"The Rising" : An Uplifting Playlist for All the Miners in Chile

As a rule, songs about miners haven't generally been as upbeat as the news we are watching now on CNN. So here's a largely uplifting playlist for all the miners in Chile, and all the people who love them. These songs are sent out today in hopes that "The Rising" continues and that beautiful "Tunnel Of Love" keeps bringing them all home safe and sound.

THE RISING - Bruce Springsteen
UP, UP & AWAY - The 5th Dimension
LIFT ME UP - Jeff Lynne
HIGHER GROUND - Stevie Wonder
RISE UP - Diane Birch
A HIGHER PLACE - Tom Petty
GOLDMINE - The Pointer Sisters
DREAM OF A MINER'S CHILD - Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys
RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass
UP! - Shania Twain
(YOU'RE LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER AND HIGHER - Jackie Wilson
COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER - Loretta Lynn
SAFE AND SOUND - Sheryl Crow
WAY DOWN IN THE HOLE - Tom Waits
TUNNEL OF LOVE - Dire Straits
OUTDOOR MINER - Wire
MINER'S PRAYER - Dwight Yoakam
30 DAYS IN THE HOLE - Gov't Mule
TUNNEL VISION - The Roots
THIS WAY UP - Brian Ray
FAMILY AFFAIR - Sly & The Family Stone
MINER'S REFRAIN - Gillian Welch
UP - Justin Bieber
HOLE HEARTED - Extreme
MINER'S SONG - Woody Guthrie
HOLE IN THE EARTH - Deftones
DOWN IN THE HOLE - James Taylor
SOUL MINER - Duke Levine
DOWN IN THE HOLE - The Rolling Stones
THE HOLE - Randy Travis
TUNNEL OF LOVE - Bruce Springsteen

What are your uplifting songs for the miner?

 

 

 

Follow David Wild on Twitter: www.twitter.com/Wildaboutmusic

Comments

[Jude Nagurney Camwell]

12:19 PM on 10/19/2010

My friend wrote an original song called '33 Miners' for the rescued miners because he was so inspired by their courage, hope, and tenacity. I created a video for him. http://bit.ly/dAGBPo

[CPAwADD]

07:57 PM on 10/15/2010

Up, Up & Away -- Kid Cudi

[Chaling]

09:27 AM on 10/15/2010

wow, late to the party, been outta town.....
first thought was Alice and Chains - Down in a Hole, which has been 'got'.

so how about, from both Johnny Cash and Michelle Shocked(first version I ever heard, love that hammered dulcimer).... as well as many others, it a popular Appalachian Bluegrass song...

The L & N Don't Stop Here Anymore.

[CPAwADD]

08:54 PM on 10/14/2010

One album title came to mind
The Fine Art of Surfacing -- Boomtown Rats

[Titus]

12:40 PM on 10/14/2010

Good Day Sunshine - The Beatles

[3fingerbrown]

10:25 AM on 10/14/2010

I Shall Be Released--The Band
Daddy's Home-- Shep and the Limelites
Free as a Bird-- The Beatles
I Will Move on Up a Little Higher-- Mahalia Jackson

And the whole world is happy that...

This Is Where the Story Ends--The Sundays

[David Wild]

10:54 AM on 10/14/2010

Great list

Did no one else come up with 'I Shall Be Released"

Thanks

[RobinSeattle]

08:55 AM on 10/14/2010

"Emotional Rescue" Rolling Stones
"The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades" Timbuk 3
"Sunglasses at Night" Corey Hart
"Keep Yourself Alive" Queen
"Trapped" Bruce Springsteen
"Buried Alive" Venom
"Hold On, Hold Out" Jackson Browne
"Somebody Save Me" Cinderella
"Freedom" Richie Havens
"Patience" Guns and Roses
"Celebration Day" Led Zeppelin
"Reunited" Peaches and Herb
"Get Back" The Beatles
"Flirtin' With Disaster" Molly Hatchet
"See the Light" Jeff Healey
"I Shall Be Released" Bob Dylan
"Too Tough to Die" The Ramones
"Alive and Kickin'" Mr. Big
"I'm Comin' Home Baby" Hank Jones
"Coming Home" Scorpions
"Down Under" Men at Work
"I Will Survive" Gloria Gaynor
"Hell on Earth" CJSS
"Fighting to Stay Alive" Chastain
"Saved by a Miracle" Vinnie Moore
"Lesson in Survival" Joni Mitchell

[David Wild]

10:55 AM on 10/14/2010

Love an emotional and physical rescue!

