TOP 100 SONGS OF HOPE.

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1. 'bowl of oranges' - bright eyes

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:33 (twenty years ago)

2. Peter Gabriel & Kate Bush - "Don't Give Up"

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:34 (twenty years ago)

3. Journey: Don't Stop Believin'

― Cunga (Cunga), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:37 (twenty years ago)

4. Flaming Lips - Waitin' For Superman

― The Brainwasher (Twilight), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:37 (twenty years ago)

5. The Del Lords - "Heaven"

― Jazzbo (jmcgaw), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:39 (twenty years ago)

6. The Mary Tyler Moore Theme

― Curt1s St3ph3ns, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:47 (twenty years ago)

7. Fleetwood Mike - Don't. Stop. Thinking About Tomorrow

― PappaWheelie (PappaWheelie), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:49 (twenty years ago)

8. Howard Jones, "Things Can Only Get Better."

― Josh in Chicago (Josh in Chicago), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 16:50 (twenty years ago)

9.Klaus Nomi "After The Fall"

― donuty! donuti! donuté! (donut), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:32 (twenty years ago)

10. "You Can Make It If You Try"!!!!!!!1

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:33 (twenty years ago)

11. Elvis Costello & the Attractions - "I Hope You're Happy Now"

― Taste the Blood of Scrovula (noodle vague), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:34 (twenty years ago)

12. 5 Stairsteps "Ooh Child"

― Not Thaat Chuck, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:35 (twenty years ago)

Modest Mouse: Float On

― kornrulez6969 (TCBeing), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 17:39 (twenty years ago)

#4 is a joke, right?

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:07 (twenty years ago)

14. Yes--"The More We Live, Let Go"

― wayward son, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:18 (twenty years ago)

15. Fat Freddy's Drop - 'Hope'
(Obvious, I know but get it, it's good :) )

― Bn1, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:44 (twenty years ago)

16. 'any major dude will tell you' - steely dan.

― piscesboy, Wednesday, 13 July 2005 18:50 (twenty years ago)

17. D-train - "Keep On"

― tylero (tylero), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 19:37 (twenty years ago)

18. Daniel Johnston - Now

― sibsi (sibsi), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 20:19 (twenty years ago)

19. Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

#16 seconded

― Cheek0 (Cheek0), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 20:41 (twenty years ago)

20. "you'll never walk alone" Gerry and the Pacemakers

― ailsa (ailsa), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 20:50 (twenty years ago)

21. RADIOHEAD - OPTIMISTIC FDSAE1!1~~

― Clay (cws), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 21:01 (twenty years ago)

22. Sam Cooke, "A Change Gonna Come"
23. Paul Simon, "Cool Cool River"

― Scott CE (Scott CE), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 21:12 (twenty years ago)

#4 is totally a song of hope!

last hope, but hope nonetheless

― t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 21:41 (twenty years ago)

24. Jimmy Cliff - "You Can Get It If You Really Want"

― Ian Riese-Moraine: the crown prince of understatement. (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:09 (twenty years ago)

"Wishin' and Hopin" - written by Burt Bacharach / performed by many

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:23 (twenty years ago)

Er.. sorry, that's #25

― Steve Gertz (sgertz), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:24 (twenty years ago)

26. Sudden Ray of Hope -- Mercury Rev

― SRS (SRS), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 22:49 (twenty years ago)

27. Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now
28. Beatles - Getting Better

― jim wentworth (wench), Wednesday, 13 July 2005 23:57 (twenty years ago)

but it's too heavy for superman to lift

― fauxhemian (fauxhemian), Thursday, 14 July 2005 00:46 (twenty years ago)

29. War, "Don't Let Nobody Get You Down"

30. Nina Simone, "Here Comes the Sun" (since we already heard from the Beatles at #28)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 14 July 2005 00:52 (twenty years ago)

31. "Everlasting Love," Carl Carlton
32. "I'll Keep Holding On," The Marvelettes

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Thursday, 14 July 2005 02:06 (twenty years ago)

33. Antony and the Johnsons: "Hope There's Someone"
34. The Zombies: "This Will Be Our Year"

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Thursday, 14 July 2005 02:09 (twenty years ago)

35. Killing Joke - You'll Never Get to Me

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Thursday, 14 July 2005 04:04 (twenty years ago)

36. The Clash: "Won't Back Down"

― Michael Costello (MichaelCostello1), Thursday, 14 July 2005 04:08 (twenty years ago)

37. Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender

― Bryan Moore (Bryan Moore), Thursday, 14 July 2005 04:11 (twenty years ago)

38. stevie wonder, "i believe (when i fall in love it will be forever)"
39. kinks, "better things"
40. beach boys, "wouldn't it be nice"

― fact checking cuz (fcc), Thursday, 14 July 2005 04:23 (twenty years ago)

Ooh on 38.

