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You are here: Home / Blog / 21 Songs to Lift Your Mood

21 Songs to Lift Your Mood

October 1, 2014 By motheradmin

We know that you can’t just “snap out of” depression – it is a healing process just like any other illness.  But when you’re feeling those blue days when you need to do something to lift your mood, how about downloading these songs on your ipod/mp3 player and sitting out with the sunshine on your face and your bare feet on the grass looking up at those big puffy clouds in that beautiful blue sky?

 

1.  Things Will Get Better – American Authors

 

2.  We Can Work It Out – Stevie Wonder

 

3.  Ain’t It Fun – Paramore

 

4.  Touch the Sky – Kanye West

 

5.  Good Time – Owl City

 

6.  Get Up Offa Thing – James Brown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvORBOlYD8U

 

7.  Yo Hello Hooray (Everyday) – Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker

 

8.  On Top of the World – Imagine Dragons

 

9.  Hey Ya! – Outkast

 

10.  What I Like About You – The Romantics

 

11.  Happy – Pharrell Williams

 

12.  Love on Top – Beyonce

 

13.  Mr Blue Sky – ELO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhFy4qZ0ah8

 

14.  Ho Hey – The Lumineers

 

15.  Xanadu – Olivia Newton John

 

16.  Home – Phillip Phillips

http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=home+phillip+phillips+official+music+video

 

17.  Crazy – Gnarls Barkley

 

18.  Just Dance – Lady Gaga

 

19.  I Smile – Kirk Franklin

 

20.  Beautiful Day – U2

 

21.  Best Day of My Life – American Authors

 

What are your favourites that lift your mood?

Filed Under: Blog, Mental Health Break Tagged With: happy songs, songs that lift your mood, uplifting songs

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