INSPIRATIONAL N MOTIVATIONAL SONGSCompiled By: Anna Isha Jan 2012Find me on FB! The specky cat.

E-MAIL ME FOR MORE SUGGESTIONS:This list of songs might be beneficial to be used by any

English teacher to teach their students..Let them listen then do some of these activities (get the lyrics first):

1-listen n fill in missing blanks2-underline verbs/conjunctions etc3-Create tailored comprehension questionnaires4-From the selected words,let them to recreate :a)own

song/rhythm b)story c)do indv/pair/group5-Let them create own questionnaires to be passed around

the other groups to solve6- Let them perform their own reengineered song with own

rhythm n other groups rate them.count points for competition.

Classic Popular Hits Eye of the Tiger – Survivor Chariots of Fire – Vangelis The Final Countdown – Europe We Are the Champions – Queen We Will Rock You – Queen I’ve Got the Power – Snap It’s My Life – Bon Jovi Affirmation – Savage Garden Beautiful Day – U2 What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong I Feel Good – James Brown I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash

Lovely Day – Bill Withers Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves Live Like You Were Dying – Tim McGraw I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly You Gotta Be - Des’ree When You Believe – Mariah Carey/ Whitney Houston Hero – Mariah Carey I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor Bad Day – Daniel Powter Man In The Mirror – Michael Jackson I’m Alive – Celine Dione Tub Thumping – Chumba Wumba Lose Yourself – Eminem Remember The Name – Fort Minor Till I Collapse – Eminem Return to Innocence – Enigma

O Fortuna – Carmina BuranaX I believe in Angel Orinoco Flow – Enya Only Time - Enya True to Your Heart – 98 degrees & Stevie Wonder Fly – Celine Dione Now We Are Free – Lisa Gerard When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating New Day – Celine Dione One Day More – Les Miserables The Prayer – Celine Dione & Andrea Bocelli Nessun Dorma – Pavarotti * Time To Say Goodbye – Sarah Brightman & Andrea Boccelli *

SOME MORE GREAT SONGS:

1. Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley 2. The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff 3. Many Rivers to Cross -Jimmy Cliff 4. Young Gifted and Black -Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths 5. If Jah is Standing by my Side -Tony Rebel 6. Bob Marley – Songs of Freedom 7. Man in the Mirror -Michael Jackson 8. No Boundaries -Kris Allen 9. If You’re Out There- John Legend 10. Waiting on the World to Change -John Mayer

11. I’ve Got Soul But I’m Not A Soldier -The Killers 12. Everybody Is Free To Wear Sunscreen-Baz

Luhrmann 13. One Love – Bob Marley 14. Walk Hard – Dewey Cox 15. Champion – Kanye West 16. Stronger – Kanye West 17. Hold On – Yolanda Adams 18. You Can Get It If You Really Want-Jimmy Cliff 19. I Believe – Yolanda Adams 20. Hero – Mariah Carey

21. Unwritten -Natasha Bedingfield 22. What a Feeling – Flashdance 23. What A Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong 24. We Will Rock You | We Are the Champions-Queen 25. Life  – G Whizz 26. Cup of Life – Ricky Martin 27. Step by Step – Whitney Houston 28. I’m On My Way – The Proclaimers 29. I’ve Got the Power – Snap 30. it’s My Life – Bon Jovi 31. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves

32. I Believe I Can Fly – R. Kelly 33. You Gotta Be – Des’ree 32. When You Believe – Mariah Carey/ Whitney Houston 33. I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor 34. You Gotta Want it – Roberta Gold 35. What a Feeling-Irene Cara 36. Till I Collapse – Eminem 37. Simply The Best-Tina Turner 38. This is The Moment – Moody Blues 39. Remember The Name – Fort Minor 40. Reach – Gloria Estefan

51. Another One Bites the Dust-Queen 52. Let’s Go – Lil Jon feat. Trick Daddy and Twista 53. World’s Greatest – R. Kelly 54. When You Were Young – The Killers 55. Hell 4 a hustler – Tupac 56. Dont Push Me – 50 cent 57. Wild Thing – The Togg 58. On the Eve of War- Jedi Mind Tricks 59. Can’t be Touched- Roy Jones Jr 60. Lil Jon – Throw It Up

41. Mighty Wings – Cheap Trick 42. Dream Big – David Cook 43. One thousand million smiles-Sudirman 44. Raise to The Occasion – Sizzla 45. Lose Yourself – Eminem 46. It’s My Life – Bon Jov 47. The Storm is Over Now R. Kelly 48. Defying Gravity – Elpheba 49. Gonna Fly Now – Bill Conti 50. Gaza Tonight- Michael Heart

61. Hustling – Rick Ross 62. We Ready – Archie 63. Never Scared – Bone Crusher 64. Who Let the Dogs Out- 65. Wake Up – Rage Against The Machine 66. Let The Bridges Burn – Killswitch Engage 67. Animals – Nickelback 68. Let’s Go – Trick Daddy 69. Let The Bodies Hit The Floor – Drowning Pool 70. Down With The Sickness – Disturbed

71. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Nirvana 72. Back In Black – AC/DC 73. Welcome to the Jungle – Guns N Roses 74. For the Love of Money – The O’Jays 75. With My Own Two Hands – Ben Harper 76. Be Somebody – Fort Minor 77. Drive – Incubus 78. Raise a Little Hell  – Trooper 79. I Want it All – Queen 80. Highway to The Dangerzone -  Kenny Logins

81. Let’s Get It Started – Black Eye Peas 82. Pick Up The Pieces – Average White Band 83. Zombie Nation – Kernkraft 400 84. Jammin’ – Bob Marley 85. Equal Rights – Peter Tosh 86. Wonderful World, Beautiful People – Jimmy Cliff 87. Love Is My Religion – Ziggy Marley 88. Better Must Come – Delroy Wilson 89. Tomorrow People – Ziggy Marley

90. I Am Not Afraid – Etana 91. Winner- Konshens 92. This Is Why I’m Hot – Mims 93. Livin on a Prayer – Bon Jovi 94. Express Yourself – Madonna 95. Broken Wings – Mister Mister 96. Invincible – Pat Benetar 97. Dream Away – Babyface & Lisa Stanfield 98. Power of the Dream – Celine Dion 99. Pump It – The Black Eyed Peas 100. Heal The World – Various Artists