Relaxing Songs

There is definitely no dearth of songs for chilling out and soothing our frayed minds. Just listen to these coming up whenever you are in a mood for relaxation.
After a hard day at work, you need some peace of mind and would rather prefer to be with 'yourself' for sometime, right? All you want is some solitude and relaxation. For that, how about a cuppa hot coffee and some relaxing, soothing music? That completely works for me, does it for you? I think there is nothing better than some good music to just unwind and soothe the frayed nerves of our mind. Now great music may not exactly mean relaxing. We have a category of songs these days for that purpose. These are only meant to put you in good mood and rejuvenate you. Tune in for getting some much required relaxation with these awesome feel good songs.

Songs to Listen To
  • Don't Throw It All Away (Our Love) by Andy Gibb
  • Love Is Blue by Paul Mauriat
  • Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head by BJ Thomas
  • This Guy's In Love With You by Herb Alpet
  • Never Gonna Let You Go by Sergio Mendes
  • Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel
  • Close To You by The Carpenters
  • Song For Guy by Elton John
  • Sailing by Christopher Cross
  • Unforgettable by Nat King & Natalie Cole
  • Fallen by Lauren Wood
  • Endless Love by Diana Ross & Lionel Ritchie
  • Wicked Game by Chris Isaak
  • Any Other Name (from American Beauty) by Thomas Newman
  • The Captain of her Heart by Swiss duo Double
  • Home by Chris Daughtry
  • High by James Blunt
  • Time After Time by Eva Cassidy
  • Golden Slumber by The Beatles
  • Us and Them by Pink Floyd
  • From where Do You Come by Catherine Braslavsky
  • Fool On The Hill by Sir Paul McCartney
  • Return To Innocence by Enigma
  • 100 Years by Five For Fighting
This list would not suffice, so here are some more top songs which will take you in a deep trance and you would be absolutely rejuvenated. Get ready for some soulful melodies which will automatically take you into a deep slumber. You wouldn't realize when did you drift into a deep sleep listening to these!

Relaxing Songs to Fall Asleep To
  • How Deep Is Your Love by Bee Gees
  • My Love by Wings
  • Kiss From A Rose by Seal
  • Rise by Herb Alpert
  • Because You Loved by Celine Dion
  • Sail Away by David Gray
  • High and Dry by Jamie Cullum
  • Vincent (Starry Starry Night) by Don McLean
  • Soldier Of Fortune by Deep Purple
  • Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
  • Little Motel by Modest Mouse
  • Losing Keys by Jack Johnson
Actually there are many more to add to this list, but I think for starters these are good enough.

To see another dimension, it does not mean that most relaxing songs need to have words or rather lyric or vocals. Instrumental music, especially on piano and violin can be extremely relaxing. Some of the examples I can think of are Titanic Theme, Theme from Mahogany by Diana Ross, Theme from A Summer Place by Percy Faith and many more. If you are a western classical connoisseur, then instrumental classical will be a great option for you. Ballads and the likes can be considered if you really want to relax and calm down after a hectic day.

At the end of the day, what I find relaxing might not have the same calming effect on my friend or my sibling. For someone, heavy metal can have the effect, while for someone instrumental piano can be good enough to be back in a good mood. It is ultimately, your taste and your state of mind that matters, which is surely going to be better, be it piano or hardcore metal if you like it!
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Published: 6/29/2010
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