big cheesy inspirational songs you find yourself inspired by despite your better judgment

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c.f. "Under Pressure", which after watching the ADAPTATION trailer has been pulsing through my veins non-stop.

― doug, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:20 (twenty-one years ago) link

oh dear, is this another "i love the new george michael: WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME?!?!" thread?

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:26 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Do They Know It's Christmas?"...., particularly Bono's hoary contribution, "Well toNIIITE THAAANK GOD it's theyyyyum, insttteeeeeeed of yooooooooooooo,".....but only because it reminds me of high school.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Dancing with Myself" by Billy Idol

― Rahul Kamath (Rahul Kamath), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:48 (twenty-one years ago) link

"juicy" Notorious B.I.G.

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

'The Living Years'

― the pinefox (the pinefox), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

I should qualify my above post, and say that my better judgement thinks that juicy is a great song, but that I shouldn't be inspired by it.

Pinefox- Mike and the Mechanics???

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Deliver me"-Sarah Brightman
"Valerie"-Steve Winwood

― Michael Bourke, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 16:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

Whats Love Got To Down With It? - Tina Turner

aye day mee

― Brock K. (Brock K.), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 17:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yes, that's the one. I also love Bono's contributions to the Xmas record.

― the pinefox, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 17:52 (twenty-one years ago) link

Redemption Song - Bob Marley

― o. nate (onate), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 17:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

I Only Wanna Be With You - Dusty Springfield.

She could be reading out Biggie lyrics and Id still find it inspiring.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 18:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

jess - I didn't see the earlier thread, so I don't know if this overlaps, but what I was getting at is that I'm pretty cynical and it's difficult to positively manipulate me, but I was listening to this, and when they get to the "Why can't we give ourselves one more chance?" part, I thought to myself, you know, that is a good idea. even though there's something silly about the song and I would probably choke on that lyric if I saw it written down or heard it in a Mariah Carey song.

― doug, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 18:21 (twenty-one years ago) link

you dont have to excuse yourself just cuz jess made a bitchy remark. just for future ref.

― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 19:37 (twenty-one years ago) link

Europe - "The Final Countdown"!

― Spencer Chow (spencermfi), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 19:47 (twenty-one years ago) link

'You'll never walk alone'.

― Jerry the Nipper (Jerrynipper), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 19:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Fuck Tha Police

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 20:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

every flaming lips song post 97

― chaki (chaki), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 20:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

Anything by Rush that is devided into "suites"

― brg30 (brg30), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 20:33 (twenty-one years ago) link

DON'T STOP
BELIEVIN'
HOLD ON TO THAT FEELAYAYAYAAYYYYYYY

(Hey, at least Queen wasn't the subject of not one but two atrocious video games.)

― Nate Patrin, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 20:39 (twenty-one years ago) link

that spiderman chad kruger thing touches something deep inside my dark soul

― bob zemko (bob), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 20:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

I like almost all of these songs.

― Kris (aqueduct), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 21:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

cheesy + big i.e. overplayed i.e. popular?

is that what you mean? if not, define what you mean by "big" and "cheesy". if it is, i would have to say i love a lot of popular songs despite them being overplayed. Kinda relates to the "should yo have to explain why you like it instead of just saying 'i just like it' - great art bypasses your rationalising, critical faculties and streams into your soul IMHO. Eventually :)

― chris sallis, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 22:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

I am assuming that "big'n'cheesy" means "unsubtle" and/or "critically laughed at".

― Nate Patrin, Tuesday, 17 September 2002 22:23 (twenty-one years ago) link

coldplay

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

oh my god, thats what happens when you post drunken.

― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 22:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

Streets Of Philadelphia - Springsteen

What If - Kate Winslet (yes I know it's basically Celine Dion but...oh bugger)

― Charlie (Charlie), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 22:28 (twenty-one years ago) link

"People Have the Power" by Patti Smith

some of the songs above don't seem that inspirational to me, btw

― Sean (Sean), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 23:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

haha gareth now it's enshrined forever.

― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 23:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

method of modern love - hall & oates.

Actually pretty much any Hall & Oates 80s single.

― edward (big E.D), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 23:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

every flaming lips song post 97

Word.

― wl (wl), Tuesday, 17 September 2002 23:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

I live by "Do You Believe In Magic". Ditto Flaming Lips..

