1. “Les Fleurs” by Minnie Riperton 

With a delicate beginning beat layered with light drums and a slow picking of the guitar, Riperton captures the calming peaceful feelings spring provides. As she sings about sundreams, flower petals and the blooming of love and joy she gives listeners a song to frolic in a field to. Rejoicing that “the darkness is gone,” and highlighting spring’s atmosphere of hope and better weather that will soon be followed by summer. “Les Fleurs” captures the calming beauty of spring but also its intensity and unpredictability. 

2. “Kiss Me” by Sixpence None The Richer 

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Setting the scene, Sixpence illustrates a beautiful love story with fluttery, feel-good lyrics that make your heart sway. As the band sings about kissing beside green grass and beneath the “milky twilight,” audiences experience a springtime vision of young love that can be felt through the sweet words and playful beat. Capturing the giddy stomach butterflies that new love brings but also the excitement of change that spring offers. Good vibes, sweet feelings and spring’s newness all envelop you while listening to Sixpence’s 1997 hit. 

3. “Real Love Baby” by Father John Misty 

This song feels like the first time you’ve driven with your windows down in months. Like a picnic date on a Sunday afternoon. Like a farmer’s market trip. Like falling in love. This song feels like spring has sprung. With Misty’s laid-back vocals and its groovy beat, there’s no denying the feeling of enjoying where you are and the life you’re living. It captures the carefree atmosphere that spring brings and the release of winter’s grasp. The song released in 2017 but intertwines nostalgic beats with trendy pop melodies developing a truly lovely love song that develops in the spring. 

4. “Spring Into Summer” by Lizzy McAlpine 

With an obvious title signaling spring, McAlpine represents the passing of seasons and the emotions that remain after change. This song captures the changes and imbalances that occur during springtime and how there can be uncertainty that comes along with change, especially when you’re holding onto an experience that happened in the past. In doing this, McAlpine creates an emotional rollercoaster of loss and change intertwined through sweet guitar melodies that evoke melancholy feelings of spring. 

5. “Put Your Records On” by Corrine Bailey Rae 

This song brings all the good vibes that springtime creates. It feels like sunny weather and happiness. Like warmer weather and sunlight coming through your window. With flowy melodies, warm vocals and lyrics describing a carefree and hopeful vibe for the future, this is spring in song form. Rae captured an upbeat yet peaceful vibe through this song, allowing good energy only which is what springtime is all about. Since 2006 this song has continued to be a hit song that transitions life from a tense winter into a happy spring.