Remember the days of your misspent youth. . . when that song came on the radio? Remember how it seemed as if everything was sooooooo right? And even now, that same song can transport you back to those halcyon summer days - as if H.G. Wells himself put you in a time machine? That's the power of music.
If like most people you are inundated with life's To Dos, exploring new music may never enter your mind. You might even forget to crank up the old tunes you loved from a decade or more ago. But if music has the ability to motivate, to elate, to empower . . . . why not use it to your advantage? Have fun while busting through your chores, or exercising, or any activity that could use a bit more excitement!
Where to begin? Start here! Below is an extensive list of songs from various genres. Some are old, some are new. But every song has something special about it. Prepare to feel upbeat, hopeful, bright, happy or even slightly intoxicated by a great combination of lyrics, melody and beat. (This is perfect time to open your mind to something new - give it at least until the chorus before you move on!)
There is SO MUCH MORE music out there . . . . . But I had to stop and call it "good enough." :)
Now go find your theme song, and be FIERCE!
32 Flavors – Ani Difranco (folk/alternative)
Accidentally in Love – Counting Crows (pop/alternative)
Bamboleo – Gypsy Kings (rumba/flamenca/pop)
Becoming - American Authors (modern indie rock)
Believer - American Authors (modern indie rock)
Best Day of My Life - American Authors (modern indie rock)
Boom Clap - Charli XCX (from "The Fault in Our Stars" soundtrack)
Born This Way - Lady Gaga (pop/dance)
Brave – Sara Bareilles (pop)
Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson (pop)
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison (folk/blues/classic rock)
Build a Levee – Natalie Merchant (alternative/pop/folk)
Bulletproof – La Roux (synth, bit pop)
Champion – RuPaul (dance pop)
The Climb - Miley Cyrus (pop)
Defying Gravity – from "Wicked" Idina Menzel & Kristen Chenoweth, or Glee (Broadway)
Do My Thing – Estelle (R&B, soul, hiphop, reggae)
Do You Love Me? - The Contours (Motown)
Don’t Stop Believing – Journey (80's hairband rock)
Epie – Royksopp (instrumental)
Feeling Good – Nina Simone, or Jennifer Hudson, or Carly Rose Sonenclar, or Michael Buble (jazz/soul)
Fighter – Christina Aguilera (pop)
Firework – Katy Perry (pop)
Gang of Rhythm - Walk Off the Earth (Indie/alternative)
Get Up – Superchick (Christian/alternative/pop)
Girl On Fire – Alicia Keys (R&B, pop)
Good Life – OneRepublic (pop, alternative)
Good Mother – Jann Arden (pop)
Good Time – Owl City, Carly Rae Jepsen (pop, electronic)
Groove Is In the Heart – Deee-lite (dance, pop, house)
Happy – Pharrell Williams (pop, dance)
Headstrong – 10,000 Maniacs (alt)
Hey Hey - Superchick (Christian/alternative/pop)
Hey Soul Sister – Train (pop)
Hey Ya! - Outkast (hip hop)
Hit The Lights – Selena Gomez & The Scene (electrical pop)
Hold On – Wilson Phillips (pop)
Hot Topic – Le Tigre (electroclash, synthropop)
Human - The Killers (alternative/indie rock)
I Am Not My Hair - India Arie (R&B, neo soul)
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy (70s AC, EZ listening)
I Am Woman – Jordin Sparks (pop, dance, R&B)
I Can See Clearly Now - Jimmy Cliff (reggae, R&B)
I Feel Like a Woman - Shania Twain (country)
I Got A Feeling – Black Eyed Peas (alternative hip hop, dance)
I Got You (I Feel Good) – James Brown (soul)
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (70's R&B, disco)
Independent Women - from "Charlie's Angels" Destiny's Child (contemporary R&B)
Intuition - Jewel (pop rock, folk, AC)
I'm Coming Out - Diana Ross (80s pop rock, R&B)
I’m Every Woman – Whitney Houston & Chaka Khan (pop, R&B)
I’m Too Sexy – Right Said Fred (British pop)
I Won - The Sundays (alternative, dream/indie pop)
Istanbul (not Constantinople) – They Might Be Giants (alt rock)
It’s Amazing – Jem (soft electronic)
