BECAUSE LIFE GETS RAGGEDY
Music + Podcasts about and inspired by grief and loss
A crowdsourced collection of music, playlists, and podcasts inspired by love, loss. Because sometimes you need to talk about it and sometimes you need to dance about it.
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GRIEFTUNES
Music inspired by love, loss, mourning, celebration of life, etc.
What songs would you add to a playlist about grief and loss? Here’s what folks shared when we asked for recommendations.
Our griefTunes playlist features Janet Jackson, Erykah Badu, Luther Vandross, Céline Dion, Beyoncé, Prince, Fantasia, DMX, Stevie Wonder, Oleta Adams, Michael Jackson, and more.
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THERE’S A SONG ABOUT THIS
Playlists inspired by grief, mourning, loss, and love
Sad songs. Joyful songs. Their favorite songs. Songs for crying, breathing, and dancing. Community members curated and contributed these love-inspired playlists. Have a playlist for navigating The Feels? Share it with us right here.
Blooming Meadow by Brandon Stewart [Apple Music]
Good Mourning by Donte Gibson [YouTube]
Grieving in Hope Songs [Spotify]
Lenny's Soundtrack created in honor by Issa M. Mas [Spotify]
Lenny’s Soundtrack created in honor by Issa M. Mas [Amazon Music]
Sad Soul “Soul for the blues” [Spotify]
The Feel Good by Alex Hardy [Spotify]
“We have to be very careful not to dam the things inside of us that allow other human beings to experience a deeper humanity. I think we should grieve and shout and holler and all that good stuff.”
Imani Perry, “Stuck on Grieving Everyone, Everything, All of the Time.” Stuck with Damon Young
Podcasts that explore grief, death, and such
This Too Shall Suck: A Fresh Perspective on Grief
Podcast Episodes
On Being
Creatively Exposed
“Grieving”
Death, Sex, and Money
“Singing in the Pain: Hrishikesh Hirway on his Mother, Grief and Creativity”
The Death Studies Podcast
“Episode 5 - Dr Kami Fletcher”
The Emergent Strategy Podcast
“Radical Grievance with Malkia Devich Cyril”
Grief Out Loud
“Ep. 178: Survivor's Guilt - Julia Mallory”
The Homecoming Podcast with Dr. Thema
“Ep 6: Releasing and Grieving”
“Ep 88: Grieving the loss of a loved one”
“Ep 142: Supporting Grieving Friends”
Hoodoo Plant Mamas
“Ep 15: Generation Grief with Julia Mallory”
A Little Juju Podcast
SOL Affirmations
Stuck with Damon Young
“Stuck on Grieving Everyone, Everything, All of the Time” (with Imani Perry, Hanif Abdurraquib, and Cole Arthur Riley)
Terrible, Thanks For Asking
The Wild Geeze
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