Music has turned out to be my most helpful coping strategy this year. Unlike walking, it’s not dependent on the weather.
Sometimes the right song can help you fortify and keep putting one foot in front of another, or give you a burst of energy when you need it.
I wanted to share a bunch of songs that I’ve found can have this fortifying/energizing effect for me. (Obviously musical tastes are highly subjective and results will vary.)
There are a bunch of styles and artists and eras represented. The majority have lyrics, some are instrumental. I’d describe the emotional resonance as ranging from bittersweet to truly epic.
Maybe you’ll recognize something, maybe if you’re bored and looking for something new, you’ll find it here. (All of these should be available via youtube & spotify, probably elsewhere.)
AURORA – Running with the Wolves
AURORA, Atella – Ascension
Be The Bear – Erupt
Be The Bear – Mermaid
Be The Bear, GOLDHOUSE – Ruler
Bon Jovi – It’s My Life
David Guetta – Titanium (ft. Sia)
Enya – Book of Days
Enya – Caribbean Blue
Enya – Cursum Perficio
Felix Cartal – New Scene (ft. Ofelia) – original mix
Imagine Dragons – Whatever It Takes
Kerli – Blossom
Laura Brehm – Don’t Wait
Music Super Circus – Made Of (ft. Jonathan Johansson)
nervous_testpilot – Triumph
Oceanlab – On A Good Day (this one inspired my blog’s title)
Ruelle – Live Like Legends
Telepopmusik, Angela McCluskey – Breathe
Tom Petty – I Won’t Back Down
Twisted Jukebox – Angels Will Rise
Viktoria Modesta – Prototype
Vince Staples, Richie Kohan – Home
VNV Nation – Nova (Shine A Light On Me)
Within Temptation – Stand My Ground
Yann Tiersen – La valse d’Amelie
And a special section to recommend Two Steps From Hell / Thomas Bergersen:
The following songs from TSFH are a handful of personal favorites, but they have a lot of epic, energizing instrumental music that’s worth checking out, if you haven’t already.
Fearless
Flight of the Silverbird
Heart of Courage
Never Back Down
Victory
I just listened to “Be the Bear – Erupt” on youtube, loved it. One of my faves that someone shared with me a while back was Innerbloom RÜFÜS
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whoops hit send by accident. 😆Thanks for sharing the music recommends, very nice. I love Enya too. Have you ever heard Laura Veirs? Galaxies is nice 🌟💫https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mleWQamfPS8. Also love Fakear. Hugs 💖
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I don’t think I’ve heard either of those, thanks, I’ll check them out.
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