Graduation Songs
It’s getting to that time of the year when a lot of schools are trying to find a suitable graduation song to play or for the kids to sing. Here are some that have been suggested on a listserve I belong to:
- Good Riddance (Time of Your Life), by Greenday
- Light Surrounding Me, by Evermore
- We Are Family, by ??
- Opportunity, by Pete Murray
- Lean on Me, by ??
- We’re all in this together, from High School Musical
- Graduation Song, by Vitamin C
- Morning has Broken, by Cat Stephens
- Rise Up, by ??
- You Raise Me Up, by Westlife
- Shine, by Shannon Noll
- Waiting on the world to change, by John Mayer
- Together we are one, by Delta Goodrem
- I’m on my way, by The Proclaimers
- Don’t Worry, Be Happy. by Bobby McFerrin
- We All Stand Together, by Paul McCartney and the Frog Chorus
- Hero, by Mariah Carey
- Shine, by ??
- We Are The Champions, by Queen
If you know who the performers are for any of these songs, please let me know so I can fill in the blanks. 😀
Fun, Graduation, S3
nice dude i like graduation song
i reckon it should be 1st!!
Here is another much longer list I have received:
One Step at a Time by Jordin Sparks
A Place in this World by Taylor Swift
You Learn by Alanis Morrisette
If Today was your Last Day by Nickleback
Who I Am by Jessica Andrews
Superstar by Lupe Fiasca featuring Mathew Santos
Extraordinary by Mandy Moore
Welcome To Whoever You Are by Bon Jovi
Graduation Day by Tod Poulter
Today by Smashing Pumpkins
Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root
Your Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
Farewell by Raymond Lauchengco
The Final Countdown by Europe
I’ve had the Time of my life by Dirty Dancing
We are the Champions by Robbie Williams & Queen
We Go Together by Grease
These are Special Times by Christina Aguilera
This is the Time to Remember by Billy Joel
Turn to You by Christina Aguilera
This Is Your Life by Switchfoot
Dare You to Move by Switchfoot
Oh How the Years Go by Amy Grant
I Will Remember You by Ryan Cabrera
Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce
In my Life by The Beatles
100 years by Five for Fighting
I Had a Time by Embrace
Colors of the Wind lyrics by Vanessa Williams, soundtrack from Pocahontas
True Colors by Cyndi Lauper
Do I Make You Proud? by Taylor Hicks
What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
I Did It My Way by Frank Sinatra
Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler
Freebird by Lynard Skynyrd
Never Be Forgotten by Jessica Andrews
Miss You by Aaliyah
Flying Without Wings by Westlife
How Far We’ve Come by Match box 20
Say Goodbye by Skillet
Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader
Heat of the Moment by Asia
Bigger Than my Body by John Mayer
Ready by Cherie
Heroes and Thieves by Vanessa Carlton
Fairytale by Sara Bareilles
Friday I’m in Love by The Cure
High by James Blunt
Sweetest Goodbye by Maroon 5
She’s leaving Home by The Beatles
Leaving Home Aint Easy by Queen
Don’t Forget To Remember by The Bee Gees
Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel
Better Things by Dar Williams
You Get What You Give by New Radicals
Searching My Soul by Vonda Shepard
Heaven When We’re Home by The Wailing Jennys
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Strength, Courage and Wisdom by India Arie
Golden by Jill Scott
The Last Song by All American Rejects
The Anthem by Good Charlotte
Changes by Tupac
One Day by UGK
Highschool Never Ends by Bowling For Soup
Semi-charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
I’m Gonna Be [500 miles] by the Proclaimers
Freezeframe by J. Giles Band
Amazing by Alex LLoyd
We Are One by Delta Goodrem
Just Breathe by Telepopmusik
Right Now by Van Halen
Please Remember Me by Tim McGraw
Top Of The World by Van Halen
Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz
High by Lighthouse Family
Champagne Supernova by Oasis
Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind
Someday by Sugar Ray
Little Wonders by Rob Thomas
We Are The Champions by Queen
Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys
Yellow by Coldplay
I’ll Throw My Toys Around by No Doubt
Sway by Bic Runga
I Will Remember You by Ryan Cabrera
Beautiful Love by The Afters
Time After Time by Quietdrive
Somebody’s Baby by Phantom Planet
Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard
Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band
Don’t Stop Thinking About Tomorrow by Fleetwood Mac
A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles
Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
Arms Wide Open by Creed
Congratulations by Rolling Stones
Remember Me By Bo Rice
Ramble On By Led Zepplin
Never Tear Us Apart By INXS
Letter To Me By Braid Paisley
Laughed Until We Cried BY Jason Aldean
Thank You For Being A Friend By Andrew Gold
High School By John Mayer
High School Never Ends By Bowling For Soup
This Use to be My Playground By Madonna
Control By Janet Jackson
Lose Yourself By Eminem
Daughters By John Mayer
You Are So Beautiful By Joe Cocker
I Could Not Ask For More By Edwin McCain
My Generation By The Who
If I Ever Lose My Faith In You By Sting
Running By Gwen Stefani
Eyes Half Open by Dave Mathews
Better days by Goo Goo Dolls
Better Life Keith Urban
Don’t Stop Believin by Journey
Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me by Keith Urban
Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve
Work Hard, Play Harder by Gretchen Wilson
Back When I Knew It All by Montgomery Gentry
Rock ‘N’ Roll All Nite by KISS
Last One Standing by Mercy Me
Dream On by Aerosmith
First Day of My Life by Melanie C.
Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall
Change the World by Eric Clapton
Live to Win by Paul Stanley
You’ll Never Walk Alone by Jordin Sparks
The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha
I Did It My Way by Elvis Presley
Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship
For Good from the Broadway show Wicked
Hot N’ Cold by Kate Perry
It Wont Be Like This For Long by Darius Rucker
The Impossible by Joe Nicols
Living Like You Were Dying by Tim Mcgraw
Thunder by Boys Like Girls
Love At First Sight by Kylie
The Journey by Lea Salonga
I Can from the movie Do-Re-Mi
Will of the Wind by Jim Photoglo
Climb Every Mountain from the movie Sound Of Music
A Hero Comes Home by Indina Menzel
Learning To Fly by Tom Petty
The Future Has Arrived By The All American Rejects
Who Says You Can’t Go Home by Bon Jovi
I’m Alright by Jodee Messina
Carlene by Phil Vasser
Black Bird by Wendy Woo
Waiting On The World To Change by John Meyer
Time Is On My Side by Irma Thomas
Build Me Up Buttercup by The Fundations
Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root
One Moment by Whitney Houston
Closing Time by Semisonic
Beautiful Day by U2
I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff
Don’t Stop Believin by Journey
My Life by Billy Joel
Free Your Mind by En Vogue
All Star by Smashmouth
Party Like A Rock Star by Shop Boyz
Movin Out by Billy Joel
Wasted On the Way by Crosby, Stills & Nash
The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls
Hold On Loosely by .38 Special
Welcome To The Real World by John Mayer
Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane
Bang On The Drum All Day by The Hit Crew
Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel
You Can Make It On Your Own by U2
With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles
Its The End Of The World As We Know It by REM
Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me by Keith Urban
Days Go By by keith Urban
Who Says You Can’t Go Home by Bon Jovi
All Star by Smashmouth
One Step At A Time by Jordin Sparks
Laughed Until We Cried by Jason Aldean
Memories by Elvis Presley
Laughed Until We Cried by Jason Aldean
Best Days by Graham Colton
What Matters Most by Kenny Rankin
This Used to be My Playground by Madonna
Closing Time by Matchbox 20
Kings in Castles by Michael Tolcher
I Don’t Want to Wait by Paula Cole
Time by The Alan Parsons Project
Remember Me by Hoostabank
Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls
Light On by David Cook
You Raise me Up by Josh Groban
Find your Wings by Mark Harris.
The Climb by Miley Cyrus.
Put them onto You Tube and they come up.
If you have a choir at your graduation ceremony, I Believe I Can Fly is the perfect song to give them to sing. It is pure inspiration for the future.
For several years we have used the following two songs for graduation You Raise Me Up (SATB Piano) Words and Music by Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland, Arranged by Roger Emerson, Recorded by Josh Groban.