motivational music

[jamestl2]

Originally Posted by dmaterialized

- Tool - any song they've ever done, but specifically anything off of "Lateralus" ("Parabola" is my most inspiring song EVER)

Oh Yeah, another vote for Tool's "Parabola".

I also like Under Cover of Night by Martin O'Donnell

[Tim Brownson]

Pretty much anything on the Hed Kandi or Global Underground labels.

US and UK house especially circa 1990-2000.

[rebelwithacause]

The posts at the beginning beat me to one of my all time motivational songs...The theme from Rocky...

That one really gets you moving...

I love so many different types of music...

Anything from:

Bono
Coldplay
Five for fighting
Beatles

Sting
Eminem

and a couple thousand more!

[Meg]

Originally Posted by jamestl2

Oh Yeah, another vote for Tool's "Parabola".

Make that three for Tool period.

Kid Dynamite: "Rise Above"
Smoke or Fire: "Indecision"
Bouncing Souls: "Born To Lose", "Kid", "True Believers"
Against Me!: "Reinventing Axl Rose", "Don't Lose Touch", "Americans Abroad"
Authority Zero: "Revolution", "One More Minute"
Blood For Blood: "White Trash Anthem"
Jawbreaker: "Boxcar"
Anything from RX Bandits
Bob Seger: "Turn the Page"
Incubus: "Make Yourself"

[Lanigan]

Generally I agree with higher energy music like Eminem's Lose Yourself but I agree with Meg on "Against Me!" if you're in a younger generation.

For some other stuff I like that is pretty goofy I like Stan Bush's songs from the Transformer's soundtrack. That would be "Dare" and "The Touch." They are pretty much cheesy encouragement sayings put to music.

Also, anything that stirs up any sort of emotions. Just take whatever emotion it is and focus it on motivating yourself for the task at hand.

-Lanigan

[dulaney0330]

you raise me up--josh groban
when you believe--miriah carey/houston
thank God i found you--carey/n sync
lose yourself--eminem

[Lazarus]

probably down the lines of

Never Gonna Stop (chorus) and Feel So Numb By Rob Zombie (instrumental)

It's My Life by Bon Jovi (title says all) -> you're life is yours to control, not others.

Next 2 You by Buckcherry :"and i don't know what to do to get next to you" -> keep on trying even though you're failing, you'll eventually get it :P

As i am by Dream Theater: "take me as i am" (instrumental)

Kryptonite by Three Doors Down:"if i go crazy, now will you still call me superman" -> it makes me think that you got to see the sun shine in ugly situations with your loved one (how i define love) (not litterally lol)

Paralyzer by Finger Eleven -> i find the video makes me think that i can do so many things at the moment. (go for driver's license, work, help family, etc)

Bullet with a name by Nonpoint :" I'm working harder than 100 black mules down in mexico, no water, no cloud, no cover, hotter than hell"


Alive and Kicking by Nonpoint :"i'm stronger now even after everything that you did" -> my family wasn't happy when i was with my ex, and they did alot to make me go nuts, when i broke up with her, i makes me feel stronger than what they thought. they succeeded, even though my life is hellish atm i feel stronger knowing that i went through the misery and i'm still alive and kicking

[MariaG]

Wow, this is a great, eclectic list!

My songs of the moment are:
Last Mango in Paris - Jimmy Buffet (because there's still so much to be done)

The Ode to Joy - Beethoven

anything by the Polyphonic Spree

[hopena]

Virus of the Mind ~ Heather Nova
That Old Pair of Jeans ~ Fatboy Slim
Fighter ~ Christina Aguilera
Float On ~ Modest Mouse
New Soul ~ Yael Naim
Darlin' Do Not Fear ~ Brett Dennen
Extraordinary Machine ~ Fiona Apple
With Every Light ~ Smashing Pumpkins
Can't Take It In ~ Imogen Heap
Give a Little Love ~ Ziggy Marley & the Melody Makers
Video Killed the Radio Star ~ The Buggles (because it's upbeat)
I Feel You ~ Depeche Mode (I just love it)
Dancing in the Moonlight ~ Toploader
The Middle ~ Jimmy Eat World
No Man's Woman ~ Sinead O'Connor
Closer To Fine ~ Indigo Girls
Thank U ~ Alanis Morissette
Put Your Records On ~ Corinne Bailey Rae
Upside Down ~ Jack Johnson
Dreams ~ The Cranberries
Radio GaGa ~ Queen

[ariadneac]

What You Waiting For - Gwen Stefani

This song gets me moving every time. And thanks to the motivation it has given me, I have been able to have some extremely amazing experiences.

