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Do you have any songs that just smack you with inspiration? Maybe the first or fiftieth time you heard them? I want to know! I love songs that just fill people with a wave of inspiration and don't worry about sticking to lyric-less instrumentals. The song Jack Sparrow by Left Boy is, I believe, a trap song. Not my normal area of music, it's modern and tech-y sounding with lyrics and I still got insane inspiration from it!

This isn't really for inspiration, but the song Nothing Left to Say by Imagine Dragons always makes me feel calmer, and that helps me write better.

Oh god I love imagine dragons!! Bleeding out is a big one for me, it gives me a lot of angsty feels for when I need to write scenes like that!

Yup! Anything in Night Visions or Smoke + Mirrors is really good!

Maybe it's a different kind of music but here are some that lift me up sometimes:

Storms in Africa 2 (Enya)

I can't remember the name of it but that "I get knocked down, but I get up again" song with the hilarious name

I hope you dance (Lee Anne Womack)

The Sign (Ace of Base)

Everything's Alright (from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar)

Carry On (the Cranberries)

Don't Analyze (the Cranberries)


"Appalachian Spring" by Aaron Copeland

"Fanfare for the Common Man" by Aaron Copeland

"Simple Things" the version by Jewel

"Hands" by Jewel

"All you need is love" Beatles, of course

"Here Comes the Sun" the Beatles!

"Imagine by john Lennon and respect by Aretha Franklin. The bar I worked at had a great jukebox.

Imagine all the people, sharin all the world...yoo who...oooh.... *sings along*

Good song

"Unwritten" By Natasha Bedingfield.
This song is my JAM, and my absolute life song.
It's especially potent for writers like us

Call me a loser but I lost my MIND when this came out.

I've a few.

"The Last Stand", by Sabaton
"Last Dying Breath", also by Sabaton
"Stand By Me", rewritten by Florence + The Machine
"Bohemian Rhapsody", by Queen (I love this one!)
"Welcome to the Jungle", by Guns N' Roses (I love this one too!)
"Duel of the Fates" and "Battle of the Heroes", composed by John Williams
And finally!...
"Aerith's Theme" and "One-Winged Angel", composed by Nobuo Uematsu (I really love these two!)

I just watched Small Foot and I loooved Zendaya's Wonderful Life!

three days grace - time of dying

next one is a nightcore (sorry if you don't like nightcore just listen the normal one but i think i prefer the nightcore),
this song gives me power to not give up
Nightcore - let it burn
Citizen Soldier - Let it Burn (this is the original one if you don't like nightcore)

The next one is a rap but it has so much meaning in it and this is the only rap I like
NF - Remember This

"Lie to Me", "Unstoppable" and "Hold Me Now" by Red -All time favorite band
"Demons" and "Get Well" by Icon for Hire
"Face Everything and Rise" by Papa Roach
"Ribcage" by Andy Black
"House of Memories" by Panic! at the Disco
"Monster" by Skillet
"This Means War" by Nickleback
"Traitor" and "Waiting for Superman" by Daughtry
"Angel of Darkness" by Alex C. (Feat Yasmin K)
So many more...

But my favorites:
"Santuary" from Kingdom Hearts by Utada Hikaru and Inertia's cover version of it.
And "Simple and Clean (Plantib Remix)" from Kingdom Hearts by Utada Hikaru

I've got some guilty pleasures in this list, and some really common ones.

• "Rise" by Katy Perry
• "It's all the same", "you're going down", "Riptide", and "Odd one" by Sick Puppies
• "This means war" Nickelback
• "Throne" by Bring Me The Horizon
• "Indestructable" and "Sound of Silence(cover)", "stupify", "stricken", "are you ready" by Disturbed
• "Naked", "Can I be him", and "you deserve better" by James Arthur
• "Mordred's Lullaby" by Heather Dale
• "Hate me" and "Je'tadore" by Eurielle
• "If you fall I will carry you" by Efisio Cross
• "Song of Durin" by Eurielle as well
• "Girl like you" Maroon 5, they actually have a lot of songs I really like for writing.
• Everything Jessie J is perfection and I won't take any blasphemy about her.
• "God is a woman", "No tears left behind", "Breathin'", "Into You", "Love me Harder", and many more by Airana Grande
• "Without Me", "Alone", "Bad at Love", "Sorry", "Colors", "Him & I", and "Strangers" by Halsey.
• "Young Blood" 5 seconds of summer
• "Closer" and "Paris" Chainsmokers
• "In my blood", "Nothin Holdin Me Back", and "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes

I listen to a LOT of music through out my day, while working, and while writing. Most of these songs are going to definitely be part of my evening and more than likely playing in the background while I'm writing. Some songs have completely inspired characters, starters, and even entire roleplays.

Also, anything Sam Smith, unless it's that new one he's done with Calvin Harris... I'm so upset about him being auto-tuned. SO UPSET. Ruined his voice, but I love everything about Sam Smith. lol Okay, I'm done now.

Music is quite inspiring. Right now I've been listening to old high school favourites as it inspires e to remember things from my school daze and I use them in my school RP. Here are a few albums that have me inspired over the last couple weeks:

• Rolling Stones ~ Sticky Fingers (Thank you SexySultryBabe for bringing this one back into my mind)
• Led Zeppelin ~ Physical Graffiti
• Bob Dylan ~ Blood on the Tracks
• Cream ~ Disraeli Gears
• Black Sabbath ~ Master of Reality

Being a musician I'm playing both versions of "blood on the tracks" plus "desire" by Bob Dylan thanks to dunedain ranger.

You have really great taste in music

love the dylan and the zepplein. John Paul Jones great bassist 💪🎸.

Somewhat questionable band name, but seriously. This song.