Listen to These Spring Songs to Welcome the Season With Pure Joy
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When the smell of flowers and a warm breeze makes you want to head outdoors, that's when you know spring has arrived. For Ree Drummond, the sign of spring's return is the blossoming of her beloved redbud trees. "If you love purple, the short time when Oklahoma Redbuds are blooming is like being in a dream," she says. Okay, the first day of spring is technically marked by the vernal equinox, but you get the point. While you can't replace that sweet spring feeling, you can capture it with a playlist of the best spring songs!
Much like our favorite spring movies, these tunes will make you feel like you're turning the page on winter. Many are about the season or make explicit reference to it, while others distill certain springtime feelings. For example, we feature love songs like "Butterflies" by country star Kacey Musgraves, which has a hopeful tune and is all about starting over. Meanwhile, the upbeat jazz of "April In Paris" by Count Basie doesn't need words to capture the sensation of strolling through the City of Light in that first warm month. Now, give your daily playlist a seasonal refresh with hits from jazz to pop to country!
"Butterflies" by Kacey Musgraves
A true country queen, Kacey's gorgeous storytelling is at its most honest with "Butterflies." The song captures the giddiness of new love in all its delicacy and vibrance through a serene and lightweight groove.
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"Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles
This essential Beatles track from the '60s is all about welcoming the sun after a "long, cold, lonely winter." When that first deep, warm day breaks through, "Here Comes The Sun" is the bop to help you celebrate.
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"You're the One That I Want" by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
The final song in Grease is bound to remind you of the last few months of school and the pure, excited anticipation of the coming summer. John and Olivia's duet is the upbeat jam to get you skipping to work.
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"April Come She Will" by Simon & Garfunkel
Slow things down and enjoy the contemplative power of Simon and Garfunkel. Paul Simon's simple yet poetic lyrics compare the inevitable changing seasons to the fickle affections of his lover.
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"April In Paris" by Count Basie
As was already noted, Count Basie doesn't need words to capture the sensation of strolling through the City of Light in that first warm month. The master jazz musician and his orchestra let their lively music take you on a journey.
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"It's Gonna Be Me" by *NSYNC
In case you missed it—the internet is rife with posts about this song in May. Why? Because it sounds like Justin Timberlake is singing "May" instead of "me," which has turned it into an unofficial song of the springtime month.
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"Daydream" By The Lovin' Spoonful
Spring is the season for getting lost in a daydream. How can anyone expect you not to gaze longing out the window at the newly inviting weather?! This song has a lighthearted tune that makes you want to whistle along.
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"Put Your Records On" By Corrine Bailey Rae
If you were around for music in the 2000s, this song led you from spring into summer. The birds have returned, kids are out playing Double Dutch on the concrete, and Rae's telling the girls it's time to let their hair down.
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"Go Where You Wanna Go" by The Mamas & the Papas
"Go Where You Wanna Go" may not be a specific season, but it has one heck of a light and upbeat springy tune! The melody is so chipper, it may distract you from the fact that the singer is talking about her man who just goes where he wants to go and does what he wants to do.
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"Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield
Natasha Bedingfield's early 2000s bop is like sunshine in a bottle. The music gathers and rises for an uplifting chorus as Natasha belts the instantly recognizable hook, "Feel the rain on your skin..."
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"Happy" by Pharrell Williams
Spring is happy—and so is Pharrell Williams! He invites us to get up and clap and move with him, and to celebrate the essence of the season.
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"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa
This upbeat bop is all about starting over and saying good riddance to someone who doesn't deserve you. It's the perfect song for dancing your way out of the darkness of winter (or a bad relationship) and into the sunshine of spring!
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"A Fathers First Spring" by The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers open with delicate picking and the lyrics, "Sweetest surrender of winter / She put up her flag, it is waving / The thunder of summer is rumbling in." Their song captures the feeling of viewing the world with a new lens after having a child.
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"Feeling Good" by Nina Simone
There is a reason Nina Simone's hit has been covered so many times—it's sultry and surges with power, freedom, and composure. The song details a beautiful day with the sun shining, a lazy breeze, and birds flying high.
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