Music defines moments. Music forges memories. Music can help us to cope with our emotions and move through them or it can drive us deeper into the feeling allowing us to put a sound to an undescribable sensation. I think you can tell I love music.

It is very rare to find me without music playing (either outwardly or in my head). But this time of quatantine has left me searching for just the right tunes to fit this global experience. So I have created a small playlist for you to enjoy during this once in a lifetime event.

Since everybody is different, I created two playlists. The first one if for the Eternal Optimist who sees nothing but sunny skies and new opportunities. The second one is for the Doomsday Road Warrior ready to pick out his Mad Max outfit. Rock on!

It’s all good-Playlist

• No woman no Cry-Bob Marley
• Three Little Birds-Bob Marley
• One Love-Bob Marley
• Son is Shining-Bob Marley
• People get ready-Aretha Franklin
• A Natural Woman-Aretha Franklin
• Here comes the sun-The Beatles
• Grandma’s hands-Bill withers
• Use me-Bill Withers
• Lean on me-Bill Withers
• No Rain-Blind Melon
• Getting there now-Chance McCoy
• Pretty girls don’t cry-Chris Isaac
• Love me two times-The Doors
• Son of a Preacher man-Dusty Springfield
• Take it easy-The Eagles
• Miss Alissa-Eagles of Death Metal
• Crazy-Gnarls Barkley
• How you like me now-The heavy
• Mayhem-Imelda May
• Somewhere over the Rainbow-Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
• In between dreams Album-Jack Johnson
• Don’t let it get you down-Johnnyswim
• Are you gonna go my way-Lenny Kravitz

We are all gonna die-Playlist

• House of the Rising Sun-The Animals
• Born under a bad sign– Albert King
• Rooster-Alice in Chains
• Back to Black-Amy Winehouse
• Like a stone-Audioslave
• Eve of Destruction-Barry McGuire
• Eleanor Rigby– Beatles
• Ain’t no sunshine-Bill Withers
• Talkin War War III Blues-Bob Dylan
• Bob Dylan’s Dream-Bob Dylan
• Baby did a bad bad thing-Chris Isaac
• Sometimes I cry-Chris Stapleton
• Clean my wounds-Corrosion of Conformity
• Heaven in a wheelbarrow-The Dead South
• Smoke on the Water-Deep Purple
• People are Strange-The Doors
• Riders on the Storm-The Doors
• A Thousand miles from nowhere-Dwight Yoakam
• The Snake-Eric Church
• Welcome to the Jungle-Guns n Roses
• Barracuda-Heart
• Tainted Love-Imelda May
• Mama Don’t-JJ Cale
• American IV Album-Johnny Cash
• Black Betty-Larkin Poe
• Dazed & Confused-Led Zepplin
• Battle of Evermore-Led Zepplin

This is just a taste of what I’m listening to these days. Feel free to share your opinions or add to the playlist in the comments!