A good list of cross-genre inspirational songs
Submitted by cmonster on Sun, 12/14/2008 - 07:41
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- Make You Feel That Way - Blackalicious
- To Get By - Talib Kwali (This morning, I woke up / Feeling brand new and I jumped up / Feeling my highs, and my lows / In my soul, and my goals)
- Making Progress - Blackalicious (All the brothers handlin business even though shit's hard / Wakin up at five A.M., holdin down three jobs)
- Umi Says - Mos Def (I ain't no perfect man / I'm trying to do, the best that I can / With what it is I have)
- Can't Hold Us Down - Christina Aguilera
- Work the Angles - Dilated Peeples
- To the Five Boroughs - Beastie Boys
- Who You Are - Pearl Jam (Come to send / not condescend)
- Raw Sugar - Metric
- One Voice - The Wailin Jennys
- Makes Me Wanna Pray - Christina Aguilera
- Alive and Amplified (AAAAAAAAAAAAA! Ah ah AAAAAA!)
- What I Am - Edie Brickell
- Orange Juice - Erin Sutton (I drink orange juice in the morning / And I, appreciate the people who notice my pain)
- Music for a Found Harmonium - Penguin Cafe Orchestra
- Fantastic Fabulous - Luscious Jackson
- The National Anthem - Radiohead
- Skokiaan - Louis Armstrong
- the end credits music from Buckaroo Bonzai
Some have lyrics included, where I find myself humming them. Some do not. All are worth a listen if you need a little pick me up.