Nineteen students at Mooseville University were charged with creating a 12-song playlist that represented happiness, love, inspiration, and peace of mind. Though it was hard to narrow it down to just 19 jams, here are the picks for 2016's Best of Creative Strategies CD.
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TRACK 1 - Submitted by Laura (Inspiration)
Demi Lovato's Confident was released in September 2015. It's a heart-pounding call to arms for confidence and empowerment and the perfect go-to for when you need inspiration to work out or to kick some corporate booty.
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TRACK 2 - Submitted by Taylor (Happiness)
Unwritten was released in 2004 on Natasha Bedingfield’s debut album. In 2006 it became the theme song for the reality TV show, The Hills. The song’s a feel-good jam that will have you smiling in no time.
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TRACK 3 - Submitted by Alex (Happiness)
Paris (Ooh La La) by Grace Potter & the Nocturnals is a sultry and rockin' jam that, from the very first beat to the last, will leave you wanting to hit repeat...twice.
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TRACK 4 - Submitted by Chris (Peace of Mind)
Snow (Hey Oh) was released on the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album Stadium Arcadium in 2006. The song's laid back and mellow and is about surviving and starting fresh.
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TRACK 5 - Submitted by Alisha (Love)
Let My Love Open the Door is from the 1980 album Empty Glass. Originally producers didn't like the track because it didn't sound like Pete Townshend. Thirty-six years later the song's been used in a ton of movies and is classic 80s.
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TRACK 6 - Submitted by Kylee (Inspiration)
Bon Jovi's It's My Life was the first single from the 2000 album, Crush. The song is pure Bon Jovi and a natural call to arms for inspiration. If you aren't motivated by the end of it, you didn't listen.
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TRACK 7 - Submitted by Taylor (Love)
Dance Me To The End of Love was written by Leonard Cohen in 1984. The song's been covered by so many people it's veering on the side of a classic. The Civil Wars' version from the album Barton Hollow is particularly good.
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TRACK 8 - Submitted by David (Peace of Mind)
The Beach Boys released Good Vibrations as a single in 1966 and later on Smiley Smile. It took 8 months to record and is the most expensive song ever produced. Today it's considered one of the greatest masterpieces of rock music.
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TRACK 9 - Submitted by Melissa (Happiness)
Brighter Than the Sun was released in 2011 on Colbie Caillat's album All of You. The song uses a different instrument to lead the listener into each part of the song. The result is a airy, happy feeling that lasts all day.
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TRACK 10 - Submitted by Drew (Love)
If you haven’t heard James Vincent McMorrow’s cover of Steve Winwood’s Higher Love you’re in for a surprise. McMorrow strips the song down to a goose bump generating ode to love that’s pure poetry.
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TRACK 11 - Submitted by Harrison (Peace of Mind)
Satellite is Guster's second single from the 2006 album, Ganging Up On the Sun. Though the song never landed on the charts it's an awesome jam that will leave you feeling peaceful and relaxed in just one listen.
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TRACK 12 - Subitted by Sarah (Happiness)
Harry Belafonte's version of Calypso king, Lord Kithcener's Jump in the Line was used in Beetlejuice and The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning. The song's an all-around great jam that will give you happy feet from beat one.
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TRACK 13 - Submitted by Andree (Peace of Mind)
Leaves That Are Green was on Paul SImon's The Paul Simon Songbook and Simon & Garfunkel's Sounds of Silence. The song isn't one of their more popular tunes, but it's a toe-tappin' yet peaceful jam about the passing of time.
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TRACK 14 - Submitted by Liz (Peace of Mind)
Gone, Gone, Gone was released on Phillip Phillips' 2013 debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon. It's a sweet little love song appropriate for romantic interests or just good friends you would do anything for.
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TRACK 15 - Submitted by Troy (Inspiration)
Released in 1983 Rebel Yell is from Billy Idol's second studio album. The name came from the bourbon people drank at a party he went to with the Rolling Stones. The videos to all four of the album's singles were hits on, then new, MTV.
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TRACK 16 - Submitted by Britt (Happiness)
If you haven't heard of Fleet Foxes, they're a band out of Seattle. Many critics considered their debut album, Fleet Foxes, to be the best album of 2008. Ragged Wood is just a sample of the goodness on that album.
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TRACK 17 - Submitted by Heather (Inspiration)
Courage to Grow is the first song and title of the California-based reggae band, Rebelution's 2007 debut album. If you've dropped your hoe and are facing difficult trials, give this song a listen to help you through.
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TRACK 18 - Submitted by Jesse (Love)
Derek and the Dominos was a band created by Eric Clapton. They released one studio album, Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970). It took two years after its release before the song Layla would finally arrive at the top of the charts.
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TRACK 19 - Submitted by Jonny (Happiness)
From Semisonic's 1998 album Feeling Strangely Fine, Closing Time earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rock Song. The song's partly about patrons leaving a bar and partly about the transition to fatherhood.
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