The Soundtrack of My Life

I have been working on a project I call "The Soundtrack of My Life". It is comprised of music that I listened to in my youth and that has resonated with me throughout my life.

I included songs that had either a spiritual message, or made some type of social comment, or were anti-war.

I made a deliberate choice to find songs that were not preformed by "christian" bands, but rather "popular" songs that were played on the radio. In a way, it could be called "The Gospel According To Billboard's Top 10".

Part of my inspiration for creating this Soundtrack came from my attending the "Rock Mass" at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena California back in the early '70s. The Rock Mass was the mixture of a traditional Episcopalian Mass and a live rock concert. Although the music was not necessarily "christian", the band would play popular rock songs that contained references to God and Jesus. During the late '60s and early '70s there was an explosion of these songs coming out of the "secular" music industry.

By creating The Hippie Christian Playlist over on YouTube I can enjoy these songs anytime and share them with others too. I can't take credit for creating (or uploading) any of these music videos, but I hope you enjoy my selections just the same.



The Hippie Christian Playlist on YouTube

Songs in alphabetical order by title:

A

Abraham, Martin and John - Dion
Alice's Restaurant Massacree - Arlo Guthrie
All You Need Is Love - The Beatles *

Almost Cut My Hair - Crosby, Still, Nash and Young

Amazing Grace - Rod Stewart *
And We Bid You Goodnight - Grateful Dead *
Are You Ready? - Pacific Gas & Electric *

B

Beware of Darkness - George Harrison *
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell *
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel *
Border Song - Elton John *

Brother Love's Traveling Salvation Show - Neil Diamond *

But I Might Die Tonight - Cat Stevens

C

California Dreamin' - The Mamas and The Papas

Can't Find My Way Home - Blind Faith *
Carry On - Kansas *
Chicago / We Can Change The World - Crosby, Stills and Nash
Country Road - James Taylor

Crystal Blue Persuasion - Tommy James and The Shondells *

D

Day By Day – Godspell *

Drift Away -Dobie Gray *
Dust in the Wind - Kansas *

E

Estimated Prophet - Grateful Dead

Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire *

Eyes of the World - Grateful Dead *

F

Find the Cost of Freedom - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young *

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Fortune Son - Credence Clearwater Revival *
Freedom - Richie Havens *

G

Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones *
Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth) - George Harrison *
Give Peace A Chance - John Lennon *
Get Together - The Youngbloods *
God Gave Rock and Roll To You - Argent *
Going Up The Country - Canned Heat
Good Morning Starshine – Oliver *
Grand Illusion - Styx
The Great Gig in the Sky - Pink Floyd

H

Handsome Johnny - Richie Havens *

Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - John Lennon

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - The Hollies *
Heaven Is In Your Mind - Traffic *

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

Holly Holy - Neil Diamond

Hymn 43 - Jethro Tull *

I

I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash *

I Don't Know How to Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar *
I Had a Dream - John B. Sebastian *

I Just Want To Celebrate - Rare Earth *

I Shall Be Released - The Band *
I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing - The New Seekers *
I'd Love to Change the World - Ten Years After *
If I Had A Hammer - Peter, Paul and Mary

If You Want to Sing Out - Cat Stevens *
I'll Take You There - The Staples Singers *
I'm Your Captain/Closer To Home - Grand Funk Railroad *
I'm So Glad -Cream
In The Year 2525 - Zager and Evans *
It Don't Come Easy - Ringo Starr *

J

Jesus Is Just Alright - Doobie Brothers *
Jesus Just Left Chicago - ZZ Top

Just a Closer Walk With Thee - The Chambers Brothers *
Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In) - The First Edition *

K

L

Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - Melanie Safka *
Lean on Me - Bill Withers *
Let It Be - The Beatles
Let It Rain - Eric Clapton *
Let's Work Together - Canned Heat *
Listen to the Music - Doobie Brothers *

Lo And Behold - James Taylor *

Long Time Gone - Crosby, Stills and Nash

Love, Peace and Happiness - The Chambers Brothers *
Love Reign Over Me - The Who *

M

Magnificent Sanctuary Band - Jerry Garcia Band
Man on the Silver Mountain - Rainbow
Masters of War - Bob Dylan

Miles From Nowhere - Cat Stevens *

Military Madness – Crosby and Nash *

Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens *
My God - Jethro Tull *

My Sweet Lord - George Harrison *

N
Nature's Way - Spirit *

O

Oh Happy Day - Edwin Hawkins Singers *

Ohio - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

On The Road to Find Out - Cat Stevens *

One Love - Bob Marley *

One Tin Soldier - The Original Caste *

One Toke Over The Line - Brewer and Shipley

Out In The Country - Three Dog Night *

P

Peace Train - Cat Stevens *
Peace Will Come - Melanie Safka *
People Get Ready - Rod Stewart *
Playing in the Band - Grateful Dead *
Presence of the Lord - Blind Faith *
Pretty As You Feel - Jefferson Airplane
Pride of Man - Quicksilver Messenger Service *
Put A Little Love In Your Heart - Jackie DeShannon

Put Your Hand in the Hand – Ocean *

Q

Question - The Moody Blues *

R

Revival - The Allman Brothers Band *
Ripple - Grateful Dead *
Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh

S

Salvation - Elton John *

Samson and Delilah - Grateful Dead
Save the Country - The Fifth Dimension *
See Me, Feel Me - The Who *

Seems Like a Long Time - Rod Stewart *

Share The Land - The Guess Who *

Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton

Sitting - Cat Stevens
Sky Pilot - Eric Burdon and The Animals *
Something in the Air - Thunderclap Newman *

Spirit In The Sky - Norman Greenbaum *

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zepplin *

T

Take Me to the Pilot - Elton John

Teach Your Children - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young *

That's the Way God Planned It - Billy Preston
The Great Gig In The Sky - Pink Floyd

The Unknown Soldier - The Doors
The Weight - The Band *
Think His Name - Johnny Rivers *

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley *

Time Has Come Today - The Chambers Brothers

Times They Are A-Changin - Bob Dylan
To The Last Whale (Critical Mass/Wind on the Water) - Crosby, Stills and Nash *

Turn! Turn! Turn! - The Byrds *

U

Universal Soldier – Donovan *

V

Volunteers - Jefferson Airplane

W

Way Over Yonder - Carole King *
What The World Needs Now Is Love - Jackie DeShannon *

What's Going On - Marvin Gaye *

WAR - Edwin Starr *

War/No More Trouble - Bob Marley *

What Is Life - George Harrison
Where Do The Children Play? - Cat Stevens *

Where Have All The Flowers Gone? - Peter, Paul and Mary

Wind on the Water - Crosby, Still and Nash
Wind Up - Jethro Tull *

Wonderful World Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff *
Won't Get Fooled Again - The Who
Wooden Ships - Crosby, Still and Nash

Woodstock - Joni Mitchell *

X

Y

You Can't Always Get What You Want - Rolling Stones

Z

*Songs included in Rock Mass posts.

Updated 11/01/2020

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Kevin (Cloud)