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11-06-2006, 02:04 PM
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 List of Songs that inspire you or motivate you. 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.       |
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11-06-2006, 04:19 PM
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| DarkSeed - Ultimate Darkness album 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: Quote:
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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)
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11-06-2006, 05:44 PM
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| Upbeat music 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 |
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11-06-2006, 06:01 PM
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| 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
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11-06-2006, 08:01 PM
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| If anyone knows something similar to Weekend Players, let me know! Also, I think Dario G is "good mood music". |
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11-06-2006, 08:14 PM
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| 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. |
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11-06-2006, 09:05 PM
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| 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 |
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11-06-2006, 09:52 PM
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| 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 |
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11-06-2006, 10:30 PM
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 Too many again!! 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! 
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11-06-2006, 10:40 PM
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| 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. |
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11-06-2006, 10:49 PM
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| 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 |
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11-06-2006, 11:40 PM
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| 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 |
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11-06-2006, 11:47 PM
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| 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.
__________________ "Will you take the road to light — or the road to darkness?" "Neither. I'm taking the middle road." "You mean the twilit road to nightfall?" "No...The road to dawn." |
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11-07-2006, 12:36 AM
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| (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
__________________ "Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." - Anais Nin "What is a friend? A single soul in two bodies." - Aristotle |
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11-07-2006, 05:11 AM
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| 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....  |
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11-07-2006, 06:26 AM
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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. 
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11-07-2006, 06:40 AM
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| 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.
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11-07-2006, 07:05 AM
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| 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. |
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11-07-2006, 08:15 AM
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