41. Van Halen, "Dreams"

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 14 July 2005 05:24 (twenty years ago)

33. Antony and the Johnsons: "Hope There's Someone"

yeah, echoed, sorta. i was going to say that one but you know *is* it hopeful? i dunno.

― piscesboy, Thursday, 14 July 2005 14:01 (twenty years ago)

42. Donny Hathaway, "Someday We'll All Be Free" (though I liked Alicia Keys's rendition even better)

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Thursday, 14 July 2005 15:50 (twenty years ago)

"Escape" (the pina colada song) by Rupert Holmes, inspires hope about relationship where the love might have been lost, but is found again

"Nothing's Gonna Stop us Now" Jefferson Starship

"Higher Power" Boston, the world is spinning but i'm not afraid

"Everything will be Alright" The Killers

― Britches Younger, Monday, 18 July 2005 03:55 (twenty years ago)

those were numbers 43, 44, 45, and 46! Sorry....

― Britches, Monday, 18 July 2005 03:57 (twenty years ago)

47. All You Need Is Love--Beatles
48. These Days--REM
49. Hold On--Wilson Phillips
50. It's Getting Better All the Time--Wolf Parade

― euclid, Monday, 18 July 2005 19:55 (twenty years ago)

kinks, "better things"

seconded, love that song

51. Break My Stride -- Matthew Wilder

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Monday, 18 July 2005 20:05 (twenty years ago)

52. ABBA - "Chiquitita"

― Seb (Seb), Monday, 18 July 2005 20:37 (twenty years ago)

six months pass...

53. Silver Jews, "Advice To A Graduate"

― sibsi (sibsi), Saturday, 21 January 2006 18:07 (twenty years ago)

Won't Back Down...wasn't that Tom Petty?

54. The The -"This is the Day"

― Gukbe (lokar), Saturday, 21 January 2006 19:21 (twenty years ago)

55. "Life is Still Sweet," White Hassle

― Rickey Wright (Rrrickey), Sunday, 22 January 2006 00:42 (twenty years ago)

56. Dionne Warwick-"Reach Out for Me"

― Arthur (Arthur), Sunday, 22 January 2006 00:50 (twenty years ago)

57. "The Sun Shines Down On Me" - Daniel Johnston

― powpowpow, Sunday, 22 January 2006 00:56 (twenty years ago)

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78: Archie Shepp--Magic of Juju.

― J Arthur Rank (Quin Tillian), Monday, 23 January 2006 06:56 (twenty years ago)

78. Wilco - "Nothing'severgonnastandinmyway(again)"

― Mama Roux, Monday, 23 January 2006 07:20 (twenty years ago)

Oof, I guess my entry is #79.

― Mama Roux, Monday, 23 January 2006 09:14 (twenty years ago)

36. The Clash: "Won't Back Down"

Hilarious. May I substitute "Rock the Casbah"?

― Pete Scholtes (Pete Scholtes), Monday, 23 January 2006 21:47 (twenty years ago)

three months pass...

"Touch of Gray"- The Grateful Dead

"eyes of the World" The Grateful dead

― Brian Mulkerne, Friday, 19 May 2006 02:41 (nineteen years ago)

"Little Wing" - Jimi Hendrix

― Brian Mulkerne, Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:32 (nineteen years ago)

83. Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward

― pscott (elwisty), Thursday, 1 June 2006 23:53 (nineteen years ago)

84. Somewhere - West Side Story

― Emily B (Emily B), Friday, 2 June 2006 00:22 (nineteen years ago)

three months pass...

16 more to go!

― pisces (piscesx), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 13:35 (nineteen years ago)

85. Lambchop: "Up With People"

― Euler (Euler), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)

86. Descendents - "Hope"

― Steve Shasta (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

87. ABBA- Move On

― trees (treesessplode), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

88. Spiritualized - "Hold On"
89. The Dismemberment Plan - "The Other Side"
90. Sleater Kinney - "Step Aside"

― Simon H. (Simon H.), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 14:37 (nineteen years ago)

91. Thanks For The Memory

After all, it was his theme song...

