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Inspirational Songs!
Yes, we all know that music can inspire us to wonderful things. Sometimes the right music or lyric is all it takes to give us a new perspective, change our mood, or get us going again. Music can speak to the soul and touch emotions and feelings from the past in ways that text just doesn't seem to manage.
You've probably experienced an event where the music that was playing fit the experience perfectly. The memory is etched in your mind forever. You've probably also seen a movie where the directory matched the music with the story, blending image and sound into a powerful emotional force.
What is the best motivational song?
No song is motivational in and of itself. It has to mean something to you.
So take recommendations from others, then compare them to your own tastes, dreams and ideas. Spend the time to figure out what motivates or inspires YOU.
The time you invest will pay off greatly over the course of your life as you gain control of your own emotional state and gain the ability to motivate and inspire yourself at well.
We've added a few songs below to get you started. We'll be adding more over time. If you have a favorite song, please take a minute and tell us about it in our forum. If you have the time, tell us what it means to you as well.
Maybe your words will inspire someone else to listen to the song and find their own meaning.
Some favorites.
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| Band | Song | Link | Comments |
| CLASSICS | |||
| Andy Williams | Born Free | ||
| Barbara Streisand | Don't Rain On My Parade | ||
| Don Ho | Ain't No Big Thing | ||
| Paul Anka | My Way | ||
| Tony Bennett | New York, New York | ||
| Johnny Mathis | A Time For Us | from Romeo and Juliet | |
| Frank Sinatra | Wonderful, Wonderful | ||
| NEW CLASSICS | |||
| Hoobastank | From The Heart | ||
| Queensryche | Best I Can | ||
| Van Halen | Right Now | ||
| B 52's | Roam | ||
| B 52's | Follow Your Bliss | ||
| Bjork | Army Of Me | "self-sufficiency, please, and get to work" | |
| Cat Power | Paths Of Victory | ||
| Edie Brickell | What I Am | ||
| Flaming Lips | Yoshimi Vs. The Pink Robots Pt.1 | ||
| Jimmy Eat World | The Middle | ||
| Lenny Kravitz | Let Love Rule | ||
| Neutral Milk Hotel | Everything Is | ||
| New Radicals | Get What You Give | ||
| R.E.M. | Everybody Hurts | ||
| Sheryl Crow | Soak Up The Sun | ||
| Smashmouth | All Star | ||
| Tom Petty | I Won't Back Down | ||
| Urge Overkill | Positive Bleeding | ||
| SKA ETC | |||
| Lil Brian | Back It Up And Try Again | ||
| Jimmy Cliff | The Harder They Come | ||
| Jimmy Cliff | You Can Get It If You Really Want | ||
| Johnny Nash | I Can See Clearly Now | ||
| Oscar Brown, Jr. | Barra Limpa | ||
| Specials | Dawning Of A New Era | ||
| Toasters | Don't Let The Bastards Grind You Down | ||
| Aaliyah | Try Again | "If at first you don't succeed..." | |
| COUNTRY | |||
| Johnny Cash | Get Rhythm | "Get rhythm, when you get the blues." - A clever and irresistible rockabilly shuffle that is sure to put a smile on your face every time. | |
| Johnny Cash | Tennessee Flat Top Box | ||
| Johnny Paycheck | Take This Job And Shove It | ||
| Lee Ann Womack | I Hope You Dance | ||
| Tim McGraw | Live Like You Were Dying | ||
| Tim McGraw | How Bad Do You Want It | ||
| CLASSIC ROCK | |||
| Argent | Hold Your Head Up | ||
| Kansas | Hold On | ||
| Bad Company | Shooting Star | ||
| Queen | We Will Rock You | ||
| Boston | Don't Look Back | "a new day is breaking" | |
