Recommended Western motivational songs for high school students. World-famous classics and popular hits.
Let’s listen to some uplifting Western songs! Each track has a kind of power you don’t often find in Japanese music, bursting with energy.
Many of them are easy to follow, so I highly recommend them.
If you also check lyric translation sites to look up the meanings, you might make some new discoveries.
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Recommended Western motivational songs for high school students: World classics and popular tracks (61–70)
Nothing Left To LoseMat Kearney
A track released in 2006 by American musician Mat Kearney.
It reached No.
7 on the U.S.
charts.
It has been featured in the film Catch and Release and the TV shows Jericho and Dirty Sexy Money.
Chasing RainbowsNo Use For A Name
A track that sings encouragement to live for yourself.
It was included on the album “More Betterness!” released in 1999 by the California punk rock band No Use For a Name.
The track is also known for being performed at Yellowcard concerts as a tribute to No Use For a Name.
On My WayOAR
A track with a powerful message by O.A.R., a rock band formed in Maryland in 1996.
It is included on their 2008 album All Sides, which reached No.
4 on the U.S.
charts.
Shooting StarOwl City
A positive track featuring a synth-driven intro and cheerful lyrics.
It was released in 2012 by Owl City, an American electronica project, and was used as the theme song for the movie “Escape from Planet Earth.”
Best I CanQueensryche
A track that sings about the will to overcome obstacles and achieve one’s goals.
It was released in 1991 by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche.
This up-tempo track became a hit in the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries.
ConquestThe White Stripes
A track with a lyrical message originally released by Patti Page in 1952.
The version by the American alternative rock band The White Stripes was released in 2007.
Its bullfighting-themed music video won an MTV Video Music Award.
Here I AmAsking Alexandria
A confident, honest, and open track.
It’s included on the album “The Black,” released in 2016 by the British rock band Asking Alexandria.
The album was a hit worldwide, reaching No.
4 on the charts in Australia.