200+ Songs About Life
Carson suffers from a serious case of melophilia. Geeking out on her favorite music artists is her guilty pleasure.
Carson McQueen
Songs About Life
Do you remember the iconic words of Forrest Gump?
"Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
It's one of my favorite movie lines, and undoubtedly, I'm not alone. It might sound strange, but I keep remembering this line whenever I listen to songs about life. Each song conveys a different meaning, a unique experience, a particular story as if to remind us that life isn't always how we want it to be.
If you think about it, every song out there talks about life. Some of them serve to inspire and motivate, others to steer us in the right direction by learning from the songwriter's experience.
As you listen to these life songs, I'm sure that you'll feel like opening a box of chocolates every time. There's always a lesson to learn with each song, be it about going through a rough period, making your relationship work, or moving on from a troubled past.
And even if you don't feel like reading between the lines, these songs still make an excellent "go-out-and-do-it" playlist, which just might be what you need if you've been feeling burnt out and stressed these past few days.
Best Life Songs
1. “Best Day of My Life” by American Authors
2. “Life on Mars” by David Bowie
3. “That’s Life” by Frank Sinatra
4. “Life’s a Mess” by Juice WRLD feat. Halset
5. “Songs of Life” by Trinity
6. “Life and How to Live it” by R.E.M.
7. “Wild Life” by Wings
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8. “Life in a Northern Town” by The Dream Academy
9. “If Life is So Short” by The Moffatts
10. “Speed of Life” by David Bowie
11. “Candle of Life” by Moody Blues
12. “Don’t Waste Your Life” by LeCrae and Cameron Dukes
13. “Life Goes On” by Tupac Shakur
14. “This is the Life” by Amy Macdonald
15. “Life’s a Dance” by John Michael Montgomery
16. “Private Life” by The Pretenders
17. “Game of Life” by Snoop Dogg and Steady Mobbin’
18. “This Song Saved My Life” by Simple Plan
19. “Good Life” by Kehlani & G-Eazy
20. “Story of my Life” by One Direction
21. “18 and Life” by Skid Row
22. “A Life of Regrets” by Chester See
23. “Life Story” by Barbra Streisand
24. “The Real Life” by John Mellencamp
25. “Today My Life Begins” by Bruno Mars
26. “Life During Wartime” by Talking Heads
27. “Hard Knock Life” by Jay-Z
28. “Where Life Begins” by Madonna
29. “Life in the Fast Lane
30. “Better Life” by Keith Urban
31. “Life Song” by Casting Crowns
32. “In My Life” by The Beatles
33. “Isn’t Life Strange” by Moody blues
34. “A Day in the Life” by The Beatles
35. “Good Life” by Kanye West and T-Pain
36. “Hole in my Life” by The Police
37. “The Other Side of Life” by Moody Blues
38. “Is There Life After Breakfast” by Ray Davies
39. ”I Bet My Life” by Imagine Dragons
40. “Circle of Life” by Carmen Twillie, Lebo M.
41. “All My Life” by K-Ci & JoJo
42. “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone
43. “Summer Side of Life” by Gordon Lightfoot
44. “One Day in Your Life” by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5
45. “Mine for Life” by Ultravox
46. “Life in London” by Pat Travers
47. “Attics of my Life” by Grateful Dead
48. “Swing Life Away” by Rise Against
49. “25 to Life” by Eminem
50. “Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts
51. “The Basics of Life” by 4Him
52. “The Glamorous Life” by Sheila E.
53. “Coming Back to Life” by Pink Floyd
54. “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi
55. “Welcome to my Life” by Simple Plan
56. “In This Life” by Collin Raye
57. “Imitation of Life” by R.E.M.
58. “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence
59. “Sharing Life” by David R. Maracle
60. “When Will My Life Begin?” by Mandy Moore
61. “Life in Technicolor II” by Coldplay
62. “Someone Saved My Life Tonight” by Elton John
63. “My Life Would Suck Without You” by Kelly Clarkson
64. “Reckless Life” by Guns N’ Roses
65. “Hell of a Life” by Kanye West
66. “Life on the Moon” by David Cook
67. Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)” by Green Day
68. “Rhythm of Life” by Oleta Adams
69. “Life is a Carnival” by The Band
70. “Moment 4 Life” by Nicki Minaj and Drake
71. “Eternal Life” by Jeff Buckley
72. “The Answer to Our Life” by The Backstreet Boys
73. “Life is a Lemon and I Want my Money Back” by Meatloaf
74. “Life is a Lady” by Santana
75. “O.D.’d on Life Itself” by Blue Oyster Cult
76. “Life’s Too Short” by Hall & Oates
77. “Low Life” by Jude Cole
78. “Life to LIfeless” by Killswitch Engage
79. “Your Life is Now” by John Mellencamp
80. “Everyday Life” by Coldplay
81. “Hang on to Your Life” by The Guess Who
82. “Life is Beautiful” by The Afters
83. “Street Life” by M.O.P. and Demarco
84. “Breathe of Life” by Florence and the Machine
85. “Wild Wild Life” by Talking Heads
86. “Give me Life” by Steppenwolf
87. “The Life I Lead” by Duke Ellington
88. “Life in Black” by Fight
89. “Life is Good” by Future Feat. Drake
