WHAT MUSIC ARTIST GIVES YOU INSPIRATION.

[faith folau]

Who do you look for inspiration, who do you listen to when you need an up lifting, who do you play when your just having a bad day?

I put Mary j. blige on blast.  Like when me and my ex would go through relationship troubles, I would put her "my life" CD on.

but when my life needs an uplift, "Share my life" would be the CD choice.

And when I'm having a bad day Keke Wyatt CD all day, the whole album of "who knew"

[SarahM777]

I have 3 songs i keep bouncing back and forth between a lot right know.
Artist                      Song
Petra                    Destiny
Third Day             Lift up your face
Casting Crowns   Voice of Truth
Those 3 songs right now mean so much to me.

[tekla]

Bob Dylan and Robert Hunter have always spoken to me, for over 45 years now in Dylan's case, and for over 40 in Hunters.

[Janet_Girl]

I am more into the actual songs, but if I had to say it would be Cher or Chicago.

[Jacquelyn]

Of more recent artists Jason Mraz and Ingrid Michaelson. I can always count on Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell to lift me out of my funk. 

[tekla]

I love (at least the last half of the catalog) Joni so much.

[Michael Joseph]

incubus has a lot that makes me feel better

[Jacquelyn]

I love (at least the last half of the catalog) Joni so much.

If you don't know the other two check them out.

Joni Mitchell is unlike any other.

[tekla]

?  what other two, I'm talking about everything from '75 (Hissing of Summer Lawns) on.  Though I really love Dog Eat Dog, but I think I'm the only one other than her mom who has a copy of it.

It's dog eat dog--I'm just waking up
The dove is in the dungeon
And the white-washed hawks pedal hate and call it love
Dog Eat Dog
Holy hope in the hands of
Snakebite evangelists and racketeers
And big wig financiers
DOG EAT DOG
On prime time crime the victim begs
Money is the road to justice
And power walks it on crooked legs
Prime--Time--Crime
Holy hope in the hands of
Snakebite evangelists and racketeers
And big wig financiers
Where the wealth's displayed
Thieves and sycophants parade
And where it's made--
the slaves will be taken
Some are treated well
In these games of buy and sell
And some like poor beast
Are burdened down to breaking
DOG EAT DOG
It's dog eat dog, ain't it Flim Flam man
Dog eat dog, you can lie, cheat, skim, scam
Beat'em any way you can
Dog eat Dog
You'll do well in this land of
Snakebite evangelists and racketeers
You could get to be
A big wig financier
Land of snap decisions
Land of short attention spans
Nothing is savored
Long enough to really understand
In every culture in decline
The watchful ones among the slaves
Know all that is genuine will be
Scorned and conned and cast away
Dog eat dog
People looking, seeing nothing
Dog eat dog
People listening, hearing nothing
Dog eat dog
People lusting, loving nothing
Dog eat dog
People stroking, touching nothing
Dog eat dog
Knowing nothing
Dog eat dog

[heatherrose]

Bob Seger: "Face The Promise"

"Simplicity"

Simplicity it works for me
It keeps me runnin' hard, and sharp and true
I focus on the basic stuff
And pretty soon I'm comin up on you
So much clutter clouds our way
Fundamentals win the day

I break you down size you up
I see a path and then I bust a move
Before you know we'll hit you babe
I finish and I'm on to somethin' new
Complex theories have thier place
I like throwdowns in your face
Its clear, when it's really really near
And its everything you need

Rise and be worthy of the prize
Get exactly what you need

Simplicity in everything
In every single thing you say and do
Don't get lost, in foggy stuff
Stay on track and let it come to you
Keep your focus on your goal
Use that iron hard control
Use your power and your speed
Get exactly what you need


"Wait For Me"

I will answer the wind
I will leave with the tide
I'll be out on the road
Every chance I can ride

No matter how far
No matter how free
I'll be alone
If you'll wait for me

There'll be times when I'll rise
There'll be times when I'll fall
There'll be times when its best to say nothing at all

Knowing you're right
Letting it be
I'll be around
If you'll wait for me
If you'll wait for me

And I'll fight for the right to go over the hill
If it'll only mean something to me
I will not be persuaded
I wont be still
I'll find a way to be free

In the cool of the night
In the heat of the day
If you're ever in doubt
I'll be on my way
Straight to your side
I guarantee
I'll be around
If you'll wait for me
If you'll wait for me


"No Matter Who You Are"

No matter who you are no matter what you do
There's gonna be someone wants something else from you
Yeah
This is an ancient test, it's a shiny lie
Discover somethin' pure then sit and watch it die
Yeah

No matter who you are no matter where you've been
No matter what you've done you'll have to start again

No matter who you are
Between the soaring dreams and the bottom line
So much is given up so much is left behind
Yeah
This is the price you pay, this is the beast you feed
When you abandon hope and you give in to greed

No matter who you are no matter who you've been
You'll have to sort it out and start again

No matter who you are
No matter who you are
Don't take this wrong don't let it bring you down
It's just the way things work in this great big town



"Are You?"

I see it in your convoluted daydreams
These never ending quests we're always on
I can't believe the things we give importance to
These foolish goals we set ourselves upon

Are you gonna make this easy
Are you gonna make this rough
This world gonna make you crazy
If you never have enough
Most of what we want is just illusion
Most of what we buy won't change a thing
Most of what we're told is misdirection
Offered up to ease our suffering

Are you gonna see the wisdom
Are you gonna call this bluff
This world's gonna run you over
If you never have enough

This is a whole new thing almost like a new religion

The liights are always on the doors are never locked
We ride in on the light the shelves are overstocked

Everybody's got their own connection
Everybody's hoping they can score
Everybody's looking for perfection
Everybody wants a little more

Are you gonna be addicted
Are you gonna give it up
This world's gonna drive you under
If you never have enough

[Jacquelyn]

@Tekla

I read that as the last two artists.

[faith folau]

NATURE'S SOUND

Tranquility - Time Solitaire. Music United with Nature.

This artist also have many more to choose from.

[blackswan]

Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw

I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly

Orinoco Flow – Enya

Nessun Dorma – Pavarotti

[Nilisa]

Right at this minute? Probably Our Lady J, simply because to me she proves that doors don't necessarily close because you're transgendered, but they may open instead.

[King Malachite]

ICP and Blacklabel Society- I Love the Rebellion type feeling.

[Gretchen]

YES can really be inspiring for me but for the last 25 years King Diamond has always been there for me.

[tekla]

ICP and Blacklabel Society- I Love the Rebellion type feeling.

Yup, they sell rebellion, and you buy it.  You rebel, you.

[King Malachite]

ICP and Blacklabel Society- I Love the Rebellion type feeling.

Yup, they sell rebellion, and you buy it.  You rebel, you.

Yup