Songs

If I could play only one song for the rest of my life,

which one would it be?

I couldn't choose just one song so I will have to cheat.
The following songs were a special part of the soundtrack of my life and they have emotional meaning for me.

I have returned to them multiple times over many decades and they have stood the test of time.

This list, which is in no particular order at all, also betrays my age.

That's The Way of the World, by Earth Wind and Fire

Reasons, by Earth Wind and Fire

All About Love, by Earth Wind and Fire
Little Red Corvette, by Prince

Soul Sanctuary, by Prince

The Holy River, by Prince

If You Leave Me Now, by Chicago

As, by Stevie Wonder

Hey Love, by Stevie Wonder

FM, by Steely Dan

XO, by Beyoncé

Quiet Storm, by Smokey Robinson

Bennie and the Jets, by Elton John

Every Breath You Take, by the Police

Viva la Vida, by Coldplay

No Words, by the Script

Running on Empty, by Jackson Browne

City of Angels, by Thirty Seconds to Mars

Kings and Queens, by Thirty Seconds to Mars

Baby I Love Your Way, by Peter Frampton

Do You Feel Like We Do, by Peter Frampton

Songbird, by Fleetwood Mac

Oceans Away, by Arizona
Arizona, by Kings of Leon

The Runner, by Kings of Leon

Manhattan, by Kings of Leon

Pyro, by Kings of Leon

Echoes of Love, by the Doobie Brothers
What's Going On, by Marvin Gaye

Inner City Blues, by Marvin Gaye

Give Me Your Love, by Curtis Mayfield

Pusherman, by Curtis Mayfield

Diamond in the Back, by Curtis Mayfield

Harvest for the World, by the Isley Brothers

Love Will Make It Right, by Diana Ross
Touch Me in the Morning, by Diana Ross

Wonderful Wonderful, by Johnny Mathis

Warm and Tender, by Johnny Mathis

I Wanna Get Next to You, by Rose Royce

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me), by the Temptations

It's Growing, by the Temptations

Crazy Love, by Poco

One More Day, by New Edition

Carry on Wayward Son, by Kansas

Give a Little Bit, by Supertramp
Round Here, by George Michael

Cowboys and Angels, by George Michael

Spinning the Wheel, by George Michael

Soul Free, by George Michael

Se La, by Lionel Ritchie

Up on the Roof, by the Drifters

Under the Boardwalk, by the Drifters

Heaven Must Be Like This, by the Ohio Players
More Than That, by the Backstreet Boys

The Perfect Fan, by the Backstreet Boys

How Did I Fall in Love with You, by the Backstreet Boys

Crystal Blue Persuasion, by Tommy James & The Shondells

It's Alright, by the Impressions

Gypsy Woman, by the Impressions

People Get Ready, by the Impressions

People Make the World Go Round, by the Stylistics

Second Avenue, by Art Garfunkel

Cool Change, by the Little River Band

Crazy For You, by Madonna

I have written much more extensively about my musical history influences in an essay entitled Soundtrack, which appears in a different journal.