This is a brand new song from Maddie & Tae, and I can’t get it out of my head. I think Maddie & Tae – young and beautiful- are the perfect women to sing this song about a young woman needing her mother’s comfort after her first broken heart.

A lovely romantic ballad. I love the John Michael Montgomery version.

Another one from little known country singer Julie (not Julia) Roberts.

Wears high heels when she exercises

That line alone makes this song worthy of the Ultimate Playlist.

A long time ago, I spent six or seven months learning to play guitar. I didn’t get very far. In the end, I could play Jewel’s You Were Meant for Me, Mary Chapin Carpenter’s He Think He’ll Keep Her, and this hit by Michelle Branch.

No one can rock out like P!nk, but I love when she shows her softer side.

One hit wonder Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles.

From the movie Where the Heart Is, the Warren Brothers featuring Sara Evans.

Originally written and sung by Nanci Griffith, but I love Kathy Mattea’s remake.

Hands down my favorite James Taylor rain.

I’ve seen fire and rain

I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end

I’ve seen lonely times when I could not find a friend

But I always thought that I’d see you again