90. “The Jetset Life is Gonna Kill You” by My Chemical Romance
91. “Life Begins at 40” by John Lennon
92. “You Decorated My Life” by Kenny Rogers
93. “The Christian Life” by The Byrds
94. “Jig of Life” by Kate Bush
95. “Past Life” by Trevor Daniel and Selena Gomez
96. “Drivin’ My Life Away” by Eddie Rabbitt
97. “Coming Back to Life” by Pink Floyd
98. “Life” by Our Lady Peace
99. “Ain’t Life Grand” by Widespread Panic
100. “Wonderful Life” by Zendaya
101. “The Warehouse Life” by Richmond Fontaine
102. “Life Loves a Tragedy” by Poison
103. “Ordinary Life” by Van Morrison
104. “That’s my Life in Your hands” by Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
105. “Walk of Life” by Dire Straits
106. “A Life in the Day of Benjamin Andre” by OutKast
107. “More Life in a Tramp’s Vest” by Stereophonics
108. “What a Wonderful Life” by Elvis Presley
109. “The Next Life” by London Suede
110. “American Life” by Madonna
111. “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” by The Ink Spots, Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie Orchestra
112. “There Goes My Life” by Kenny Chesney
113. “Get On With Your Life” by The Allman Brothers Band
114. “Starting a New Life” by Van Morrison
115. “She’s Out of My Life” by Michael Jackson
116. “Semi-charmed Life” by Third Eye Blind
117. “Life is Full” by Del Amitri
118. “Here’s to Life” by Barbra Streisand
119. “A beautiful Life” by Kim Richey
120. “Adventure of a Lifetime” by Coldplay
121. “Love of my Life” by Queen
122. “My Life” by Foxy Brown feat. Althea
123. “Meaning of Life” by Disturbed
124. “Life Turned Her That Way” by Ricky Van Shelton
125. “This is Your Life” by Switchfoot
126. “Real Life” by Simple Minds
127. “Simple Kind of Life” by No Doubt
128. “Life is a Carnival” by The Band
129. “Life” by Des’ree
130. “Livin’ the Life” by Steel Dragon
131. “Attics of my Life” by The Grateful Dead
132. “Something’s Missing in my Life” by The Marshall Tucker Band
133. “Might Just Take Your Life” by Deep Purple
134. “Got the Life” by Korn
135. “When Life is Good Again” by Dolly Parton
136. “(I’ve Had) the Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
137. “Time of my Life” by David Cook
138. “This Was Just Your Life” by Metallica
139. “Lust for Life” by Iggy Pop
140. “Good Life” by OneRepublic
141. “Life in Detail” by Robert Palmer
142. “Hollow Life” by Korn
143. “(There’s Gotta Be) More to LIfe” by Stacie Orrico
144. “Signs of Life” by Journey
145. “What is Life” by George Harrison
146. “At This TIme in My Life” by Carole King
147. “Double Life” by Styx
148. “Late For Your Life” by Mary Chapin Carpenter
149. “Back to the Life” by Spoon
150. “Is There Life Out There” by Reba McEntire
151. “Isn’t Life Strange
152. “Convicted in Life” by Sepultura
153. “Life in a Song” by The Marshall Tucker Band
154. “Pieces of my Life” by Elvis Presley
155. “Got to Get You Into my Life” by The Beatles
156. “Life on the Outside” by Gov’t Mule
157. “Signs of Life” by Pink Floyd
158. “Shelf Life” by Seven Mary Three
159. “For the Rest of My Life” by Brian McKnight
160. “How to Save a Life” by The Fray
161. “Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous” by Good Charlotte
162. “What a Difference You’ve Made in my Life” by Ronnie Milsap
163. “In This Life” by Madonna
164. “Life’s Too Short to Love This Fast” by Alabama
165. “Secret Life” by Soft Cell
166. “Ain’t No Good Life” by Lynyrd Skynyrd
167. “The Chronicles of Life and Death” by Good Charlotte
168. “Turned to Real Life” by Shiny Toy Guns
169. “Breath of Life” by Howard Shore
170. “Life is for Living” by Barclay James Harvest
171. “Big Life” by Glenn Frey
172. “The Book of Life” by Sting and Anoushka Shankar
173. “That Vast Life” by Steve Hackett
174. “Life” by Elvis Presley
175. “It’s a Bloody Life” by Sonny Boy Williamson
176. “Life of my Own” by 3 Doors Down
177. “Life’s Funny” by Duke Robillard
178. “Beyond This Life” by Dream Theater
179. “It Once was my Life” by Van Morrison
180. “Spice Up Your Life” by Spice Girls
181. “Luv Your Life” by Silverchair
182. “Life After You” by Daughtry
183. “Life’s Railway to Heaven” by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
184. “Life Burns” by Apocalyptica and Lauri Ylonen
185. “Life in Mono” by Mono
186. “When I Change my Life” by The Pretenders
187. “Fast Life” by Charlie Musselwhite
188. “Life of the Party” by Shawn Mendes
189. “Better Life: by 3 Doors Down
190. “Time of Your Life” by Macy Gray
191. “Hard Life” by Grayson Hugh
192. “The Wild Side of Life” by Jerry Lee Lewis
193. “Color in Your Life” by Missing Persons
194. “Life is a Long Song” by Jethro Tull
195. “The Storms of Life” by Randy Travis
196. “My Life” by Dido
197. “Live Your Life” by Tantric
198. “Believe in Life” by Eric Clapton
199. “I Love the Life I Live” by Willie Nelson
200. “Life is hard” by Timbuk 3
201. “Life Beyond the Sky” by The Jeff Healey Band
202. “Life Marches On” by Live
203. “The Life” by Alicia Keys
204. “The Cup of Life” by Ricky Martin
205. “Life is Worth Living” by Justin Bieber
