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Most colleges and educational institutions carefully choose a good selection of graduation songs to play during the graduation ceremony.

Graduation day is such a special and emotional day for the individual. It is a day they will probably remember for the rest of their lives. In years to come just hearing the graduation songs that were played on their special day will conjure up all these old feelings and memories in a much more powerful way than for example a photo can.

The same applies to the music that you choose to play at your graduation party. You’ll want music that can relate to a variety of feelings:

• There will be a hint of melancholy as the graduate is leaving a massive chapter of his/her life behind and also saying farewell to so many friends. It’s So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday by Boyz II Men would certainly relate to this feeling. Even Here’s to the Night by Eve 6 will leave many graduates misty-eyed thinking of some memorable moments with friend.
• There will also be feelings of excitement and hope for the future. I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly is ideal for promoting that feeling of pure inspiration for the future.

I have tried to give you as many songs as possible to let you find something that suits your occassion and taste.

Save time with this graduation party CD. . It has a perfect list of graduation celebration songs on it. See them listed below the image.

Graduation - Forever Friends
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School's Out
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A Moment Like This
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The Graduation Song
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It's My Life
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Stairway To Heaven
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Papa don't Preach
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I Will Remember You
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Pomp and Circumstance
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Bang on the Drum All Day
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Hero
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I'll Be There For You
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Wide Open Spaces
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Drift Away
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We Are the Champions
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Hey Yo!

Most Popular of All the Graduation Songs

Some of the opening lyrics are:

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives
Where we're gonna be when we turn 25
I keep thinking times will never change
Keep on thinking things will always be the same
But when we leave this year we won't be coming back
No more hanging out cause we're on a different track
And if you got something that you need to say
You better say it right now cause you don't have another day

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Graduation March Music

The words themselves are relatively unknown and the page gives the lyrics.

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Personalized Graduation Songs

My Favourite Top Ten Graduation Songs

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One Hundred Suitable Graduation Songs

One Step at a Time by Jordin Sparks
A Place in this World by Taylor Swift
You Learn by Alanis Morrisette
If Today was your Last Day by Nickleback
Who I Am by Jessica Andrews
Superstar by Lupe Fiasca featuring Mathew Santos
Extraordinary by Mandy Moore (my current favorite graduation songs lyrics)
Welcome To Whoever You Are by Bon Jovi
Graduation Day by Tod Poulter
Today by Smashing Pumpkins
Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root
Your Raise Me Up by Josh Groban
Farewell by Raymond Lauchengco
The Final Countdown by Europe
I've had the Time of my life by Dirty Dancing
We are the Champions by Robbie Williams & Queen
We Go Together by Grease
These are Special Times by Christina Aguilera

Some other different graduaton songs are:

