Cinderella's Charms: Musicotheraphy: Ten songs for not giving up

Music is one of the biggest arts but also a nice way to improve our lifes. The appropriate melody and lyrics can change your mood from insane nihilism to healthy hope. Like a true friend, music is always there when most needed. Here’s a selection of songs to stimulate the good vibes.

The Ark : It Takes A Fool To Remain Sane (Album: We Are The Ark, 2000)
Trying to be as expected from you can only result in unhappiness, but to be yourself takes courage and doing things out of common. Who cares if the rest don’t like it?

Alaska y Dinarama: A Quién Le Importa (Album: No es pecado, 1986)
It’s one of the most successful songs in Spanish music as it’s a hymn to self-determination. “Who cares about what I do/who cares about what I say/I’m like that/that’s the way I’ll follow/ I will never change”, rhymes. Every human being it’s unique and there’s not the right way to be.

Whitney Houston: The Greatest Love Of All (Album: Whitney Houston, 1985)
The greatest love of all and the most difficult to achieve is to loving oneself, as we are our most severe judge. And it’s a good self-esteem and indulgence with our mistakes that makes the difference between happiness and misery.

George Michael: Faith (Album: Faith, 1987)
“I need someone to hold me/but I’ll wait for something more”. Sometimes the desperation or the insecurity can lead to stay as we are even when we don’t like it because we are afraid of fighting for our right to happiness. If we leave a relationship, a friend, or a job we are dissatisfied with think ourselves without resources for finding a new one. But it’s just a question of time and of hard work.

Gun: Taking On The World (Album: Taking On The World, 1989)
The full album it’s a reflection about the society of late 80s, but this song it’s the resume. There are sometimes that things overwhelm you and here’s an invitation for don’t let them break you and see the other side.

Right Said Fred: I’m Too Sexy (Album: Up, 1992)
"I’m too sexy for my shirt too sexy for my shirt/ So sexy it hurts/ And I’m too sexy for Milan too sexy for Milan/New York and Japan”.A joke or not, this track has become a classic of the 90s and frequent for movies and catwalks because of its injection of narcissism, from its speedy rhythms to its ironic lyrics. Humour it’s one of the key elements for overcoming the difficulties as well as boosting our own appeals and reducing our flaws.

Whitesnake: Here I Go (Album: 1987, 1987)
“I don’t know where I’m going/but I sure know where I’ve been/hanging on promises/on songs of yesterday/and I’ve made up my mind/and I’m not wasting no more time/but here I go again”. We come alone to this world and most of times we have to make the hardest decisions. Knowing the way to go takes making mistakes over and over again.

Irene Cara: What A Feeling! (Album: Soundtrack of Flashdance, 1983)
If Flash Dance movie it’s the story of a stripper becoming a dancer, the main song performed by Irene Cara, it’s the fight of this woman and the KO to her fears. You can never get it if you don’t try. Then, what’s lesson within? “Take your passion and make it happen”, she recommends.

Sangre Azul: No Mires Atrás (Album: El silencio de la noche, 1989)
When there’s nothing that can be done, it’s time to turn the page and start again. It can be even be needed a trip for that.

Peter Gabriel&Kate Bush: Don’t Give Up (Album: So, 1986)
The song starts with a feeling of defeat. “I was taught to fight/ taught to win/ I never thought I could fail (…)/ No one wants you when you lose”. Still, afterwards listens to an inner voice that recommends him not to give up and that thing will get better.