Songs of Endurance and Perseverance: A Playlist to Get You Through COVID (2024)

Need some songs to get through the last months of COVID?Here is acrowd-sourced playlistto get you through... each is linked online, or here is the list on Spotify.

Genre: Alternative

Ali in the Jungle - The Hours
Gotta Get Up - Harry Nilsson
Keep Breathing - Ingrid Michaelson
Live Forever - Oasis
Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes
Still Feel - half alive
survivin' - Bastille
The Distance - Cake
The World Turned Upside Down - Billy Bragg
Tubthumping - Chumbawumba
Uprising - Muse
Which Side are You On? - Billy Bragg
You Get What You Give - New Radicals
The Walker - Fitz and the Tantrums

Genre: Classic Tunes

A Lot of Living to Do- Sammy Davis, Jr
My Way- Frank Sinatra
High Hopes-Frank Sinatra

Genre: Classical

1812 Overture- Tchaikovsky
Amazing Grace- Vicar John Newton
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Ode to Joy (last movement)- Beethoven
Hallelujah Chorus- Handel
Pictures at an Exhibition- Mussogorsky

Genre: Country

Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
Eastbound and Down- Jerry Reed
Follow Your Arrow - Kacey Musgraves
I Know- Kim Richey
Love Can Build a Bridge - The Judds
Never - Moving Pictures
On The Side of Angels - LeAnn Rimes
The Gambler - Kenny Rogers
The Greatest - Kenny Rogers
The River - Garth Brooks

Genre: Hip-Hop

In ner Ninja- Classified, David Myles

Genre: Jazz

Give It All You Got - Chuck Mangione

Genre: Misc

Genre: New Wave

Blaze of Glory- The Alarm
The Man - The Killers
We are the Light- The Alarm

Genre: Pop

Acoustic Motorbike - Luke Bloom
Alive/Xanadu/Magic -The Workout Rockers
Anticipation - Carly Simon
Beautiful - Carole King
Brave - Sara Bareilles
Break My Stride - Matthew Wilder
California Dreaming - The Mamas and the Papas
Chinese New Year - SALES
Closer to Fine - Indigo Girls
Don't Stop Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
Dreams - The Cranberries
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Fight Song - Rachel Platten
Fight to Survive - Bloodsport
Fighter - Christina Aguillera
Firework - Katy Perry
Fix You - Coldplay
Forever Young - Alphaville
Forever Young - Rod Stewart
Freedom - George Michael
Good Life - One Republic
Here We Go Again - OK Go
Hold On - Wilson Phillips
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
I Can't Hold Back - Survivor
I Made It Through the Rain - Barry Manilow
I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor
I'll Fight - Daughtry
I'll Stand by You - The Pretenders
I'm Free - Soup Dragons
I'm Free - Kenny Loggins
I'm Still Standing - Elton John
Jenny Says - Cowboy Mouth
Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon
Keep on Running - Dance Hall Crashers
Keeping the Faith - Billy Joel
Let 'Em Say - Lizzo & Caroline Smith
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Lust for Life - Iggy Pop
My Heart Will Go On - Celene Dion
Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Never Surrender - Corey Hart
New Song - Howard Jones
Raise Your Glass - P!nk
Ready to Take a Chance Again - Barry Manilow
Roar - Katy Perry
Safety Dance - Men Without Hats
Shining Star - Earth, Wind, & Fire
Sisters are Doin' It for Themselves - Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, and Dave Stewart
Skyscraper - Demi Lovato
Soy Yo - Bomba Estereo
Stand By Me - Ben E King
Stand by You - Rachel Platten
Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You) - Kelly Clarkson
Superwoman - Alecia Keys
Survivor - Destiny's Child
The Climb - Miley Cyrus
The Promise - When in Rome
Titanium - David Guerra featuring Sia
Together Forever - Rick Astley
Troy - Sinead O’Connor
True Colors - Cindy Lauper
Try - P!nk
Unstoppable - Sia
Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Weapon for Saturday - LOLO
Whip It - DEVO
Work B**ch - Britney Spears

Genre: Reggae

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Bobby McFerrin
Small Axe- Bob Marley & The Wailers
Three Little Birds - Bob Marley& The Wailers
You Can Get It If You Really Want - Jimmy Cliff