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 14:41 (nineteen years ago)

92. suede - SLEEPING PILLS

― pisces (piscesx), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 15:10 (nineteen years ago)

93. XTC - Sacrificial Bonfire

― Obvious Ninja (Haberdager), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 15:15 (nineteen years ago)

94. WE ARE TEH WORDL

― the doaple gonger (nickalicious), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 15:18 (nineteen years ago)

95. Johnny Lennon "Instant Karma"

― the doaple gonger (nickalicious), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 15:19 (nineteen years ago)

96. Eazy-E - "Gimme That Nutt"

― I Supersize Disaster (noodle vague), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:21 (nineteen years ago)

97. Carter Family - "Keep on the Sunny Side"

― King-a-Ling (King-a-Ling), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:28 (nineteen years ago)

98. The Cure - "Fight"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:34 (nineteen years ago)

99. Bauhaus - "Hope"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:35 (nineteen years ago)

100. Blackalicious- "Sky Is Falling"

― Chris Grasinger (gman59), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:36 (nineteen years ago)

101. Mountain Goats - "This Year"

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:40 (nineteen years ago)

(technically I get #100 'cuz no one ever subtracted out the redundant Jesus Jones)

― bernard snow (sixteen sergeants), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:41 (nineteen years ago)

101. Pet Shop Boys - "Se A Vida E"
102. The Cure - "Doing The Unstuck"

― LeRooLeRoo (Seb), Wednesday, 6 September 2006 16:44 (nineteen years ago)

103. Lesley Gore - "Sunshine, Lollipops and Rainbows"

― Hideous Lump (Hideous Lump), Thursday, 7 September 2006 02:24 (nineteen years ago)

Just in case anyone wanted to know, the WORST song about hope ever recorded has to be "Hold On" by Wilson Philips.

― billstevejim (billstevejim), Thursday, 7 September 2006 02:38 (nineteen years ago)

i've always liked that song. it's got a good breakdown.

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Thursday, 7 September 2006 03:28 (nineteen years ago)

doesn't give me a whole lot of HOPE or anything, mind you.

― A Giant Mechanical Ant (The Giant Mechanical Ant), Thursday, 7 September 2006 03:29 (nineteen years ago)

Blondie - Dreaming

― the doaple gonger (nickalicious), Thursday, 7 September 2006 12:37 (nineteen years ago)

"We're On The Road To Morocco."

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Thursday, 7 September 2006 12:53 (nineteen years ago)

106. Bad Brains - "P. M. A."

― autovac (autovac), Thursday, 7 September 2006 17:32 (nineteen years ago)

107. flipper - life
108. flipper - ever
109. flipper - if i cant be drunk
110. flipper - in life my friends

― Lazy Comet (plsmith), Thursday, 7 September 2006 17:48 (nineteen years ago)

eight months pass...

111. Tahiti 80 / Get Together

― pisces, Saturday, 12 May 2007 12:48 (eighteen years ago)

112. Reason To Believe--Bruce Springsteen

― kornrulez6969, Saturday, 12 May 2007 14:28 (eighteen years ago)

54. The The -"This is the Day"

I like any guy who thinks "This is the Day" is a hopeful song :)

― ellaguru, Saturday, 12 May 2007 15:48 (eighteen years ago)

ten months pass...

113. MGMT / time to pretend.

― pisces, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:33 (seventeen years ago)

we're any good

― Dingbod Kesterson, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:34 (seventeen years ago)

64.
-- BeeOK (boo radley), Sunday, January 22, 2006 1:24 PM (2 years ago) Bookmark Link

is this by Pootie Tang?

― nickalicious, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:44 (seventeen years ago)

114. Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

― nickalicious, Thursday, 27 March 2008 16:45 (seventeen years ago)

one year passes...

Strong by Johanna: http://lnk.ms/4gvd0

― flameska, Monday, 1 March 2010 00:41 (fifteen years ago)

"love is hurting me" by michael jatas

― get a goal (rionat), Monday, 1 March 2010 03:19 (fifteen years ago)

two months pass...

Now its on -Grandaddy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOq7acPdfnQ

― someday, Saturday, 8 May 2010 06:11 (fifteen years ago)

that we got this far without:

117. labi siffri - something inside so strong

is hard to believe.

― taojjbtcrf (or something), Saturday, 8 May 2010 17:38 (fifteen years ago)

118. Mister Rogers, "Good Feeling"
119. U2, "Stuck in a Moment You Can't Get Out of"
120. Desmond Dekker, "Perseverance"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYNB7ExBDCo

― Pete Scholtes, Saturday, 8 May 2010 19:34 (fifteen years ago)

six months pass...

121. Bryan Adams "Star" is my number 1 song of hope... has gotten me through many dark times.

― Chucklett, Friday, 3 December 2010 18:40 (fifteen years ago)

two years pass...

122. Chris Daughtry "What about now?"

― Izza, Monday, 15 April 2013 01:24 (twelve years ago)

123. R.E.M. - Mine Smell Like Honey

― timellison, Monday, 15 April 2013 02:05 (twelve years ago)

124. Motorhead - "Stay Clean"

― m0stlyClean, Monday, 15 April 2013 02:40 (twelve years ago)

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