Tag: Inspirational Songs

Friendship & Encouragement Songs

Friends are one of the most valuable tools in life. It is always said that if you have one best friend in your lifetime, then you have lived a successful life.

Friendship comes in all sorts, but that’s what makes it so interesting. Here are a few quotes to get your brains in motion:

“Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.”
– George Washington (1732 – 1799) US Statesman.

“Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried,
Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel;
But do not dull thy palm with entertainment
Of each new-hatch’d, unfledg’d comrade.”
– William Shakespeare

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.”
– Helen Keller

Having a friend, a buddy, someone to share memories with is a wonderful part of life. It is an opportunity to go outside the family circle, and build relationships with others along the road to life. It does take time, mind you. It was Georgia O’Keeffe who said: “Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.”

Top 100 Friendship Songs List

1. Lean On Me – Bill Withers (or Club Nuveau)

2. Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

3. You’ve Got a Friend – James Taylor

4. That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder

5. Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon and Garfunkle

6. With a Little Help From My Friends – The Beatles (or Joe Cocker)

7. We’re Going To Be Friends – The White Stripes

8. Good As Hell – Lizzo

9. You’re My Best Friend – Queen

10. You Got A Friend In Me – Randy Newman (Toy Story)

11. True Colors – Cyndi Lauper

12. Count on Me – Bruno Mars

13. We’re All in This Together – High School Musical Cast

14. You’re A Friend Of Mine – Clarence Clemons and Jackson Browne

15. Friends – Elton John

16. (Ya Gotta Have) Friends – Bette Midler

17. Graduation (Friends Forever) – Vitamin C

18. Started From the Bottom – Drake

19. Whenever I Call You Friend- Kenny Loggins with Stevie Nicks

20. Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks

21. Stand By Me – Ben E. King

22. Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton

23. My Old Friend – Tim McGraw

24. I’m Only Me When I’m With You – Taylor Swift

25. Wannabe – Spice Girls

26. Friends – The Carters (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)

27. I’ll Be There – Jackson 5

28. Cool – Jonas Brothers

29. In My Life – The Beatles

30. That’s My Girl – Fifth Harmony

31. The Boys Are Back in Town – Thin Lizzy

32. He Ain’t Heavy He’s My Brother – The Hollies

33. Rubber Ducky – Ernie

34. Stand By You – Rachel Platten

35. I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders

36. Me and My Arrow – Harry Nilsson

37. One Call Away – Charlie Puth

38. True Friend – Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

39. Believe – Shawn Mendes

40. Memories – Maroon 5

41. I’ll Be Around – Spinners

42. Can You Stand the Rain – New Edition

43. Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves

44. Best Friend – S Club 7

45. Thank You For Being a Friend – Andrew Gold

46. No New Friends – DJ Khaled feat. Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne

47. See You Again – Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth

48. 7 Rings – Ariana Grande

49. Girl – Destiny’s Child

50. What About Your Friends? – TLC

51. I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts

52. We R Who We R – Kesha

53. We Go Toghter – Grease Cast

54. Good Friend and a Glass of Wine- LeAnn Rimes

55. Raise Your Glass – Pink

56. The Gift of a Friend – Demi Lovato

57. Ben – Michael Jackson

58. Lucky – Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillet

59. My One True Friend – Bette Midler

60. I Turn To You – Christina Aguilera

61. Old Friends – Everything But the Girl

62. My Same – Adele

63. My Best Friend – Tim McGraw

64. Help! – The Beatles

65. International Smile – Katy Perry

66. Memories – Barbara Streisand

67. Thank You – Dido

68. Me and My Arrow – Harry Nilsson

69. My Friend – Blessid Union of Souls

70. Thick As Thieves – The Jam