― A.V. Alexandre (Keiko), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 00:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Mo Money, Mo Problems"

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 00:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Won't Get Fooled Again"

― James Blount (James Blount), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 01:15 (twenty-one years ago) link

"I like the Whopper beep the Big Mack"

― Joe aka PappaWheelie (Joe aka PappaWheelie), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 02:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

Queen's last two albums

― A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 02:36 (twenty-one years ago) link

"shadowplay"

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 03:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

chris - i don't necessarily mean popular - i'm more referring to this sweeping grandeur - "unsubtle" is a good word. critically laughed at, i don't know, probably. again, just the idea that it's putting forth lyrics or ideas that are terminally doe-eyed and heartfelt and optimistic and overly broad and that you (if you tend towards cynicism, esp.) would typically laugh at but suddenly you say - holy spunk, that moved me.

And "Do You Realize" is a perfect example of what I'm talking about.

― doug, Wednesday, 18 September 2002 06:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

'dancing queen' by abba, though i'm with kris - several of the songs listed here have elicited the same reaction at one point or another. must do something about that karaoke fetish...

― angelo (angelo), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 06:18 (twenty-one years ago) link

"can't smile without you" by barry manilow and "one day in your life" by wacko jacko are two of my favourite ever songs. the former makes me ecstatically happy (in a melancholy kinda way) the latter unaccountably sad (in a bittersweet sorta way). either way, we're talking tears.

― michael w., Wednesday, 18 September 2002 07:14 (twenty-one years ago) link

Something Inside So Strong.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 18 September 2002 09:57 (twenty-one years ago) link

The obvious one:
"Music was my first love/ And it will be my last/ Music of the futUUUURE/ and MUSIC of the paaaaaaaaaast"

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 18 September 2002 10:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

Anything by Journey.

― kate, Wednesday, 18 September 2002 12:04 (twenty-one years ago) link

We've only just begun... to live...
White lace and promises... a kiss for good luck and we're on our way...

― My name is Kenny, Wednesday, 18 September 2002 14:31 (twenty-one years ago) link

My loneliness is killing me
I must confess I still believe!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 19 September 2002 00:44 (twenty-one years ago) link

"I Wanna Know What Love Is" - Foreigner (great article, too, Tom)

"Hold On To The Night" - Richard Marx

yes, lots of Journey, esPEcially "Separate Ways"

"Heaven" - Bryan Adams

"I Can't Go For That" - Hall and Oates

"Joey" - Concrete Blonde

"King of Wishful Thinking" - whoever the fuck did that one

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" - ditto

― Clarke B., Thursday, 19 September 2002 01:51 (twenty-one years ago) link

"King of Wishful Thinking" = Go West!

― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Thursday, 19 September 2002 01:53 (twenty-one years ago) link

I'm gonna keep on loving you, cause it's the only thing I wanna do... Come on, try to top the Speedwagon, I dare ya.

― B:Rad (Brad), Thursday, 19 September 2002 02:12 (twenty-one years ago) link

There is no guilt and there is no law!

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 19 September 2002 05:13 (twenty-one years ago) link

"waiting for a star to fall" = will to power. shit name.

― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 20 September 2002 08:11 (twenty-one years ago) link

"Waiting for a Star to Fall" was by Boy Meets Girl. Will to Power did that "Ooh baby I love your way" song.

REO Speedwagon, "In My Dreams"
Wilson Phillips, "Release Me"
Bette Midler, "The Rose"
Bangles, "Eternal Flame"

― Underclocked, Friday, 20 September 2002 09:41 (twenty-one years ago) link

Lean On Me I wont Fall Over by Carter USM

― Tom (Groke), Friday, 20 September 2002 09:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

underclocked - that was a delibirate mistake to show how cool i am. sucker.

― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 20 September 2002 09:58 (twenty-one years ago) link

i knew that.

― michael wells (michael w.), Friday, 20 September 2002 09:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

one month passes...

"Under pressure" is great! Never mind the cheesiness.

― man, Tuesday, 19 November 2002 00:16 (twenty-one years ago) link

six months pass...

Christina Aguilera - "Beautiful". And maybe "Fighter" too.

― sundar subramanian (sundar), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 14:23 (twenty years ago) link

"Save Me," by Aimee Mann or Remy Zero, take your pick.

― Squirrel_Police (Squirrel_Police), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 06:14 (twenty years ago) link

What Sundar said.

― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 07:19 (twenty years ago) link

dj deekline - sexy cinderella.
not really inspirational, but hella cheesey

― ambrose (ambrose), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 12:19 (twenty years ago) link

Black Eyed Peas -- "Where Is The Love" except my better judgement sez yes too.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Wednesday, 28 May 2003 14:03 (twenty years ago) link

twelve years pass...

have found this song super inspiring lately

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1ut1XIOIgg

― the naive cockney chorus (Simon H.), Wednesday, 7 October 2015 04:40 (eight years ago) link

Aimee Mann's "Save Me" otm

also "I Hope You Dance"

― Wimmels, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link

One Shining Moment

― pplains, Wednesday, 7 October 2015 17:22 (eight years ago) link

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