# Thankful Songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [November 11, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080 "2024-11-11T15:30:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/1 "2024-11-11T15:30:27Z")
I’ve been coping by spending a lot more time listening to music and a lot less time online or watching news. It occurred to me that given the time of year and recent events, it might be worth putting together a playlist of songs about thankfulness (and maybe hopefulness) to provide a refuge and some comfort. Discourse reminded me that there was a thread about thanksgiving songs in 2019, but five years that include a pandemic may be long enough to justify another one. Yes, I know this OP may make me a bit of a pollyanna ( [Pollyanna - The Glad Game](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ihxyf7A1hg)), but what the heck. Here’s a song to start off. **Thankful** - Beth Hart [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/UmfObiol54A/maxresdefault.jpg "Beth Hart - Thankful (Live in Hamburg 11-2019)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmfObiol54A) ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/2 "2024-11-11T15:38:49Z")
I’ve always liked the song “[All That I’m Allowed (I’m Thankful)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpHEnHEOQ40)” by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/3 "2024-11-11T15:41:41Z")
Christina Perri _A Thousand years_ ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/4 "2024-11-11T15:42:48Z")
I Thank You [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/OLKiyo48VJI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4AC4AOKAgwIABABGCYgTSh_MA8=&rs=AOn4CLAECws8NQNyudI_0cNX-ktihA6YWQ "Sam & Dave "I Thank You"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLKiyo48VJI) Thank you for being a friend [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/23GrEhLUF_k/maxresdefault.jpg "Theme Song | The Golden Girls | TV Land") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23GrEhLUF_k) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/5 "2024-11-11T15:48:40Z")
Thanks for the Memory [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KmE7gVkK14I/maxresdefault.jpg "Bob Hope & Shirley Ross - Thanks for the Memory (1938) [Restored]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmE7gVkK14I) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/6 "2024-11-11T15:49:09Z")
Also, I was raised in a religious environment and was exposed to contemporary Christian music, and this is one of the first things that crossed my mind whether I like it or not. Hold your nose and experience the syrupy glurge of Thank You For Giving to the Lord [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/d-3BJrG79IA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgUCg7MA8=&rs=AOn4CLAljeICuM0Cw7XQE99XKgymJrMClA "Thank You For Giving To The Lord") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-3BJrG79IA) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/7 "2024-11-11T17:08:20Z")
Mr. Roboto (Domo Arigato) [Thank You](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOgpT5rEKIU) (Alanis Morissette) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/8 "2024-11-11T17:13:05Z")
How about This Heaven? [David Gilmour - This Heaven (Official Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFFpRDlOzS0) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/9 "2024-11-11T17:13:19Z")
Thank You Very Much (from _Scrooge_) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8X33An9NDbc/maxresdefault.jpg "Thank You Very Much") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X33An9NDbc) ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/10 "2024-11-11T17:16:15Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PjbaHlTl86Q/maxresdefault.jpg "zz top i thank you HQ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjbaHlTl86Q) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/11 "2024-11-11T17:18:16Z")
Neil Diamond - Thank the Lord for the Night Time [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/L3ndTfFzhks/maxresdefault.jpg "Thank The Lord For The Night Time") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3ndTfFzhks) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/12 "2024-11-11T17:19:59Z")
[Thank U Very Much](https://youtu.be/MjnkmNyArNg) - The Scaffold ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/13 "2024-11-11T17:46:43Z")
Thank You - Led Zeppelin [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/je4jmKLTC48/maxresdefault.jpg "Thank You (Remaster)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je4jmKLTC48) ---
**Author:** ![Author\_Balk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/14 "2024-11-11T19:52:03Z")
Thank God for You - Sawyer Brown ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/15 "2024-11-11T20:01:16Z")
Days / The Kinks ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/16 "2024-11-11T20:02:16Z")
Stone me, I am listening to that and typing my post right now. j ETA having been more ninja’d than I thought possible… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8319MWywkhM/maxresdefault.jpg "Reasons to Be Cheerful, Pt. 3") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8319MWywkhM) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/17 "2024-11-11T21:41:49Z")
Sunny. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ubvYQxTXO3U/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gKSg8MA8=&rs=AOn4CLB2PkSUodkFvpd8gC_GcB7WxyJS1w "Bobby Hebb - Sunny") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvYQxTXO3U) ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/18 "2024-11-11T21:45:12Z")
Aren’t You Glad You’re You? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/RY285Y3YNzw/maxresdefault.jpg "Aren't You Glad You're You") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY285Y3YNzw) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Q](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@Johnny\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Q)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/19 "2024-11-11T22:34:23Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sDcWnOwzWLQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Thank You God") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDcWnOwzWLQ) ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080/20 "2024-11-12T07:03:55Z")
Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NOa5UOHdwnc/maxresdefault.jpg "Sly & The Family Stone - Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOa5UOHdwnc) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankful-songs/1010080.md?page=2)