This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at WSU chapter.
As an English major, it seems all I ever do is write paper after paper. Sometimes writer’s blocks are my biggest enemies, and sometimes the words flow out of me like song. Writing is easy for me but for some, it’s the worst thing in the world. I’ve put together some songs that help me bulldoze even that thickest writer’s blocks.
- The Stable Song-Gregory Alan Isakov
- Clair De Lune -Claude Debussy
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin-Frank Sinatra
- Time Will Tell-Gregory Alan Isakov
- Evelyn-Gregory Alan Isakov
- Hide-Rainbow Kitten Surprise (I know sounds weird, just trust me)
- Cocaine Jesus- Rainbow Kitten Surprise
- Bittersweet Symphony-The Verve
- Lucky I Got What I Want-Jungle
- With Me-Cashmere Cat
- She-Elvis Costello
- Ends of The Earth-Lord Huron
- Lullaby-Lord Huron
- Leading Me Now-The Tallest Man on Earth
- Don’t You Give Up on Me-Milo Greene
- 1957-Milo Greene
- Simple Song-The Shins
- To Build a Home-The Cinematic Orchestra
- Georgia-Vance Joy
- My Kind of Man-Vance Joy
- Cigarette Daydreams-Cage the Elephant
- Sleeping to Dream (Live)-Jason Mraz
- Clarity-John Mayer
- Daughters-John Mayer
- The Trial of the Century-French Kicks
- Hold You in My Arms-Ray LaMontagne
- Meet Virginia-Train
- You Go Down Smooth-Lake Street Dive
- Blue Jeans-Lana Del Rey
- Holocene-Bon Iver
Be sure to include any good studying tunes you’ve come across!!