Playlist: A Mother's Love

Posted Wed May 14, 2008 5:05pm PDT by Robert of the Radish in The Y! Music Playlist Blog

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This is the most heart-wrenching playlist I have ever posted. An article I stumbled upon two years ago in the Washington Post highlighted the emergence of the playlist as the next wave in music and references the Gartner study on the subject.

But is was one particular playlist mentioned that really grabbed me.

The article introduced me to Justine Saylors who lost her beautiful 14-year old son Lance to cancer. She turned to the playlist as a way to help her cope with what is the most difficult thing we can face as human beings, the loss of a child. Her playlists also provided a way for her to connect with others.

As you listen to the songs in this playlist and read Lance's memoriam on Caringbridge.org you may find yourself overcome with emotion to the point of tears. Every song, whether you like them or not, is magnified 100 times by the context in which the list was put together. Each one takes on new meaning and becomes a powerful force.

This is the power of the playlist at it's very best.

Justine Saylor's first playlist for her son Lance after his passing

Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again - Andrew Lloyd Webber

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album The Phantom Of The Opera
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


So Long, So Wrong - Alison Krauss & Union Station

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album So Long So Wrong
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely - Backstreet Boys

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Millennium
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Wild World
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


To The Morning - Dan Fogelberg

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Home Free
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


You're Still Here (Single Version) - Faith Hill

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album You're Still Here
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


Both Sides, Now - Joni Mitchell

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Clouds
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


Remember Me This Way - Jordan Hill

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Jordan Hill
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


To Where You Are - Josh Groban

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Josh Groban
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


Who You'd Be Today - Kenny Chesney

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Who You'd Be Today
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album I Hope You Dance
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


Can Heaven Wait - Luther Vandross

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Luther Vandross
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


The Impossible Dream - Luther Vandross

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Songs
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


He's My Son (Without Background Vocals) - Mark Schultz

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album He's My Son
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


This Is Not Goodbye - Melissa Etheridge

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Greatest Hits
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


How Do I Live - Trisha Yearwood

on Yahoo! Music JukeboxFrom the album Songbook
Last.fm page / Search for lyricsSongBlogger V1.31


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