| Barbarians | Moulty | song for their drummer who had a claw for a hand | |
| Beach Boys | Don't Worry Baby | ||
| Beatles | Getting Better | ||
| Beatles | Hey Jude | ||
| Beatles | Good Day Sunshine | ||
| Beatles | All You Need Is Love | ||
| Beatles | Ob La Di, Ob La Da | ||
| Beatles | Let It Be | ||
| Boston | It's Easy | ||
| Boston | Peace Of Mind | "people livin' in competition" | |
| Chuck Berry | Johnny B Goode | ||
| John Lennon | Watching The Wheels | "I tell them there's no problems, only solutions" | |
| John Lennon | Beautiful Boy | ||
| John Lennon | Imagine | ||
| Pretenders | Stop Your Sobbing | "It's time for you to laugh instead of crying" | |
| Kinks | 'Til The End Of The Day | "I feel good, yeah, because my life has begun" | |
| Kinks | World Keeps Going Round | ||
| Queen | We Will Rock You | ||
| Queen | We Are The Champions | ||
| Queen | Spread Your Wings | ||
| Queen | Fight From The Inside | ||
| Queen | A Kind Of Magic | ||
| Styx | Fooling Yourself | ||
| Styx | The Grand Illusion | ||
| Styx | I'm OK | ||
| Velvet Underground | I'll Be Your Mirror | ||
| CLASSIC POP | |||
| BJ Thomas | Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head | "I'm never gonna stop the rain by complainin'" | |
| Abba | People Need Love | ||
| Abba | Bang-a-Boomerang | "if you give it away, I think you'll learn, you'll get love in return" | |
| America | All The Lonely People | "don't give up until you drink from the silver cup" | |
| Billy Joel | My Life | ||
| Billy Joel | Moving Out | ||
| Bill Withers | Lean On Me | ||
| Carole King | You've Got A Friend | ||
| Carole king | Beautiful (As You Feel) | ||
| Carpenters | Top Of The World | ||
| CSN&Y | Teach Your Children | ||
| CSN&Y | Carry On | ||
| Donovan | Wear Your Love Like Heaven | ||
| Fairport Convention etc. | I'll Keep It With Mine | ||
| Fleetwood Mac | Don't Stop | ||
| George Baker Selection | Paloma Blanca | "no-one can take my freedom away" - One of the perkiest songs I've ever heard. Try this campy polka manifesto when you need some spring in your step. | |
| Glen Campbell | Rhinestone Cowboy | "Gettin' cards and letters from people I don't even know" | |
| Glen Campbell | Try A Little Kindness | ||
| Gordon Lightfoot | Carefree Highway | ||
| Grateful Dead | Truckin' | ||
| Helen Reddy | I Am Woman | ||
| Maria Muldaur | I'm A Woman | ||
| Herman's Hermits | I'm Into Something Good | ||
| Hollies | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | ||
| James Taylor | Shower The People | ||
| James Taylor | You've Got A Friend | ||
| Jim Croce | Hard Way Every Time | ||
| Jim Croce | I Got A Name | ||
| John Denver | Sunshine On My Shoulders | ||
| John Denver | Sweet Surrender | "like a fish in the water" | |
| John Denver | The Eagle and the Hawk | ||
| K / Willie Nelson | Rainbow Connection | ||
| Lobo | Me And You And A Dog Named Boo | ||
| Louis Armstrong | What A Wonderful World | ||
| Mama Cass | Make Your Own Kind Of Music | ||
| Dionne Warwick | What The World Needs Now | ||
| Monkees | I'm A Believer | ||
| Monkees | Daydream Believer | ||
| Mungo Jerry | In The Summertime | ||
| Neil Diamond | Song Sung Blue | "when you take the blues and you make a song, you sing 'em out again" | |
| Neil Diamond | America | ||
| O'Jays | Love Train | ||
| Olivia Newton John | Have You Never Been Mellow | ||
| Ray Stevens | Everything Is Beautiful | ||
| Rick Nelson | Garden Party | "you can't please everyone, so you've got to please yourself" | |
| Seekers | I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing | ||
