[2025] Go for it! Popular Uplifting and Motivational Western Songs

BirdlandMaynard Ferguson

Maynard Ferguson – Birdland

It’s an incredibly uplifting song.

The original piece was composed by a group called Weather Report.

However, my favorite arrangement is by Maynard Ferguson, a trumpet player from Quebec, Canada.

There are various accounts about his early life, but it’s said he started playing the trumpet around the age of 13.

Gracias A La VidaMercedes Sosa

Mercedes Sosa – Gracias A La Vida

Composed by Violeta Parra, this is a representative piece of folkloric music, and here I’ve included the version sung by Mercedes Sosa.

The lyrics mean “Thank you to life,” and as a listener, it’s something that truly hits close to home.

RideMia Rodriguez

Mia Rodriguez – Ride (Official Visualizer)

A song brimming with positive energy and confidence has arrived from Australia’s rising singer-songwriter, Mia Rodriguez.

Showcasing her distinctive dark-pop style, this track sings about finding what you want and having the strong will to claim it.

Released in February 2024, the song fully demonstrates Rodriguez’s talent, which rapidly gained attention starting on social media.

Its lyrics, symbolizing challenges and the deepening of relationships, inspire self-belief and the courage to pursue your dreams.

Give it a listen when you need strength to face difficulties.

True FaithNew Order

New Order – True Faith (1987) (Official Music Video) [HD REMASTERED]

This is a song used as background dance music in the film American Psycho.

It makes listeners’ hearts leap, yet its lyrics offer deep insights about faith.

The music video evokes memories of watching Super Sentai shows and stirs a cool, determined fighting spirit.

ImagineThe Beatles

IMAGINE. (Ultimate Mix, 2020) – John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band (with the Flux Fiddlers) HD

There are actually various theories about who made the Beatles’ “Imagine,” and there’s a story that Yoko Ono recently claimed she created it herself.

Yoko Ono’s presence as an artist isn’t widely known, but much of her work is quite avant-garde.

For now, I’ve decided to treat it as a Beatles song here.

SOULSUCKERWaterparks

Waterparks – SOULSUCKER (Official Music Video)

Skillfully blending elements of pop punk and emo, this work vividly portrays the pains of youth and the journey of self-discovery.

It’s a track from Waterparks’ album “INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY 2: LOST IN THE PROPERTY,” released in May 2024, featuring striking lyrics that grapple with religious guilt and the struggle for self-understanding.

Alongside its energetic sound, the song encourages the courage to face one’s inner darkness.

It’s a perfect track for moments when you want to confront yourself or fire yourself up.

With their appearance at Slam Dunk Festival 2024 confirmed, anticipation is high for how it will sound live.

NutrockerELP

Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Nut Rocker – Live in Switzerland, 1970

A classic progressive rock album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, also featured in Takayuki Tatsumi’s The Philosophy of Progressive Rock.

The grand, majestic arrangement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition and Keith Emerson’s brilliant keyboards are striking, but what the author liked most was track 12 on the album, Nutrocker, an arrangement of The Nutcracker.