• This is the Time to Remember by Billy Joel


• Turn to You by Christina Aguilera


• This Is Your Life by Switchfoot


• Dare You to Move by Switchfoot


• Oh How the Years Go by Amy Grant


• I Will Remember You by Ryan Cabrera


• Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce


• In my Life by The Beatles


• 100 years by Five for Fighting


• I Had a Time by Embrace


• Colors of the Wind lyrics by Vanessa Williams, soundtrack from Pocahontas


• True Colors by Cyndi Lauper


• Do I Make You Proud? by Taylor Hicks


• What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong


• I Did It My Way by Frank Sinatra


• Wind Beneath My Wings by Bette Midler


• Freebird by Lynard Skynyrd


• Never Be Forgotten by Jessica Andrews


• Miss You by Aaliyah


• Flying Without Wings by Westlife


• How Far We've Come by Match box 20


• Say Goodbye by Skillet


• Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader


• Heat of the Moment by Asia


• Bigger Than my Body by John Mayer


• Ready by Cherie


• Heroes and Thieves by Vanessa Carlton


• Fairytale by Sara Bareilles


• Friday I'm in Love by The Cure


• High by James Blunt


• Sweetest Goodbye by Maroon 5


• She's leaving Home by The Beatles


• Leaving Home Aint Easy by Queen


• Don't Forget To Remember by The Bee Gees


• Defying Gravity by Idina Menzel


• Better Things by Dar Williams


• You Get What You Give by New Radicals


• Searching My Soul by Vonda Shepard


• Heaven When We're Home by The Wailing Jennys


• Landslide by Fleetwood Mac


• Strength, Courage and Wisdom by India Arie


• Golden by Jill Scott


• The Last Song by All American Rejects


• The Anthem by Good Charlotte


• Changes by Tupac


• One Day by UGK


• Highschool Never Ends by Bowling For Soup


• Semi-charmed Life by Third Eye Blind


• I'm Gonna Be [500 miles] by the Proclaimers


• Freezeframe by J. Giles Band


• Amazing by Alex LLoyd


• We Are One by Delta Goodrem


• Just Breathe by Telepopmusik


• Right Now by Van Halen


• Please Remember Me by Tim McGraw


• Top Of The World by Van Halen


• Fly Away by Lenny Kravitz


• High by Lighthouse Family


• Champagne Supernova by Oasis


• Semi Charmed Life by Third Eye Blind


• Someday by Sugar Ray


• Little Wonders by Rob Thomas


• We Are The Champions by Queen


• Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys


• Yellow by Coldplay


• I'll Throw My Toys Around by No Doubt


• Sway by Bic Runga


• I Will Remember You by Ryan Cabrera


• Beautiful Love by The Afters


• Time After Time by Quietdrive


• Somebody's Baby by Phantom Planet


• Ocean Avenue by Yellowcard


• Fly Like An Eagle by Steve Miller Band


• Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow by Fleetwood Mac


• A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles


• Long and Winding Road by The Beatles


• Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen


• Arms Wide Open by Creed


• Congratulations by Rolling Stones


• Remember Me By Bo Rice


• Ramble On By Led Zepplin


• Never Tear Us Apart By INXS


• Letter To Me By Braid Paisley


• Laughed Until We Cried BY Jason Aldean


• Thank You For Being A Friend By Andrew Gold


• High School By John Mayer


• High School Never Ends By Bowling For Soup


• This Use to be My Playground By Madonna


• Control By Janet Jackson


• Lose Yourself By Eminem


• Daughters By John Mayer


• You Are So Beautiful By Joe Cocker


• I Could Not Ask For More By Edwin McCain


• My Generation By The Who


• If I Ever Lose My Faith In You By Sting


• Running By Gwen Stefani


• Eyes Half Open by Dave Mathews


• Better days by Goo Goo Dolls


• Better Life Keith Urban


• Don't Stop Believin by Journey


• Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me by Keith Urban


• Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve


• Work Hard, Play Harder by Gretchen Wilson


• Back When I Knew It All by Montgomery Gentry


• Rock 'N' Roll All Nite by KISS


• Last One Standing by Mercy Me


• Dream On by Aerosmith


• First Day of My Life by Melanie C.