[Dan.Linehan]

Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) by The Arcade Fire.

Wake Up by The Arcade Fire.

Rebellion (Lies) by The Arcade Fire.

Do The Evolution by Pearl Jam.

Wish List by Pearl Jam.

Float On by Modest Mouse.

The View by Modest Mouse.

[Sindre]

I'm a huge tranceaddict. This music is incredible. I find it hard to pick specific songs for the list, it all depends on the day/mood I'm in.

As long as it's beautiful, melodic, energetic, etc, then all trance will motivate me big time!

And I have the german technogroup Scooter as my #1 favorite band!

[Rachelle]

I really like 'Let Go' sung by Imogen Heap and find it kinda inspirational.



(and I agree with the person who listed some songs from RENT.)

[newmark]

For quietly inspirational music; Schubert's piano sonatas.
For more lively music; Handel's oratorios.
And, for some of the happiest music ever written; Rossini's overtures and operas.

[Jams]

Sigur Ros - Glosoli

[jozilla]

I remember when we were working on programming projects in college, we used to play the Jurassic Park theme (by John Williams).

It starts out really slow and steadily builds up. In my opinion it's great for getting motivated and to feel like you're doing something great ;-)

John Williams created lots of well-known movie themes (e.g. Superman, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, E.T., Jaws, etc.).

The Jurassic Park theme can be found on Youtube. More on John Williams can be found on Wikipedia.

[daj]

Kate Bush - The Fog
Boomtown Rats - Dave
Depeche Mode - Insight ( I love this song too!)

Hear those three songs on my muxtape: daj.muxtape.com


Corvus Corax - Venus Vina Musica (Heavy drums always motivate me.)
You can listen to that song here: venusmix.muxtape.com

Sinead O'Connor - Sacrifice (Beautiful song & video: YouTube - Sacrifice (a video by me for Sinead) )

Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke - Sacrifice ( Not the same song as above.. this song is out of this world. Check it out on youtube: YouTube - Lisa Gerrard & Pieter Bourke "Sacrifice" )



I love music!

[Goldhart23]

Here's a few on my list:

I Will Follow--U2
Tearin' Us Apart--Eric Clapton and Tina Turner
Two Tickets to Paradise--Eddie Money
I Feel For You--Chaka Khan
Watchin' the Wheels--John Lennon
Higher Love--Steve Winwood and Chaka Khan
I'm Still Standin'--Elton John
Vogue--Madonna
Sweet Child O' Mine--GunsNRoses
Midnight Rider--Allman Bros.
Kodachrome--Paul Simon
Venus--Shocking Blue
Rockin' in the Free World--Neil Young
When the World is Runnin' Down--Sting
Love Rollercoaster--The Ohio Players
Low Rider--War
Panama--Van Halen
...and almost anything by the band Garbage (good beat)

Hey, great question!

[Sergey Biryukov]

