Day 20 – A Song That You Listen To When You’re Angry

There aren't many songs that I would put under this title. When I'm angry, I generally don't want to listen to music. But there are some songs that get me in the fighting spirit. You know, those songs that make you say, I don't care who or what is against me, I'm going to stand up for what I believe. Here are two of those songs.

I Won't Back Down:

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers:

You just have to read the lyrics to this song to understand why this is one of those songs that gets me in the fighting mood. This is a song about knowing the right thing and standing up for it no matter what. The original version is by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and I like it a lot, but I also like a couple other versions, so sorry but I'm going to post all three versions. Feel free to listen to just one or all three. I really like all three for different reasons, but I understand not wanting to hear the same song three times in a row.

Dawn Landes:

This is maybe my favorite version of the song just because you can hear the emotion more in this version, but that being said it is also the least "angry" of the three versions, so that's why I hesitated to post just it. 

Dia Frampton & Blake Shelton:

Blake Shelton isn't my favorite singer, but I really liked this version of the song that he performed with Dia Frampton on The Voice.

 

King of Anything by Sara Bareilles:

This song has a really catchy beat, so musically, it isn't so angry. It does have a story for me though. You see the reason this is kind of an angry song for me is that last year my creative writing professor gave me a really horrible critique on one of my papers and I heard this song on the way home from school. The thought stuck with me, who made him the king of anything. Just because he wasn't a fan of my work, didn't mean that I was a bad writer. I also think the way this video was shot is really creative.