• Suddenly I See by KT Tunstall


• Change the World by Eric Clapton


• Live to Win by Paul Stanley


• You’ll Never Walk Alone by Jordin Sparks


• The Impossible Dream from Man of La Mancha


• I Did It My Way by Elvis Presley


• Nothings Gonna Stop Us Now by Starship


• For Good from the Broadway show Wicked


• Hot N' Cold by Kate Perry


• It Wont Be Like This For Long by Darius Rucker


• The Impossible by Joe Nicols


• Living Like You Were Dying by Tim Mcgraw


• Thunder by Boys Like Girls


• Love At First Sight by Kylie


• The Journey by Lea Salonga


• I Can from the movie Do-Re-Mi


• Will of the Wind by Jim Photoglo


• Climb Every Mountain from the movie Sound Of Music


• A Hero Comes Home by Indina Menzel


• Learning To Fly by Tom Petty


• The Future Has Arrived By The All American Rejects


• Who Says You Can't Go Home by Bon Jovi


• I'm Alright by Jodee Messina


• Carlene by Phil Vasser


• Black Bird by Wendy Woo


• Waiting On The World To Change by John Meyer


• Time Is On My Side by Irma Thomas


• Build Me Up Buttercup by The Fundations


• Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root


• One Moment by Whitney Houston


• Closing Time by Semisonic


• Beautiful Day by U2


• I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff


• Don't Stop Believin by Journey


• My Life by Billy Joel


• Free Your Mind by En Vogue


• All Star by Smashmouth


• Party Like A Rock Star by Shop Boyz


• Movin Out by Billy Joel


• Wasted On the Way by Crosby, Stills & Nash


• The Great Escape by Boys Like Girls


• Hold On Loosely by .38 Special


• Welcome To The Real World by John Mayer


• Life Is A Highway by Tom Cochrane


• Bang On The Drum All Day by The Hit Crew


• Just The Way You Are by Billy Joel


• You Can Make It On Your Own by U2


• With A Little Help From My Friends by The Beatles


• Its The End Of The World As We Know It by REM


• Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me by Keith Urban


• Days Go By by keith Urban


• Who Says You Can't Go Home by Bon Jovi


• All Star by Smashmouth


• One Step At A Time by Jordin Sparks


• Laughed Until We Cried by Jason Aldean


• Memories by Elvis Presley


• Laughed Until We Cried by Jason Aldean


• Best Days by Graham Colton


• What Matters Most by Kenny Rankin


• This Used to be My Playground by Madonna


• Closing Time by Matchbox 20


• Kings in Castles by Michael Tolcher


• I Don't Want to Wait by Paula Cole


• Time by The Alan Parsons Project


• Remember Me by Hoostabank


• Closer to Fine by Indigo Girls


• Light On by David Cook


• Leaving On A Jet Plane by John Denver


• Graduation Day by Kanye West


• Extraordinary by Mandy Moore


• Be True To School by Beach Boys


• Born To Run by K-OS


• We Are The Champions by Asher D and Daddy Freddy


• Just Stand Up by Beyonce


• Take A Picture by Filter


• Jaded by Mest


• Its My Life by Talk Talk


• Bittersweet Symphony by The Verve


• A Hazy Shade Of Winter by Simon and Garfunkel


• Again by Lenny Kravitz


• I Don‘t Want To Wait by Paula Cole


• Seasons In the Sun by Terry Jack


• Remember Me by Bo Rice


• Kings In Castles by Michael Tolcher


• Building A Better World by Peter and Ellen Allard


• Building Our World by Joe Crone


• We Can Move The World by Joe Crone


• I Am A Jewel by Nancy Schimmel


• Leave The World A Little Better by Charlotte Diamond


• Lifelong Learners by Marla Lewis


• Roots and Wings by Charlotte Diamond


• We All Laugh In The Same Language by Marla Lewis


• Congratulations by The Rolling Stones


• Goodbye by The Corrs


• Old Friends by Willie Nelson


• Glowing Inside by Nikki Gil


• The Journey by Lea Salonga


• Yesterdays Dream by 14k


• I Believe by Fantasia Barrino


• Till The Day We Meet Again by Declan Galbraith


• Farewell by Raymond Lauchengo


• High School Life by Sharon Cuneta


• Don‘t Look Back By Boston


• Breaking Free From High School Musical


• We Got The Party With Us by Hannah Montana


• La La Land by Demi Lovato


• Fun In The Sun by Steve Harwell


• I Gotta Go My Own Way from High School Musical


• I Found A Way by Drake Bell


• Livin La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin


• Start The Party by Jordan Francis


• Pictures Of You by The Last Goodnight


• Who Will I Be by Demi Lovato


• Why Wait by Belinda


• Why Can‘t We Be Friends by Smash Mouth


• Goodnight And Goodbye by Jonas Brothers

PreSchool Graduation Songs

This one is sung to: "Twinkle Twinkle little star"

Kindergarten here we come
We know we'll have lots of fun
Lots of things to make and do
Reading Writing Counting too
Kindergarten here we come
We know we'll have lots of fun.

There are lots more graduation songs for preschool.

Kindergarten Graduation Songs

Your Teacher
I'm glad I was your teacher
I've come to love you so.
I can't believe the end is here.
I hate to see you go.

Remember all the fun we had
in all the things we did,
But most of all remember...
You're a very special kid!

Christian Graduation Songs

Christian Graduation songs offer a very uplifting look at life and the journey ahead. Christian graduation songs are vibrant and convey a great message. The graduation songs words can inspire the graduates.

The top christian graduation songs are listed here followed by my own favorite. The first few lines are given to let you decide which of the christian graduation songs would suit your taste:

• Where You Lead Me by MercyMe
  
  What is life?
  A thousand roads, a thousand ways
  Why am I so afraid to move
  I crossed the line
  I'm stepping out so come what may
  I give it all cause I'm drawn to You
  

• This Road by Jars Of Clay
  
  All heavy laden acquainted with sorrow
  May Christ in our marrow carry us home
  From alabaster come blessings of laughter
  A fragrance of passion and joy from the truth
  
  
• All The Evidence I Need by 4HIM
  
  So I am walking by faith and not by sight
  And I am trusting in invisible things
  For I have felt in my heart
  What I can't see with my eyes
  
  
• Measure Of A Man by 4HIM
  
  They can do their best to rate you
  And they'll place you on their charts
  And then back it up with scientific smarts
  But there's more to what your worth
  Than what their human eyes can see
  
  


• Raging Sea by Michael W. Smith
  
  Sometimes the journey makes you weary
  Feels like a long and winding road
  Sometimes this life can lose it's meaning
  But you might be surprised to find some hope
  
