Songs About Survival and Perseverance in the Face of Challenge

[UHF]

Bill Withers.
Lean On Me.
1972.

Lean on me.
When you're not strong.
And I'll be your friend.
I'll help you carry on.

 

[UHF]

Queensrÿche.
Best I Can.
1990.

Showed me that my will survived.
The tragedy that came into my life.
Giving me hope and the new start that I have.

 

[UHF]

Fireflight.
Unbreakable.
2008.

This time I'm not scared.
Now I am unbreakable, it's unmistakable.
No one can touch me.
Nothing can stop me.

 

[nwhoopfan]

 

[Littlemin]

 

[Littlemin]

Fred Eaglesmith and Kasey Chambers live, accompanied on accordion by Fred’s wife, Tif Ginn

 

[nwhoopfan]

accompanied on accordion by Fred’s wife, Tif Ginn

I think that's Kasey's dad on the slide guitar, she rarely performs without him.

 

[meyers7]

AC/DC with Bon Scott

Long Way To The Top (if you want to Rock-n-Roll)

 

[meyers7]

Hold on Brittney

Hold On - Alabama Shakes

 

[Mdoggie]

 

[Bigboote]

Janis Ian is one who's overcome more challenges than anyone should have to. I have loved her since I was a teenager and listened to a couple of her albums while making supper.

This song is her take on what stars -- mostly movie stars -- have to deal with as a result of their success.

 

[Halloween]

R.E.M. - Everybody Hurts

 

[Halloween]

Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’

 

[Halloween]

Van Halen - Dreams

 

[Replicant]

 

[Replicant]

 

[SVCBeercats]

Think of Dr. Martin Luther King's famous speech, "I have a Dream."

If I Can Dream - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Zorro]

 

[Replicant]

 

[64Zcode]

I saw Bruce and the band do this one at the XL center, he took a fairly quiet acoustic song from the Nebraska album and made it a bluesy number that got the crowd up.
I couldn't find a pro-shot video but this isn't too bad.

At the end of every hard-earned day
People find some reason to believe

 

[Bigboote]

Here's a WWII-era song about fighter pilots: