This afternoon's playlist

...was surprisingly upbeat, with some interesting lyrical content tying it together ... and yes, it was fairly randomized.

• "I can hold you, keep you safe until you fall asleep / Never worried..." Thinking About You - Calvin Harris, Ayah Marar
• "Don't be afraid, you're not on your own" All the Way - Timeflies
• "Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right / Here I am" Stuck in the middle with you - Stealers Wheel
• "Knocking me out with those American thighs" You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
• "Just one look at you / And I know it's gonna be / A lovely day....." Lovely Day - Bill Withers
• "I won't cry, I won't cry, no I won't shed a tear" Stand By Me - Otis Redding
• "...there's just one, way back, and I'll make it, yeah" Santeria - Sublime
• "There ain't no hiding place from the Father of Creation" One Love/People Get Ready - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• "I heard the screen door slam / And a big yellow taxi / Come and took away my old man" Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
• "Before you came into my life / I missed you so bad / I missed you so bad / I missed you so, so bad" Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen
• "I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva" Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
• "When you believe in things that you don't understand, / Then you suffer" Superstition - Stevie Wonder
• "Sing a simple melody / That's how easy love can be" ABC - Jackson 5
• "...stop apologising for the things you've never done" Town Called Malice - The Jam
• "And he drives an IROC / But he doesn't know who I am" Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus
• "I was a fool for you, from the bottom of my soul, yeah!" Shout - The Isley Brothers
• "I'm beggin' please / Stop playin' games" Mercy - Duffy
• "I'm a picker / I'm a grinner / I'm a lover / And I'm a sinner" The Joker - Steve Miller Band
• "A beautiful bunch o' ripe banana ... / Hide the deadly black tarantula" Banana Boat Song (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte
• "Like John and Yoko / Like Ice-T and Coco / Like Jay-Z, Beyonce / Come be my fiance" I'm Alive (Life Sounds Like This) - Michael Franti & Spearhead
• "Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd" I Want You Back - Jackson 5
• "We all could make it a better way / With our love, put together / Everybody learn to love each other" Wonderful World, Beautiful People - Jimmy Cliff
• "Three little birds / Pitch by my doorstep / Singin' sweet songs / Of melodies pure and true" Three Little Birds - Bob Marley & the Wailers
• "Something's got me reeling / Stopped me from believing" Every Morning - Sugar Ray
• "I'm on my way / I don't know where I'm going / I'm on my way I'm taking my time / But I don't know where" Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard - Paul Simon
• "Oh I'm just a girl, lucky me / Twiddle-dum there's no comparison" Just a Girl - No Doubt
• "I may see you, I may tell you to run" Send Me On My Way - Rusted Root
• "I do a handstand, an eagle lands on my seat / Well hello, but baby, the kickstand ain't free" Downtown - Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
• "Te estaba buscando / Por las calles gritando / Como un loco tomando oh" El Perdón - Nicky Jam, Enrique Iglesias
• "What would I do without your smart mouth / Drawing me in..." All of Me (Tiësto's Birthday Treatment Remix) - John Legend
• "In a world of squares, maybe you're just round / You can't be everybody's cup of tea" Cup of Tea - Kacey Musgraves
• "Tell me that you've got me and you're never gonna leave" Hold My Hand - Jess Glynne
• "Let me be your air" How Deep Is Your Love - Calvin Harris, Disciples
• "Do you think about me when you're all alone? / The things we used to do, we used to be"  I Could Be the One (Stranger) - Avicii, Nicky Romero
• "I went from zero to my own hero" Roar - Katy Perry
• "When you nod your head yes / But you wanna say no / What do you mean?" What Do You Mean? - Justin Bieber
• "And we sang our song for the little thing" For a Better Day - Avicii 
• "I had a dream so big and loud / I jumped so high I touched the clouds" Best Day of My Life - American Authors
• "We found love in a hopeless place" We Found Love - Rihanna, Calvin Harris
• "Will you be there by my side? / Standing strong as the waves roll over" Lean On - Major Lazer, MØ, DJ Snake
• "We're talking to everyone / Come as you are, just come" Let's Go - Tiësto, Icona Pop
• "I don't need to hear you talk the talk" Bang Bang - Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj
•  "These are the days we won't forget / These are the days we've been waiting for / Rattle the cage and slam that door" The Days - Avicii