BunnellFarm -Thanks for suggesting "Heart Of The Matter" You gave me a great idea-

Hey everybody, what songs do you turn up for inspiration while you're changing your life? Here's my list:

1. "I am Changing" from Dreamgirls - that one's just perfect - the lyrics are great!
2. Jimmy Cliff "You Can Get It If You Really Want"
3. Linkin Park " What I've Done"
4. All-American Rejects "Move Along" Perfect song for bad days, diet or otherwise, for bouncing back
5 "I want to Break free" by Queen "Headlong" too

I Got Knocked Down But I'll Get Up: Joey Ramone
Victory Day: Tom Cochrane
I Believe In You: Amanda Marshall
Let It Be: The Beatles
Like A Prayer: Madonna
I Believe In Miracles: The Ramones
Peace Train: Cat Stevens
We're Not Gonna Take It/See Me, Feel Me: The Who
We're Not Gonna Take It: Twisted Sister (it's empowering - go do me something!)

Le Ann Womack 'I hope you dance'

Carley Simon 'Your so vain'

Bob Seger 'Turn the page' and 'Against the wind'

Joe Cocker...

"You Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer... Just kidding!

Here's my short list:

"I Can Only Imagine" by MercyMe
"You Raise Me Up" by Selah
"Up Where We Belong" by BeBe & CeCe Winans

There are MANY more, but I'll let others chime in with theirs. GREAT TOPIC, Taochick!

Ok, I'm a music freak and spend most of my time listening music so I kinda have a soundtrack to my life. I will post what currently keeps me going in the ole MP3 player during workouts:

Freedom-Richie Havens
Umbrella-Rihanna
Baba O'Riley "Teenage Wasteland"-The Who
Sexy Back-Justin Timberlake
Your the Best-Joe Esposito (karate kid, tee hee)
Eye of the Tiger-Survivor (yes, I'm cliche)
Take me or Leave me-Rent soundtrack
Don't rain on my Parade-Barbara Striesand
Rehab-Amy Winehouse
When I come around-Green Day
Drum Trip-Rusted Root
Hey There Dililah-White T's

This keeps me going, especially some Babs. No, you're not rainin' on my parade cause Rihanna gave me an umbrella!

You mean an "um-ba-rella-ella-ella"?

If we're going from "inspirational" to "energizing", I'm tossing in some endorphin-creating faves:
I Wanna Be Sedated: The Ramones
American Idiot: Green Day
Girlfriend: Avril Lavigne
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go: Wham!
U And Yr Hand: P!nk
I Heard it Through The Grapevine: Creedence Clearwater Revival
Surrender: Cheap Trick
You Shook Me All Night Long: AC/DC (if you go to YouTube, there's a version of Celine Dion & Anastasia singing this that is.... indescribable!)
Hold On Tight To Your Dream: ELO

I've got friends in low places - Garth Brooks (Just kidding, but I do love the song and the beat).

My Redeemer Lives - Nicole C. Mullen

House of God - Delirious?

El Shaddai - Amy Grant

Brenda Lee's new Gospel Duets cd

...I could go on and on...

Now that I'm on the subject of Garth Brooks, his song "The Dance" will forever inspire me. I love that song and the video as well.

Yeah violet, my sister and I always said that is what we want played at our funerals...but that is now tied with "When I get where I'm going" Brad Paisley & Dolly Parton

LGLgal--love your list! Anything by Chris Tomlin is also inspirational.

Never Alone - Barlow Girl
Remember Me - Mark Schultz
Give My Life Away - Michael Olson
New Every Morning - Michael Olson
Almost anything by Ginny Owens
Brave - Nichole Nordeman
Legacy - Nichole Nordeman
Grace Like Rain - Todd Agnew
Shackles - Mary Mary
Alabaster Box - CeCe Winans

Ritmeyer :
"They tried to make me go through low-fat and I said no, no, no!"
I couldn't help it - I love that song :-)

For purely inspirational purposes, this is my list:

Expect Your Miracle by the Clark Sisters
Hero by Mariah Carey
One Moment in Time by Whitney Houston
Believe in Yourself by Lena Horne (from "The Wiz")
You Gotta Be by Des'ree
Don't Stop by Fleetwood Mac
If I Can Dream by Elliott Yamin (I know the orig was by Elvis, but I had never heard this song b4 I saw Elliott sing it on American Idol.)

Lisa, I'm DIGGIN' your list, too!

"Get the shackles off my feet so I can dance, I just wanna praise You, I just wanna praise you!" MARY MARY

LOVE IT LOVE IT!

Another beautiful inspirational song is "Go Rest High On That Mountain" by Vince Gill. This song was a tribute to Vince's late brother and the late Keith Whitley. Under the influence of his now wife, Amy Grant Gill, Vince is really coming into his own in the Gospel circles. That's so great to see (umm - hear - LOL) since he has the most amazing voice. Pat

My insirational list I keep on my ipod for walking and riding my bike:

1. Oh Happy Day ( aretha franklin version)
2.I'll Take You There ;The Staple Singers
3.Walk in The Light ; Georgia Mass Choir
4 Thank You For Loving Me ; Tommy Walker
5. Holy is The Lord ; Chris Tomlin
6. How Great is our God ; Chris Tomlin
7. In Christ Alone ; Keswick Praise
8. Takin Care Of Bissiness ; BTO
9. Family Affair ; Mary J Blige
10. Baby's on Fire ; Sammy Hagar

This is my little choir!

My list goes on and on. I LOVE Music of all kinds.

I myself like the song by robin thick I wish I could change.

What's on my walking playlist (shuffled, of course!):

Ain’t No Sunshine (Bill Withers)

Another Brick In The Wall (Pink Floyd))

Atlantic City (Bruce Springsteen))

Born In The U.S.A (Bruce Springsteen))

Call Me (Theme from “American Gigolo) Blondie)

Centerfold (The J. Geils Band)

City of New Orleans (Arlo Guthrie)

Come On Eileen (Dexy’s Midnight Runners)

Dancing In The Dark (Bruce Springsteen)

Darshan (B21)

December 1963 (Four Seasons - Frankie Valli)

Eleanor Rigby (godhead)

Gimme Some Lovin’ (The Spencer Davis Group)

Gypsy (Fleetwood Mac)

Hot Hot Hot (Bina Mistry)

Hungry Eyes (Eric Carmen)

I Melt with You (Modern English)

I Will Survive (Gloria Gaynor)

I’m On Fire (Bruce Springsteen)

Maggie May (Rod Stewart)

My Hometown (Bruce Springsteen)

Night Moves (Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band)

Norwegian Wood (Beatles)

The Pretender (Jackson Browne)

Proud Mary (Creedence Clearwater Revival)

Relax (Frankie Goes to Hollywood)

Spirit in the Sky (Norman Greenbaum)

Stand Back (Stevie Nicks)

Streets Of Philadelphia (Bruce Springsteen)

Superman (Crash Test Dummies)

The Time of My Life (Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes)

Video Killed the Radio Star (The Buggles)

Walk on the Wild Side (Lou Reed)

Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot)

That's some list, sjm!

Long walks... lots of shuffling!