TOP 100 SONGS OF HOPE.

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1. 'bowl of oranges' - bright eyes

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

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

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

3. Journey: Don't Stop Believin'

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

4. Flaming Lips - Waitin' For Superman

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

5. The Del Lords - "Heaven"

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

6. The Mary Tyler Moore Theme

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

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

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

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

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

9.Klaus Nomi "After The Fall"

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

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

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

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

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

12. 5 Stairsteps "Ooh Child"

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

Modest Mouse: Float On

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

#4 is a joke, right?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. D-train - "Keep On"

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

18. Daniel Johnston - Now

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

19. Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive

#16 seconded

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

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

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

21. RADIOHEAD - OPTIMISTIC FDSAE1!1~~

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

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

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

#4 is totally a song of hope!

last hope, but hope nonetheless

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

Er.. sorry, that's #25

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

26. Sudden Ray of Hope -- Mercury Rev

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

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

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

but it's too heavy for superman to lift

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

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

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

37. Bruce Springsteen - No Surrender

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

Ooh on 38.

41. Van Halen, "Dreams"

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

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 (eighteen years ago) link

"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 (eighteen years ago) link

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

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

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 (eighteen years ago) link

kinks, "better things"

seconded, love that song

51. Break My Stride -- Matthew Wilder

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

52. ABBA - "Chiquitita"

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

six months pass...

53. Silver Jews, "Advice To A Graduate"

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

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

54. The The -"This is the Day"

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

55. "Life is Still Sweet," White Hassle

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

56. Dionne Warwick-"Reach Out for Me"

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

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

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

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78: Archie Shepp--Magic of Juju.

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

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

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

Oof, I guess my entry is #79.

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

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

Hilarious. May I substitute "Rock the Casbah"?

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

three months pass...

"Touch of Gray"- The Grateful Dead

"eyes of the World" The Grateful dead

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

"Little Wing" - Jimi Hendrix

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

83. Billy Bragg - Waiting For The Great Leap Forward

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

84. Somewhere - West Side Story

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

three months pass...

16 more to go!

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

85. Lambchop: "Up With People"

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

86. Descendents - "Hope"

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

87. ABBA- Move On

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

91. Thanks For The Memory

After all, it was his theme song...

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

92. suede - SLEEPING PILLS

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

93. XTC - Sacrificial Bonfire

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

94. WE ARE TEH WORDL

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

95. Johnny Lennon "Instant Karma"

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

96. Eazy-E - "Gimme That Nutt"

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

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

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

98. The Cure - "Fight"

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

99. Bauhaus - "Hope"

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

100. Blackalicious- "Sky Is Falling"

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

101. Mountain Goats - "This Year"

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

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 (seventeen years ago) link

Blondie - Dreaming

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

"We're On The Road To Morocco."

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

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

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

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 (seventeen years ago) link

eight months pass...

111. Tahiti 80 / Get Together

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

112. Reason To Believe--Bruce Springsteen

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

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 (sixteen years ago) link

ten months pass...

113. MGMT / time to pretend.

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

we're any good

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

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 (sixteen years ago) link

114. Neil Young "Harvest Moon"

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

one year passes...

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

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

"love is hurting me" by michael jatas

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

two months pass...

Now its on -Grandaddy

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

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

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 (thirteen years ago) link

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 (thirteen years ago) link

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 (thirteen years ago) link

two years pass...

122. Chris Daughtry "What about now?"

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

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

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

124. Motorhead - "Stay Clean"

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

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