*8 Things – Songs for the Soul
Every Thursday Magpie Girl posts a topic for *8 Things. I’ve decided to play along. (Note: It’s supposed to be a Thursday post but she was late posting the topic so I’m late posting my *8 Things.)
From Magpie Girl’s blog:
*8 Things is a little game I made up for myself in an attempt to quiten down my monkey mind. I tend to be a little bit bipolar when it comes to creativity. Either I have a million ideas and passions, or none at all. In the times when ideas are flowing, I rely on lists. *8 Things is a way for me to keep collections of ideas, thought, quotes and quanderies on-hand for later exploration.
Songs for the Soul
What *8 Songs connect you to the Divine? Songs that aren’t classically “religious” or “church music” but create a harmonic bridge to all things holy. Songs that soothe the soul. Songs that encourage and shore you up. Songs that connect you to something bigger and beyond, or more deeply and truly to the here/now. What songs are just Good Medicine? Do tell…
My *8 Things – Songs for the Soul
1. Flower Tattoo – the W’s
2. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
2 1/2. Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers as performed by U2
3. Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
4. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – U2 (live, from the Rattle & Hum DVD)
5. The Way I Am – Ingrid Michaelson
6. Somewhere Over the Rainbow – as performed by Keb’ Mo’
7. Luckiest – Ben Folds
8. Gracie – Ben Folds
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