Artist	Song
John Lennon	Imagine
from Power to the People - The Hits (Remastered) (2010)
Sam Cooke	A Change Is Gonna Come
from 30 Greatest Hits - Sam Cooke Portrait of a Legend (1951-1964) [Remastered] (2005)
Bruce Springsteen	The Rising
from The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)
will.i.am	It's a New Day
from It's a New Day - Single (2008)
Josh Groban	You Raise Me Up
from Closer (2003)
The Impressions	People Get Ready
from Ultimate Collection: The Impressions (2001)
Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	Ain't No Mountain High Enough
from Gold: Marvin Gaye (2005)
U2	Beautiful Day
from U218 Singles (Deluxe Version) (2006)
The Staple Singers	I'll Take You There
from The Best of the Staple Singers (2006)
Johnny Nash	I Can See Clearly Now
from The Reggae Collection (1993)
Stevie Wonder	Higher Ground
from Innervisions (2000)
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole	Somewhere Over the Rainbow
from Alone in IZ World (2001)
The Impressions	Keep On Pushing
from Ultimate Collection: The Impressions (2001)
The Five Stairsteps	O-O-H Child
from The First Family of Soul: The Best of the Five Stairsteps (Remastered) (2001)
Ben Harper	Better Way
from Better Way - Single (2006)
The O'Jays	Love Train
from The Ultimate O'Jays (2001)
McFadden & Whitehead	Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now
from Club Epic, Vol. 2 (1992)
The Pointer Sisters	Yes We Can, Can
from The Pointer Sisters (1995)
John Mayer	Waiting On the World to Change
from Continuum (2006)
Bob Marley	Three Little Birds
from Exodus (2001)
Alicia Keys	Sure Looks Good to Me
from As I Am (2007)
John Legend	If You're Out There
from Evolver (2008)
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band	Land of Hope and Dreams
from The Essential Bruce Springsteen (2003)
Bob Dylan	I Shall Be Released
from The Bootleg Series, Vols. 1-3 (Rare & Unreleased) 1961-1991 (1991)
Mariah Carey	Hero
from #1's (1998)
Bobby McFerrin	Don't Worry, Be Happy
from Simple Pleasures (1988)
Lee Ann Womack	I Hope You Dance
from Lee Ann Womack: Greatest Hits (2004)
Canned Heat	Let's Work Together
from The Best of Canned Heat (1987)
Neil Diamond	America
from 12 Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 (2006)
R. Kelly	I Believe I Can Fly
from The R. In R&B Collection, Vol. 1 (2003)
Sounds of Blackness	Hold On (Change Is Comin')
from The Very Best of Sounds of Blackness (2001)
Tom Petty	I Won't Back Down
from Full Moon Fever (1989)
Cat Stevens	Peace Train
from Cat Stevens: Greatest Hits (2000)
The Isley Brothers	Caravan of Love
from The Ultimate Isley Brothers (2000)
Melissa Etheridge	I Need to Wake Up (From "An Inconvenient Truth")
from I Need to Wake Up - Single (2006)
The Impressions	We're a Winner
from Curtis Mayfield & The Impressions: The Anthology, 1961-1977 (1992)
U2	Walk On
from All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
The Kinks	Better Things
from Come Dancing With the Kinks - The Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 (Remastered) (2000)
Rare Earth	I Just Want to Celebrate
from 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Rare Earth (2001)
Aretha Franklin, Mary J. Blige & The Boys Choir of Harlem	Never Gonna Break My Faith
from Bobby (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2006)
India.Arie	There's Hope
from Testimony: Vol. 1 Life & Relationship (2006)
Simon & Garfunkel	Bridge Over Troubled Water
from The Best of Simon & Garfunkel (1999)
The O'Jays	Give the People What They Want
from The Essential O'Jays (2008)
Des'ree	You Gotta Be
from I Ain't Movin' (1994)
Mandy Moore	Only Hope
from A Walk to Remember (2002)
U2	Where the Streets Have No Name
from The Joshua Tree (Deluxe Edition) [Remastered] (2007)
Frank Sinatra	High Hopes
from The Capitol Years (1990)
Stevie Wonder	A Place In the Sun
from At the Close of a Century (1999)
Jordin Sparks	One Step At a Time
from Jordin Sparks (2007)
Earth, Wind & Fire	Shining Star
from Earth, Wind & Fire: Greatest Hits (1998)
Mary J. Blige	Love Is All We Need
from Share My World (1997)
Mavis Staples	Have a Little Faith
from Have a Little Faith (2004)
Richie Havens	Here Comes the Sun
from Live At the Cellar Door and the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium (2005)
The Zombies	This Will Be Our Year
from Odessey and Oracle (2007)
Bruce Springsteen	No Surrender
from Born In the U.S.A. (1984)
Billy Bragg	I Keep Faith
from Mr. Love & Justice (Deluxe Edition) (2008)
Frankie Beverly & Maze	Happy Feelings (Live)
from Anthology (1996)
The Rascals	A Beautiful Morning
from Time Peace - The Rascals' Greatest Hits (2005)
The Commodores	Sweet Love
from The Commodores: Anthology (2001)
Natasha Bedingfield	Unwritten
from Unwritten (Bonus Track Version) (2005)
The Impressions	I'm a Changed Man (Finally Got Myself Together)
from Finally Got Myself Together (2006)
Argent	Hold Your Head Up
from The Argent Anthology: A Collection of Greatest Hits (1987)
Eric Clapton	Change the World
from Clapton Chronicles: The Best of Eric Clapton (2005)
Dave Matthews Band	American Baby
from Stand Up (2005)
No Doubt	Brand New Day
from No Doubt (1992)
Fountains of Wayne	Today's Teardrops
from Out-Of-State Plates (2005)
Estelle	American Boy (feat. Kanye West)
from Shine (Deluxe Version) (2008)
The O'Jays	Now That We Found Love
from The Essential O'Jays (2008)
Céline Dion	The Power of the Dream
from The Collector's Series: Celine Dion, Vol. 1 (2000)
Crosby, Stills & Nash	See the Changes
from Crosby, Stills & Nash: Greatest Hits (2005)
The Style Council	Walls Come Tumbling Down!
from The Singular Adventures of the Style Council (1999)

Comment:

You really need only two things to build a better you — or, for that matter, a better [i]world[/i]: hope and change. They come as a unit because change without hope brings nothing but misery, and hope without change is a missed opportunity; so in our [i]Hope & Change[/i] Essentials playlist, we're bringing you a platterful of songs that both fire [i]and[/i] inspire. From the giddy groove-pop of Sting's "Brand New Day" to the soulful bump of McFadden & Whitehead's driven-and-determined "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now," this is the soundtrack for the big, bold canvas called the future that stretches out before us, where dreams can — and do — turn into reality, where tomorrow is an opportunity to be created rather than a consequence to be feared.

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