Genre: Rock

2112 - Rush
All You Need Is Love - Beatles
Back in Black - AC/DC
Blue Collar Man - Styx
Bright Side of the Road - Van Morrison
Burning Bright - Nine Inch Nails
Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
Come Sail Away - Styx
Don't Bring Me Down - ELO
Don't Give Up - Peter Gabriel
Don't Look Back - Boston
Don't Stop at the Top - The Scorpions
Don't Stop Believing - Journey
Dream On - Aerosmith
Dreams - Van Halen
Field of Opportunity - Neil Young
Fight - The Cure
Fight for Your Right to Party - Beastie Boys
Fight the Good Fight - Triumph
Follow Your Heart - Triumph
Fooling Yourself - Styx
Get Out of Your Own Way - U2
Get Up - Van Halen
Good Day Sunshine - Beatles
Here Comes the Sun - Beatles
Heroes - David Bowie
Hey Jude - Beatles
High Hopes - Panic! at the Disco
Hold On - Yes
Hold On - Triumph
Hold On Loosely - 38 Special
I - KISS
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2
I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - The Proclaimers
I'm Gonna Win - Foreigner
I'm OK - Styx
Imagine - John Lennon
Invincible - Pat Benetar
Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
Just Get Through This Night - Styx
Keep Pushin - REO Speedwagon
Let's Get It Started - Black-Eyed Peas
Lick It Up - KISS
Love, Reign O'er ME - The Who
Marathon - Rush
Never Say Die - Sammy Hagar
No Easy Way Out - Robert Tepper
No Matter What - Badfinger
No Surrender - Bruce Springsteen
Nobody Told Me - John Lennon
One Way or Another - Blondie
Paperback Writer - Beatles
Pride (In the Name of Love) - U2
Revolution - Beatles
Right Now - Van Halen
Rockin' the Paradise - Styx
Roll With It - Steve Winwood
Searchin' for a Rainbow - Marshall Tucker
Stick It Out - Rush
Take It Easy - Eagles
Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
The Pass - Rush
The Promise- When in Rome
The Rising - Bruce Springsteen
The River - Bruce Springsteen
Waitin on a Sunny Day - Bruce Springsteen
We are the Champions - Queen
We Will Rock You - Queen
We're Gonna Make It - Twisted Sister
We're Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister
Whatever It Takes - Imagine Dragons
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
You're the Best (from The Karate Kid) - Joe Esposito
You've Got Another Thing Coming - Judas Priest

Genre: Show / Movie

A Little More Mascara-La Cage Aux Folles
A Spoonful of Sugar - Mary Poppins
Always Look On the Bright Side of Life -Monty Python
Brand New Day -The Wiz
Breaking Free -High School Musical
Climb Ev'ry Mountain -The Sound of Music
Defying Gravity -Wicked
Don't Rain on My Parade -Funny Girl
Fame-Irene Cara
Go the Distance -Hercules
Good Night, But Not Goodbye -Star Wars Holiday Special
Hakuna Matata -The Lion King
He Can Do It!-Purlie
I Can-Bajour
I Whistle A Happy Tune -Oscar Hammerstein
I'll Make a Man Out Of You-Mulan
I'm Still Here-Elaine Stritch
Impossible Dream -Man from La Mancha
Let It Go -Frozen
Melting Pot-Schoolhouse Rock!
Moving Right Along -The Muppet Movie
My Shot -Hamilton
One Day More -Les Miserables
On the Side of the Angels- George Abbott and Jerome Weidman
Open a New Window-Mame
Pick Yourself Up-Swingtime
Pokemon Theme Song - Pokemon
Popular-Wicked
Seasons of Love -Rent
Seize the Day -Newsies
Something's Coming -West Side Story
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - The Wizard of Oz
Stars - Les Miserables
The Judge's Song - Gilbert & Sullivan
The Wizard and I - Wicked
This is Me - The Greatest Showman
Tomorrow - Annie
We Start Today- Baby
You'll Never Walk Alone - Carousel
You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile - Annie
We Can Make It-The Rink

Genre: Soul

Ain't No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell
I've Got To Use My Imagination- Gladys Knight & The Pips
Rise Up - Andra Day

Do you have a recommendation for an addition to this list? Please email us the name of the song, the artist, the genre, and a link to where it is available online. Thank you!