List of Songs that inspire you or motivate you.

[arithhuh]

Hi everyone.

I thought that it would be wonderful if all of you could tell me the names of any songs or tracks that inspire you. I want tracks that kind of encourage you and rise your spirits in the time of need...I've heard my list so many times, that i've got accustomed to the songs, and they dont bring the same feeling in me, that they used to. The songs needn't only be inspirational - any thing to relax your mind after a long day's work is also fine!

Waiting for your replies eagerly.
Thanks,
Aditya.

[JiriNovotny]

1. Ultimate Darkness album by DarkSeed. You probably wouldn't like it because it is metal ("hard" music), but some parts of the lyrics are just incredible. I love it. Check this small excerpt out:

Walk and smile cause you are not a dancer
Like those who dance to sounds of coins and gold
Not your world - primitive and rude

Noise dies away, this stinking rebel of men
For this is darkness and stillness and peace

Burning spirits rising high and I see
Yes I see, yes I see a flower in you
When I stare at you I see the dullness gone by
I am not alone

Or:

I've seen a place where hearts cannot be
Bought or just borrowed
I've seen the sun hidden in your soul
Shining on me
When the night casts it's shadow and eats
My gladness
Shining on me like a guardian
Covers me, warming me in this coldness
My whole life

It is probably my most favorite album. You would just have to hear it. DarkSeed's singer left that group and created a new group called Spi-Ritual, which is awesome too.

Also, Christian Calcatelli is the greatest solo piano player I know. That would be the relaxing music. I've mentioned him in my previoust post.

And here is a short list of some metal songs that motivate me (and have a positive message in their lyrics):
- A Touch Of Blessing by Evergrey (the whole album is nice though)
- Not Afraid to Die by Pain
- Don't Count Me Out by Pain
- Samarithan by Candlemass
- Reroute To Remain by In Flames (beware - harsh vocals )
- Symbols Of My Universe by Abyssaria (ditto)
- We Will Rise by Arch Enemy (again, harsh lyrics)
- The Poison Well by Dark Tranquillity (harsh lyrics)

[Shaden]

Hoppipola by Sigur Ros. Nuff said

[dailyplanit]

I've been compiling a list of upbeat songs. Here's what I have so far:
Chesney Hawks-I am the one and only
Alannah Myles-Black Velvet
Pointer Sisters-Jump
Van Halen-Jump
Katrina and the Waves-I’m walking on sunshine
Carly Simon-Let the river run
Monkees-Daydream Believer
Steve Martin-King Tut
England Dan and John Ford Coley-Love is the answer
Steve Winwood-While You See a Chance

of course, when I want to kick into high gear for cleaning, the theme from Rocky works for me

[alexanderbecker]

The standard motivational songs notwithstanding, my current favorite is "Break Free" by Shirley Levi. The whole album, but take a look at the lyrics for the title song --

"Hey you with your dreams, life is not what it seems, wake up! Stand up for what you believe! Your dreams are your wings, let them carry you, not bury you...beauty's trapped in your head, bring it out, let it shout!" - BREAK FREE

[Trustme]

I really like "Once in a Lifetime" by Gregorian and "Return to Innocence" by Enigma.

[Erki]

If anyone knows something similar to Weekend Players, let me know!

Also, I think Dario G is "good mood music".

[Phil Newton]

So many wonderful tunes, it's hard to pick a few.

Ash -- Let It Flow
Doves -- Words
Doves -- Catch The Sun
elbow -- Ribcage
elbow -- Grace Under Pressure
Five Iron Frenzy -- Cannonball

I often find house music puts me in a great mood - it has such a positive vibe to it that it's hard not to be uplifted.

[Pat P.]

Here are some of the songs I use to get "in the zone":
- Walk on, U2
- You're Gone, Marillion
- City of the blinding lights, U2
- Hoy puede ser un gran dia (today can be a great day), Joan Manuel Serrat (in Spanish)
- I know what I am here for, James

Pato

[toomuchtoabsorb]

I've found Daft Punk's Discovery album to be very helpful when I want to get my energy levels up.

Songs that inspire me are too many to list, even. =P

[Amit]

I have so many, once again I'm not even sure where to begin! Here's a list of just a few of feel good songs I listen to regularly...there's pretty much every genre in there!

