When it comes to inspiring, some english tracks are simply so good!!! and I couldnt find a better place to write a review for abba too...
my most memorable english songs which always cheered me up ( boy I am crazy for music) are as follows.... not necessarily in that order, but then lets see.
1) chiquitita and super trouper............ ABBA
chiquitita tell me whats wrong...
you are enchained by your own sorrow
in your eyes
there is no hope for tomorrow.....
...
....
chiquitita is a song everyone in despair should hear atleast once. It consoles initially and then it takes you to a higher belief of hope - wonderful words and wonderful music.. Abba was a class apart, just like beatles during its times... (most of the singers usually are a class apart, you cant compare any two of them on all terms., everyone is Unique!!)
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super trouper
lights are gonna find me
shining like a sun
smiling having fun
feeling like a number 1.....
super trouper is a master blaster, you can listen to it whenever you have dreamt a dream.. and it wont fail you...
ABBA was a magical thing that happened to the 1980s...other than the beatles.. and its magic still charms n inspires..
2) send me an angel..... Scorpions
a thunderous beginning to mark the arrival of hope and inspiration within :).. another piece of very melodious music., contrasted by a roughy voice and very nicely sang...
wiseman said,
just walk this way....
to the dawn of the light
the wind will blow
into your face...
as the years pass you by
hear his voice from deep inside
its the call of your heart
close your eyes and you will find..
the passage out of the dark
here I am , , will you send me an angel...... wonderful song, it will keep ringing in your ears long after you have heard it, and the voice is so so so powerful.. it wont fail to inspire you...
3) Hope....... shaggy
i remember, it wasnt so long ago
we had a 1 room shack n the living was low
my momma by herself raised me n my bro
wasnt easy but we did it with the little that go
worked hard, get us off to school everyday
and kept her eyes on the stars when the skies were gray
gave us pride to survive, really showed us the way
Now I really understood what she was trying to say
she said son there will be times when the tides are high
and the boat may be rocky (beta!) you can cry
jus never give up
you can never give up
In this life you could lead if you only believe
And in order to achieve what you need
You can never give up
You can never give up
And its this hope
That keeps me holding on
I used to laught at my elder cousins whenever they quoted shaggy (mostly because I was too small to decipher any of the words he spoke)... but then oneday I just heard him, and then found the lyrics and then heard him again... my GOD, what a nice song it was... yes it inspires me everytime I remember it... wonderful song..
[by this time I have realized that if I write lyrics of every song, I will never finish this review]
4) Hero......... Mariah Carey
another wonderful song, ... so you will just have to listen to it yourself!!! Yes this is a song that goes deep down, , , shakes your sleeping soul and wakes it up...awakens the hero within you..
5) World’s greatest..... by R.Kelly
this song is a must before any exam..it just fills you with so much positiveness that you cant help feeling good that you are giving the exam... His other song, I believe I can fly is also very inspiring...
6) Smile........ Vitamin C..
this song is worth its title, it never fails to make me smile after listening to it..
a well worded song with a squeaky voice which you will like no doubt...
7) we will we will rock you........Queen..
another superb song.. electric, stimulating, inspiring - it creates a sense of we can do it - feeling... I love it.
8) Its a beautiful day...... U2
this song is so effective, it makes you believe it just by hearing it... it will make your day very beautiful and you will keep humming it right throughout... especially inspiring when you are driving to your work!!!
9) How can I keep from singing...... Enya
This lady has the most wonderful voice I have ever heard, something akin to dido. And this song I have heard so often, along with her others like caribean blue and on my way home..... it eases every tense muscle in your body... strict listening in a dark room with eyes closed, and you will just be transformed in another world.. wowwie singer, wowwie song....
10) Animal song........... Savage garden
I love savage garden in their entirety!!!, but this song stands out in being crazy, funny and yet inspiring at the same time... I dont know if its the music or the words, , but I find it very effective in upping my mood....
i wish I could include sugar ray’s someday, and limp bizcuits song for MI., and demis roussos songs... but cant.. :)
Again.. I am writing this in a review of super trouper, , which is one of my all time favourites!!!