Songs about 'home' and 'soul.'

June 11, 2006 9:07 AM

I'm doing a presentation soon, and I need some ideas of popular songs that relate to home, coming home, the journey home, and soul (either "the soul" or just soul itself in title/lyrics). The songs need to be quasi-knowledgable to a large audience of a large age/culture range. Thanks in advance!
posted by moonbird to Media & Arts (33 answers total)

Mama, I'm coming home - Ozzy Osbourne
posted by j at 9:12 AM on June 11, 2006

Maybe the antithesis but sure seems to capture the feel of what you are after would be Our Town by Iris Dement.

I guarantee a lump in every throat.
posted by sourwookie at 9:21 AM on June 11, 2006 [1 favorite]

San Francisco by Alkaline Trio
posted by radioamy at 9:24 AM on June 11, 2006

Soul to Keep by Seven Seconds
posted by radioamy at 9:25 AM on June 11, 2006

Cinderella - Coming Home. Pretty nice and mild for an 80s hair pop-metal band.
posted by kookoobirdz at 9:28 AM on June 11, 2006

Steely Dan - Home at Last
posted by logicpunk at 9:29 AM on June 11, 2006

Homeward Bound
Simon and Garfunkel
posted by Methylviolet at 9:31 AM on June 11, 2006

This Must be the Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads. More or less acoustic, very catchy, very sweet lyrics comparing home to a lovers arms.
posted by Rumple at 9:33 AM on June 11, 2006

Black Crowes - Soul Singing

Morrissey - Satan Rejected My Soul. Yeah, maybe not the best concept for a nice presentation. Very peppy song though!
posted by kookoobirdz at 9:34 AM on June 11, 2006

Ooh, I second Homeward Bound. Everybody knows that one and it's all emotional and stuff. Perfect
posted by kookoobirdz at 9:35 AM on June 11, 2006

"Suppertime" by Johnny Cash
posted by Frank Grimes at 9:38 AM on June 11, 2006

Corninessbuteveryoneknowsitfilter: John Denver - 'Country Roads'
posted by Rumple at 9:39 AM on June 11, 2006

sourwookie - great choice. The live version of this she does on A Prairie Home Companion 25th Anniversary Collection CD is devastating.
posted by Arch_Stanton at 9:43 AM on June 11, 2006

Skunkhour - Home

Motley Crue - Home Sweet Home
posted by goo at 9:44 AM on June 11, 2006

U2 - A Sort of Homecoming
posted by valleys at 9:55 AM on June 11, 2006

Enya - On My Way Home (all fresh and dreamy smooth upbeat new age)

Peter Schilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)
posted by kookoobirdz at 9:59 AM on June 11, 2006

John Denver - Back Home Again
posted by SPrintF at 10:30 AM on June 11, 2006

The Beatles - Two Of Us
posted by kimota at 10:34 AM on June 11, 2006

John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads
posted by rhapsodie at 10:37 AM on June 11, 2006

"Who Says You Can't Go Home" - Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles
posted by Yorrick at 10:38 AM on June 11, 2006

Billy Joel: You're My Home
posted by Zair TL at 10:39 AM on June 11, 2006

Grand Funk - I'm Your Captain/Closer to Home
posted by moift at 10:50 AM on June 11, 2006

Gracenote search on the word "home"

I'd go for (to name a few):

Carol King -- Home Again

Sheryl Crow -- Home

IKenny Loggins -- Celebrate Me Home

There are over 70,000 songs.....
posted by bim at 10:53 AM on June 11, 2006

Our House by Crosby Stills and Nash (and Young)
posted by faceonmars at 12:09 PM on June 11, 2006

Tones of Home, by Blind Melon
posted by RoseovSharon at 12:49 PM on June 11, 2006

"Golden Slumbers" The Beatles
posted by martinX's bellbottoms at 1:20 PM on June 11, 2006

My Town - Montgomery Gentry
My Little Town - Simon and Garfunkel
posted by zachlipton at 4:01 PM on June 11, 2006

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill
posted by killy willy at 4:12 PM on June 11, 2006

howza bout?

Blind Faith- Can't Find My Way Home
posted by stavx at 6:44 PM on June 11, 2006

Home for a Rest - Spirit of the West

Mr. Soul - Neil Young
posted by raider at 7:24 PM on June 11, 2006

Marc Broussard - Home fulfills all of the requirements.
posted by ptm at 11:06 PM on June 11, 2006

Lonestar - "you're like coming home"
posted by turtle42 at 6:58 AM on June 12, 2006

My Hometown - Bruce Springsteen
This Is My Paradise - The Outfield
posted by witchstone at 11:31 AM on June 12, 2006