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There Are Stars Above You — 10 Songs For Feeling Better Even if You Already Feel Good

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Starry Night Over the Rhone, Vincent Van Gogh, 1888. Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France.

We can always count on music to enrich us and connect us to each other, no matter who we are or where we are from. Some songs are especially good at making us feel better, no matter how we are feeling. Here are a few favorites from my very long list. They bring up different moods and they are all mixed up, so don’t expect any kind of emotional theme or evolution. And please share some of your own!

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This is For The Birds

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“Birdsong” by my wonderful friend, Sallie Latch

When I was in high school, “alternative” radio stations were starting up. KPCC in Pasadena was one of the first and, at the time, its programming was revolutionary. While most radio stations were playing 15 pop songs 100 times a day, KPPC was mixing rock and pop with jazz, classical, international, blues and folk. My favorite KPPC program was 50 pieces of music about birds.

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Camino Milagro

Now you know where I am…

Van Gogh

There Are Stars Above You — 10 Songs For Feeling Better Even if You Already Feel Good

This is For The Birds