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Two more confidence songs - robkelk - 08-01-2007 First, a modern classic: The higher you build your barriers The taller I become The farther you take my rights away The faster I will run You can deny me You can decide to turn your face away No matter, cos there's.... Something inside so strong I know that I can make it Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong You thought that my pride was gone Oh no, something inside so strong Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong The more you refuse to hear my voice The louder I will sing You hide behind walls of Jericho Your lies will come tumbling Deny my place in time You squander wealth that's mine My light will shine so brightly It will blind you Cos there's...... Something inside so strong I know that I can make it Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong You thought that my pride was gone Oh no, something inside so strong Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong Brothers and sisters When they insist we're just not good enough When we know better Just look 'em in the eyes and say I'm gonna do it anyway I'm gonna do it anyway Something inside so strong And I know that I can make it Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong You thought that my pride was gone Oh no, something inside so strong Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong Brothers and sisters When they insist we're just good not enough When we know better Just look 'em in the eyes and say I'm gonna do it anyway I'm gonna do it anyway I'm gonna do it anyway I'm gonna do it anyway Because there's something inside so strong And I know that I can make it Tho' you're doing me, so wrong Oh no, something inside so strong Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong Something Inside So Strong, by Labi Siffre Area effect "instill enough confidence to stand up for what's right". (This was orignially an anti-apartheid anthem.) Next, something completely different, and right up Doug's alley: You left me like a broken doll In pieces as I took the fall for you, you dumb chump! You left me free-falling like space junk Burning up in the atmosphere of life Well I sound like a philosopher but I'm a fool who's off her rocker 'Cause I let you in my heart that one last time I've had enough, made up my mind I'm gonna get up and out and wahhh! I love myself today Not like yesterday I'm cool, I'm calm I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now 'Cause it's your last look Your last look forever Well look at you you're all puffed up In that big red truck - but you're outta luck (this time) Well, that's tough 'Cause I'm on fire - too hot to touch with a chatroom full of lovers on the line Gonna step right up. Spit shine my soul I'm gonna be proud and loud and outta control! I love myself today Not like yesterday I'm cool, I'm calm I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now 'Cause it's your last look Your last look forever I'm lookin' in the mirror and I like what I see: I've lost the fear & the horror that's been eating at me 'Cause being with you is like a hangman's noose I was living my life in dead man's shoes I've had enough. Made up my mind I'm gonna get up and out and wahhh! I love myself today Not like yesterday I'm cool, I'm calm I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now I love myself today Not like yesterday You're dead and gone I'm gonna get my way I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now 'Cause it's your last look Your last look forever!! I love myself today I love myself today I love myself today I love myself today I love myself today I love myself today I love myself today I Love Myself Today, by Bif Naked, from the album Purge (collected on Essentially Naked) Area effect "instill confidence and remove self-loathing". May have a few side-effects if the people who are gaining confidence are in abusive relationships... like, say, the relationship between NERV and the Children. Edit: During the choruses, she growls a bit on the line "I'm calm", hinting that she's anything but... (BTW, Bif Naked's song Tango Shoes likely also qualifies as a confidence song, but I don't want to overload the list with one performer. For those who haven't heard her music, her style is sort of a cross between Pat Benetar's and Carole Pope's...) -Rob Kelk "Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007 -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 Re: Two more confidence songs - Bob Schroeck - 08-01-2007 More stuff to find and listen to... -- Bob --------- The Internet Is For Norns. Re: Two more confidence songs - robkelk - 08-02-2007 I'm looking for a copy of Something Inside So Strong, myself. As for I Love Myself Today... well, look at all this nifty stuff on the CD-ROM in my burner... -Rob Kelk "Read Or Die: not so much a title as a way of life." - Justin Palmer, 6 June 2007 -- Rob Kelk "Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of the same sovereign, servants of the same law." - Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012 Re: Two more confidence songs - bmull - 08-02-2007 Quote:Very nice, I took a listen and liked her enough I grabbed the album off of eMusic. Thanks for the suggestion, I'm always looking for new (to me) artists. Quote:I like the idea that Doug would get a pair of Tango Shoes and dance his way from trouble. ^_^ Her Choking on the Truth could be used to force a person to "see" the truth of his or her actions. Alternatively, it could be a form of mind control that made a person behave as if what Doug wanted was the truth even if he or she did not want to do so. Quote:Bob, you can listen to samples of these Bif songs here: www.emusic.com/album/Bif-...93536.html Re: Two more confidence songs - Bob Schroeck - 08-02-2007 I'll do that, hopefully tonight. Thanks! -- Bob --------- The Internet Is For Norns. Re: Two more confidence songs - Bluemage - 08-05-2007 This ain't a song for the broken-hearted No silent prayer for the faith-departed I ain't gonna be just a face in the crowd You're gonna hear my voice When I shout it out loud [Chorus:] It's my life It's now or never I ain't gonna live forever I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said I did it my way I just wanna live while I'm alive It's my life This is for the ones who stood their ground For Tommy and Gina who never backed down Tomorrow's getting harder make no mistake Luck ain't even lucky Got to make your own breaks [Chorus:] It's my life And it's now or never I ain't gonna live forever I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said I did it my way I just want to live while I'm alive 'Cause it's my life Better stand tall when they're calling you out Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down [Chorus:] It's my life And it's now or never 'Cause I ain't gonna live forever I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said I did it my way I just want to live while I'm alive [Chorus:] It's my life And it's now or never 'Cause I ain't gonna live forever I just want to live while I'm alive (It's my life) My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said I did it my way I just want to live while I'm alive 'Cause it's my life! This one is odd. The first thing that came to me when I listened to it was that it'd be a good decisiveness song: the "It's now or never" repetitions stand out more than the rest. The lyrics, though, make for a confidence song. What do you think?