Just before the pandemic hit, we did a blog called, 8 Spiritual Pop Songs to Inspire Your Day. For months now, another set of songs has been asking to be brought together. As music is one of the languages of the soul and heart, with the collection below, may you feel uplifted, supported and inspired.
Kyrie by Mr. Mister (1985)—Just like U2’s Gloria, Kyrie (Eliason) is not about a woman. It’s the Greek phrase for God have mercy. Richard Page, lead singer said that the song is a prayer, “I get a lot of power from meditation, from being still and realizing that what I’m doing is insignificant compared to the Universe. That’s what the song is all about.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ljIb4xD-0U
You Brought the Sunshine (Into my Life) by the Clark Sisters (1981)— A best-selling gospel song that charted across musical genres, and one that some have credited with inspiring them to keep on living.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3edeIXV57ko
Running up That Hill (A Deal with God) by Kate Bush (1985,2012,2022)— Yes, a romantic love song but one that comes from wanting to include God within the relationship. This builds on the idea of compassion and the spiritual principle that we are all connected.
In 1985, it was Kate Bush’s first top 40 hit in the US and it hit #3 in the UK. In 2012, it was included in the fanfare for the Summer Olympics in London, which sent it flying back into the top 10 in the UK. In late June, 2022, this song hit number #1 on the US Billboard charts due to its appearance on Stranger Things.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wp43OdtAAkM
Follow the Sun by Parov Stelar (2014)— The simplicity of the lyrics turns this song into a sung mantra, energizing you to honor your heart and soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kx6lUdIfm00
Higher Love by Steve Winwood (with back-up vocals by Chaka Khan) (1986)— This song has been called a “dissertation on the divine”. It’s writer, Will Jennings, called it a modern hymn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=524Tf0dNRNw
Transcendence by Berlin (2019)— A contemplative perspective on what grief and loss can do to open up your soul.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOEmVi21CJk
Fly Like a Bird by Mariah Carey (2005)— Another, hopeful, inspirational conversation had with God.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kU4JkSVF5xI
Closer to Fine by the Indigo Girls (1989)— A song that acknowledges that there are many spiritual paths.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUgwM1Ky228
What the World Needs by Dionne Warwick (1966 & 2019)— “What the world needs now is love, sweet love, no not just for some but for everyone…”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfHAs9cdTqg (1966)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5Chxe89O6c(2019)
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