Self empowering songs list (coping stratagy)

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Self empowering songs list (coping stratagy)

Post by Chey Kizoxie » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:36 pm

I decided to start a thread in coping for songs and artists who have songs that are uplifting and make us feel good. Songs that are not angry or spitefull

I encourage everyone to post songs in any genere and I will use this first page for the compleat list. Let me know if i missed a genere. Just suggest a song and I will add it to the list.

So without further ado... the list...


Alternitive:
We Like To Party - Vengaboys

Christian:

Classical:

Country:
who i am - by jessica andrews

Dance:
Simply The Best - Tina Turner

Eighties:

Hip hop/rap:

Indie:
Little Motel by Modest Mouse (indie)

Jazz:

Motown:

Other:
Summer Lovin' - Grease

Rock:

Sixties and Seventies:
Joy To The World - Three Dog Night

Soul:
Sam Cooke- A change is gonna come
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Post by pelagic » Sat Dec 15, 2007 11:06 am

Little Motel by Modest Mouse (indie)

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Post by Binayshee » Sun Dec 16, 2007 4:38 pm

who i am - by jessica andrews (it's country, but give it chance :lol:)

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Post by Nursing_girl » Sun Dec 16, 2007 7:59 pm

Sam Cooke- A change is gonna come
It's soul, I suppose...but the lyrics are very uplifting! :)
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Post by dncn4lyfe77 » Mon Dec 17, 2007 2:12 am

I adore that song, "who I am"


Another good one is God is a DJ by Pink
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Post by cinnamon_spider » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:50 am

Never Too Late-Three Days Grace (rock)
Over You-Daughtry(rock)
Those are both pretty empowering songs to me. Not completely sure why though.

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Post by StevieLynn » Mon Dec 17, 2007 9:42 am

Stand Back Up by the Dixie Chicks
In Which Something Oooh Occurred

And it felt like a winter machine that you go through and then you catch your breath and winter starts again, and everyone else was springbound. And when I chose to live, there was no joy, it's just a line I crossed. I wasn't worth the pain my death would cost, so I was not lost or found....But when you live in a world, well, it gets in to who you th ought you'd be. And now I laugh at how the world changed me. I think life chose me after all.
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Post by Sadie-Marie » Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:49 am

dncn4lyfe77 wrote:I adore that song, "who I am"


Another good one is God is a DJ by Pink
Yes, "God Is A DJ". :D I don't know how many times I've blasted that baby and danced about in my bedroom.

Uhh, "Rose" by A Perfect Circle always seems to work for me, as well as: "Strange Little Girl" (the Tori Amos version) and Cyndi Lauper's "True Colours". Ooh, "Sally's Pidgeons" (also by Cyndi Lauper) might be a good one. "Teenagers" by My Chemical Romance gives me a bit of a chuckle...
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Post by Sammich » Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:47 am

Atmosphere - Sunshine (hip hop)
My bad sight made me trip on my ass right into that patch of grass like that's life
All of a sudden, I realize something
The weather is amazing, even the birds are bumpin
- Atmosphere (Sunshine)

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Post by xStarBright » Sat Jan 05, 2008 7:19 pm

Sunshine - Katrine & The Waves
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Post by Cellardoor » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:46 am

Add in an emo section?

For Jimmy eat world - The middle

Good idea chey!
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Post by Cellardoor » Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:47 am

Um, also, I will Survive! Gloria Gaynor.
Fantastic song!
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And pull my dreams out of the sand.


(take the pieces and build them skywards)
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FOUR YEARS HAPPY AND FREE!

Chey Kizoxie

Post by Chey Kizoxie » Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:04 am

Thanks


sorry i havnt been updating this list. there were a couple songs i wasnt sure where they go

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Post by StevieLynn » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:52 am

"Stand Back Up" by the Dixie Chicks is a country song. Sorry 'bout that.

How about "The Wood Song" by the Indigo Girls? Not sure where they'd go. They're filed under rock/pop in the music store.....
In Which Something Oooh Occurred

And it felt like a winter machine that you go through and then you catch your breath and winter starts again, and everyone else was springbound. And when I chose to live, there was no joy, it's just a line I crossed. I wasn't worth the pain my death would cost, so I was not lost or found....But when you live in a world, well, it gets in to who you th ought you'd be. And now I laugh at how the world changed me. I think life chose me after all.
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Post by idork » Sun Jan 13, 2008 9:47 pm

"Stand in the Rain" by Superchick (Christian)
"Who Am I" by Casting Crowns (Christian) really any Casting Crown songs....
Everyone has a story.
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Post by silenceBROKEN » Mon Jan 14, 2008 3:08 am

"Second Place Victory" - This Day & Age
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Post by red_viola » Wed Jan 16, 2008 5:28 am

I second the middle by jimmy eat world.
and I know this is weird but..the Degrassi theme song :)
Its really positive and upbeat and it makes me happy.
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Post by breathing » Thu Jan 17, 2008 4:24 am

Axwell & Ingrosso - It's True
Axwell - I Found You

^^Both house, but you can stuff them in dance if you want.

Booty Luv - Shine
Dance, BIG time.

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Post by Holi » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:25 pm

One - U2 feat. Mary J Blige
Great song, and very uplifting

I'd put it in either Rock, R&B or Soul. I'm not about music categories... :-?
But Mary is just the best in this, she has an amazing voice, and I usually hate R&B.

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Post by FlyingOnBrokenWings » Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:59 pm

Mirror by Barlow Girl

This song is all about not letting the world define who you are. It's a Christian song - and has been special to me in getting control of my life.
With a broken wing, she still sings
She keeps an eye over the sky...
And with a broken wing, she'll carry her dreams
Man, you ought to see her fly!
Martina McBride, Broken Wing

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