Been feeling like you're having a existential crisis lately? Think you might have one soon? Well, we've got you covered with our Life of Illusion playlist. For those who still remember the 1970's (and early 1980's) you'll note that the list is named after legendary Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh's single from 1981. Sometimes we don't credit rock stars or singers with having much philosophical acumen but every once in a while, they'll create songs that are a lot deeper than they sound - kind of like Dust in the Wind. So, we put together a playlist of profound songs, songs that make us think or otherwise place us in a self-reflective mood as we ponder our place in the universe. As usual, you can find this list on Spotify as well.
BTW - here's the lyrics if you're interested... enjoy your existential crisis
"A Life Of Illusion" Lyrics
Sometimes I can't help the feeling that I'm
Living a life of illusion
And oh, why can't we let it be
And see through the hole in this wall of confusion
I just can't help the feeling I'm
Living a life of illusion
Pow! Right between the eyes
Oh, how nature loves her little surprises
Wow! It all seems so logical now
It's just one of her better disguises
And it comes with no warning
Nature loves her little surprises
Continual crisis
Hey, don't you know it's a waste of your day
Caught up in endless solutions
That have no meaning, just another hunch
Based upon jumping conclusions
Caught up in endless solutions
Backed up against a wall of confusion
Living a life of illusion
Life of Illusion, the Playlist
Mason Williams – Classical Gas
Dave Matthews Band – Steady As We Go
Love And Rockets – So Alive
Joe Walsh – A Life Of Illusion
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Runnin' Down A Dream
U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
Alice In Chains – Nutshell
Sheryl Crow – Everyday Is A Winding Road
U2 – One
Tom Petty – Saving Grace
Alice In Chains – Heaven Beside You
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Free Fallin'
The Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock
Spandau Ballet – Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
U2 – Red Hill Mining Town
Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up
Journey – Wheel In The Sky
Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb
Alice In Chains – Brother
New Politics – Yeah Yeah Yeah
The Killers – All These Things That I've Done
INXS – Pretty Vegas
Sting – Fields Of Gold
Beck – Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Exclusive Recording
Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching
Alice In Chains – Man In The Box
U2 – So Cruel
Vitamin String Quartet – Ohio
The Police – Tea In The Sahara
Joe Walsh – Turn To Stone
Metric – Help I'm Alive
Coldplay – Fix You
Joe Walsh – The Confessor
Miami Vice – Crockett's Theme (Miami Vice)
Lenny Kravitz – American Woman
Randy Newman – Dayton, Ohio - 1903
Shinedown – Second Chance
Third Eye Blind – Jumper
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Yer So Bad
U2 – City Of Blinding Lights
David Bowie – The Jean Genie - 1999 Digital Remaster
Don Henley – The Heart Of The Matter
The Wallflowers – One Headlight
U2 – Vertigo
Alice In Chains – No Excuses
Jesus Jones – Right Here Right Now
Vangelis – One More Kiss, Dear
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush - Acoustic
Lenny Kravitz – You're My Flavor
David West – Ohio
ZZ Top – My Head's In Mississippi - Remastered LP Version
Sun Kil Moon – Carry Me Ohio
Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy
U2 – Instant Karma
Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
The Jayhawks – Somewhere In Ohio
Ohio Players – O-H-I-O
The Wallflowers – Lawyers, Guns And Money
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside
Electric Six – Escape From Ohio
Coldplay – Don't Panic
Counting Crows – Mr. Jones
Dave Matthews Band – Dive In
Vitamin String Quartet – Snow (Hey Oh) - Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass
The Doors – Break On Through
Incubus – Drive
Collective Soul – Gel
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
Vitamin String Quartet – Ohio
Beck – Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Exclusive Recording
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes - Single Version;2002 - Remaster
Gloria Estefan – Mi Tierra
Gem – Call Me Down To Ohio
Credence Clearwater Revival – Lookin´Out My Back Door
Alice In Chains – Nutshell
Barenaked Ladies – If I Had $1,000,000
Guns N' Roses – Street Of Dreams
Nirvana – On A Plain
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Jack Johnson – Upside Down
George Michael – Faith
Better Than Ezra – Misunderstood
Enya – China Roses
Toad The Wet Sprocket – All I Want
The Police – Message In A Bottle
Journey – Wheel In The Sky
Alanis Morissette – Ironic
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