71. Me and My Gang – Rascal Flatts

72. Best Friend – Brandy

73. Puff The Magic Dragon – Peter, Paul, and Mary

74. Anytime You Need A Friend – Mariah Carey

75. Cool – Gwen Stefani

76. Umbrella – Rihanna

77. Friends – Beach Boys

78. Friends – Michael W. Smith

79. Best Friend – Aqua

80. Everybody Hurts – REM

81. Best Friend – Brandy

82. Oath – Cher Lloyd

83. Old Friends- Simon and Garfunkel

84. Best Friend – SCLUB 7

85. Always Be Together – Little Mix

86. Whenever I Call You Friend – Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks

87. Tongue Tied – Grouplove

88. Perfect Day – Lou Reed

89. Can We Still Be Friends? – Todd Rundgren

90. Umbrella – Rihanna

91. That’s What Friends Do – SpongeBob SquarePants

92. Kryptonite – 3 Doors Down

93. I’d Do Anything – Oliver Soundtrack

94. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd

95. I Will Come To You – Hanson

96. Anchorage – Michelle Shocked

97. Photograph – Nickleback

98. Rollin’ With My Homies – Coolio

99. Crew Love – Drake

100. You Can’t Make Old Friends – Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers

These Songs Almost Made
The Friendship Top 100 Songs List:

We Can’t Stop – Miley Cyrus

Friends – Whodini

Amigas Cheetahs -The Cheetah Girls

Friends – Marshmello & Anne-Marie

I Will Remember You – Sarah McLachlan

Welcome Back – John Sebastian

All My Friends – LCD Soundsystem

Swing Life Away – Rise Against

True Friend – Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

I’ll Back You Up – Dave Matthews Band

Song for a Friend – Jason Mraz

I’ll Remember – Madonna

Waiting on a Friend – The Rolling Stones

My Best Friend – Weezer

Stay Free – The Clash

If We Were A Movie – Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus)

I’ll Be Missing You – Fiddy, Faith Evans, 112

Forever Friends – Sandi Patti

Just A Friend – Biz Markie

Best Friend – 50 Cent & Olivia

Always Be Together – Spice Girls

Best Friend – 50 Cent & Olivia

Good Friends Are For Keeps – The Carpenters

Kind and Generous – Natalie Merchant

I’m Your Friend – Bobby Brown

Friends Forever – Thunderbugs

150 Inspirational Songs & Happy Music

It has been shown that people can increase their positive mood when the music they listen to is cheerful and optimistic. Twenty-three separate studies (so far) involving more than 1,500 people have found that music can reduce stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental health problems such as anxiety and depression. If your songs are happy, you can not only reduce your stress, but also do your body a favor… GET HAPPY!

Does the order really matter? No – just get these Happy Tracks and play them on shuffle!

1. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

2. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves

3. I’m Into Something Good – Herman’s Hermits

4. Up Where We Belong – Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

5. Happy – Pharrell Williams

6. Firework – Katy Perry

7. I Gotta Feeling – Black Eyed Peas

8. Good As Hell – Lizzo

9. Shut Up and Dance With Me – Walk The Moon

10. Happy Together – The Turtles

11. Can’t Stop the Feeling! – Justin Timberlake

12. Joy To The World – Three Dog Night

13. Good Feeling – Flo Rida

14. C’est La Vie – B*Witched

15. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson Featuring Bruno Mars

16. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

17. Don’t Worry, Be Happy- Bobby McFerrin

18. Party in the USA – Miley Cyrus

19. Perfect Day – Hoku

20. Feeling Groovy – Simon and Garfunkle

21. Get Happy – Judy Garland

22. Shake It Off – Taylor Swift

23. What Makes You Beautiful – One Direction

24. What A Feeling (Flashdance) – Irene Cara

25. Best Day of My Life – American Authors

26. Celebration – Kool and the Gang

27. Say Yes – Michelle Williams Featuring Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland

28. Footloose – Kenny Loggins

29. I’m Like a Bird – Nelly Furtado

30. Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland

31. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Tammi Terrell & Marvin Gaye