1) India Arie - Wings of Forigiveness
2) India Arie - I am not my hair
3) Eye of the Tiger
4) James Brown - I feel good
5) Brand New Heavies - You've got a friend
6) M People - Search for the Hero
7) Desiree - You gotta be
8) John Legend - Ordinary People (Johny Douglas Remix)
9) Dennis Taylor - Bad as you wanna be
10 ) Lionel Ritchie - All night Long
11) Otis Redding - Sitting on the Dock of the Bay
12) Jazzy Jeff/Fresh Prince - Summertime
13) The Family Stand - Ghetto Heaven
14) The Sounds of Blackness - Optimistic
15) Black Men United - You will know
16) There's no stoppin' us (Breakdance)
17) R Kelly - I wish
18) Chaka Khan - I feel for you
19) Chris Brown - Run it
20) Frank Sinatra - Beyond the Sea
21) Bobby Darrin - Don't rain on my Parade
22) Huey Lewis and the News - The power of Love
23) Lauryn Hill - Everything is everything
24) Chaka Khan - Aint Nobody
25) Lighthouse Family - Lifted
26) Snap - I've got the power
27) Nelly - Number1
28) Nickleback - You remind me
29) Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
30) Will Smith - Just the two of us

Other Artists to check out

Anthony Hamilton
Angie Stone
Jill Scott
Jack Johnson
Joss Stone
Kindred - The Family Soul

When I think of more I'll post them up!

[kthdsn]

Bon Jovi, It's My Life and Foreigner, I'm Gonna Win are two of my favourites for motivation. I couldn't possibly list the songs that inspire me, there are too many.

[songwriter]

And I'm a musician, and as you may guess, the list would be never-ending.
All the music that moves me. I'll only give my top 10 rock and roll songs.

Bohemian Rhapsody
Hey Jude
Who Wants To Live Forever
Let It Be
Yesterday
Imagine
All You Need Is Love
Your Song
Annie's Song
Music

[Karma Police]

Great topic!

For me, almost anything by Radiohead. Two of my favorites:

How to Disappear Completely

That there
That's not me
I go
Where I please
I walk through walls
I float down the Liffey
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

In a little while
I'll be gone
The moment's already passed
Yeah it's gone
And I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

Strobe lights and blown speakers
Fireworks and hurricanes
I'm not here
This isn't happening
I'm not here
I'm not here

Pyramid Song

i jumped in the river and what did I see?
black-eyed angels swimming with me
a moon full of stars and astral cars
all the figures i used to see
all my lovers were there with me
all my past and futures
and we all went to heaven in a little row boat

there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt

i jumped in the river
black-eyed angels swimming with me
a moon full of stars and astral cars
all the figures i used to see
all my lovers were there with me
all my past and futures
and we all went to heaven in a little row boat

there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt
there was nothing to fear and nothing to doubt

[WayToTwilight]

Rocky Theme - Eye of the Tiger
Fort Minor - Remember the Name (Athlete's should know this one...)

Angels and Airwaves - The Adventure
I really like this song, every time I hear it, I think about personal development and growth, and just human potential. It really inspires me.

[PhoenixOwl]

(These three are extreamly powerful to me.)

Target - Wada Kouji
Butter-fly - Wada Kouji
Spirit Never Dies - Masterplan

(These are powerful, in their own way)
Black Winter Night - Dragonforce
Through Fire and Flames - Dragonforce
Valley of the Damned - Dragonforce
Fury of the Storm - Dragonforce
I Dare You to Move - Switchfoot
Let's Kick it Up - Paul Gordon
Run Around - Jasan Radford
One Step Closer - Linkin Park
Photograph - Nickelback
Far Away - Nickelback
The Odyssey - Symphony X
Wait and Bleed - Slipknot (There's alot of memory attached to Slipknot songs)
Spit it Out - Slipknot
No Life - Slipknot
Before I Forget - Slipknot

(Insturmental )

Time's Scar - Yasunori Mitsuda
Chrono Trigger Theme - Yasunori Mitsuda
Time Passing - Mitsumune Nobuyoshi

[arithhuh]

Thanks Everyone for all your quick, nice and detailed responses! Really Sweet! I thought i'd put even my list in...mebe u guys may like the songs on that too...Some of them are really really awesome.


