100 Best Songs About Being Carefree
Songs that Feel Like Skipping Work and Driving with the Windows Down
There’s a strange kind of weightlessness that hits when you let go of pretending to care. You’re not chasing anything, not dodging anything, just floating in that space between impulse and boredom. It shows up on long walks with no destination or when you’re laughing too hard in the backseat of someone’s car, halfway to nowhere. These songs catch that strange, stretched-out kind of freedom. They don2019
t hype it up or slap a label on it. They drift and bounce and lean into the aimlessness like it’s a destination.
Nobody’s really chasing a vibe here. It’s closer to ducking out of a meeting early or wandering into a grocery store at midnight in flip-flops. The kind of headspace where you’re not worried if the lyrics make perfect sense or if your phone’s at ten percent. A good carefree track feels like background noise and a main event at the same time. You hear a line that sounds like something your friend might’ve muttered at 2AM and suddenly the song knows exactly where you are. That’s not easy to find. But when you hear it, the moment clicks.
Some of these tracks bounce, some barely move, but all of them stretch out that flicker of not-caring into something that sticks. They pull from pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that don’t try to push a mood so much as live in one. These are the best songs for when you feel like throwing your plans in a ditch and letting the day go wherever it wants. Here’s the list.
Top 10 Carefree Songs
1. 'Walking on Sunshine'—Katrina & The Waves
2. 'Don't Stop Me Now'—Queen
3. 'Happy'—Pharrell Williams
4. 'Three Little Birds'—Bob Marley & The Wailers
5. 'Good Day Sunshine'—The Beatles
6. 'Here Comes The Sun'—The Beatles
7. 'Lovely Day'—Bill Withers
8. 'I Can See Clearly Now'—Johnny Nash
9. 'Shiny Happy People'—R.E.M.
10. 'Free Fallin''—Tom Petty
Songs for a Carefree Mood #11—30
11. 'Sweet Caroline'—Neil Diamond
12. 'Blister in the Sun'—Violent Femmes
13. 'Kokomo'—The Beach Boys
14. 'Island in the Sun'—Weezer
15. 'Summertime'—Ella Fitzgerald
16. 'Soak Up The Sun'—Sheryl Crow
17. 'Mr. Blue Sky'—Electric Light Orchestra
18. 'Uptown Funk'—Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
19. 'Can't Stop The Feeling!'—Justin Timberlake
20. 'HandClap'—Fitz and The Tantrums
21. 'On Top Of The World'—Imagine Dragons
22. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'—Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
23. 'The Lazy Song'—Bruno Mars
24. 'Walking on the Moon'—The Police
25. 'Beautiful Day'—U2
26. 'Take a Chance on Me'—ABBA
27. 'Life is a Highway'—Tom Cochrane
28. 'Happy Together'—The Turtles
29. 'Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic'—The Police
30. 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'—Queen
Carefree Vibes for Your Playlist #31—50
31. 'Livin' on a Prayer'—Bon Jovi
32. 'Come on Eileen'—Dexys Midnight Runners
33. 'Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go'—Wham!
34. 'Don't Worry Be Happy'—Bobby McFerrin
35. 'What a Wonderful World'—Louis Armstrong
36. 'Hooked on a Feeling'—Blue Swede
37. 'Spirit in the Sky'—Norman Greenbaum
38. 'September'—Earth, Wind & Fire
39. 'Celebration'—Kool & The Gang
40. 'Good Vibrations'—The Beach Boys
41. 'O-o-h Child'—The Five Stairsteps
42. 'The Sound of Sunshine'—Michael Franti & Spearhead
43. 'You Make My Dreams (Come True)'—Daryl Hall & John Oates
44. 'Escape (The Pia Colada Song)'—Rupert Holmes
45. 'Stuck in the Middle With You'—Stealers Wheel
46. 'Take It Easy'—Eagles
47. 'Brown Eyed Girl'—Van Morrison
48. 'Sweet Home Alabama'—Lynyrd Skynyrd
49. 'Margaritaville'—Jimmy Buffett
50. 'All Star'—Smash Mouth
Songs for a Carefree Lifestyle #51—75
51. 'Hey Ya!'—OutKast
52. 'Island in the Sun'—Harry Belafonte
53. 'Here Comes the Sun'—Richie Havens
54. 'Daydream Believer'—The Monkees
55. 'Cecilia'—Simon & Garfunkel
56. 'California Dreamin''—The Mamas & The Papas
57. 'I Feel Good (I Got You)'—James Brown
58. 'Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours'—Stevie Wonder
59. 'Lovely Day'—Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
60. 'September'—Justin Timberlake ft. Anna Kendrick, Earth, Wind & Fire
61. 'Happy Together'—The Hit Crew
62. 'Good Day for Marrying You'—Dave Barnes
63. 'Walking on Sunshine'—Glee Cast
64. 'Life's a Happy Song'—The Muppets
65. 'Don't Stop Believin'''—Journey
66. 'Livin' La Vida Loca'—Ricky Martin
67. 'Party in the U.S.A.'—Miley Cyrus
68. 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun'—Cyndi Lauper
69. 'Dancing Queen'—ABBA
70. 'Jump'—Van Halen
71. 'Feeling Good'—Nina Simone
72. 'Here Comes the Sun'—Nina Simone
73. 'Lovely Day'—Maroon 5 ft. Bill Withers
74. 'Don't Stop Me Now'—The Darkness
75. 'Happy'—CeeLo Green
Carefree Playlist Additions #76—100
76. 'Three Little Birds'—Maroon 5
77. 'Walking on Sunshine'—Pomplamoose
78. 'Lovely Day'—The Brand New Heavies
79. 'Good Day Sunshine'—Glee Cast
80. 'I Can See Clearly Now'—Hothouse Flowers
81. 'Shiny Happy People'—Michael Stipe & Natalie Merchant
82. 'Free Fallin''—John Mayer
83. 'Sweet Caroline'—Glee Cast
84. 'Blister in the Sun'—Reel Big Fish
85. 'Kokomo'—John Stamos
86. 'Island in the Sun'—Joey Bada$$
87. 'Summertime'—Will Smith
88. 'Soak Up The Sun'—Sheryl Crow ft. Liz Phair
89. 'Mr. Blue Sky'—The Killers
90. 'Uptown Funk'—Pentatonix
91. 'Can't Stop The Feeling!'—Trolls Cast
92. 'HandClap'—Pentatonix
93. 'On Top Of The World'—American Authors
94. 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough'—Diana Ross
95. 'The Lazy Song'—Kidz Bop Kids
96. 'Walking on the Moon'—Kanye West ft. Kid Cudi & Pusha T
97. 'Beautiful Day'—Boyce Avenue
98. 'Take a Chance on Me'—Glee Cast
99. 'Life is a Highway'—Rascal Flatts
100. 'Happy Together'—Weezer
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