Wednesday 3 June 2009

10 Songs That Make Me Feel Confident

Do you ever hear a song and suddenly feel really empowered and confident? Maybe you don't; maybe it's just me. I might just be making myself look like a mad person here (well actually, I AM) but I thought some one, somewhere might be able to relate to this.

I know songs can make people feel happy, sad, hopeful or calm, but what about confident?

Sometimes, a certain song will come on, maybe on my iPod, or a pub jukebox, or the radio, and something comes over me. It's hard to explain. It's like a layer of self-consciousness is peeled away. Sometimes I play myself one of these songs before a job interview, or appraisal, or even social situations I feel apprehensive about.

Anyway, enough of the psychobabble, here are ten of my most confidence-boosting songs:

1. Do Your Thing - Basement Jaxx

2. Venus - Shocking Blue/Bananarama

3. Freebird - Lynyrd Skynyrd (note to self: must make a post about this band <3)

4. She's Not There - Santana (" " ")

5. One Way Or Another - Blondie

6. Baby I Don't Care - Transvision Vamp

7. You Know I'm No Good - Amy Winehouse

8. I Know I Can - Nas

9. Strong Enough - Cher

And of course...

10. I Will Survive - Gloria Gaynor

Just to add a bit about that last one, at the time Gloria Gaynor recorded that song, she had been in a terrible skiing accident and her mother had recently died, which is why it's so powerful, in my opinion.

5 comments:

  1. I love "I will survive" so much, a new version from Cake is very nice. Great Sister!

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  2. Hello, there is one you forgot, guess which one...

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  3. Express Yourself from Madonna was one that always made me feel confident. Gloria Gaynor's I Will Survive definitely belongs in that list!

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  4. I love that for me it would have to be Britney Spears My Prerogative that song makes me feel powerful, confident, it uplifts me, and sexy!!!

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  5. Another Blogger - I shall listen to that version soon, thanks for letting me know!

    Volunteer For A Cause - Sorry, haven't got a clue, which one?

    Liggy- I like Express Yourself too! Forgot about that one!

    digitaldreamkid - Yep, that's a good example, it's a cover though!

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