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Share your favourite songs that send a positive message!

Posted by Rich in Music

As we discussed in one of our first-ever bounties here on JAMS, music can say things that are unique to this art form, or at least say them in a way that is uniquely potent. In this bounty we're looking for songs that use this power to send a positive message.

As with other song-sharing bounties, your submission must include all the following:

The name of the song;
A third-party link to a version of the song so we can enjoy it (Spotify is fine, as is the official video on YouTube);
A few words from you about what the song represents and why you think it's so effective in sending a positive message.

The best 20 submissions get $2 apiece!

Task: Tell us one or more of your favourite songs that send a positive message, tell us how, and share a link to them

Format: Written (any length) with third-party links

How to submit a written entry:

Hit the 'submit to this bounty' button just below this description - do not use the reply button unless you just want to comment on the thread, as replies will not be counted as entries!
Add a written response and feel free to include images.

How to submit a third-party link:

Hit the 'submit to this bounty' button just below this description - do not use the reply button unless you just want to comment on the thread, as replies will not be counted as entries!
Add the link you'd like to share. If it's a video link, be sure to click the 'expand' button so we can view the video on Just About.
Add a few sentences of context or commentary on the video or its creator.

Once the deadline closes, we’ll pick up to 20 submissions, award $2 to each of the winners, and may share them as curated content.

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Created at 3:09pm, 14th June, 2024. Page last updated at 11:00am, 24th June, 2024.
Deadline at 11:00pm, 20th June, 2024.

Submissions (18)

Asim6/20/2024

Sounds super random but its a song on John Cena's album from the mid 2000's. I Couldn't afford the 40 euros as a kid but when i got spotify and listened to it on 2016 his song "Right Now" has one of my favourite positive lyrics

Fear nothing
Take Chances
Not afraid to fail
Always making advances

I think these lyrics are incredibly powerful and positive because we see failure as a negative thing when it can be super positive

TheGreatestBanana126/20/2024

Won$2

Colbie Caillat - Try

This is one of my favourite artists and this song in particular tries to send a positive message.

The positive message this song tries to convey is that its ok to be just you and that you don't always need to do things like change your appearance and make an effort to get people to like you.

Lanah Tyra6/18/2024

Won$2

Warkings - Never Surrender

One of my favourite songs from Warkings. I love power metal because of the energy of the songs, but this one is especially close to my heart due to the Norse mythology theme. The song is a battle cry of Norseman going into war, knowing they have Valhalla waiting for them if they die in a glorious battle.

Never surrender, no one will remember
Your name will be lost in the past
Never surrender, no one will remember
Your heart and soul, written in blood

But the song sends a very strong message in our current times as well. If you give up, no one will remember you. Find your "Valhalla", a goal you want to reach, and don't give up until you got there.

Scrbzy6/18/2024

Won$2

A song that's had a special place in my heart for while now is 'Ottolenghi' by British rapper Loyle Carner.

Released back in 2019, Ottolenghi was written by Loyle after an experience he had whilst on the train. He overheard a conversation between a little girl and her mother where the girl asked if the sun would come back after it had started raining.

Loyle himself has said that the conversation became a powerful metaphor to him, where he compared his feelings to the sun and rain. In layman's terms, his happiness being the sun and his sadness the rain.

The song just sounds cosy and soft, like a warm hug, but It's the chorus sung by Jordan Rakei that I find particularly powerful.

Born and raised
Made attempts to crawl away
Find a way to exist and hide your face, some relate
Leave everything in yesterday

Leave everything in yesterday

It's this lyric that I recite to myself if I'm ever having a tough day, I don't see it as a message to bury and forget about the past, I see it as encouragement to live in the present, and to make the most of it.

The song serves as a reminder to me that the sun will come out again, even it's a particularly rainy day, and it’s a reminder that as important as the past may be, it’s okay for me to try and “leave everything in yesterday.”

SpecialEffectLiam6/18/2024

Dear Mr President - P!NK

Basically anything by P!NK could go in here but I'm settling on this one because not only is it a really meaningful song to so many people but it's also a stunning vocal by a deeply underrated artist!