MUSIC
Music conveys a message in a unique and memorable way. Here are various songs whose lyrics reinforce
the importance of the On Course Principles. Additionally, you'll find a list of instrumental music that can
be used to set the right mood for various activities. You will find lyrics at http://www.lyricsworld.com.
Getting On Course
Success: Bonnie Raitt
Your Life is Now: John Mellencamp
Self-Responsibility
My Way: Frank Sinatra (also Aretha Franklin
and Paul Anka)
Poor, Poor Pitiful Me: Terri Clark (also
Linda Ronstadt) (Note: Victims' national
anthem)
Responsibility: Mxpx (Note: They don't
want it)
One Moment in Time: Whitney Houston
Get Over It: Don Henley
Self-Motivation
Reach: Gloria Estefan
When You Wish Upon a Star: Louis
Armstrong (also Michael Feinstein and Leon
Redbone)
The Power of the Dream: Celine Dion
Live Your Dream: Athena Cage
River of Dreams: Billy Joel
The Impossible Dream: Luther Vandross
(also Smothers Brothers--a comedy version)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow: Eva Cassidy
Self-Management
Step by Step: Whitney Houston
Do It or Die: Atlanta Rhythm Section
The River: Garth Brooks
Can't Give Up Now: Mary, Mary
Nick of Time: Bonnie Rait
Oh, How the Years Go By: Vanessa Williams
Never Give Up: Common Sense
Nothin's Gonna Stop Us Now: Jefferson
Starship
No Time to Kill: Clint Black
Interdependence
We're in This Together: Simply Red
My One True Friend: Bette Middler
Friends: Dion Warwick, Elton John, et. al.
I Will Remember You: Sarah McLachlan
All by Myself: Celine Dion (from the Victim's
viewpoint)
Wind Beneath My Wings: Bette Middler
(also Willie Nelson)
You've Got a Friend: James Taylor
With a Little Help from My Friends:
Beatles (also Joe Cocker)
I'll Stand by You: The Pretenders
Lean on Me: Bill Withers (also Club
Neauveau)
Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Paul Simon
(also Russell Watson)
Before the Night is Over: Gaelic Storm
Self-Awareness
I Can See Clearly Now: Johnny Nash (also
Ann Murray and Jimmy Cliff)
Miles Away: Marc Cohn
When You Believe: Whitney Houston and
Mariah Carey
Wherever You Go (There You Are): Clint
Black
Life-Long Learning
It's in Every One of Us: David Pomeranz
Teach Your Children Well: Crosby, Stills,
Nash, and Young
Dig Down Deep: Marc Cohn
You Learn: Alanis Morisette
Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man: Randy
Travis
Emotional Intelligence
New Attitude: Patti Labelle
Forgiving You Was Easy: Kris Kristofferson
or Willie Nelson
Give Me My Rapture: Van Morrison
On the Sunny Side of the Street: Willie
Nelson
Don't Worry, Be Happy: Bobby McFerrin
Get Over It: Don Henley
Secret of Life: James Taylor
Mike and the Mechanics: In the Living Years
Why Walk When You Can Fly: Mary ChapinCarpenter
What a Wonderful World: Louis Armstrong
(also Eva Cassidy)
Self-Esteem
I Believe in You: Stephen Fisk
I Believe in You: Amanda Marshall (same
title, different song)
I Believe I Can Fly: R. Kelly
Hero: Mariah Carey
There's a Winner in You: Patti LaBelle
Believe in Yourself: from The Wiz
Pride (A Deeper Love): Aretha Franklin
All That You Have is Your Soul: Tracy
Chapman
This Little Life of Mine: Raffi
Man in the Mirror: Rockapella (also Michael
Jackson)
We Are The Champions: Queen
Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now: McFadden &
Whitehead
Heroes Live Forever: 2002 Olympics Album
Instrumentals (for creating a mood)
Angelic Music: Iasos
Prince of Tides (Soundtrack)
Lord of the Dance
Baby Loves Baroque
Cider House Rules (Soundtrack)
Brahams Waltz in A flat for Orchestra
The Legend of Bagger Vance (Soundtrack)
Staying On Course
I play classical music for the first ten minutes of every class while my students write in their journals. The music
helps them to focus, and it establishes clear times and boundaries for activities. --Jean Zipke, Director, Academic
Support Services, Wesley College, Delaware
From ON COURSE STUDENT SUCCESS STRATIGIES