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Want some pleasure and happiness in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic? How about some “Songs of Hope and Happiness?”
A brand new article titled “Happiness in Onerous Occasions,” within the upcoming June/July problem of AARP The Magazine, features a playlist designed to elevate folks’s spirits. Titled “Songs of Hope & Happiness,” the Spotify playlist options practically 90 traditional songs, together with The Beatles‘ “Right here Comes the Solar,” The Rolling Stones‘ “Blissful,” Journey‘s “Do not Cease Believin’,” Fleetwood Mac‘s “Do not Cease,” U2‘s Stunning Day,” Stevie Marvel‘s “Greater Floor,” The Seaside Boys‘ “Do not Fear Child,” and Bruce Springsteen‘s “Land of Hope and Goals.”
Additionally on the playlist: The Vehicles‘ “Good Occasions Roll,” Gloria Gaynor‘s “I Will Survive,” The Kinks‘ “Higher Issues,” Electrical Mild Orchestra‘s “Mr. Blue Sky,” Tom Petty‘s “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” REO Speedwagon‘s “Roll with the Modifications,” The Band‘s “The Weight,” Bob Marley and the Wailers‘ “Three Little Birds,” Simon & Garfunkel‘s “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” and Elvis Costello‘s “(What’s So Humorous ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding.”
A associated function, titled “Happiness Rx: Play Some Music,” focuses on how music can elevate your temper whenever you’re feeling down. Within the piece, singer-songwriter Nick Lowe, who wrote “(What’s So Humorous ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding,” talks about performing the track and different tunes for followers whereas in lockdown.
“It is a brand-new expertise for me, to sing to a cellphone,” he says. “However when folks see a musician sitting at house and never freaking out, I suppose that cheers folks up.”
“Happiness in Onerous Occasions” additionally contains conversations with researchers and docs delving into how happiness is wired into our genes and biology.
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