In these confusing and anxious times, we could all use the occasional helping hand. This week, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their favorite songs about helping.

Greg’s Picks

• The Four Tops, “Reach Out I’ll Be There”
  
• Bob Marley & The Wailers, “No Woman, No Cry”
  
• Sade, “By Your Side”
  
• Alabama Shakes, “Hold On”
  

Jim’s Picks

• The Jackson Five, “I’ll Be There”
  
• Peter Gabriel, “Don’t Give Up”
  
• Rise Against, “Help Is On the Way”
  
• The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, “Help, I’m a Rock”

Then they don their Rock Doctor personas to help a listener named Hannah, who has been caring for her grandmother during the coronavirus pandemic. Her grandmother has Alzheimer’s disease and depends on a limited selection of music to soothe her nerves. Hannah would like to find anything other than the same Judy Collins album for both of them to enjoy.

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Featured Songs

Judy Collins, “Both Sides Now,” Wildflowers, Elektra, 1967

Whitney, “Valleys (My Love),” Forever Turned Around, Secretly Canadian, 2019

Moby, “Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad,” Play, V2, 1999

Moby, “Natural Blues,” Play, V2, 1999

The Jackson Five, “I’ll Be There,” Third Album, Motown, 1970

The Four Tops, “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” Reach Out, Motown, 1967

The Beatles, “Anytime At All,” A Hard Day’s Night, Parlophone, 1964

Peter Gabriel, “Don’t Give Up,” So, Virgin, 1986

Bob Marley & The Wailers, “No Woman, No Cry (Live at The Lyceum, London July 17, 1975),” Live!, Island, 1975

Sade, “By Your Side,” Lovers Rock, Sony, 2000

The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, “Help, I’m a Rock,” Part One, Reprise, 1967

Alabama Shakes, “Hold On,” Boys & Girls, ATO, 2012

Moby, “South Side,” Play, V2, 1999

Moby , “Run On,” Play, V2, 1999

Whitney, “Forever Turned Around,” Forever Turned Around, Secretly Canadian, 2019

Whitney, “Friend of Mine,” Forever Turned Around, Secretly Canadian, 2019

Curtis Mayfield, “Move On Up,” Curtis, Curtom, 1970

The Beatles, “You Know My Name (Look Up The Number),” Let It Be (B-side), Apple, 1970

Bill Withers, “Friend of Mine,” Live At Carnegie Hall, Sussex, 1973

The Teeth, “So Long,” Carry The Wood, Park the Van, 2005

The Spitfires, “Life Worth Living,” Life Worth Living, Acid Jazz, 2020

Naked Raygun, “Treason,” Understand?, Caroline, 1989