| Shaggs | Philosophy Of The World | ||
| Simon & Garfunkel | Feeling Groovy, | ||
| Simon & Garfunkel | Bridge Over Troubled Water | ||
| Sly And The Family Stone | Everyday People | ||
| Sly And The Family Stone | Higher | ||
| Stairsteps | O-o-h child | ||
| Chic | Good Times | ||
| Kool And The Gang | Celebration | ||
| Stevie Wonder | Uptight | ||
| Stevie Wonder | Sir Duke | ||
| 80's | |||
| Grateful Dead | Touch Of Grey | "I will get by" | |
| Billy Ocean | When The Going Gets Tough | ||
| Bobby McFerrin | Don't Worry, Be Happy | ||
| Bobby McFerrin | This Is It | ||
| Cars | Let The Good Times Roll | ||
| Cyndi Lauper | True Colors | ||
| Cyndi Lauper | Time After Time | ||
| Dire Straits | Walk Of Life | ||
| ELO | Hold On Tight To Your Dream | ||
| ELO | All Over The World | ||
| Elton John | I'm Still Standing | ||
| Traveling Wilburys | End Of The Line | ||
| Foreigner | I'm Gonna Win | ||
| Fun Boy Three | It Ain't What You Do | "that's what gets results" | |
| Go-Go's | We Got The Beat | ||
| Go-Go's | Can't Stop The World | "why let it stop you?" | |
| Go-Go's | Tonite | ||
| Howard Jones | Things Can Only Get Better | ||
| Howard Jones | Life In One Day | ||
| Huey Lewis | Climbing Jacob's Ladder | ||
| Huey Lewis | Power Of Love | ||
| Human League | (Keep Feeling) Fascination | "looking, learning, moving on" | |
| Human League | The Things That Dreams Are Made Of | "everybody needs love and adventure; everybody needs cash to spend" | |
| Irene Cara | What A Feeling | ||
| Irene Cara | Fame | ||
| Joey Scarbury | Believe It Or Not | ||
| Katrina And The Waves | Walking On Sunshine | ||
| Kenny Loggins | I'm Alright | ||
| Loverboy | Turn Me Loose | ||
| Matthew Wilder | Break My Stride | ||
| Moody Blues | The Voice | ||
| Pat Benatar | Invincible | ||
| Pet Shop Boys | Opportunities | "you've got the brawn, I've got the brains...let's make lots of money" | |
| Pointer Sisters | I'm So Excited | ||
| Police | When The World Is Running Down | ||
| Police | Invisible Sun | ||
| Pretenders | Brass In Pocket (I'm Special) | ||
| Scandal | The Warrior | ||
| Sugarcubes | F***ing In Rhythm And Sorrow | ||
| Survivor | Eye Of The Tiger | Glenn!! Glenn, Glenn, Glenn!! | |
| Survivor | Burning Heart | ||
| Talking Heads | Don't Worry About The Government | "my building has every convenience...it's going to make life easy for me" | |
| Talking Heads | The Book I Read | ||
| Talking Heads | Pulled Up | ||
| Tears For Fears | Everybody Wants To Rule The World | ||
| Tears For Fears | Sowing The Seeds Of Love | ||
| U2 | Drowning Man | ||
| U2 | 40 | ||
| Wilson Phillips | Hold On | ||
| Billy Joel | We Didn't Start The Fire | ||
| Corey Hart | Never Surrender | ||
| HARD ROCK | |||
| Accept | Losers And Winners | ||
| Accept | Fight It Back | ||
| Black Flag | Rise Above | ||
| Buzzcocks | Harmony In My Head | ||
| Judas Priest | Freewheel Burning | ||
| Judas Priest | You've Got Another Thing Coming | ||
| Kiss | Shout It Out Loud | ||
| Motley Crue | Stick To Your Guns | ||
| Motley Crue | Knock 'Em Dead, Kid | ||
| Pennywise | It's Up To Me | ||
| Pennywise | You Can Demand | ||
| Pennywise | Give And Get | ||
| Pennywise | Tester | ||
| Triumph | Follow Your Heart | ||
| Triumph | Fight The Good Fight | ||
| Triumph | Never Surrender | ||
| Triumph | Magic Power | ||
| Twisted Sister | We're Not Gonna Take It | ||
| W.A.S.P. | I Wanna Be Somebody | ||
| Iggy Pop | Lust for Life | ||
| Iggy And The Stooges | 1970(I Feel Alright) |


