Sunday 1 November 2020

Brief 48: The Consolations of Homophony

Here's another playlist, this time dealing in that simple consolatory message which, while it can get on the nerves at times, can catch us in the right mood and offer some respite from the world around.

There's nothing terribly subtle here, & it's arguably far too much of a certain kind of sounds, but still, there are lots of nice songs. I haven't laboured over it too much, so it's probably pretty samey stylistically. Still, this kind of song is actually quite hard to do well.

Broadly, I guess this covers consolation, respite, hope and perseverance ... 

https://music.apple.com/gb/playlist/consolatory-songs/pl.u-JPWNVCjqxpe

  1. Be Not So Fearful - Bill Fay
  2. A Change is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke
  3. Pa'lante - Hurray for the Riff-Raff
  4. Yes - McAlmont and Butler
  5. Alright - Kendrick Lamar
  6. Jesus Etc - Wilco
  7. You've Got a Friend - Carole King
  8. Lean on Me - Bill Withers
  9. This Year - Mountain Goats
  10. In the New Year - The Walkmen
  11. Cry Baby - Janis Joplin
  12. He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot - Grandaddy
  13. Come Healing - Leonard Cohen
  14. This Whole World - Beach Boys
  15. Reach Out - The Four Tops
  16. Tomorrow (from 'Annie')
  17. Snow is Gone - Josh Ritter
  18. How Far I'll Go (from 'Moana')
  19. Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing - Stevie Wonder
  20. Ain't Got No (I Got Life) - Nina Simone
  21. Stand by Me - Ben E King
  22. Tender - Blur
  23. Float On - Modest Mouse
  24. Life's a Miracle - Prefab Sprout
  25. Wonderwall - Oasis
  26. Hey Jude - The Beatles
  27. I Would Fix You - Kenickie
  28. Oxygen - Willie Mason
  29. Stop Your Crying - Spiritualized
  30. Move on Up - Curtis Mayfield
  31. You Get What You Give - New Radicals
  32. The Circle Game - Joni Mitchell
  33. Dry the Rain - The Beta Band
  34. Waterfalls - TLC
  35. Everybody Hurts - REM
  36. Over the Rainbow - Judy Garland
  37. Bridge over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
  38. All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
  39. This Land is your Land - Woody Guthrie
  40. Hold on Hope - Guided by Voices
  41. Don't Let it Bring You Down - Neil Young
  42. Don't Worry Baby - Beach Boys
  43. Make Your Own Kind of Music - Mama Cass
  44. I Whistle a Happy Tune (from 'The King and I')
  45. Take It With Me - Tom Waits
  46. Rise to Me - The Decemberists
  47. You'll Never Walk Alone (from 'Carousel')
  48. Do You Realize? - The Flaming Lips
  49. Ain't That Enough - Teenage Fanclub
  50. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies
  51. When the Ship Comes In - Bob Dylan
  52. At Last - Etta James
  53. Redemption Song - Bob Marley
  54. It's Not the End of the World? - Super Furry Animals
  55. Godspeed - Jenny Lewis
  56. Why Worry? - Dire Straits
  57. Every Grain of Sand - Bob Dylan
  58. Skeleton Tree - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
  59. Lead Thou Me On (hymn)
  60. From the Morning - Nick Drake


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