Kurt Cobain once said: “You can survive everything, if you pick the right song”. I can’t say that I agree with this quote for 100%, but it has a portion of truth. Because everything that we watch, read and listen to has a big influence on us, our mood, mental and even physical wellbeing. We don’t always understand or agree with it, thinking that media can’t affect us, that a horror movie doesn’t scare us, that a sad song won’t make us depressed… One single song, movie or book probably won’t make a big change, but believe me, if you keep listening to sad melodies, for instance, you’ll notice how you become more and more melancholic. And vise versa, you can’t feel gloomy when you’re listening to upbeat and fun songs, because you’ll automatically want to move, dance or sing with it. You have probably met people in your life, who only watch and read heavy dramas and are always depressed. I’m not saying that media is the source of depression or bad mood, but it’s a big and effective fuel that can affect either positively or negatively.

That’s why we need to choose what we absorb on a daily basis very wisely. For today’s post, I decided to share some of the songs that are really inspiring and motivating and will help you get out of a bad or swampy mood. I’ll also advise to read the lyrics while you’re listening to the song, because we often don’t concentrate on the message that it has, even if we understand all the words perfectly well. You can even lipsync or sing aloud with them, and you’ll definitely feel so much jollier, lighter, ready to take over the world.

p.s. I also have another kinda similar article with cool empowering songs for women, so if you’re interested, you can check it out in HERE.

• Imagine Dragons – Believer
• Katy Perry – Firework
• Pink – Just Like Fire
• Survivor – Eye of the Tiger
• David Guetta – Titanium
• The Rembrandts – I’ll Be There For You
• Ellie Goulding – Burn
• Avicii – The Nights
• Queen – We Are The Champions
• Daechelle – Fearless
• Demi Lovato – Confident
• Rachel Platten – Fight Song
• Aerosmith – Dream On
• Alessia Cara – How Far I’ll Go
• Miley Cyrus – The Climb