AskMe songs about courage

December 15, 2011 4:41 PM

Help me find a particular AskMe about music?

Someone surely has to have asked for a list of songs of courage and determination to help them deal with life's slings and arrows, but I can't find it. Can you help?

posted by b33j to MetaFilter-Related at 4:41 PM (14 comments total)

Here's one.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:00 PM on December 15, 2011

Jesus Christ, how can that have been five years ago? What the hell.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:02 PM on December 15, 2011 [2 favorites]

Five years, nine months actually. But don't worry abou tit.
posted by Tell Me No Lies at 5:10 PM on December 15, 2011

No wonder I'm so tired all the time, with the clocks and calendars all conspiring against me.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:19 PM on December 15, 2011

Thank you b33j for the question and Wolfdog for the link, I could stand to hear some of those songs right about now.
posted by headnsouth at 5:30 PM on December 15, 2011

Perfect! I knew someone would know. Thanks very much Wolfdog!
posted by b33j at 5:36 PM on December 15, 2011

This seems like it would belong until you get to the last line. It suits me a little better when I'm in that mood, though.
posted by Wolfdog at 5:38 PM on December 15, 2011

I'm flabbergasted that "Prince Charming" by Adam & the Ants (warning: possibly the stupidest music video ever made) isn't on that huge list.
posted by Sys Rq at 5:41 PM on December 15, 2011

Another.
posted by John Cohen at 5:53 PM on December 15, 2011

some of these fit

YOU'RE THE BEST! AROUND!
posted by The Whelk at 6:26 PM on December 15, 2011

Yep, that sure works too, thanks.
posted by b33j at 7:37 PM on December 15, 2011

Judges' ruling: are we also suggesting such songs in here, as well as suggesting threads we know of? (Because I got some.)
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 5:54 AM on December 16, 2011

Oh, I'd like to see more songs, yes, if it's okay to turn this into a pseudo askme, otherwise also happy to post an askme?
posted by b33j at 2:27 PM on December 16, 2011

then you need the late Stan Rogers' Mary Ellen Carter.

And you, to whom adversity has dealt the final blow
With smiling bastards lying to you everywhere you go
Turn to, and put out all your strength of arm and heart and brain
And like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

Rise again, rise again—though your heart it be broken
Or life about to end.
No matter what you've lost, be it a home, a love, a friend,
Like the Mary Ellen Carter, rise again.

posted by mephron at 4:47 AM on December 19, 2011