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Inspiration to get your ass in gear part 2 feat. Bon Jovi’s It’s My Life, Keep The Faith and Have a Nice Day

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Well, my previous post is about how songs can actually get you in the mood not to give in your dreams and it gives Poison’s Cry Tough as an example. The song is fast, hopeful and it  just tells you not to give up. The fact that the band came from nowhere and went to the top of the charts through persistence and hard work  makes the lyrics credible.

You may not know Poison. But I’m pretty sure you have heard of  Bon Jovi. Don’t dismiss them because rock isn’t your thing or because their sound is just too “soft” for you. They have songs in a lot of genres (hard rock, classic rock, pop-rock, country rock, glam rock…), and they have written songs about almost all aspects of life. Don’t think about the ballads. Please, we are not going to talk about “Always” here. But, if you are thinking of  the chorus from their hit song “It’s my life”, great! You are exactly where I need you to be. The whole song is about not giving up and standing your ground. In fact, this song is only one example from the band. They are huge on songs that encourage you to work on your dreams.

Here is a part of  “It’s my life“:

It’s my life  – And it’s now or never
I ain’t gonna live forever , I just want to live while I’m alive
(It’s my life)
My heart is like an open highway – Like Frankie said
I did it my way, I just want to live while I’m alive ,’Cause it’s my life

Better stand tall when they’re calling you out
Don’t bend, don’t break, baby, don’t back down

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOfaYFIHt1g&feature=fvst  this is for the song’s video.

They might have sold over 100,000,000 records (yes, it is the official number) but it’s not like success fell on their laps. Frontman Jon Bon Jovi worked at odd jobs, he even sold shoes. (I am saying “even” – if you remember the old sitcom Married with Children, the shoe selling thing might put a smile on your face.) He cleaned the floors on a record studio and didn’t get paid for it. Instead he just recorded his demos. One of the demos got him a record deal and a band. But what made Bon Jovi huge is actually another song that tells you to keep hanging on no matter what: Living on a Prayer. This is the video of the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUSDS9pkA2Y&feature=fvst

Oh and the chorus goes something like this:

Whooah, were half way there
Livin on a prayer
Take my hand and well make it – I swear
Livin on a prayer

 

Not to mention, they have written Keep The Faith (it tells you to “keep the faith: you know youre gonna live thru the rain” ) and Have a Nice Day , whose chorus goes:

Ohhh, if there’s one thing I hang onto,
That gets me through the night.
I ain’t gonna do what I don’t want to,
I’m gonna live my life.
Shining like a diamond, rolling with the dice,
Standing on the ledge, I show the wind how to fly.
When the world gets in my face,
I say, Have A Nice Day.
Have A Nice Day

link to Keep the Faith: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6U5gJZh5u2Y&feature=fvst

link to Have a Nice Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UheKmPY1mNw&feature=fvst

ENJOY!

 

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Inspiration to get your ass in gear – when you are working to reach your dreams

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Did that sound rude? I am just trying to be helpful, and trust me I do whatever I can to get my own ass in gear. What really motivates me is music. Whatever your dreams are, I think the right songs can really help. But I am talking about fast, energetic songs that will make you want to move, make you want to take action. So it is great if you like music, regardless of the kind. But wanting to dance isn’t enough. So if you want your own life-coaching in songs, stick to rock. No, I’m serious. And with rock, let’s get specific. If you are looking to get depressed, Radiohead is lovely. Grunge music can also help you to get lost in the misery of it all. Hell, metal is great for head-banging and letting go of your anger. But, if you -like me- pay attention to they lyrics, rock music (mostly glam rock, hard- rock and classic rock) is a great way to give you the push you need. Let me give some examples:

–  Band: Poison,  Song: Cry tough

Its lyrics talk about about dreams;m about how persistent you have to be in order to reach them. Now, before I give the lyrics and the link to the video for the song, here’s why you should take this song seriously (and why it might be hard for you to do it) : Poison is rock band that made it big in the 80s. And by big, I mean they became one of the biggest-selling rock bands in the world.  Your dream probably has got nothing to do with making it big as a band. But a dream is a dream and becoming a widely known, top-selling band is not a piece of cake. The band members have tons of cash, popularity, chicks, millions of fans and freedom, but they didn’t start out that way. There was a time they actually had to crash at a launderette because they couldn’t afford rent. But they worked their butts off and never gave up. Now they are just enjoying the upside of the ride. Cry Tough is one of my favorite motivators. It’s not slow and definitely not hard- meaning you can take the sound even if you are not a rock fan. The catch? Just brace yourself for some awful 80s fashion. Hell, I like 80s rock but this video might be too much even for me. But remember: they might look funny, but they made it. Millions love their work.  20 years later, they are still together and still loved.

