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Inspiring, doing something out of this world in her 90's, any suggestions?

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Google "The American Songbook". Jerome Kern, Gershwin, Cole Porter....
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Bicycle Built for Two
Little Brown Church in the Vale
Take me out to the Ball Game

As Barb states, there are songbooks with all these old time songs. I have one that has a lot of good songs.  If I can find it, I'll post some more.
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My Mom 93 loved listening to her Big Band music of the 40s. Glen Miller, Andrews Sisters etc. This is the music she grew up with and still could sing along and would try to dance a little I her wheelchair.
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I thought back to songs my grandparents used to sing. Came up with "The Band Played On," "As Time Goes By," and "Sentimental Journey."

If you wanted newer songs - "In My Life" (Beatles), "Reminiscing" (Little River Band), "Old Days" (Chicago), and a song Elvis used to do "Memories." Not the one from Cats.
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Nat King Cole's "Unforgettable".
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My dad loved the soundtrack from Sleepless in Seattle
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Not sure what you call "old person" songs but there are inspiring songs with every generation.
Here are a few Google and I came up with
What a Beautiful World...Louis Armstrong
Stand By ME ...Ben E King
Here Comes the Sun...The Beatles
Imagine...John Lennon
Always Look on the Bright Side of Life...Monty Python
We are the Champions....Queen
Ain't no Mountain High Enough...Marvin Gaye
Live Like You Were Dying...Tim McGraw
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Based on being 90 something, these songs would have been popular when she was a teen or young adult. We tend to like those songs the best, I think.

Sentimental Journey
Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
Hey Good Looking
I Left My Heart In San Franciso
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Do you have access to an ALEXA? I just tell mine what I want to listen to and she (it) gives me a playlist.

A specific artist, soft rock, easy listening from, say the 50's.....you'll have a playlist hours long.

My 'easy listening from the 50's 'has Perry Como, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett, Louis Armstrong, more artists than I can name.
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That sounds fun! I bet she'll get a kick out of the project you're doing for her!

A few spirited songs: The Song is You, Ain't No Body's Business If I Do, Too Marvelous for Words, You're theTop, Don't Fence Me In, When You're Smiling (Louis Prima's version is fun.) Begin the Beguine, Frenesi, Let's Face the Music and Dance, and A-Train are all very upbeat instrumentally.
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