Joy - The Sundays (alternative, dream/indie pop)
Just a Girl - No Doubt (rock, pop, alternative)
Just the Way You Are – Bruno Mars ((pop, soul, rock, R&B)
Least Complicated - Indigo Girls (folk)
Laisser Tomber Les Filles - Frances Gall (ye' ye')
Learn to Fly - Foo Fighters (alt rock, post grunge)
Let It Go – from "Frozen" by Idina Menzel or Demi Lovato (Disney soundtrack)
Let Your Heart Sing – Tinkerbell (Disney soundrack)
Life is a Highway – Tom Cochrane, or Rascal Flatts (rock, country)
The Long Way Around – Dixie Chicks (country)
Love Shack – The B-52s (dance, pop)
Love Song – Sara Bareilles (pop)
A Little Less Conversation – Elvis Presley w/JXL remix (dance)
Mean Girls – Rachel Crow (pop)
The Middle – Jimmy Eat World (emo, alt, indie, pop punk)
Mmmbop – Hanson (pop)
Mr. Blue Sky – ELO (British rock)
Moving on Up - MPeople (dance, pop)
My Boogie Shoes – KC & The Sunshine Band (70s top 40)
My Finest Hour - The Sundays (alternative, dream/indie pop)
New Attitude - Patti Labelle (80s pop)
New Slang - The Shins (indie rock)
A New Day Has Come – Celine Dion (pop, AC, EZ listening)
One and Only – Superchick (Christian/alternative/pop)
Overrated – Ashley Tisdale (pop, dance)
Paradise - Coldplay (alt/piano rock)
Part of Me – Katy Perry (pop)
People like Us – Kelly Clarkson (pop)
Perfect - Pink (original or cleaned up version) (pop)
Pork and Beans – Weezer (alt, power pop, pop punk, emo, indie)
Proud – Heather Small (dance, pop)
Raise Your Glass – Pink (pop)
Red Rubber Ball – The Cyrcle (60s rock)
RESPECT - Aretha Franklin (Motown)
Roar – Katy Perry (pop)
Rock What You Got – Superchick (Christian/alternative/pop)
Rolling in the Deep – Adele (pop, soul)
Royal - Lourde (pop, indie, art pop)
Shake it Out – Florence + The Machine (rock, soul)
She’s Not Just a Pretty Face – Shania Twain (country)
Simply The Best – Tina Turner (60s/70s R&B, pop)
Sir Duke – Stevie Wonder (Motown)
Sisters are Doing It for Themselves – Eurythmics (British new wave, pop)
So What – Pink (pop)
A Sorta Fairy Tale - Tori Amos (alt, pop, piano rock)
Stand in the Rain – Superchick (Christian/alternative/pop)
Staying Alive - BeeGees (70s pop, disco)
Strip Me – Natasha Bedingfield (pop)
Strong Women – Meg Braun (urban folk)
Stronger – Kelly Clarkson (pop)
Stupid Girls – Pink (pop)
Summer of ’69 – Bryan Adams (80s pop)
Summertime – The Sundays (indie, pop, jangle)
Summertime – Will Smith (pop, dance)
Supersonic - Oasis (alt, British alt pop)
Survivor - Destiny's Child (R&B girl group)
Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters (glam rock)
Tell It Like It Is – Tracy Chapman (folk)
That's Really Super, Supergirl - XTC (alt rock/new wave/psych pop)
This One’s For The Girls – Martina McBride (country)
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley and the Wailers (reggae)
The Time of My Life – from "Dirty Dancing" Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (80s pop)
Think About It - American Authors (Modern indie rock)
Titanium – David Guetta & Sia (dance, house)
Touch the Sky – Brave (Disney soundrack)
Unwritten – Natasha Bedingfield (pop)
Uptown Top Ranking – Althea and Donna (reggae)
Video – India Arie (R&B, neo soul)
Viva la Vida - Coldplay (alt/piano rock)
Waiting for Something to Happen - Veronica Falls (English Indie Rock)
Walking on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves (English rock, pop)
We Are the Champions - Queen (progressive rock)
We are Young - Fun & Janelle Monae
We Can – LeAnn Rimes (country)
We Will Rock You - Queen (progressive rock)
What I Am – Edie Brickel (alt rock)
What a Wonderful World - Luis Armstrong (60s, jazz)
When You're Good to Mama - from "Chicago" Queen Latifa (Broadway)
Who I Am – Jessica Andrews (country)
Who Says – Selena Gomez (electro pop, dance, teen)
Wild One – Faith Hill (country)
Wishing Well - Bob Mould
You Gotta Be – Des’ree (90s British R&B)
You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse (blue-eyed R&B/jazz/soul)
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