Our Top 6 Comfort Songs to Soothe the Soul
GIFTED Picks
Photo by Andrei Bocan.
To round up Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re sharing our favourite comfort songs. These are the songs we listen to on repeat to get out of a funk, to scream along to in the shower, and to feel a sense of hope when there’s nowhere else to turn.
These are the songs the GIFTED team couldn’t live without:
1. Maria’s Pick: ‘Vienna’ by Billy Joel
This song sounds like a warm hug. It’s a reminder that I’m doing okay, and I don’t need to put so much pressure on myself all the time – I put it on repeat when I feel myself going into existential crisis mode.
2. Anna’s Pick: ‘Holocene’ by Bon Iver
When I'm happy it makes me cry, and when I'm sad it makes me cry, but I think that’s because the song is so beautiful it reminds me how much beauty there is in the world still (lol).
3. Megan’s Pick: 'Someday (with Minji)' by 92914
I listen to this on loop especially when I’m highly anxious or just when I’m trying to focus, because it's a very soft and calming song to soak into and it gives me the feeling of taking a peaceful walk through a big yellow field.
4. Vicky’s Pick: ‘no tears left to cry’ by Ariana Grande
For me, it's the perfect bop to pick you up with some pop-drama and soaring vocals. I love the self indulgent intro – “I'm picking it up, I'm lovin', I'm livin' so we turn it up!”
5. Viktorija’s Pick: 'My Melancholy Blues' by Queen
This song just really affirms and comforts me. I love it because it's unapologetic about taking up space to express how YOU feel, and that you’re not always feeling okay, and you're allowed to show that. To me, the lyrics “So don't expect me / To behave perfectly / And wear that sunny smile” are there to say I am taking up the space I need, and I will not mask how I feel in order to make those around me more comfortable.
6. Kio’s Pick: 'Victory Lap' by Nipsey Hussle
The first lines of the song are “I'm prolific, so GIFTED. I'm the type that's gon’ go get it, no kiddin". If I find myself feeling low, it's most often about my ambitions and the pressure I feel to achieve my vision. Nip Hussle always helps me see the big picture, and realise that there are others like me who believe in their abilities, bet on themselves, and face the storm head-on. LONG LIVE NIP HUSSLE!
