A kid’s movie called SING about a local version of “American Idol” used this song to fun and great effect. Taron Egerton as a singing gorilla killed it. His criminal dad in this clip thinks his son’s singing and his son are a waste of time until this moment.
The movie is a lot of fun even if you don’t have a kid to share it with.
Marilynn, that was such an adorable video! Gotta put SING on my watch list.
Love that song, Debbie!
“Here we are, trying not to fall, reaching out to each other, Love will conquer all.”
-Lionel Ritchie
At least that’s my hope. And it resonates in me far beyond the romantic sense.
I so hear ya, Louis. Perfect song for a mantra!
“Step by Step”
— Whitney Houston
— New Kids on the Block
Good one, Harald!
Good Day Sunshine, The Beatles
Good one, Terry!
I can remember the nights by the strand in Tripoli
We were so much cooler then
I had you and my poetry to protect me
We were so much younger then
Tom Cochrane, “White Hot”
Nice one, Mike!
Superstition by Stevie
Great tune, Doc!
“The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part.”
“The Waiting,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
This song has been my personal anthem/mantra for many years. I heard Petty interviewed about it, and how his creative process took a long while to create a song from the chorus. So, to my mind, the song speaks to the waiting part of the creative process in a very immediate way.
Linda Rondstadt’s cover is also superb–I listen to that along with the original (and the live version) when I need to motivate myself and hang in there in my writing endeavors.
I agree, Dale. Perfect mantra!
There are many. But I keep coming back to this.
“Everything is going to be alright.” – Hashkiveinu arrangement by Craig Taubman.
I belonged to an online group of writers which started out as a support/information group for a new publisher which tanked very slowly, but we stayed together for over 20 years as a friends who “got” what the others were facing as writers. Every now and again, one of the writers would sell something outside of novel-length fiction. For some reason, most of us who did that were embarrassed that it was a “True Confessions” piece or a “Chicken Soup for the Whatever Soul” submission. Making money in this business is hard, and making a living at it is harder. Who cares if it isn’t The Great American Novel or a publisher that isn’t in NYC. It’s money for writing. So, we’d tell them, “Money is good.”
Hahaha. I agree, Marilynn!
Okay, I’ll play, too. My mantra, for life and writing, has always been “I Believe I Can Fly” by James Ingram. Whenever this biz beats me down, I listen to my mantra and it keeps me focused and moving forward.
I also love “The Champion” by Carrie Underwood.
For writing, my mantra is definitely:
You gotta dig a little deeper / find out what you need / dig a little deeper / blue skies and sunshine guaranteed )song from Princess and the Frog)
For the past few years, it was:
Who taught you how to hate / cause it isn’t in your blood )Who taught you how to hate by Disturbed)
At this moment, honestly, I think my mantra is simply Let It Go, cause there’s so much about the current situation I can’t control.
Very true, AZAli. Let It Go fits 2020/2021 to a tee.
“Life ain’t easy for a boy named Sue” – The Man In Black 😉
Hahaha. Ain’t that the truth, Garry! It’s no picnic for girls, either. #kidding In many ways, I’ve been blessed. 🙂
It isn’t a song but it’s from Galaxy Quest – “Never give up! Never surrender!”
If you could choose one line from a song and adopt it as your mantra, what would it be? Please include title and artist.
Taking care of business and working overtime. – Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Love it, Jim! Great song, too. 🙂
OH! That’s a great question. But there are so many wonderful songs I’ll have to think on it for a while. So much to choose from! 😎
So true, Brenda! Okie doke. We’ll circle back to you. 🙂
I’m Still Standing by Elton John.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCYVLVpiQJs
A kid’s movie called SING about a local version of “American Idol” used this song to fun and great effect. Taron Egerton as a singing gorilla killed it. His criminal dad in this clip thinks his son’s singing and his son are a waste of time until this moment.
https://youtu.be/uKSxRGggzkU
The movie is a lot of fun even if you don’t have a kid to share it with.
Marilynn, that was such an adorable video! Gotta put SING on my watch list.
Love that song, Debbie!
“Here we are, trying not to fall, reaching out to each other, Love will conquer all.”
-Lionel Ritchie
At least that’s my hope. And it resonates in me far beyond the romantic sense.
I so hear ya, Louis. Perfect song for a mantra!
“Step by Step”
— Whitney Houston
— New Kids on the Block
Good one, Harald!
Good Day Sunshine, The Beatles
Good one, Terry!
I can remember the nights by the strand in Tripoli
We were so much cooler then
I had you and my poetry to protect me
We were so much younger then
Tom Cochrane, “White Hot”
Nice one, Mike!
Superstition by Stevie
Great tune, Doc!
“The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you get one more yard
You take it on faith, you take to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part.”
“The Waiting,” Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
This song has been my personal anthem/mantra for many years. I heard Petty interviewed about it, and how his creative process took a long while to create a song from the chorus. So, to my mind, the song speaks to the waiting part of the creative process in a very immediate way.
Linda Rondstadt’s cover is also superb–I listen to that along with the original (and the live version) when I need to motivate myself and hang in there in my writing endeavors.
I agree, Dale. Perfect mantra!
There are many. But I keep coming back to this.
“Everything is going to be alright.” – Hashkiveinu arrangement by Craig Taubman.
https://www.centralreform.org/wp-content/uploads/Hashkivenu.mp3
Rabbi Randy Fleisher, Central Reform Congregation, St. Louis, MO
OK, it does help if you have a good base to start from.
That’s a great mantra, Alan!
“The road is now calling, and I must away.”
The Last Goodbye by Billy Boyd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8ir8rVl2Z4
(Love this question, Sue!) 🙂
I’m so glad, Deb. Great mantra song!
I belonged to an online group of writers which started out as a support/information group for a new publisher which tanked very slowly, but we stayed together for over 20 years as a friends who “got” what the others were facing as writers. Every now and again, one of the writers would sell something outside of novel-length fiction. For some reason, most of us who did that were embarrassed that it was a “True Confessions” piece or a “Chicken Soup for the Whatever Soul” submission. Making money in this business is hard, and making a living at it is harder. Who cares if it isn’t The Great American Novel or a publisher that isn’t in NYC. It’s money for writing. So, we’d tell them, “Money is good.”
Hahaha. I agree, Marilynn!
Okay, I’ll play, too. My mantra, for life and writing, has always been “I Believe I Can Fly” by James Ingram. Whenever this biz beats me down, I listen to my mantra and it keeps me focused and moving forward.
I also love “The Champion” by Carrie Underwood.
For writing, my mantra is definitely:
You gotta dig a little deeper / find out what you need / dig a little deeper / blue skies and sunshine guaranteed )song from Princess and the Frog)
For the past few years, it was:
Who taught you how to hate / cause it isn’t in your blood )Who taught you how to hate by Disturbed)
At this moment, honestly, I think my mantra is simply Let It Go, cause there’s so much about the current situation I can’t control.
Very true, AZAli. Let It Go fits 2020/2021 to a tee.
“Life ain’t easy for a boy named Sue” – The Man In Black 😉
Hahaha. Ain’t that the truth, Garry! It’s no picnic for girls, either. #kidding In many ways, I’ve been blessed. 🙂
It isn’t a song but it’s from Galaxy Quest – “Never give up! Never surrender!”
Perfect mantra, Cynthia!