Songs that make me...

…smile
“Can’t You See” by The Marshall Tucker Band; “Signed, Sealed, Delivered” by Stevie Wonder; “You’ve Got the Love” by Candi Staton (From the last episode of Sex and the City.); “It’s Only Life” by Kate Voegele; “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins (This is the song that played when the Heat won the Championship in 2006.)

…sing
“Bohemian Rhapsody” by Queen; “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel; “Africa” by Toto; “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart” by Elton John & Kiki Dee; “Today I Met the Boy I’m Gonna Marry” by Darlene Love (From Father of the Bride. Used to croon it to my college boyfriend.); “What’s New Buenos Aires” by Madonna (From Evita. I’m determined to sing this on a balcony in Argentina one day.)

…cry
“Moon River” by Andy Williams; “World Spins Madly On” by The Weepies; “Never Saw Blue Like That” by Shawn Colvin (We sang it at sorority rush my senior year.); “As Time Goes By” by Jimmy Durante (It was my parents’ wedding song.); “Run” by Collective Soul.

…nostalgic
“With a Little Help From My Friends” by Joe Cocker (The Wonder Years!); “Blessed” by Elton John; “Times of Your Life” by Paul Anka; “Forever Young” by Rod Stewart”; “Get On Your Feet” by Gloria Estefan (All from my sister’s Bat Mitzvah DVD.)

…want to dance
“All Night Long” by Lionel Richie; “Saturday Night” by Bay City Rollers; “Cecilia” by Simon & Garfunkle; “Thriller” by Michael Jackson; “Headsprung” by LL Cool J.

…relax
“Secret” by Maroon 5; “Paint the Silence” by South; “Out of my Hands” by Dave Matthews Band; “The Crane Wife 3” by The Decemberists; “Hallelujah” by Jeff Buckley.

…want to fall in love
“Feeling Good” by Michael Buble; “Broken” by Lifehouse; “Canon in D Major” by Pachelbel (It’s what I want to walk down the aisle to.); “Baby I Need Your Loving” by Four Tops; “Fools Rush In” by Elvis.