  
• The Power Of The Moment by Chris Rice
  
  What am I gonna be when I grow up?
  How am I gonna make my mark in history?
  And what are they gonna write about me when I’m gone?
  These are the questions that shape the way I think about what matters
  
  


• Smellin' The Coffee by Chris Rice
  
  My eyes ain’t even open yet
  I’m smellin’ coffee, birds are singin’ just outside
  Here comes Your mercy streamin’ in with the morning light
  My heart is racin’, wakin’ up to You’re smile
  
  


• Follow You Dreams By Raze
  
  Follow your dreams and you will see
  Anything you want you can achieve
  Time to begin, fly like the wind
  Breakin down these walls you will be free
  
  


• Bring It On By Steven Curtis Chapman
  
  Now, I don’t want to sound like some hero
  ‘Cause it’s God alone that my hope is in
  But I’m not gonna run from the very things
  That would drive me closer to Him
  So bring it on
  
  


• Never give up- Yolanda Adams
  
  Visions that can change the world trapped inside an ordinary girl
  She looks just like me too afraid to dream out loud
  And though it's simple your idea, it won't make sense to everybody
  You need courage now If you're gonna persevere
  
  


• Circle of friends- Point of Grace
  
  With joy so deep and love so sweet
  Oh we'll celebrate these friends
  And a life that never ends
  
  


• I Thank You- Rebecca St James
  
  There was a time when I felt
  Alone and afraid
  But You came close to me
  And I'm forever changed
  
  


• My friend- Crystal Lewis
  
  thank you
  for being my friend
  for being the one
  on whom i depend
  
  


• Lean on me- Kirk Franklin
  
  This is for that little child with no father
  For that man that doesn't have a place to stay
  For that little boy living with AIDS
  Can I tell you a story, tell you a story
  You can lean on me
  
  


• The Prayer by Andrea Boccelli and Celine Dion
  
  I pray you'll be our eyes, and watch us where we go.
  And help us to be wise in times when we don't know
  Let this be our prayer, when we lose our way
  Lead us to the place, guide us with your grace
  To a place where we'll be safe
  
  


• Find Your Wings by Mark Harris
  
  It's only for a moment you are mine to hold
  The plans that heaven has for you
  Will all too soon unfold
  
  


• Think of Me - Rachel Lampa & Mark Schultz
  
  Packing my bag this morning,
  Was the hardest thing to do,
  But packing my bag was so easy,
  Compared to standing outside your door,
  right now to say goodbye to you.
  
  


• You Will Never Walk Alone by Point of Grace
  
  Sometimes the Journey's gentle
  Sometimes the cold winds blow
  But I want you to remember
  I want you to know
  You will never walk alone
  
  


• We've Only Just Begun by Run Kid Run
  
  You'll have your ups and downs
  Don't let them push you out
  Cause time is all you've got now
  
  

  Go make the best of everything you want to be
  With ambition pushing forward
  Your dreams upon your shoulders
  
  

  Though impossible it seems
  It's time to just believe
  From here on out you're just getting older
  Pick up yourself you'll keep getting closer
  
  



• Blue Sky By Francesca Battistelli
  
  When you’re down and you’re out
  And you don’t think you have a friend
  When you’re lost in the doubt
  And you can’t see what’s around the bend
  
  

  Just hold on
  Don’t turn around
  Keep on walking
  Don’t lose heart
  ‘Cause I am here, I am here
  Wherever you are, wherever you are
  
  



• By Your Side By Tenth Avenue North
  
  Why are you striving these days
  Why are you trying to earn grace
  Why are you crying
  Let me lift up your face
  Just don't turn away
  
  

  Cause I, I love you
  I want you to know
  That I, I love you
  I'll never let you go
  
  



• Ready By Third day
  
  I'm ready for the winds to change
  I'm ready for a brighter day
  I'm ready for the sun to shine down on me
  I'm waiting for a song to sing
  I'm looking for a brand new thing
  I'm ready now to live a life that I believe
  
  


• Every Moment by Joy Williams
  
  We move on with no regrets to our destiny
  Held by the hands of the Father
  We share His love and He leads us through
  
  
  
• The Power Of A Moment by Chris Rice
  
  What am I gonna be when I grow up?
  How am I gonna make my mark in history?
  And what are they gonna write about me when I’m gone?
  These are the questions that shape the way I think about whatmatters
  But I have no guarantee of my next heartbeat
  And my world’s too big to make a name for myself
  And what if no one wants to read about me when I’m gone?
  Seems to me that right now’s the only moment that matters
  