Dave Matthews Band – Sleep To Dream Her
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
Alanis Morissette – Ironic
Death Cab for Cutie – Soul Meets Body
The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
Everclear – I Will Buy You A New Life - 2004 Digital Remaster
U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing
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| Album art - Joe Walsh's "There goes the neighborhood" with single "Life of Illusion" |
BTW - here's the lyrics if you're interested... enjoy your existential crisis
"A Life Of Illusion" Lyrics
Sometimes I can't help the feeling that I'm
Living a life of illusion
And oh, why can't we let it be
And see through the hole in this wall of confusion
I just can't help the feeling I'm
Living a life of illusion
Pow! Right between the eyes
Oh, how nature loves her little surprises
Wow! It all seems so logical now
It's just one of her better disguises
And it comes with no warning
Nature loves her little surprises
Continual crisis
Hey, don't you know it's a waste of your day
Caught up in endless solutions
That have no meaning, just another hunch
Based upon jumping conclusions
Caught up in endless solutions
Backed up against a wall of confusion
Living a life of illusion
Life of Illusion, the Playlist
Mason Williams – Classical Gas
Dave Matthews Band – Steady As We Go
Love And Rockets – So Alive
Joe Walsh – A Life Of Illusion
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Runnin' Down A Dream
U2 – Where The Streets Have No Name
Alice In Chains – Nutshell
Sheryl Crow – Everyday Is A Winding Road
U2 – One
Tom Petty – Saving Grace
Alice In Chains – Heaven Beside You
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Free Fallin'
The Smashing Pumpkins – Cherub Rock
Spandau Ballet – Chant No 1 (I Don't Need This Pressure On)
U2 – Red Hill Mining Town
Stone Temple Pilots – Interstate Love Song
Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Pump It Up
Journey – Wheel In The Sky
Pink Floyd – Comfortably Numb
Alice In Chains – Brother
New Politics – Yeah Yeah Yeah
The Killers – All These Things That I've Done
INXS – Pretty Vegas
Sting – Fields Of Gold
Beck – Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Exclusive Recording
Dave Matthews Band – Ants Marching
Alice In Chains – Man In The Box
U2 – So Cruel
Vitamin String Quartet – Ohio
The Police – Tea In The Sahara
Joe Walsh – Turn To Stone
Metric – Help I'm Alive
Coldplay – Fix You
Joe Walsh – The Confessor
Miami Vice – Crockett's Theme (Miami Vice)
Lenny Kravitz – American Woman
Randy Newman – Dayton, Ohio - 1903
Shinedown – Second Chance
Third Eye Blind – Jumper
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Yer So Bad
U2 – City Of Blinding Lights
David Bowie – The Jean Genie - 1999 Digital Remaster
Don Henley – The Heart Of The Matter
The Wallflowers – One Headlight
U2 – Vertigo
Alice In Chains – No Excuses
Jesus Jones – Right Here Right Now
Vangelis – One More Kiss, Dear
Stone Temple Pilots – Plush - Acoustic
Lenny Kravitz – You're My Flavor
David West – Ohio
ZZ Top – My Head's In Mississippi - Remastered LP Version
Sun Kil Moon – Carry Me Ohio
Sheryl Crow – If It Makes You Happy
U2 – Instant Karma
Golden Earring – Twilight Zone
The Jayhawks – Somewhere In Ohio
Ohio Players – O-H-I-O
The Wallflowers – Lawyers, Guns And Money
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Otherside
Electric Six – Escape From Ohio
Coldplay – Don't Panic
Counting Crows – Mr. Jones
Dave Matthews Band – Dive In
Vitamin String Quartet – Snow (Hey Oh) - Tribute to Red Hot Chili Peppers
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass
The Doors – Break On Through
Incubus – Drive
Collective Soul – Gel
Nickelback – If Today Was Your Last Day
Blondie – Heart Of Glass
Vitamin String Quartet – Ohio
Beck – Everybody's Got To Learn Sometime - Exclusive Recording
David Bowie – Ashes To Ashes - Single Version;2002 - Remaster
Gloria Estefan – Mi Tierra
Gem – Call Me Down To Ohio
Credence Clearwater Revival – Lookin´Out My Back Door
Alice In Chains – Nutshell
Barenaked Ladies – If I Had $1,000,000
Guns N' Roses – Street Of Dreams
Nirvana – On A Plain
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Californication
Jack Johnson – Upside Down
George Michael – Faith
Better Than Ezra – Misunderstood
Enya – China Roses
Toad The Wet Sprocket – All I Want
The Police – Message In A Bottle
Journey – Wheel In The Sky
Alanis Morissette – Ironic
Jefferson Airplane – White Rabbit
Dave Matthews Band – Sleep To Dream Her
The Black Keys – Lonely Boy
Depeche Mode – Enjoy The Silence
Alanis Morissette – Ironic
Death Cab for Cutie – Soul Meets Body
The Verve – Bitter Sweet Symphony
Everclear – I Will Buy You A New Life - 2004 Digital Remaster
U2 – Even Better Than The Real Thing
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