I love music. It helps me escape a bad mood and gets me through a tough workout. It helps me relive memories and dance away stress. That’s why I couldn’t live without music while my husband is deployed.
My last deployment song was “Broken” by Amy Lee and Seether. This time around, it’s “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum. I also like “American Soldier” by Toby Keith, but that song is reserved only for those days when I need a good cleansing cry.
Thanks to my mil spouse friends and fans on Facebook and my Twitter cohorts, I’ve compiled a pretty good list of favorite deployment songs. A special thanks to Christina over at Married to a Sailor: The Journey of a Navy Wife for sharing the “short” version of her deployment playlist. (Keep an eye out for her future blog post of deployment songs, which will be MUCH longer than mine!)
Freeland ~ Miss Willie Brown
Until I Get Home ~ Zac Charles
Talking to the Moon ~ Bruno Mars
Sleeping to Dream ~ Jason Mraz
Never Alone ~ BarlowGirl
Sleeping With the Telephone ~ Reba McEntire and Faith Hill
The Longer the Waiting ~ Josh Turner
I Still Miss Someone ~ Martina McBride
Everyday ~ Buddy Holly
While the Night is Still Young ~ Billy Joel
Come Home Soon ~ SHeDAISY
Happy Together ~ The Turtles
Smile ~ Uncle Kracker
If You’re Going Through Hell ~ Rodney Atkins
Lucky ~ Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
I’m Already There ~ Lonestar
The Chain ~ Ingrid Michaelson
Lucky ~ Bif Naked
Bring It On Home ~ Little Big Town
Coming Home ~ New Found Glory (song and whole album)
On My Mind ~ New Found Glory
Far Away ~ Nickelback
Airplanes ~ B.o.B.
Bring It On ~ Steven Curtis Chapman
Held ~ Natalie Grant
Fix You ~ Coldplay
When I Look to the Sky ~ Train
Take This Job and Shove It ~ Johnny Paycheck (LOL!)
All My Loving ~ Sara Mann or the Beatles
Haven’t Seen for a While ~ Pat McGee Band
Miss You ~ Blink 182
Wait for You ~ Atreyu
Wait for Me ~ Theory of a Deadman
All or Nothing ~ Theory of a Deadman
Alone in this bed ~ Framing Hanley
Your Guardian Angel ~ The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Never Gonna Be Alone ~ Nickelback
Have Faith in Me ~ A Day to remember
You Had Me at Hello ~ A Day to Remember
Far From Here ~ Alissa Moreno
Dear God ~ Avenged Sevenfold
Calling You ~ Blue October
I’m Missing You ~ Bobby Tinsley
I Don’t Want Anything to Change ~ Bonnie Raitt
So Small ~ Carrie Underwood
Just a Dream ~ Carrie Underwood
As Much as I Ever Could ~ City and Colour
Comin’ Home ~ City and Colour
Hello, I’m in Delaware ~ City and Colour
Let’s Fall in Love ~ Diana Krall
If I Die Before You Wake ~ Dustin Evans
I’ll Be ~ Edwin McCain
The Distance ~ Evan and Jaron
You Give Me Sometime ~ James Morrison
I’m Yours ~ Jason Mraz
Photographs and Memories ~ Jason Reeves
The Other Little Soldier ~ Josh Gracin
Never Alone ~ Lady Antebellum
Ocean Love ~ Leigh Nash
Need To Be Next To You ~ Leigh Nash
Everything ~ Lifehouse
From Where You Are ~ Lifehouse
Storm ~ Lifehouse
Home ~ Michael Buble
Come Home ~ OneRepublic
My Hero ~ Paramore
Cat and Mouse ~ Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
The Call ~ Regina Spektor
Right Here Waiting ~ Richard Marx
Have You Seen My Love ~ Rosie Thomas
Your Call ~ Secondhand Serenade
Nothing Compares 2 U ~ Sinead O’Connor
Kiss Me Through the Phone ~ Soulja Boy
One Thing is for Sure ~ The Spill Canvas
Letters ~ Stellar Kart
Boston and St. Johns ~ Great Big Sea
Dude (I Totally Miss You) ~ Tenacious D
Goodnight Moon ~ Jack Ingram
Feels Like Home ~ Chantal Kreviazuk
Life After You ~ Daughtry
Home ~ Daughtry
Seasons ~ Good Charlotte
Better In Time ~ Leona Lewis
Superman Tonight ~ Bon Jovi
Here Without You ~ 3 Doors Down
Start Saving Me ~ Mike Corrado
On My Watch ~ Mike Corrado
Stand ~ Mike Corrado
What a HUGE list! I cannot wait to go check them out for my playlist (the one I haven't made yet)! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Happy Friday!
