Whether you need a new playlist for your commute to work, want to listen to some tunes as you wander through the Garden, or just need to throw a dance party, we’ve got you covered. Check out our 2025 Botanical Summer Playlist, based on the Garden and some of our events this summer!
Colors of the Rainbow
If you’ve been keeping up with our What’s in Bloom series on social media, in the weekly newsletters, or on our website, you may have heard about our rainbow colors series! Each week, we’re featuring blooms of a single color, working our way through the rainbow. Here are a few songs inspired by these blooms:
- Red, Taylor Swift
- Orange Blossoms, Goldford
- Yellow, Coldplay
- Green Light, Lorde
- Blue, Billie Eilish
- Purple Rain, Prince
- Pink Pony Club, Chappell Roan
Garden Zones
Next, we have a selection of songs based on our Garden Zones! Live it up with songs based on our Adventure Zone, then take a stroll through the woods with music inspired by our Shade Zone. Finally, enjoy some flower-based songs for our Wildflower and Floral Zones!
Adventure
- On top of the World, Imagine Dragons
- Best Day of My Life, American Authors
- Adventure of a Lifetime, Coldplay
- Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen
Shade
- Willow, Taylor Swift
- Evergreen, Richy Mitch
- Stick Season, Noah Kahan
- Out of the Woods, Taylor Swift
- Here Comes the Sun, The Beatles
Wildflower
- Wildflowers, Tom Petty
- Wildflower and Barley, Hozier & Allison Russell
- Sunflower, Harry Styles
- Build Me Up Buttercup, the Foundations
- Iris, The Goo Goo Dolls
Floral
- Green Green Grass, George Ezra
- Flowers, Miley Cyrus
- Flowers in your Hair, Lumineers
- Hey There Delilah, Plain White Ts
- Every Rose Has Its Thorn, Poison
- Tiger Lily, George Ezra
Employment Resource Group Grand Concert Series
We’ve got a pretty great lineup for our Grand Concert Series this summer, with some amazing tribute bands! Check out these songs from the original artists these groups are based on:
Bee Gees Now: A Bee Gees Tribute
- Stayin’ Alive, Bee Gees
- You Should Be Dancing, Bee Gees
Caribbean Chillers: A Jimmy Buffet Tribute
- It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere, Alan Jackson & Jimmy Buffet
- Margaritaville, Jimmy Buffet
Alive Again: A Chicago Tribute
- If You Leave Me Now, Chicago
- 25 or 6 to 4, Chicago
Slippery When Wet: a Bon Jovi Tribute
- Livin’ on a Prayer, Bon Jovi
- Wanted Dead or Alive, Bon Jovi
Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea
Lastly, our summer playlist wouldn’t be complete if we didn’t include a few songs inspired by the Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea exhibit, presented by Dar Stumpf & Clyde Reed! Our summer playlist wraps up with these songs, with similar names to the nine Washed Ashore animal advocates:
- Stanley the Sturgeon: Stanley’s Song, The Byrds
- Sylvia the Silvertip Shark: Sylvia, Stevie Wonder
- Edward the Leatherback Sea Turtle: Eddie, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Marigold the Sea Jelly: Marigold, Relient K
- Giacometti the River Otter: Giacometti, Steven Argila
- Hugo the Whale Tail: Hugo, Neighbourhood Youth
- Rosa the Bald Eagle: Rosanna, TOTO
- Scrappy the Sea Lion Pup: Scrappy, Bear on Fire
- Clementine the Ochre Sea Star: Oh My Darling Clementine, Freddy Quinn
If this might be your new go-to playlist, let us know! Tag us on social media and show off your favorite ways to listen to our 2025 Botanical Summer Playlist.
