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Music That Encourages – Madonna

October 11, 2014

Actually, Madonna has a few songs that are good in this category, but this one – Over and Over – is the best. I found it again earlier this year when I bought the Like A Virgin cd for the first time in decades – I had really missed it! Angel is probably my favorite song with Dress You Up a close second. But, Over and Over caught me again and I found myself belting it out in the car and letting the message fill me with enthusiasm. I needed that.

This song is closely related to another (much older song) that goes:

I pick myself up
I dust myself off
I start all over again

Simple, no? Same thing here – I get up again over and over. Hmmm – wonder if she used the other song as inspiration? One of my favorite lines is “I’m not afraid to say I hear a different beat” – yep, that’s me! I’ve always done my own thing and sometimes it’s hard when everyone else thinks there’s only one way, but I just keep on in my own way. I’m happier for it. Anyway – great song – very upbeat, easy message to remember, and fun to sing along with. Well, in my opinion. So, here are the words, and take a listen if it’s been awhile and file it away for a day when you really need something to pull you out of a slump.

Over and Over

Hurry up, I just can’t wait
I gotta do it now I can’t be late
I know I’m not afraid I gotta get out the door
If I don’t do it now I won’t get anymore
You try to criticize my drive
If I lose I don’t feel paralyzed
It’s not the game it’s how you play
And if I fall I get up again now

I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over

Got past my first mistake
I’ll only give as much as I can take
You’re never gonna see me standin’ still
I’m never gonna stop ’till I get my fill
It doesn’t matter who you are
It’s what you do that takes you far
And if at first you don’t succeed
Here’s some advice that you should heed

You get up again, over and over
You get up again, over and over
You get up again, over and over
You get up again, over and over

I’m not afraid to say I hear a different beat, oh
And I’ll go out in the street, yeah
And I will shout it again
From the highest mountain

Hurry up [repeat 3 times]

Hurry up, I just can’t wait
I gotta do it now I can’t be late
I know I’m not afraid I gotta get out the door
If I don’t do it now I won’t get anymore
You try to criticize my drive
If I lose I don’t feel paralyzed
It’s not the game it’s how you play
And if I fall I get up again now

I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over

I’m not afraid to say I hear a different beat, oh
And I’ll go out in the street, yeah
And I will shout it again
From the highest mountain

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Shout it, shout it, shout it, ah
Over and over

I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over
I get up again, over and over

So keep trying – keep getting back up! Don’t give up!

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October 11, 2014

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