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MUSIC FOR HEALING & REMEMBERING
Music speaks to the grieving soul. It can soothe a racing mind, express feelings that are hard to put into words, and serve as a remembrance of your child. The following resources are meant to begin your exploration of music as a space of healing and remembering.

Music for Calm and Meditation
- diary by eagle seeks the deepest blue (in memory of Sage)
  This album was created by a father who lost his full term son. He "discovered that ambient music helped soften anxiety and that being out in nature helped tune my mind, and ears, to the present moment."
- The Clearing by eagle seeks the deepest blue (in memory of Sage)
  This is the second album by this artist, released July of 2020.

Songs that were composed in memory of a child (or about child loss):
- “Winter Bear” Coby Grant
- Chloe’s Purpose (Album) by Akina Ledbetter (written in memory of Chloe)
- “Small bump” by Ed Sheeran
- It’s Quiet Uptown by Lin-Manuel Miranda (from the Broadway show Hamilton)
- Something’s Not Right by Lily Allen (Lily wrote this in memory of her son, George)
Songs that "loss parents" have shared reminds them of their child:
- Godspeed (Sweet Dreams) by The Chicks (reminds Trevor's family of him)
- Into the West by Annie Lennox (reminds Marek's family of him)
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel Kamakawiwo’ole (reminds Logan's family of him)
- Saturn by Sleeping At Last (reminds Jay's family of him)
- Here Come the Sun by The Beatles (reminds Hailey's family of her)
- Nobody Knows How to Say Goodbye by the Lumineers (reminds Charlotte's family of her)
- Love of my life by Queen (reminds Miguel's family of him)
- Dancing in the Sky Dani & Lizzy (reminds Piper's family of her)
- I will Carry You by Selah (reminds Olivia's family of her)
- The Night we Met by Lord Huron (reminds Cade's family of him)
- Perfect by Akina Marie Ledbetter (reminds Emily J.'s family of her)
- Broken Halos by Chris Stapleton (reminds Emily P.'s family of her)
- Inner Demons by Julia Brennan (reminds Oakley's family of her)
- Something's Not Right by Lily Allen (reminds Sadie's family of her)
- No such thing as a broken heart by Old Dominion (reminds Lila's family of her)
- Tears of Heaven by Eric Clapton (reminds Evelyn's family of her)
- Stars by Grace Potter and the Nocturnals (reminds Melody's family of her)
- Eighteen Inches by Lauren Alaina (reminds Emma's family of her)
- The Dance - Garth Brooks (reminds August's family of him)
Song Lists for the Grieving Parent
- 35 Songs for a Grieving Parent, a Blog Post by OneInOneSixty
More Songs that might remind you of your baby:
- “Beam me up”- Pink
- “Heaven Needed you more” - Mikalene Ipson
- “Slipped Away” Avril Lavigne
- “Dancing in the sky” Dani & Lizzy
- “Who you’d be today” Kenny Chesney
- “You are my sunshine” - Jasmine Thompson
- “One More Day” Diamond Rio
- “Stars” by Grace & The Nocturnals
- “Ave Maria” Beyonce
- “Here Comes the Sun” The Beatles
- “Aint no sunshine” Bill Withers
- “A Thousand Years” Christina Perri
- “See You Again” Carrie Underwood
- “Somewhere only we know” Lilly allen
- Kerosene by Jetty Rae
- Climbing Clouds by Jetty Rae
- Grace by Kate Havnevik,
- Ronan by Taylor Swift
- Held by Natalie Grant.
- Light- Sleeping at last
- God Bless This Mess -Jillian Jacqueline
- Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
- Still by Gerrit Hofsink
- Precious Child by Karen Taylor Good
- Gone Too Soon Lyrics by Daughtry
- Everglow- Coldplay
- You raise me up-Josh Groban
- Remember me- Coco Movie
- Rivers flow in you- Yurima
- Mi Manchi (I miss you)- Andrea Bocelli
- How do I live-Trisha Yearwood
- Slow Down-Nicole Mordeman
- Das Beste (the best)- Silbermond
- Ja (yes)-Silbermond
- Fantasias-Tito Nieves
- I Knew I Loved You Before I Met You - Savage Garden
- “My Girl” by The Temptations
- “You Are My Sunshine” by Johnny Cash (cover)
- “The World Spins Madly On” by The Weepies
- “Amen, Omen” by Ben Harper
- “Be Still” by The Fray
- “Soul Meets Body” and “I’ll Follow You Into the Dark” by Death Cab for Cutie
- “Far Away” by Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad (“country” version)
- Getting Good by Lauren Alaina
- You Don’t Know - Katelyn Tarver
- Must’ve Never Met You - Luke Combs
- You Wouldn’t Cry - Mandisa
- Held - Natalie Grant
- Dear Me - Nichole Nordeman
- Sound of Surviving - Nichole Nordeman
- Miss You All The Time - O.A.R.
- Lucy - Skillet