I'm With You - Avril Lavigne
Complicated - Avril Lavigne
You'll be in my heart - Tarzan (OST)
Hakuna Matata - Lion King
That's the Way it is - Celine Dion
A New Day has come - Celine Dion
Bring me to Life - Evanescense
Take's a little Time - Amy Grant
One Love - Blue
Ya Ghali - Guitara
If I let you go - Westlife
Larger than Life - Backstreet Boys
The Shape of my Heart - Backstreet Boys
Heal the World - Michael Jackson
Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson
Vertigo -U2
Chariots of Fire - John Williams (OST)
Superman - John Williams (OST)
Beautiful - Christina Aguilera
Underneath your Clothes - Shakira [Dont be misled by the title,the song is a lot about one's innate potential, at least thats the way i choose to take the meaning to be]
The Reason - Hoobastank
A Whole New World - Aladdin (OST)



Well, this is just part of the list. Probably its a little different from the 'heavy metal' related stuff, but theyre all wonderful songs, with wonderful lyrics. All are not inspirational, but most are, at least in their own way to me....

So everyone, keep the names of the songs coming in....

[Light]

Originally Posted by Karma Police

For me, almost anything by Radiohead. Two of my favorites:

How to Disappear Completely
Pyramid Song

Originally Posted by Shaden

Hoppipola by Sigur Ros. Nuff said

I'm very happy with both of those recommendations. Great music.

I'll just make a little list:

Decatur - Sufjan Stevens
Beneath The Balcony - Iron and Wine
In 1983 He Loved To Fly - 1 Mile North
Winterize - A Northern Chorus
Another Day (Revised) - The Album Leaf
You've Escaped - Aloha
Steps And Numbers - The Appleseed Cast
Fire Eye'd Boy - Broken Social Scene
A Movie Script Ending - Death Cab For Cutie
In Your Room - Devics
Reitschule - Do Make Say Think
The Well-Meaning Professor - Eluvium
Hence; Therefore, Again - Emery Reel
The Long Spring - Explosions in the Sky
Do You Realize? - The Flaming Lips
Unspoken - Four Tet
John Hughes - Godspeed You Black Emperor
Peacocks in the Video Rain - John Vanderslice
Goods (All in Your Head) - Mates of State
On The Nature Of Daylight - Max Richter
The Soviet - Me Without You
Sultans Of El Sur - The Mercury Program
Kids - MGMT
Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
Friend Of The Night - Mogwai
The Flames Beyond the Cold Mountain - Mono
Simple Economics - Pedro the Lion
Sleeping In - The Postal Service
Soft Pyramids - Q and Not U
Where I End And You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In) - Radiohead
Kennedy - Ratatat
I Play Music - Rosie Thomas
The Revolution Will Be Streaming - Saxon Shore
Starálfur - Sigur Rós
The Way We Get By - Spoon
One More Night - Stars
I Set My Face To The Hillside - Tortoise
Cinematography - Tristeza
I'll Believe In Anything - Wolf Parade

Not all of this music has lyrics, and I couldn't even tell you what the ones that have them say. I just listed a few songs I quite enjoy.

And a quick note, that's a short list for me.

[skinnyninja]

I pretty much just listen to Trance music these days.

If you've never heard any trance, then Paul Oakenfold's "Tranceport" is a good place to start. If you really don't like that album, then you can pretty much write off the entire genre.

For me, though, trance is where it's at. I love the stuff.

[ChefSalad]

Anarchy by KMDFM is my favorite. Something about that song always inspires me to action.

I do have to agree with the crowd that Sigur Ros is very worth listening to. If you like Sigur Ros, then give Royksopp a go. There a bit softer, but good along the same lines.

[JiriNovotny]

Originally Posted by PhoenixOwl

(These three are extreamly powerful to me.)

Target - Wada Kouji
Butter-fly - Wada Kouji
Spirit Never Dies - Masterplan
Time Passing - Mitsumune Nobuyoshi

Oh man, how I could forget Masterplan? Excellent stuff

[Dolazy]

So Pure - Alanis Morrisette
Thank You - Alanis Morrisette
I feel fine - Beatles

Just for fun:
Lovely Rita - Beatles
Polythene Pam - Beatles

[irilys]

There are some great songs already suggested, but I like:

Goapele - "Closer"
and for fun yet a great boost:
Ricky Martin - "La Copa de la vida"

[ImOpen]

I see my world through Dylan's music and I would never want it any other way. Every situation I see, I can relate to some Dylanesque quote.

