# Songs That Motivate You **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 6, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857 "2021-07-06T22:11:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![thdudescar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thdudescar/32/4638_2.png) [@thdudescar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thdudescar)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/21 "2021-07-07T14:33:19Z")
Pantera - Walk [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AkFqg5wAuFk/maxresdefault.jpg "Pantera - Walk (Official Music Video) [4K]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkFqg5wAuFk) ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/22 "2021-07-07T14:37:52Z")
OK here’s one that’s a little more obscure than the others: Fight to survive (Kumite) by Stan Bush from the 1989 film _Bloodsport_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/xtZOQelhsoA/hqdefault.jpg "Bloodsport - Fight to survive by Stan Bush") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtZOQelhsoA) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/23 "2021-07-07T20:28:13Z")
Back in '95 I was counting down to being made redundant as part of a site closure. Lots of driving to interviews, lots of rejection, lots of just trying to remain positive and keep my spirits up. Ignoring the knockbacks and trying to just roll with it. Coincidentally, as I was driving to interviews, this was on the radio all the time. Y’know, it _was_ motivational. It really did help. [Oasis - Roll With It](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrARl0dzd-0) j ---
**Author:** ![Yodalicious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yodalicious/32/8195_2.png) [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/24 "2021-07-07T20:40:38Z")
Some samples from my Workout playlist Burning Heart from Rocky IV Training Montage from Rocky IV Defy You by The Offspring One Vision by Queen I Want It All by Queen Is She With You (Wonder Woman Theme) from BvS The Return of the Jedi from the soundtrack One Little Victory by Rush Gonna Fly Now from Rocky Eye of the Tiger from Rocky III Superman March from Superman By the way, Gonna Fly Now and Master of Puppets, in either order, is the best 13 minute workout music you can get. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/25 "2021-07-07T20:43:44Z")
Yes - _I’ve Seen all Good People_ [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/uJM7TdshUbw/hqdefault.jpg "I've Seen all Good People(studio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJM7TdshUbw) ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/26 "2021-07-07T21:56:06Z")
A couple of motivational themes from the world of WCW that make me feel strong and brave. Goldberg’s WCW theme: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/M9udAirjw3U/hqdefault.jpg "WWE/WCW Goldberg Theme Song "Invasion"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9udAirjw3U) The Miz: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WZIj7iWXEdo/maxresdefault.jpg "WWE: I Came To Play (The Miz)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZIj7iWXEdo) And The Miz’s former protégé, Alex Riley; his theme music after he turned face and broke away from The Miz was awesome. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/gUIZw4pso_w/hqdefault.jpg "WWE Alex Riley theme song 2012 Say it to my face + Titantron 2012 HD") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUIZw4pso_w) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2021, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/27 "2021-07-07T23:03:05Z")
Gotta find it… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Xt6QnGxBeLw/hqdefault.jpg "Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs Ring Dang Doo") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt6QnGxBeLw) ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/28 "2021-07-08T07:18:09Z")
The Pretenders: The Wait [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0UaDlZr_Crs/hqdefault.jpg "The Pretenders - The wait") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UaDlZr_Crs) Elvis Costello: Pump It Up [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IiqRO9FZnV4/hqdefault.jpg "ELVIS COSTELLO - PUMP IT UP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiqRO9FZnV4) Led Zeppelin: Celebration Day [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KMQdiHIZgSo/maxresdefault.jpg "Led Zeppelin - Celebration Day (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMQdiHIZgSo) ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/29 "2021-07-08T10:42:48Z")
The Finer Things by Steve Winwood. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-6Yof3if3No/maxresdefault.jpg "STEVE WINWOOD \* The Finer Things 1987 HQ") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6Yof3if3No) ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/30 "2021-07-08T11:31:02Z")
My go-to workout tune: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iCQ4QLFl01g/hqdefault.jpg "THE CRAMPS TEAR IT UP") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCQ4QLFl01g) ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/31 "2021-07-08T14:35:48Z")
You forgot this one: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/69krWixkl0o/hqdefault.jpg "American Males WCW Theme: "American Males"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69krWixkl0o) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2021, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/32 "2021-07-08T23:41:42Z")
> [@Si\_Amigo](#): > > The theme from Rocky and Eye of the Tiger from Rocky III. These are kind of corny but they do inspire me as well. Not a huge fan of Rocky movies but do get inspired through the combination of the music and Rocky working out in that barn. ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2021, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857/33 "2021-07-09T13:24:56Z")
NSFW Let’s go!! Love these groups and the video’s. 1.Theory Of A Dead Man 2.Texas Hippie Coalition [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4lxINyZxbgU&feature=share](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=4lxINyZxbgU&feature=share) [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rc6VANCNMjo&feature=share](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rc6VANCNMjo&feature=share) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-motivate-you/945857.md?page=1)