• Wait And See by Brandon Heath
  
  Still wondering why I’m here
  Still wrestling with my fear
  But oh, He’s up to something
  And the farther on I go
  I’ve seen enough to know
  That I’m, not here for nothing
  He’s up to something
  

It only takes a little spark to get a fire goin'
I know the fire's in your heart, so go ahead and show it


[chorus]
Go - light it up - start a fire
Burn - let it burn - even higher


Like a city on a hill, we can light up the horizon
For miles and miles and miles - you can see the smoke is risin'
So go ahead and light the sky like a bonfire in the night
Let the fire keep burnin' hard - it can never be too bright


It only takes a little spark to get a fire goin'
I know the fire is in your heart, so go ahead and show it


Go - light it up - start a fire
Burn - let it burn - even higher


Go - light it up - start a fire
Burn - let it burn - even higher

People of all ages love to sing this hymn and it makes one of the better graduation songs:

Round the corner of the world I turn
more and more about the world I learn
all the new things that I see
you'll be looking at along with me

Chorus

As I travel through the bad and good
keep me travelling the way I should
where I see no way to go
you'll be telling me the way, I know

Chorus

Give me courage when the world is rough
keep me loving though the world is tough
leap and sing in all I do
keep me travelling along with you

Chorus

You are older than the world can be
you are younger than the life in me
ever old and ever new
keep me travelling along with you

Chorus

Click here to actually listen to the music. I think it makes one of the wonderful graduation songs.

Fantastic Graduation Songs

Enjoy!!!

I'm Not Gonna Cry by Corey Smith

Sunday shoes, cap and gown
The whole town gathered around
Waited 18 years now it's all comin down to this.
I scanned the crowd and it fills my soul
My best friends all here in rows
No turning back, now its time to walk that line
This tassel is gonna turn
But when the moment passes by
We'll just walk away
Then slowly grow apart

But I'm not gonna cry, no
Not one sad or happy tear
I've waited my whole life
Now I'm gonna fly right outta here

It's a bittersweet goodbye, but I'm not gonna cry

Friday night, football games,
First loves and first heartbreaks,
It didn't matter who won or lost,
Only how we played,
Memories as good as gold,
Tearin' up those mountain roads,
Racin' out 53, to old georgetown,
Sure we made a little trouble,
But learned from every mistake,
So there's no regret,
We've done the best we could

So I'm not gonna cry, no
Not one sad or happy tear
I've waited my whole life
Now I'm gonna fly right outta here

These have been the best years of my life
So I'm not gonna cry

Its been a lonely, winding journey
And we've lost a few along the way
Still we've hung in there through the tribulations
Now its time to celebrate
Its our graduation day

So I'm not gonna cry
Not one sad or happy tear
I've waited my whole life
So I'm gonna fly right outta here

This has been the best day of my life
So I'm not gonna cry

Its a bittersweet goodbye, I'm not gonna cry

Another fantastic graduation songs is by Green Day. It is called "Good Riddance" or some people also know it as "Time of Your Life". Please enjoy the graduation songs lyrics below:


Another turning point
A fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist
Directs you where to go
So make the best of this test
And don’t ask why
It’s not a question
But a lesson learned in time
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

So take the photographs
And still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf of
Good health and good time
Tattoos of memories
And dead skin on trial
For what it’s worth
It was worth all the while
It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

It’s something unpredictable
But in the end is right
I hope you had the time of your life

The words of these graduation songs are great for graduation and will let you decide if they are the best graduation songs for you.

Popular Graduation Songs

Click here for the right songs for your graduation.

Example graduation songs are:

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

The graduation songs words inspire you for the future. A brief sample is

No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten

I Hope You Dance - Lee Ann Womack

Sample graduation songs lyrics

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Living might mean taking chances
But they're worth taking
Lovin' might be a mistake
But it's worth making

I hope the lyrics to these popular graduation songs help you find the graduation songs you need.

Best Graduation Songs

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Just before I conclude on graduation songs I'd like to remind you once again about this fantastic graduation songs CD, the music is great and the graduation songs will definitely make your party go with a swing. Songs like Graduation (Friends Forever), It's My Life, Stairway To Heaven, Papa don't Preach, I Will Remember You, Pomp and Circumstance, Bang on the Drum All Day, and Hero. All great graduation songs. Good luck with your graduation songs.

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Sung At 2008 Pascoe Vale Primary Graduation
Lyrics:
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Graduation Songs Ideas 
Some ideas are:

Defying Gravity-Idina Menzel
Better Things-Dar Williams
You Get What You Give-New Radicals
Searching My Soul-Vonda Shepard
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I came across these ones as I was looking for something different for this years graduation.

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough
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