The 20 most inspirational Classic Rock song lyrics to kick start your 2025
2 January 2024, 17:10 | Updated: 17 December 2024, 15:12
Need some positive affirmation? Would some kind words spur you on? Look no further than the lyrics of your favourite rock bands.
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Weather looking a bit gloomy? Can't face heading back to work? Let the words and wisdom of classic rock bands give you a January boost!
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"Why not think about times to come / And not about the things that you've done"
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop (Official Music Video) [4K Remaster]
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"We've gotta hold on to what we've got / It doesn't make a difference if we make it or not"
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
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"I consider it a challenge before the human race / And I ain't gonna lose!"
Queen - We Are The Champions
Queen - We Are The Champions (Official Video)
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"Don't lose your grip on the dreams of the past / You must fight just to keep them alive"
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger (Official HD Video)
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"And I know, baby, just how you feel / You got to roll with the punches to get to what's real"
Van Halen - Jump
Van Halen - Jump (Official Music Video)
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"Someday, girl, I don't know when / We're gonna get to that place / Where we really wanna go and we'll walk in the sun"
Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run (Official Video)
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"Lighten up while you still can / Don't even try to understand / Just find a place to make your stand and take it easy"
Eagles - Take It Easy
Eagles - Take It Easy (Live on MTV 1994) (Official Video) [HD]
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"Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run / There's still time to change the road you're on"
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven (Live at Earls Court 1975) [Official Video]
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"Maybe it's not too late / To learn how to love and forget how to hate"
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train (Official Animated Video)
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"Yeah, darlin' gonna make it happen / Take the world in a love embrace"
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild
Steppenwolf - Born To Be Wild (Easy Rider) (1969)
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"When I'm tired and thinking cold / I hide in my music, forget the day"
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Boston - More Than a Feeling (Official HD Video)
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"Rags and riches, or so they say, you gotta / Keep pushing for the fortune and fame"
Guns N'Roses - Paradise City
Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (Official Music Video)
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"Dream on, dream until your dreams come true"
Aerosmith - Dream On
Aerosmith - Dream On (Official HD Video)
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"I'll keep this world from draggin' me down / Gonna stand my ground / And I won't back down"
Tom Petty - I Won't Back Down
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down (Official Music Video)
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"Don't stop believin' / Hold on to that feelin'"
Journey - Don't Stop Believin'
Journey - Don't Stop Believin' (Live 1981: Escape Tour - 2022 HD Remaster)
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"Little darlin', it's been a long cold lonely winter / Little darlin', it feels like years since it's been here / Here comes the sun"
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun
The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun (2019 Mix)
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"The nights are getting longer, it won't be long / Won't be long 'til summer comes"
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town
Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (Official Music Video)
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"Don't you know I'm still standin' better than I ever did? / Lookin' like a true survivor, feelin' like a little kid"
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
Elton John - I'm Still Standing
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"You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes well you just might find you get what you need"
The Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want
The Rolling Stones - You Can’t Always Get What You Want (Official Video) [4K]
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"Imagine all the people / Living life in peace"
John Lennon - Imagine
IMAGINE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) - John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) HD