Hey everyone, it’s been a while.
I always found music helped me cope with most things so if you were creating a stroke survivor playlist what would be a song choice for you? I’ll add a photo of some I added to mine
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There’s quite a few in there that i would listen to. I am however a classical music fan so Beethovens piano sonatas or some Tchaikovsky perhaps. I also like musical theatre - les mis, greatest showman to name a couple.
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Strange landscape. Where is this?
keep on keepin’ on
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“Gotta Get through this” Daniel Bedingfield was in the charts when I was in hospital after my stroke in February 2017
Regards Sue
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I was in hospital for 44 days after stroke ; here’s a song by Joe Dassin from the 70s that my wife loves. I listened to this until I slowly came back into the land of the living
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There’s some good songs on your list. I remember Human by Rag n Bone man being on the radio whilst I was in hospital so I’d probably add that to my list.
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Gosh great selections.
I would have Elgars Cello Concerto, I find it so hard to cry, but this will always bring me close to tears, especially played by Pablo Casals or Paul Tortelier. I’m such a heretic as Jacqueline du Pres is not my favourite rendering by a long chalk.
Also Queen, The Show Must go on, Who wants to live for ever.
James - Sit Down, I realise it’s about drugs depression, but also about compassion feeling less lonely, anyway, gives me goose bumps
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mine was repairing and colourising vintage photos, I can get as lost listening to music as I can bringing vintage black and white photos to life…
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Hello @garethc970. Music is an important link/bridge to the person before the stroke. My Spotify account nearly saved my life during the 7 weeks I was in hospital and music has a daily place in my well being now.
There is certainly some crossover with your list.
The Killers, Destiny’s Child, Stevie Wonder, throw in a bit of The Prodigy for a truly eclectic mix. Something for all occasions!
Julia
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That sounds like an awesome playlist right there!
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Unsure if anyone has Spotify but fior those that do
Let’s collaborate!!
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It’s got to be this one (well the complete album actually) that @Bobbi has mentioned in past:
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Thanks @llareggub for reminding me of that one, used to play it over and over on my Dansette record player, in mono. Only getting to build a stereo setup much later. Live music, concerts, raves in the park were all the thing.
Old man memories.
@garethc970
I’ll take a look at a collaboration, though whether there’s any interest in music with cobwebs on . . .
dreadlocks too
a good hour and twelve minutes
gotta turn it off
hilary says its head ache music
awww
I’ll just have to get back to the pelvic floor exercises
I know, just don’t think about it.
Darn it, she’s found out how to control the audio on my laptop using her phone.
No no not the off switch . . .
. . . aaah headphones!!
yesssss
life goes on
keep on keepin’ on
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Kegel rules ok!!@Bobbi
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@Bagrat
LOL indeed
@garethc970
account created
learning process initiated
ty
way back
someone nicked all my records
but here they are
yes
I do believe in re-incarnation
after all.
one step back
keep on keepin’ on
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Hi folks
Can’t think of anything specific right now but have sometimes thought up my Desert Island 8. Since stroke i find myself listening to Radio 3 more and enjoying a lot of what is played.
Yesterday’s Private Passions featured a neurologist whose speciality is the benefit of music for neuroplastocity.
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Never heard that song before tea….thank you I’ll have a cuppa tea😀
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Wow, you have many I already have
Love runs out - One Republic
Giants - Dermot Kennedy
Thunder - Imagine Dragons
The Git Up - by Blanco Brown
In My Blood - Joel Smallbone
Good to be King - Antonio Banderas, Joel Smallbone
Kidz - Take That
Lovely - Billy Eillish
Getting Nowhere - Magnetic Man
Play That Song - Train
Happier - Marshmello
Happy - Pharrell Williams
The Way You Make Me Feel - Michael Jackson
They Don’t Care About Us - Michael Jackson
Needless to say that is just a sampling and many of them are from me gym playlist. I have playlists for the car, relaxing, and just depending on what I’m in the mood for 
The best thing my family did for me after my stroke was upgrade my phone and got me a set of headphones. My daughter download a mixture and I refined over the years since. So now I can go about my with my music in my back pocket . . . in sweet oblivion to all the bedlam going on around me 
Lorraine
Stroke Improvement Group
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