
- The Sleepless in Seattle Soundtrack.
- Franz Biebl's Ave Maria (A beautiful song that I first heard when my high school's men's choir sang it)
- Brian McNight - One Last Cry
- Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
- Luther Vandross
- Rodgers and Hammerstein - The Sound of Music and Cinderella Soundtracks
- Ever After Soundtrack
- DeVotchKa - How it Ends
- Paul McCrane - Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?
- Al Green
- Bruckner - Os Justi
- Ray Charles - The Genius Loves Company album
Music to dance around the house to.
- Ne-Yo - Beautiful Monster
- All 3 Twilight Soundtracks so far.
- Muse. I can never turn off the following songs: Map of the Problematique, Supermassive Black Hole, Invincible, Uprising
- Sara Bareilles's Kaleidoscope Heart cd
- Dexy's Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
- Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing
- Culture Club - Karma Chameleon
- Plain White T's - Our Time Now, Rhythm of Love
- Adele - Rolling In The Deep
- Linkin Park - Waiting for the End
- Leo Sayer - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing
- Cee Lo Green - Forget You
- Dirty Dancing
- Grease
- The Last Song
- Coyote Ugly
- 10 Things I Hate About You
- A Walk to Remember (Awesome cd!)
- It's not technically a soundtrack but I also love the Chicken Soup for the Soul cd. I'll put it here because even though it's not a soundtrack it is a compilation.
Anyone have any additions to this list that (in spite of it's length) is certainly not exhaustive?
