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Old 31-01-2006, 18:37
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no, not arousing

I love rousing songs. You know, the ones that lift your spirits, stir your soul and motivate you or bring out some real emotion. Things like 'You raise me up' (though now its highly over-played)

so, care to recommend any that I may not have heard of, but really move you?
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Old 31-01-2006, 20:59
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Dionne Warwick did an incredible live version of Stevie Wonder's 'For once in my life'. It starts out very quiet and restrained but by the end of it she's really belting it out and you can't help but join in and feel the world's a better place.

If Westlife were singing it, they wouldn't just be standing up from their stools, they'd be waving them round their head and then throwing them into the audience.
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Old 01-02-2006, 22:39
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Marvin Gaye.... "What's going On"
Absolutely beautiful record, that never fails to tug at me!
The Carpenters also brought out some lovely tracks, like....
"Superstar"
"Hurting each other"
"Yesterday once More"
"Close to You"
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Old 01-02-2006, 22:53
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Jennifer Rush- Power of Love
Abba-Dancing Queen, Eagle
Sash-Ecuador
2 Unlimited- No Limit
Kate Bush- Wuthering Heights, Aerial
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Old 01-02-2006, 22:57
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At the moment (and I'm not succumbing to the hype), I Bet You Look On the Dancefloor really rouses me atm; the way it gets louder and louder ("FROM NINETEEN EIGHTY FOUUURRRRR!") has much more effect on me than pish like Westlife.
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Old 01-02-2006, 23:02
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The Crazy Frog always gets my blood boiling- real adrenaline boost.
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Old 02-02-2006, 04:33
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51st State by New Model Army still stirs 80's angst in me.
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Old 02-02-2006, 09:14
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Fix you - Coldplay does that for me at the moment.

Partly because it is a really soul stirring record, partly because of the video, but also because I saw them play it at Glastonbury which has added to the emotion of the song for me!
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Old 02-02-2006, 09:22
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RATM - Killing In The Name, Bullet In The Head and Wake Up
Pearl Jam - Go
De La Soul - Say No Go
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Old 02-02-2006, 15:11
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Originally Posted by marleys
Fix you - Coldplay does that for me at the moment.

Partly because it is a really soul stirring record, partly because of the video, but also because I saw them play it at Glastonbury which has added to the emotion of the song for me!
Makes me want to go on a mass killing spree. In fact all of Coldplays' records do that to me.
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Old 02-02-2006, 18:05
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Foo Fighters - Resolve

It's a very happy song...I think I should get one of those song alarm clocks and have this on in the morning...
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Old 02-02-2006, 23:04
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For me, theres quite a few...
Fix You by Coldplay - has to be the live version, i cant help singing along (badly) at the top of my voice!
Angels by Robbie (esp when he did it at Knebworth)
and i have a couple of sad ones to admit... back for good by take that and the ORIGINAL baywatch theme cheer me up no end....and im first on the dancefloor if i hear baywatch! xxx
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Old 02-02-2006, 23:14
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I would Walk 500 miles Proclaimers , now thats rousing.
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