-------------------- I'll snap your neck like a tomato! My Unitarian Jihad Name is: Brother Atom Bomb of Courteous Debate. Get yours. I've been writing a bit. Re: Two more confidence songs - Kokuten - 08-05-2007 Quote:You got that right. Something about this song has always struck me as, well, "Ultimately Angry" ITS MY LIFE I'd have to reccomend AOE: Incite Infectious Slave RevoltWire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979Wire Geek - Burning the weak and trampling the dead since 1979 Re: Two more confidence songs - Bob Schroeck - 08-06-2007 For years I've been envisioning it as a nonspecific battle song, but other than banging the staff on the ground during that double drum-thump, I've never actually pictured him doing anything specific with it... -- Bob --------- The Internet Is For Norns. Re: Two more confidence songs - bmull - 08-07-2007 Quote:You could go off in a different way and use it to create a giant copy of Doug's face (sort of like Xur in The Last Starfighter) that gives Doug the equivalent of the Sonorus spell in Harry Potter. Just the thing when needing to give a speech/orders to large numbers of people. Re: Two more confidence songs - Bob Schroeck - 08-07-2007 Possible, but something formed around repeating lyrics is more likely. Still a good effect, maybe I should look for a song for it. -- Bob --------- The Internet Is For Norns. here's another possible confidence song - Norgarth - 08-11-2007 a 'get back on the horse' sorta feel. Rush "Far Cry" Pariah dogs and wandering madmen Barking at strangers and speaking in tongues The ebb and flow of tidal fortune Electrical changes are charging up the young It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit It's a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it You can almost feel the current flowing You can almost see the circuits blowing One day I feel I'm on top of the world And the next it's falling in on me I can get back on I can get back on One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel, And the next it's rolling over me I can get back on I can get back on Whirlwind life of faith and betrayal Rise in anger, fall back, and repeat Slow degrees on the dark horizon Full moon rising lays silver at your feet It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit It's a far cry from the way we thought we'd share it You can almost feel the current flowing You can almost see the circuits blowing One day I feel I'm on top of the world And the next it's falling in on me I can get back on I can get back on One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel, And the next it's rolling over me I can get back on I can get back on It's a far cry from the world we thought we'd inherit You can almost see the circle growing You can almost feel the planet glowing One day I feel I'm on top of the world And the next it's falling in on me I can get back on I can get back on One day I feel I'm ahead of the wheel, And the next it's rolling over me I can get back on I can get back on One day I fly through a crack in the sky And the next it's falling in on me I can get back on I can get back on__________________ 666-HELL The phone number of the Beast ___________________________ "I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin Re: here's another possible confidence song - Bob Schroeck - 01-17-2008 Mm. It's fairly easy for me to say, "Wow, a Rush song I haven't heard yet" as I have only one Rush CD and a bunch of MP3 tracks. So yeah, this is one I haven't heard. However, so far 95% of all Rush I've heard has been head-over-heels awesome, so I'm going to go with the odds on this one... As for the effect, perhaps an AOE Confidence rebuild or something along those lines? -- Bob --------- I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life, and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from Now We Are Six through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty's giant poisoned electric head. So theeeeeere.... Re: here's another possible confidence song - Norgarth - 01-18-2008 You might want to check out Rush's 'Different Stages' collection if you can find it. 3 CDs, 33 live tracks. Edit: actually, thinking about that album reminded me of another Rush song. Nobody's Hero - Rush I knew he was different in his sexuality I went to his parties as a straight minority It never seemed a threat to my masculinity He only introduced me to a wider reality As the years went by, we drifted apart When I heard that he was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart But he's nobody's hero Save the drowning child Cure the wasting disease Hero -- lands the crippled airplane Solves great mysteries Hero -- not the handsome actor Who plays a hero's role Hero -- not the glamour girl Who'd love to sell her soul If anybody's buying, Nobody's hero I didn't know the girl, but I knew her family All their lives were shattered in a nightmare of brutality They try to carry on, try to bear the agony Try to hold some faith in the goodness of humanity As the years went by, we drifted apart When I heard that she was gone I felt a shadow cross my heart But she's nobody's hero Is the voice of reason against the howling mob Hero -- is the pride of purpose In the unrewarding job Hero -- not the champion player Who plays the perfect game Hero -- not the glamour boy Who loves to sell his name Everybody's buying Nobody's hero As the years went by, we drifted apart When I heard that you were gone I felt a shadow cross my heart But he's nobody's hero Save the drowning child Cure the wasting disease Hero -- lands the crippled airplane Solves great mysteries Hero -- not the handsome actor Who plays a hero's role Hero -- not the glamour girl Who'd love to sell her soul If anybody's buying, Nobody's hero Hero Power: Inspires people in the AoE to stand up for their beleifs. (like in stories/films where the Villain beats down the hero, but before he can finish the hero, the townsfolk decide "we've had enough of you" and the villain) suddenly finds the lambs are becoming lions around him Youtube link to the music video www.youtube.com/watch?v=hY2FtyhvG6A __________________ This has been another, Useless Fact. ___________________________ "I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin Re: here's another possible confidence song - Bob Schroeck - 01-21-2008 Quote:Eventually, when I end my personal RIAA boycott. Quote:Mm. I like, but I wouldn't use it in a story because it's too much of a shortcut. In a story Doug should have to work to convince people to do this, or inspire them through his own actions. Doing it with a song would be a cheat. In a game, though... that's different. -- Bob --------- I intend to be a freak for the rest of my life, and I shall baffle you with cabbages and rhinoceroses in the kitchen and incessant quotations from Now We Are Six through the mouthpiece of Lord Snooty's giant poisoned electric head. So theeeeeere.... |