32. You Make Me Feel… Cobra Starship featuring Sabi

33. Say Hey (I Love You) – Michael Franti And Spearhead

34. Lovely Day – Bill Withers

35. Rhythm Of Love – Plain White T’s

36. Get on Your Feet – Gloria Estefan

37. I’m A Believer – The Monkees

38. Beautiful Day – U2

39. Valerie – Mark Ronson Featuring Amy Winehouse

40. Enjoy Yourself – The Jacksons

41. Love Shack – B-52s

42. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

43. Friend of Mine – Clarence Clemons and Jackson Brown

44. Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) – Kelly Clarkson

45. Domino – Jessie J

46. You’ve Got A Friend – James Taylor or Carol King

47. I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown

48. Good Vibrations – Beach Boys

49. I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross

50. Happy And You Know It – Ray Castoldi

51. Party Rock Anthem – LMFAO

52. Pocketful of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield

53. Burnin’ Up – Jonas Brothers

54. Simply The Best – Tina Turner

55. A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson

56. Lean On Me – Bill Withers or Club Nouveau

57. Fine By Me – Andy Grammer

58. Here Comes The Sun – The Beatles

59. Pocket Full of Sunshine – Natasha Bedingfield

60. Dynamite – Taio Cruz

61. A Beautiful Morning – The Rascals

62. Peaceful Easy Feeling – Eagles

63. Wonderful! Wonderful! – Johnny Mathis

64. You’re My Best Friend – Queen

65. You Make My Dreams – Daryl Hall & John Oates

66. Always Look On The Bright Side of Life – Eric Idle

67. All Shook Up – Elvis Presley

68. Kokomo – Beach Boys

69. Happy – Rolling Stones

70. Make It Happen – Mariah Carey

71. I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown

72. Break My Stride – Matthew Wilder

73. Sing A Song – Earth, Wind and Fire

74. Bubbly – Colbie Caillat

75. This Is Your Night – Amber

76. Hail! Hail! The Gang’s All Here – various (Pop Standard)

77. It’s A Miracle – Barry Manilow

78. You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban

79. Together Forever – Rick Astley

80. Oh! What A Beautiful Morning! – From Oklahoma!

81. Feelin’ Stronger Every Day – Chicago

82. I’m Still Standing – Elton John

83. Sexy and I Know It – LMFAO

84. Top Of The World – Carpenters

85. Make Someone Happy- Jimmy Durante

86. I Feel Pretty – Maria (West Side Story)

87. Stronger – Kelly Clarkson

88. That’s The Way (I Like It) – KC & The Sunshine Band

89. Holiday – Madonna

90. Don’t Stop – Fleetwood Mac

91. Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go – Wham!

92. Best Friend – Aqua

93. Love On Top – Beyonce

94. Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead

95. Tightrope – Janelle Monáe

96. What Dreams Are made Of – Hillary Duff

97. Groovin’ – The Young Rascals

98. Hey Ya! – Outkast

99. Abracadabra – Steve Miller Band

100. Daylight – Matt & Kim

125. We Will Rock You – Queen

126. I’m So Excited -The Pointer Sisters

127. Uptight (Everything’s Alright) – Stevie Wonder

128. 22 – Taylor Swift.

129. Good Life – OneRepublic

130. Never Gonna Give You Up – Rick Astley

131. Ready To Go – Republica

132. Oh Yeah – Yello

133. Shake It Out – Florence + The Machine

134. Can’t Nobody Hold Me Down – Mase

135. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen

136. Theme From New York, New York – Frank Sinatra (or Liza Minelli)

137. (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher And Higher – Jackie Wilson

138. I’ll Tumble 4 Ya – Culture Club

139. Lose Yourself To Dance – Daft Punk

140. Roll With It – Steve Winwood

141. I Got Rhythm – written by Gershwin & Gershin

142. Hold Your Head Up – Argent

143. Give Me Everything Tonight – Pitbull Featuring Ne-Yo

144. California Dreamin’ – Mamas and the Papas

145. I Don’t Want It at All – Kim Petras

146. The Rising – Bruce Springsteen

147. Living In America – James Brown

148. Good Day Sunshine – Beatles

149. C’mon Get Happy – The Partridge Family Theme

150. Do Wah Diddy Diddy – Manfred Mann