When I observe the argumentation but is not a participant in it, I am "not talkin', just walkin'". When a sudden feeling of bliss comes to me I am "dancing beneath the diamond sky with one hand waving free" and we all "come with the dust, and are gone with the wind" (originally Woody Guthrie).

And oh, don't forget. "You know what they say about being nice to right people on the way up. Sooner or later, you gonna meet them coming dooooown..."

[annie]

This is Your Life ~ Switchfoot
Meant to Live~ Switchfoot
I'm Alive~ Celine Dione


Every single song by LifeHouse

[Hobbes]

I find Alanis Morissette very heartwarming and motivating, especially when she sings "unplugged" - she has such a wonderful voice and she puts so much feeling into her songs! At the moment my favorite is "That I would be good".

For lying on my bed and relaxing I like Tracy Chapman.

When I really need to pick myself up listening to music is sometimes not enough - but singing along to a CD and dancing trough the room never fail!

Songs like Splish Splash (Bobby Darin) or the Banana Boat Song and similar "swingy" oldies may not be what you'd call inspirational, but they can grip the body and make it wriggle and swing. You can use them to simply shake off gloom and tiredness!

Great sing-along music for me besides such oldies is film music like Walt Disney's Jungle Book and musicals like Hair or Chicago.

I also find my housefold chores more enjoyable when I turn them into a musical performance - just make sure the curtains are drawn and the windows closed

[Calculusaurus]

Originally Posted by Phil Newton

Five Iron Frenzy -- Cannonball

Ooh, FIF. I used to be a big fan. Their most inspirational song has to be Every New Day, even though I'm not religious. :P

As for me, I'd have to say a Chopin Ballade is enough to inspire and motivate.

[Jill]

Incubus - "Drive"
Jimmy Eat World - "The Middle"

[Gavin]

Originally Posted by Light

I'm very happy with both of those recommendations. Great music.

I'll just make a little list:

Decatur - Sufjan Stevens
Beneath The Balcony - Iron and Wine
In 1983 He Loved To Fly - 1 Mile North
Winterize - A Northern Chorus
Another Day (Revised) - The Album Leaf
You've Escaped - Aloha
Steps And Numbers - The Appleseed Cast
Fire Eye'd Boy - Broken Social Scene
A Movie Script Ending - Death Cab For Cutie
In Your Room - Devics
Reitschule - Do Make Say Think
The Well-Meaning Professor - Eluvium
Hence; Therefore, Again - Emery Reel
The Long Spring - Explosions in the Sky
Do You Realize? - The Flaming Lips
Unspoken - Four Tet
John Hughes - Godspeed You Black Emperor
Peacocks in the Video Rain - John Vanderslice
Goods (All in Your Head) - Mates of State
On The Nature Of Daylight - Max Richter
The Soviet - Me Without You
Sultans Of El Sur - The Mercury Program
Kids - MGMT
Ocean Breathes Salty - Modest Mouse
Friend Of The Night - Mogwai
The Flames Beyond the Cold Mountain - Mono
Simple Economics - Pedro the Lion
Sleeping In - The Postal Service
Soft Pyramids - Q and Not U
Where I End And You Begin (The Sky Is Falling In) - Radiohead
Kennedy - Ratatat
I Play Music - Rosie Thomas
The Revolution Will Be Streaming - Saxon Shore
Starálfur - Sigur Rós
The Way We Get By - Spoon
One More Night - Stars
I Set My Face To The Hillside - Tortoise
Cinematography - Tristeza
I'll Believe In Anything - Wolf Parade

Not all of this music has lyrics, and I couldn't even tell you what the ones that have them say. I just listed a few songs I quite enjoy.

And a quick note, that's a short list for me.

WOW, your musical diversity is amazing. Great stuff!

[Gavin]

Whenever I hear the words 'Beautiful' or 'Inspiring' in relation to music I ALWAYS think of the following three songs:


Vidrar Vel Til Loftarasa - Sigur Ros

Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor - Sergei Rachmaninov

Jeff Buckley - Lover, You should've Come Over


Aaaaggh, these three masterpieces are sheer bliss.