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Happy Birthday to You
personalisable song traditionally used to commemorate birthdays
The House of the Rising Sun
American traditional folk song
Yankee Doodle
Anglo-American song
Shallow
2018 single by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
Blowin' in the Wind
orignal song written and composed by Bob Dylan; originally recorded by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released in 1963
Battle Hymn of the Republic
American patriotic song written by Julia Ward Howe
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
2012 song by Taylor Swift
We Shall Overcome
protest song of the Civil Rights Movement in the US
Dixie
popular song in the Southern United States
Everything Has Changed
2013 single by Taylor Swift
Oh My Darling, Clementine
American folk song
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
traditional children's song
Breakaway
2004 song by Kelly Clarkson
American Life
song by American singer-songwriter Madonna
Love Profusion
original song written and composed by Mirwais, Madonna
Oh! Susanna
American song
John Henry
folklore character
Cardigan
2020 single by Taylor Swift
Willow
2020 single by Taylor Swift
Boundin'
Boundin is a 2003 American animated short film, which was shown in theaters before the feature-length superhero film The Incredibles. The short is a musically narrated story about a dancing lamb, who loses his confidence after being sheared. The film was written, directed, narrated and featured the musical composition and performance of Pixar animator Bud Luckey.
Suicide Is Painless
theme song of M*A*S*H film & TV series
The Last Time
2013 single by Taylor Swift featuring Gary Lightbody
This Land Is Your Land
folk song by Woody Guthrie
Begin Again
2012 song by Taylor Swift
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
original song written, composed, and performed by Green Day
Masterpiece
2012 single by Madonna
Lover
2019 single by Taylor Swift
I Took a Pill in Ibiza
2015 single by Mike Posner
The Hanging Tree
2014 song with lyrics by Suzanne Collins performed by James Newton Howard
The Wild Rover
folk song
In the Ghetto
song written and composed by Mac Davis, originally recorded by Elvis Presley and released in 1969
John Brown's Body
United States marching song about the abolitionist John Brown
Safe & Sound
2011 song by Taylor Swift
The 1
2020 single by Taylor Swift
Child Ballads
collection of 305 traditional ballads, collected by Francis James Child
If You're Happy and You Know It
song and dance
St. James Infirmary Blues
American blues song and jazz standard
Your Power
2021 single by Billie Eilish
The Yellow Rose of Texas
American folk song
Goodnight, Irene
American folk song
500 Miles
traditional song attributed to Hedy West, based on the traditional song "I'm Nine Hundred Miles Away from Home"
Ten Little Indians
American children's rhyme
Home on the Range
American folk song
Camptown Races
minstrel song written and composed by Stephen Foster
God's Gonna Cut You Down
American folk song
Warning
2000 single by Green Day
Cotton Fields
American blues song
Walk Me Home
2019 song by Pink
Party Favor
song of Billie Eillish
99 Bottles of Beer
counting song
Turkey in the Straw
folk song
Frankie and Johnny
folk song
Man of Constant Sorrow
traditional American folk song first published by Dick Burnett
Row, Row, Row Your Boat
folk song
The Man Comes Around
2002 song composed, written, and performed by Johnny Cash
Dark Lady
song written and composed by Johnny Durrill; originally recorded by Cher and released in 1974
The Wayfaring Stranger
traditional song
Old Folks at Home
1851 minstrel song written by Stephen Foster
The Joker and the Queen
2022 song by Ed Sheeran
Devil Pray
2014 song by Madonna