Lyrics:

Remember the nights we sat  and talked about all our dreams
Well little did we know then they were more distant than they seemed
Well I knew it, you knew it too
The things we’d go through, we knew the things we had to do
to make it, baby.

You gotta cry tough out on the streets
To make your dreams happen
You gotta cry out, out to the world
To make them all come true.

Life ain’t no easy ride, at least that’s what I am told
Sometimes the rainbow baby, is better than the pot of gold
You’ve got to stick it out, whether you’re wrong or right
And you can’t give in without a fight, to make it baby

for the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjB65dUu_ws

 

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Poison, now. They make even harder, faster rock at their 40s.

 

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DEF LEPPARD: oh, yeah!!!

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What is your favorite thing about England- or Britain for that matter? My answer is simple: DEF LEPPARD.

Def Leppard was founded in 1977, in Sheffield. It consisted of 5 guys who chose to become musicians instead of opting for working in a factory-luckily for both them and us. Today the band still maintains three of the 5 original line-up and keeps on rocking. They’re huge, they are glamorous and well; they rock. How they go to be big, and how they reached their current line-up and most of all how they kept together amaze the fans that know the whole story. Here we go:

The original 5- from left to right: Pete Willis, Steve Clark, Joe Elliot, Rick Allen, Rick Savage
The original 5- from left to right: Pete Willis, Steve Clark, Joe Elliot, Rick Allen, Rick Savage

I am really not going to go into specific dates. The point is Willis was the first and last to be kicked out of the band. Phil Collen replaced Willis. With Collen’s arrival, and probably also with the times, glam really showed its presence.

left to right: Rick Savage (Bass-guitar), Joe Elliot (vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitars), Steve Clark (guitars)
left to right: Rick Savage (Bass-guitar), Joe Elliot (vocals), Rick Allen (drums), Phil Collen (guitars), Steve Clark (guitars)
What were they thinking? Good old 80s...
What were they thinking? Good old 80s...

So you have a bunch of rockers who perform to big audiences, sell a good number of records and have an increasing number of fans.

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But then something terrible happened. And terrible is possibly the understatement of the year.

Drummer Rick Allen had a car accident that cost him an arm. An amazing thing is they all coped with together. More amazingly, Rick continued to play in the band-as the drummer, having designed a drum kit that tranfers the function of the lost arm to be used by his foot.

Rick Allen, still rockin'
Rick Allen, still rocking.
However, although Rick overcame his struggle, Steve Clark couldn’t manage to handle his own. Having been struggling with alcoholism, the band lost their friend to alcoholism. Later on, the band got a new member: Vivian Campbell.So with Vivian’s arrival the band then had its permanent line-up. second one on the left: Vivian So after kicking one member out and replacing him, supporting their one-armed drummer back to life and overcoming the loss of a close friend and replacing him, one of the oldest members had to deal with a personal trouble. Bass player Rick Savage had facial paralysis. You see, it is never a walk in the park to lose the control of one side of your face completely. And even though, it healed in time, Savage got back the 70% of that side of his face. It can not be easy having to deal with the condition when you were considered to be a sex god. You see, Savage used to be one of the most beautiful men in rock. Although he is in no terms ugly, the difference between “before” and after” is not due to age, but the condition called Bell’s Palsy.R. Savage. The pictures don’t do him justice.
What was I saying? Oh yes- Savage used to be hot, hot and hot. And if you think I’m being superficial, don’t. An actual, stupid interviewer has asked him and I quote: “…I could imagine going from the position that you were in — from ultimate rock sex god to….” Yep. He was asked that.
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Rick is said to show the leftover symptoms more when he is tired
After. Rick is said to show the leftover symptoms more when he is tired
Rick, after the paralysis
Rick, after the paralysis
Despite everything, the band didn’t break-up. And boy I am glad they did not. Sure they had some weird turns with their music. From hard-rock (High n’ dry) to glam (Adrenalize), from alternative (Slang) to soft/pop rock (X) to rock roots (cover album Yeah) again…There have been songs that I found a little off and there were many songs I adored. Through my teens, I kept watching their videos and crossed fingers that one day I’d be able to see this amazing band live. And finally, in 2006, I got the chabce to see them at a rock festival in Sweden, during their Yeah tour.
I have the memories and the concert t-shirt.
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FOR SOME CLASSIC DEF LEPPARD:
Two Steps Behind (Live)
[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMmPuEks2HE[/pro-player]
Pour some sugar on me
[pro-player width=’530′ height=’253′ type=’video’]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6652YIBzByk&feature=fvst[/pro-player]
CHEERS!
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