Song List Series - Songs About Grief and Loss

Every so often a repertoire-related question pops up in a music therapy forum online. What follows is usually a flood of fantastic song suggestions. We thought, why not compile them? This week our theme is "Songs About Grief and Loss."

1. "Work Song" by Hozier

2. "If I Ever Leave This World Alive" by Flogging Molly

3. "St. Jude" by Florence + the Machine

4. "Wanting Memories" by Sweet Honey in the Rock

5. "Beam Me Up" by Pink

6. "Mark's Song" by EastMountainSouth

7. "When I See You Again" by Charlie Puth

8. "Parting Glass" by Wailing Jennys

9. "To Where You Are" by Josh Groban

10. "Temporary" by John Bucchino

11. "Brief Eternity" by Bobby McFerrin

12. "Hey Kind Friend" by Indigo Girls

13. "Through My Prayers" by Avett Brothers

14. "In My Life" by The Beatles

15. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" by Harold Arlen (Or Israel Kamakawiwo'ole)

We also highly recommend "Heart Strings Vol. 1", which is an album written and performed by Willamette Valley Hospice music therapists Jillian Hicks MA MT-BC, Jessica Western MT-BC & Ivan Caluya (Music Therapy intern). It features original music by the music therapists AND songs that were written and co-written by hospice patients. You can find more info --> HERE<--Check back next week for another list! The theme is "Classic Rock."