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Ariel's Playlist
Taylor Swift: "Shake It Off" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfWlot6h_JM
"Mean" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYa1eI1hpDE
Van Morrison: "Gloria" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RII_Uhfw2Wg
Del-Vikings: "Come Go With Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEWI6xM62RE
Bruce Springsteen: "The Promised Land" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJx0HftF6Vk
Ben E King: "Stand By Me" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5i9vT8wGY8
Glenn Miller: "In the Mood" https://youtu.be/aME0qvhZ37o?si=8ciLm7kuSWmYZ7Vl
Patsy Cline: “Crazy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MbnrdCS57d0
John Denver “Take Me Home, Country Roads” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUmnTfsY3hI
Sara Bareilles “King of Anything” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR7-AUmiNcA
Yo-Yo Ma and Bobby McFerrin “Hush Little Baby” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GczSTQ2nv94
Ella Fitzgerald “Cheek to Cheek” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puMBWSt7wng
Rufus Wainwright’s “Hallelujah” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQK4YfiPj1Q
Shrek version for fun https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xURDJ-IW5YM
Baha Men “Who Let the Dogs Out” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qkuu0Lwb5EM&list=RDQkuu0Lwb5EM&start_radio=1&t=7
Pharrell William’s “Happy” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM
Alicia Keys “Wait Til You See My Smile”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3kFvBdQvnU
Alynda Segarra “Living in the City”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOfba8dkUBY
Katy Perry “Roar” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CevxZvSJLk8
Aretha Franklin "Respect" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6FOUqQt3Kg0
Rachel Platten “Fight Song” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo1VInw-SKc
Carrie Underwood “Nobody Told You” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03pc0JaU2SE
Wicked “Defying Gravity” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEq3xM-i0Ng
And I add my own favorite about reconciliation, forgiveness, and opposites recognizing the gifts of those they disagree with:
“For Good” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZ0pXUb5jVU
and for you budding singers, watch this teenager with Kristen Chenoweth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlET8mUe3Ow
Stevie Wonder “Sir Duke” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6fPN5aQVDI&list=RDs6fPN5aQVDI&start_radio=1&t=0
(and for good measure, Duke Ellington, who the song honors: “Take the A Train” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb2w2m1JmCY&list=RDcb2w2m1JmCY&start_radio=1&t=31
“Sophisticated Lady” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brqxEdwsTQs
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton (special performances at the White House)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPrAKuOBWzw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEHKBckBcr4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uV4UpCq2azs (I cry every time I watch this)
Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMaAe2aH6pw&list=RDbMaAe2aH6pw&start_radio=1&t=187
The Ballet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmgaKGSxQVw
The Nutcracker: https://youtu.be/C4wBG8BWbYg?si=vUSUNgdlyHKUNxSo
"Oh My Darling Clementine" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=twRr3ygK3TM
"If It Hadn't Been For Love"
Chris Stapleton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCxPVdbtqPk
Adele: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhxIlLMzBVI
Chris Stapleton "Sometimes I Cry" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq3Av1IA8rc&list=RDLq3Av1IA8rc&start_radio=1&t=15
Clarence Clemmons (and Jackson Browne), "You're a Friend of Mine": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=087mi1e46us
Charles Wright and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band “Express Yourself”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW4VZ5J0fNQ