Music for Soul

Music- songs sung as a child, songs heard while growing, songs heard in despair and gloom and songs that we have celebrated to. I can remember the songs that shaped my childhood and I fall back on them whenever I need comfort. They bring such warmth. Some days miraculously Mozart's Lacrimosa shows me the path that Google can't. MJ still gets me tapping my feet in a way that Swedish House Mafia doesn't. I am not downplaying the ample talent that the musicians of this age posses. The songs and sounds of yesteryear are rather comforting due to the sense of familiarity. I may have spent lot of evenings listening to Abba, Beatles, Wham, Michael Bolton, Genesis and innumerable such legends. George Michael's songs have mended my broken heart whereas Boney M's songs were the anthem that livened a dull party. Who could ever forget Jim Morrison. He was the one answer to puberty and hormonal years. Spice Girls taught me about crop tops and skinny jeans. Vic Beckham still rules the fashion circuit. John Lennon opened my eyes to peace and George Harrison introduced me to fusion with sitar strumming in 'Norwegian Wood'. I agree to whoever called Music the universal language. It has taught me that no books could have. It has shaped me to what I am today.
Below I have listed the top ten songs that will always be on my playlist:
1. Cherish-Kool and the Gang
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s09LuDYX12g
2. Yesterday-The Beatles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WQAl5nJWHs
3. One of us- Abba
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIKAe8Wi0S0
4. Hazy Shade of Winter-The Bangles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRx4PkXeVM
5. Sussdio-Phil Collins
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0qBaBb1Y-U
6. Take on me-A1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo72g5vEl9U
7. Song sung blue-Neil Diamond
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ru6oaMLzXYA
8. Unchained Melody-Elvis Presley
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmLOt9mRD18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMu9FKBoiiA
10. Everything she wants-Wham
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9abYzI9ycjk
I do occasionally appreciate the songs I hear today but my playlist is rather old-school. Try listening to one of them and it will give you ample of reason to keep going back to them.