01. Adriano Celentano — Stivalie E Colbacco [Greatest Hits #02]
02. Agents & Eija Kantola — Mennään Tanssimaan [Laulava Sydän CD1 #12]
03. Alice Cooper — I Better Be Good [Zipper Catches Skin #09]
04. Allman Brothers — Ramblin' Man [A Decade Of Hits 1969—1979 #02]
05. Blind Guardian — Surfin' USA [The Forgotten Tales #02]
06. Chubby Checker — The Twist [20 Twistin' Hits #01]
07. Chuck Berry — You Never Can Tell [Pulp Fiction #09]
08. David Coverdale & Whitesnake — Oi (Instrumental) [Restless Heart #14]
09. Elton John — Heavy Traffic [Reg Strikes Back #08]
10. Gillan and Glover — The Purple People Eater [Accidentally On Purpose #12]
11. Helloween — Livin' Ain't No Crime [Rares CD1 #14]
12. Ken Hensley — We're On Our Way [Blood On The Highway #02]
13. Kerry Christensen — Tyrolean Show-Off Yodel [Hooked on Yodeling #01]
14. Led Zeppelin — Hot Dog [In Through The Out Door #04]
15. Manowar — Fight For Freedom [Warriors Of The World #02]
16. Merry Clayton — Yes [Dirty Dancing: OST CD1 #09]
17. Paul McCartney — Freedom [studio mix] [Driving Rain #16]
18. Queen — Don't Stop Me Now [Jazz #12]
19. Slade — Johnny Played The Guitar [Keep On Rockin'! #07]
20. Sparks — Something For The Girl With Everything [Propaganda #08]
21. Status Quo — The Way It Goes [Under The Influence #12]

[rak]

Remember the name by Fort Minor
Higher by the Creed

[Ralph]

Especially:
Hearts on Fire
On the Edge of Honour
Dreams Come True (for lovers)
Angel of Mercy
Hero's Return

Greets
Ralph

[Amanda L]

this is just the thread i was looking for, my file of motivational music was getting a bit too repetitive. My favorites are from the 80's - very dynamic years, and it reflects in the music.

Here is my list ( some songs have been mentioned already)

From Rocky soundrack
Eye of the Tiger
3 6 Mafia 'Rocky Balboa' - Its A Fight
The Final Countdown
Theme From Rocky (Gonna Fly Now)
Training Montage

From flashdance
shes a maniac
What a Feeling

From Hair
I got life

Fame - Irene Cara
Danger Zone - from Top Gun

Simply the Best - Tina Turner
It's A Wonderful Life - Black

Bon Jovie - Its My Life
Bon Jovie - Have a Nice Day

[Ari Koinuma]

It's usually metal or heavy rock for me. Anything by System of a Down, In Flames will get me going, no problem.

ari

[overstep]

I can recommend:
"Success Songs" CD by Paul Hoffman, especially the first song "It's My Time" - you can download a demo form http://successsongs.com or listen online CD Baby: PAUL HOFFMAN: Success Songs vol. 1
"Awake" CD by Josh Groban, especially "You Are Loved (Dont Give Up)" - this is quite close to the tenor Andrea Bocelli but much lighter.
I usualy listen to reiki or baroque music when I want to boost motivation while working mentally, trance/techno/disco music when working physically.

[vanyatka]

Romeo_et_Juliette - Les_rois_du_monde

[elsasq]

I usually listen to female fronted rock bands, but the lyrics of Hero from Mariah Carey quite fire me up. For the music, probably I'll choose See Who I Am & Hand of Sorrow by Within Temptation. I just like 'em

[Bleicke]

Originally Posted by dmaterialized

- Shpongle - anything they've ever done, but specifically "Around the World in a Tea Daze" and "Once Upon the Sea of Blissful Awareness"

- Godspeed You! Black Emperor's "East Hastings" and "The Dead Flag Blues"

Nice taste of music, but the Dead Flag Blues makes me want to kill myself! How do you find it motivating? It's an amazing song, but it's so sad!

Also Shpongle gets me so zoned out I just fall asleep in my mind with eyes open.

My motivational music:

- Stronger by Kanye West
- Classics by Ratatat
- Seventeen Years by Ratatat
- Avenue of Hope by I am Kloot

[tintin]

you are not alone michl jackson
constant craving-kd lang
beautiful-christina aguilera
madhushala-harivanshrai bachchan
sufi music,indian classical very uplifting.

[bbdream8]

Originally Posted by run_fly

Hey everybody... What a great forum so far!

What is your list of motivational songs?

Any rock songs will do. It never fail to motivate me.

Cheers
Vincent
Personal Development Blogger

[bluedragon]

Sarah Brightman - Once in a Lifetime; La Mer
Natalie Imbruglia - Beauty on the Fire, That Day, Do You Love
Vanessa Carlton - Ordinary Day
Michelle Branch - Breathe
Madonna - Ray of Light
Lara Fabian - Leyla, Immagine, No Big Deal