You must listen to "Good Night Moon" by Jack Ingram. It is amazing and makes me cry every time. It was my deployment song this past time.
Don't just read the lyrics though part of what makes it so beautiful is the guitar.
Also, Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk. After that song helped carry me through deployment, it became our wedding song.
Ditto. I have a lot of these, but you definitely mentioned I couple I will have to check out. Thanks!
my husband will be gone by the end of this month. i will soooooooooo be consulting this list. thank you! "life after you" by daughtry, "seasons" by good charlotte, "better in time" by leona lewis, "superman tonight" by bon jovi
Thanks for making this list! im gonna check out some of these songs! 🙂
"Boston and St. John's" by Great Big Sea is a favorite of my husband and myself. It's bittersweet, but for this Navy couple, it's comforting to think that "there isn't that much ocean between Boston and St. John's" — or between where I am and where he is.
WOW…that's an impressive list! I bet we can add a ton more to it too! Glad to see Blink 182 made it LOL!
ooh that is awesome that you have a list! My husband has not yet deployed, but when he does I am sure I will have a list of songs!
My song right now is already in the list. Lucky by Jason Mraz but my husband and I also like I'm Yours as it reminds us of our honeymoon in Hawaii!
I left you an award over at my blog today – stop by and pick it up when you get a chance!
of course i dont have a list… but thanx for sharing yours.
Fix You, Coldplay stands out in memory
Woo Hoo! haha 😀
Glad I could help! I started going through my ipod some last night and adding to my playlist on my ipod called "While youre away". I'm stealing a few you posted that I don't have. I may have to break my post into to 2 different posts if it keeps growing! haha
Hi All! Thanks for the suggestions! I added them to the list. Have a great weekend!
My man's not D'ed but I love ALL these songs!!
You already have my current favorite on here, Wait For Me by Theory of a Dead Man, but my old stand-by if I need a good cry is "Start Saving Me" by Mike Corrado, and I pink-glitter-heart-LOVE "On My Watch" also by Mike Corrado. His new single "Stand" is also a great one – check him out when you get a chance! In addition to being a singer/singwriter, he is a Marine Reservist and served in Fallujah during my hubby's first deployment there – II MEF provided the pictures for the official video for "On MY Watch", and my hubby is in there, TWICE. 🙂
"Courtesy of the Red, White, and Blue" by Toby Keith.
I couldn't make it through "American Soldier " without copious tears… especially when I'm listening to it via the video. The way, the respect Toby Keith sings it with. Just not a tear is left in me after that.
"Till the last shot's fired" Trace Atkins.
My favorite deployment songs were "When You're Gone" by Avril Lavigne, "Here By Me" by 3 Doors Down, "Sleeping with the Telephone" by Reba and Faith Hill, and "Come Home Soon." Music was definitely a sustaining force during the deployment. I allowed myself 1 time a week to put the sad songs on and just cry. Other than that, I TRIED to suck it up (emphasis on TRIED). Love this list!! Lots of good ones there 🙂
New follower! Great topic!
I've only gone through one three month deployment, right after we got married, and "Love Song" by taylor Swift got me everytime I heard it… We have one coming up though, so I'll let you know then.
I'm already there by lonestar. Play that song and I'll be in a burst of tears. Also, Feels Like Home by Chantal Kreviazuk. I told my Marine that we're dancing to that one at one point at our wedding haha. 🙂 Thanks for making this list. There are a couple that I don't have and will be checking out!
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Nice list! I'll be adding some to my playlists
"Red, White and Blue" by Brian McKNight and Rascal Flatts…
Thats my all time fave.
Also, "The General" by Dispatch
Count the Days by Ernie Halter =)
I think I have a new favorite song thanks to you!
Photographs and Memories ~ Jason Reeves…the acoustic version…LOVE!
Westlife…Close your eyes.
That came on my ipod the night before my husband left for deployment and I couldn't help but burst into tears! It was perfect
There is also Queen of my heart by Westlife as well.
please please please add these to your list 🙂
by your side by tenth avenue north,
you by switchfoot,
so are you to me by peter bradley adams,
home by kelly dalton (really really good one),
and then you, greg laswell,
save tonight by eagle eye cherry (perfect day before deployment song), unchained melody by the righteous brothers (an essential),
this is the thing by fink,
we by neil diamond (a happier song),
ballerina by leona naess,
see you soon by coldplay,
arms of a woman by amos lee,
over my head by the fray,
comes and goes (in waves) by greg laswell,
heartbeats by jose gonzales,
man of the hour by pearl jam,
annan waters by kate rusby (perfect),
fare thee well by kate rusby,
two by ryan adams,
thirteen by big star,
honey and the moon by joseph arthur,
have a little faith in me by john hiatt,
crazy love by aaron neville,
my love by sia,
tracks of my tears by smokey robinson,
stand by me by ben e. king,
these arms of mine by otis redding,
you belong to me by anyone (every version of this song is awesome),
since i dont have you by the skyliners,
This is the song my husband and I dance to the night before he leaves. "One Moment More" by Mindy Smith. Also love Dream a Little Dream of Me. 🙂
"These Arms of Mine" Otis Redding.
