Thursday, February 2, 2012

Lullabies

I've been composing a list in my head for years. It's a list of lullabies that I want to remember to sing my child. It's grown with songs remembered from movies, moments in my life, and the radio.

I cannot wait to rock my son some late night this summer and whisper these words in his ear.

Combing through my iTunes account pulled these songs into the playlist that will hopefully soothe a sad face and inspire a giggle or two.

Baby Mine by Bette Midler
A Wink and a Smile by Harry Connick, Jr.
Hearts and Bones by Paul Simon
You and I by Ingrid Michaelson
Let Him Fly by the Dixie Chicks
The Luckiest by Ben Folds
The House That Built Me by Miranda Lambert
Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel
Sweet Baby James by James Taylor
This Guy's In Love With You by Harry Connick, Jr.
Help Me by Joni Mitchell
The Heart of Life by John Mayer
Elderly Woman Behind the Counter by Pearl Jam
Lover Lay Down by Dave Matthews Band
All At Sea by Jamie Cullum
Sing by Kristin Chenoweth
Deeper than the Holler by Randy Travis
Power of Two by the Indigo Girls
Stardust by Nat King Cole
Selah by Lauryn Hill
More than Anyone by Gavin DeGraw
Annie's Song by John Denver
I'll Have to Say I Love You by Jim Croce
Better Together by Jack Johnson
Smile (Charlie Chaplin) by Glee Cast
River by Joni Mitchell
Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison
Little Houses by Doug Stone
I Just Called to Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder
When I Fall In Love by Celine Dion
Times Like These by Jack Johnson
Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce
20 Years by The Civil Wars
Let Nothing Separate Us by Arthur Conley
Hush, Hush, Hush by Paula Cole
Danny's Song by Loggins and Messina
Gracie by Ben Folds
The Nearness of You by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong
In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning by Carly Simon
Can't Take My Eyes Off of You by Damien Rice
Just to See You Smile by Tim McGraw
When Somebody Loves You by Sarah McLachlan
Bye Bye Blackbird by Joe Cocker
Mother Nature's Son by Sheryl Crow
Blackbird by Sarah McLachlan
The Glory of Love by Keb' Mo
In My Life by the Beatles
When the Stars Go Blue by Tyler Hilton and Bethany Joy Lenz
Sunrise by Norah Jones
Banana Pancakes by Jack Johnson
Moonlight Serenade by Frank Sinatra

I'd love suggestions for other songs to add- I want him to be surrounded by music.

4 comments:

  1. Love of my life by Carly Simon
    Blessed by Elton John
    Goodnight my angel by billy Joel
    My wish by rascal flatts

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  2. I love Carly Simon, but I've never heard of that one. Will put it on the must download list.

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  3. My two favs are Golden Slumbers by the Beatles
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMb5omXfmL0&feature=related
    and Forever Young by Bob Dylan.
    Ryan used to sing Golden Slumbers to Colin when he was little and they still break into it at any moment!

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  4. I love Golden Slumbers- I used to listen to a Ben Folds version all the time.

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