This month when I went looking for songs about being creative and breaking patterns and getting yourself out of a rut I had a really hard time find a song. There are lots of depressing love songs, or even happy love songs, but for some reason my brain encountered a block when it came to songs about creatively solving problems.
So what did I do? I applied creative problem solving techniques to the block and started playing with the words I had in my head. Once I started to do that it took me mere moments to come up with this month’s Pop Music Positivity song: Breakout by Swing Out Sister (from1986).
And while it doesn’t speak to creativity directly, it’s a great Someday-busting song because (as you can see in the lyrics below) it speaks about action and spontaneity - two of my favourite Someday-busting tools . And the video is definitely creative with all the colours!
What’s your favourite song about creativity and breaking patterns?
Enjoy! (If you want the full video - with intro! - and higher volume you can watch it on YouTube.)
When explanations make no sense
When every answer’s wrong
You’re fighting with lost confidence
All expectations come
The time has come to make or break
Move on don’t hesitate
Breakout
Don’t stop to ask
Now you’ve found a break to make at last
You’ve got to find a way
Say what you want to say
Breakout
When situations never change
Tomorrow looks unsure
Don’t leave your destiny to chance
What are you waiting for
The time has come to make your break
Breakout
Don’t stop to ask
Now you’ve found a break to make at last
You’ve got to find a way
Say what you want to say
Breakout
Don’t stop to ask
Now you’ve found a break to make at last
You’ve got to find a way
Say what you want to say
Breakout
Some people stop at nothing
If you’re searching for something
Lay down the law
Shout out for more
Breakout and shout day in day out
Breakout
Breakout
Don’t stop to ask
Now you’ve found a break to make at last
You’ve got to find a way
Say what you want to say
Breakout
Don’t stop to ask
Now you’ve found a break to make at last
You’ve got to find a way
Say what you want to say
Breakout
Lay down the law
Shout out for more
Breakout and shout day in day out
Breakout
Breakout
Breakout
Lay down the law
Shout out for more
Breakout and shout day in day out
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Pop Music Positivity with Swing Out Sister”
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Alex, I love your choice of song for this month’s Pop Music Positivity, I really like this song too. For me, at the current moment, I think that the best choice for a song that promotes creativity and breaking out thoughts would have to be Abba’s ‘I have a Dream’ - being a big Abba fan, but the current version that I listen to would be Amanda Seyfried’s from the film ‘Mamma Mia’.
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Woohoo! I love the positive vibe here!
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@Cathy
That’s a good inspirational song for sure!
@Positively Present
I’ve had the song in my head all weekend long…
Alex! What a great song! Hmm…let’s see, my favorite break out song? I’ve got a lot of them but currently I’d have to say Keith Urban’s “Somebody Like You”
Keep up the good work, man, you’ve helped a lot of people make their Somedays happen sooner rather than later - and I’m one of them. Thanks!
Alex,
that was so great, I listened to it twice and then made a friend come listen! I love the words, they are perfect.!
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@Deb
Always a pleasure! And thanks for the song suggestion.
@Wendi
Yay to happiness through peer pressure!
@Alex & @Wendi: Best kind of peer pressure to have!