Stand by rascal flatts. Its not so much sad but it always makes me push myself to get over the obsticle in my way. And its my deployment song this time.
love will keep us alive- the eagles
I Need You- Lynard Skynyrd Such a good song!
Never alone ~lady Antebellum
Home ~Blake Shelton
Wont let go ~Rascall Flatts
FAR FROM HOME,BAD COMPANY-FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH
Gunslinger – Avenged Sevenfold
Vanilla Twilight – Owl City
Keeper Of The Stars~Andrea Pearson
She was just on CMT Next Superstar
She wrote this song for the Troops returning to
Ft Campbell, for the show and then made a video for it.
http://youtu.be/PIMIrfRXgD0
"Dear God" – Avenged Sevenfold & "Jet Lag" – Simple Plan & Natasha Bedingfield
Talking to the moon; Bruno mars
Notbroken; Goo goo dolls
Travelin' Soldier; Dixie chicks
Right about now; Ryan calhoun
Stay the night; James blunt
Citizen soldier; 3 doors down
Coming home; Diddy
Paperweight; Josh radin
Stay with you; Goo goo dolls
This is war; Smile empty soul (kinda graphic…)
By your side; Lifehouse
I'd rather be with you; Josh radin
Lost in you; Three days grace
If it means alot to you; A day to remember
From where you are; Lifehouse
Come home soon; Shedaisy
Far from home; Five finger death punch
Just a kiss-Lady Antebellum
FREE-ZAC BROWN BAND 🙂
When you come back down by Nickel Creek is my favorite
My man is deployed right now, our song is "See you When I See you" by Jason Aldean.
Our favorite line is, "I'll see you when I see you
Till then my prayers are with you
And I hope it's someday soon"
This is a great list My hubby just deployed out and I wanted to make him a mixed CD so he knows I'm thinking about him keep up the good word 🙂 I dont know if anyone is a Simple Plan Fan but they have a song called "Jet Lag" it's a good song
I don't want to wait by Paula Cole
Goodbye in her eyes by zac brown band
This time around by Hanson
Seasons of Love off of the Rent soundtrack
During my husbands deployments I love to read about everyone else's experiences,songs tears and cheer-me-ups thanks ladies and way to keep those home fires burning
Miss you like crazy – Dream
dont jugde til you hear it. im currently on deployment while my fiance is home and this song hits deployment dead on. Stay by Miley Cyrus
my 15 month old daughter and I are waiting for my wife to return from her first deployment she id due back in april. Before she left she told me to listen to stereo hearts by the gym class heroes when i am sad….which i constanty am
If it means alot to you- a day to remember
Throw Me A Rope – KT Tunstall!!!
I really love the song "Never Too Far" by Karly Jurgenson. It gets me every time.
Missing Me Some You by Toby Keith is one of my favorites!! 🙂 If you haven't heard it you should listen to it. And if your husband is deployed like mine is be prepared to possibly cry!!
My Best friend-Tim McGraw
More Time- NeedTobreathe
Ours-The Bravery
Better Together-Jack Johnson
The Sweet Escape-Gwen Stefani
I wanna- All American Rejects
New Morning-Alpha Rev
Safe-Britt Nicole
Show me what I'm looking for- Carolina Liar
Somewhere Only We Know- Keane (A MUST)
You&Me-Dave Matthews Band
Come A Little closer- Dierks Bentley
Long Trip Alone-Dierks Bentley
Think Of Me- Rosi Golan( A Favorite)
Look After You- The Fray
Satellite-Guster
The Heart of Life-John Mayer
I Run to You-Lady Antebellum
Possibility-Lykee Li
How Far We've Come-Matchbox Twenty
Here With Me-MercyMe
Breathe-Taylor Swift
Neon Lights-Natasha Bedingfield
Wonderwall-Oasis
Marchin On-OneRepublic
Vanilla Twilight&On The Wing- owl City
Some of these songs are sad, other are uplifting and motivational while others are just personal ones that I love or share with my husband..Let me know if any help you in any way 🙂
PS I love you Frank Sinatra's version 🙂
A thousand years by Chirstina Perry
Daylight by Maroon 5 makes me cry everytime just thinking about his last night home.
The Space Between by Dave Matthews
Wouldnt it be nice by the Beach Boys