Whether you’re a rock ‘n roll soul, a cowboy, or a bluesy, saddened soul, music touches everyone. My personal experience with music has always come when I am in the midst of an emotional extreme. Somber music gives me words to relate to, and energetic music gives me a beat to dance to. There’s a soundtrack in my soul, and I hear it often, as I’m sure you do. To help you weather your emotional extremes, I have compiled a list of songs that fit every mood.

• Calm, dreamy, content

“Lost Stars” – Adam Levine (acoustic version)

“Oceans” – Seafret

“Sunday Morning” – Maroon 5

“Above The Clouds Of Pompeii” – Bear’s Den

“Looking Too Closely” – Fink

“She Will Be Loved” – Maroon 5

“Viva La Vida” – Coldplay

“Let It Go” – James Bay

“Lazarus” – David Bowie

“Wild Horses” – Alicia Keys ft. Adam Levine

• Somber, gloomy

“Supermarket Flowers” – Ed Sheeran

“Pusher”- alt-J

“Medicine” – Daughter

“Castle On The Hill” – Ed Sheeran

“When We Were Young” – Adele

“Please Don’t Go”- Barcelona

“Big Girls Cry” – Sia

“Already Gone” – Sleeping At Last

• Heartbroken

“New York” – Snow Patrol

“Deception” – Christina Grimmie

“Used To Love You” – Gwen Stefani

“Leaving California” – Maroon 5

“Jealous” – Labrinth

“Dancing On My Own” – Robyn (acoustic)

• Energetic

“Hollaback Girl” – No Doubt (the clean version, of course.)

“Crazy” – Cee lo Green

“Shrug”- Christina Grimmie

“Don’t Let Me Down” – The Chainsmokers

“Cold” – Maroon 5

“Payphone” – Maroon 5

“Painkiller” – Rozzi Crane ft. Adam Levine

• In love

“I Drove All Night” – Roy Orbison (I recommend Johnny Gates and Sammie Zonana’s version.)

“Tiny Dancer” – Elton John (Adam Levine cover)

“Nobody” – Selena Gomez

“The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” – The Script

“I Can’t Help Falling in Love”- Elvis Presley

“Say You Won’t Let Go” – James Arthur

“If I Ain’t Got You” – Alicia Keys

• Old soul

“Ordinary World” – Duran Duran

“Let’s Get It On” – Marvin Gaye

“Purple Rain” – Prince

“Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End” – The Beatles

“Dreamer” – Ozzy Osbourne

• Literally everything else

“Maggie May” – Rod Stewart (this song is a breakup-ish song, but it’s upbeat rhythm is highly danceable. You’ve been warned.)  

“Human Nature” – Michael Jackson

“Let It Be”- The Beatles (Tessanne Chin and Adam Levine cover)

I hear “Sissy’s Song” by Alan Jackson when I think of my grandmother, and I feel the lyrics burn a hole in me as I reminisce all the moments we shared. I hear “Already Gone” and I think of Christina Grimmie. I hear “Payphone” by Maroon 5 and I am back in my row H seat, in awe of someone I’ve looked up to for years. There’s a great soundtrack in everyone, and you’re creating every day. As I continue to go through life, I have no doubt that my playlist will grow.