What are your "go to" tracks for when you need that burst of motivation or inspiration?
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What are your "go to" tracks for when you need that burst of motivation or inspiration?
Pretty much the entirety of Jeff Buckley's Grace. His album(s) has such an ethereal and otherworldly mystique to it, and it runs so much emotions and ranges you can't help but be inspired by it. "Mojo Pin", "Lilac Wine", "Lover, You Should've Come Over", "Hallelujah", and "Corpus Christi Carol" are amongst the best.
Many of Damien Rice's and Florence + The Machine's tracks invoke inspiration as well. Also, Radiohead.
Also, "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac. I cry the gayest tears ever.
It depends on what I want to get inspired for! Here's a pretty solid list that always does the job for me:
Rilo Kiley - Spectacular Views
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Tell Me, Baby
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes - Home
fun. - Barlights
The White Stripes - Hotel Yorba
"Rudy" soundtrack.
idgaf.
Call Me Maybe by Carly Rae Jepsen
It motivates me to switch radio stations.
Terra's Theme
The soundtrack of Never Let Me go.
Especially the song "We All Complete."
Miss Being Human -- Sylar - YouTube
For getting ready for work
...I've never seen heroes but this was one of the only choices...
Tool - Lateralus - YouTube
If this doesn't get one fired up to go and do something then nothing will.
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Originally Posted by Vivi22
Aulayna, I am dedicating this one to you. :)
Not for every situation, but if trout's going down then there's really one option which stands out head and drunken shoulders above the rest:
I'm Shipping Up To Boston - Dropkick Murphys - YouTube
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Passionflower by Jon Gomm.
This is possibly my favorite song I have ever heard, it is super uplifting, and it always puts me in a good mood. I play it on repeat sometimes when I just feel like crap and am needing to get schoolwork done.
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HECK YEAH!
For a song that makes doing even the simplest tasks seem like doing the most incredible achievements just because you're listening to the song while doing them, look no further than Jurassic Park's Main Theme. Talk about grand and epic.
For me, 'motivational' generally involves 'songs that wake me up', because they stop me from falling asleep when I need to do something. The following songs fit that pretty well...
the goo goo dolls - Big Machine (not the lyrics, just the music itself generally kicks my brain into action)
Dizzee Rascal & Florence + The Machine - You've Got the Dirtee Love (as above)
Republica - Ready To Go (title of the song = self-explanatory)
Survivor - Eyes of the Tiger (hi, Ciddies)
Europe - The Final Countdown (hi, Ciddies)
Hall & Oates - You Make Me Feel Brand New (a happy, upbeat song to both wake me up and put a smile on my face)
Frou Frou - Let Go (perhaps not a wake-up song but I like listening to music like this when I'm in a creative zone)
Example - Watch the Sun Come Up (ditto the above)
And Flobots - No Handlebars deserves a mention because the lyrics always appeal to me as a motivational thing.
I will only ever think of Gob Bluth when I hear The Final Countdown.
I'm sorry, my previous post contained a mistake. What I meant to link to was this: Battle for Everyone's Slams - Quad City DJs vs Shoji Meguro - YouTube
I listen to a mix of Iron & Wine, Opeth, Chopin, and Jose Gonzalez when I write.
When I need to make myself more energetic or hyped up:
Tool,
Ticks & Leeches
Queens of the Stone Age,
Go With the Flow
or
First It Giveth
Final Fantasy VIII - The Landing on Dollet - YouTube
Years later, still get goosebumps every time.
Push it to the limit
Or generic energetic dnb