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The Power of Music

If you want to do something good for your brain, turn on your music player and sing along to a few songs. Better yet, sing and dance at the same time. Music stimulates many areas of the brain, including those responsible for memory, movement and mood, according to a new report from the AARP-founded Global Council on Brain Health (GCBH).

 

I've always loved music. My parents have home videos of me as a wee baby, and I'm intently listening to the music playing and ignoring everything else going on. I've been singing since I can remember, and I took piano lessons for a time and played the flute for 6 years. I also recently learned that my great-grandmother was an opera singer! My grandma on my mom's side was a piano teacher. Music is in my genes! Music has also helped me process my feelings, and is always there to soothe my soul when I'm going through a rough patch. I even met my partner at a music festival!

 

Do you listen to music to boost your mood? How has music helped you? Share your story today!

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My all time favorite song:  "What a wonderful world" by Louis Armstrong.

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not any one song but many. my music is country & bluegrass. i stream music from  internet radio. i turn on whatever my mood is at the moment: mostly, celtic music lifts my mood; sometimes jazz does the trick. every other times bluegrass/country on regular radio does it for me. as i said before on sundays there is classic country i can not do without.

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I’ve Got the Power by Snap!

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"Family" by Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors is upbeat and reminds me of what is important.

https://youtu.be/N8l5hnWRZYY

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"I Can See Clearly Now" -- almost any version (and I have many!) but especially Johnny Nash's.

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Foo Fighters My Hero

 

https://youtu.be/EqWRaAF6_WY

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Favorite song is Thank you for being a Friend. Theme from the Golden Girls.

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The Safety Dance by Men Without Hats

Pogo Forever! 😄

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Definately "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobbie McFerrin!

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I love to listen to "I'm walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves.

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"Flora's Secret" by Enya is so soothing yet sort of energizing.  I think you'll also enjoy the lovely pictures in this video.

 

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=youtube+enya+flora%27s+secret&t=ffab&atb=v192-1&iax=videos&ia=videos&iai=h...

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Start Me Up by the Rolling Stones & Sweet Home Alabama! I'm a retired truck driver & those are my top songs.

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Sinful Passion by Dimash Kudaibergen.

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One of my all-time favorite feel good songs is Louis Armstrong singing, 'What A Wonderful World'.

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

 

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Don’t know why I love you 

like I do

Clarence frogman

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There's always light ahead... so this is a great song:

 

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

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“I Saw The Light” by Todd Rundgren

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Best Day of My Life - by American Authors!

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Classical music makes me feel happy.  Sometimes it's J.S. Bach's Little Fugue in G minor or the famous Toccata from Widor's Symphony number 5 played by organist Virgil Fox.  

Seniors are just antique people rich with history.
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Oh Yeah! The "Widor Toccata" performed live by any skilled organist! I can still recall the first time I heard it performed. It was instant! I was rapt! 

https://youtu.be/_FZ6fO-NsCI

 

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I don't know why as it's not "happy" but "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers "Free Fallin' " for many reasons but most importantly what my youngest daughters, 5 and 7, thought the song meant, and remembering their excitement when we took them to this concert at the Irvine Ampitheater...

 

Such a great night! The girls love of his music continues today, so I am even more thankful and respectful of his legacy.

 

#StaySafe

 

#VegasStrong


#VegasStrong
Phil Harris, actor and showman, to John Fogerty of CCR: “If I’d known I’d live this long, I’d have taken better care of myself.”
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It has been 3 years since Petty passed!  How much I miss him and I am sure others do too!  Good Choice.

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Only Time will tell.   By Ten City 

Racquel Evans
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This is a gem of song I just discovered last night.  It's based on a true story written by the singer. Enjoy and be touched.

A song called:  BELIEVE

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I adore the song BELIEVE, by; Brooks and Dunn, it's absolutely beautiful!

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every rose 🌹 has throrn

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Diana Krall - I've Got You Under My Skin

Sultry, easy listening, relaxation, quiet time music.

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Thanx Lydia. I have never heard this version. I still prefer Frank Sinatra's version. But Diana Krall does a great job!

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Herb Alpert -  RISE 

Smooth Jazz from the '70s

Still sounds good today!

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