Thanks

[cybolt]

11:33 AM on 10/14/2010

Great list RS.Going back to the beginning, I think you're the first with "I Shall be Released."
I note the absence of any J-rock, however.....

[Gasparilla]

07:17 AM on 10/14/2010

Totally obscure department.

Get Me To The World On Time....Electric Prunes
Going Down.....Monkees

[PhilTListener]

07:00 AM on 10/14/2010

OK, so they say imitation is the best form of flattery (or something like that, whoever "they" are).
So here's a little Steven Wells for y'all:

They were covered by that "Darkness on the Edge of Town" in a "N.Y. Minute".
I'm sure many were "Close to the Edge" during that "Wasted Time", and couldn't wait to see the "Heart of the Sunrise".
Through many "Lonely Days, Lonely Nights" the "Hungry Heart" left them longing for their "Tough Mama" and the "Horizontal Bop".
Also longing for food, they must have been "Hungry Like the Wolf", so much so that even a "Cold Turkey" sandwich would have given them much "Satisfaction".

Enjoy the day all.

[StevenWells]

12:46 PM on 10/14/2010

So often, what "they" say is apocryphal, but in this case, it happens to be true, and I'm duly flattered. And, oh man, did you hit the proverbial nail on the head. You just know those guys had some interesting discussions to pass the time.

And speaking of the "Horizontal Bop," it appears a handful are now having interesting discussions in a similar vein, but of a slightly different tone, with their wives. One of Ricky Ricardo's signature phrases comes to mind. I wonder if any of them were nervous enough before they were brought up to ask, "Can I "Stay Just A Little Bit Longer?" (Maurice Williams and The Zodiacs)

[cpad]

12:43 AM on 10/14/2010

Onto Something - Loveland
(click first song on the song list)

http://www.myspace.com/loveland

And yes, that's bdaved singing.

[bdaved]

11:32 PM on 10/13/2010

Last man's out.
Roy Orbison: "It's Over"

[cpad]

12:38 AM on 10/14/2010

Yes!
Hallelujah Chorus from Handel's Messiah
I get chills when I listen to this full blast.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=usfiAsWR4qU

[CPAwADD]

09:11 AM on 10/14/2010

Ludwig's Ninth Ode to Joy!

[lanlxny]

11:13 PM on 10/13/2010

HEARTLIGHT - Neil Diamond
I SAW THE LIGHT - Todd Rundgren
2000 LIGHT YEARS FROM HOME -The Rolling Stones
TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME - Supertramp
MAMA, I`M COMUNG HOME - Ozzie Osbourne
HEROES - David Bowie

[Samantha4]

10:02 PM on 10/13/2010

As I watched each miner "lift off" in the capsule, knowing he would be spending the next 10-20 minutes in a claustrophobic tunnel, I began singing the chorus from an old Grand Funk Railroad song.....

I'm getting closer to my home.....I'm getting closer to my home.....

If I had been one of those trapped miners, that's the song I would have been singing as I made my way through the tunnel.

[David Wild]

11:03 PM on 10/13/2010

Wow, nice call

Grand Funk don't get enough credit.

That song and "Bad Time" and a few others hold up very, very well to me.

Thanks

[PoloniumMan]

09:31 PM on 10/13/2010

The Rising of the Moon -- The Clancy Brothers

[David Wild]

11:03 PM on 10/13/2010

Good call

Thanks

[PoloniumMan]

10:20 PM on 10/14/2010

Don't thank me, thank my parents for turning off the TV and playing music from their record collection instead.

[Jimmyanthefruits]

09:27 PM on 10/13/2010

more tunes :Homeward Bound..Simon and Garfunkel
Don't Bring Me Down....Electric Light Orchestra
The Air That I Breathe...The Hollies
Joy To The World...Three Dog Night
I'm Going home.....Ten Years after
Break On Through...Doors
Several Species of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave And Grooving
With A Pict.....Pink Floyd
Hope You're Felling Better...Santana
Darliung Be home soon...The Lovin' Spoonful

[CPAwADD]

10:31 PM on 10/13/2010

Break on Through, well done.

[cybolt]

10:52 PM on 10/13/2010

Great list of classics. You should join us again.