Top 5 songs that inspires you

[Hink]

I'm 56 years old, going on 45 years of guitar playing and this question is is impossible to answer. Inspiration does not work in this manner at all for me and tbh if it did it's likely I would have quit 44 years ago. If 5 songs were to inspire me each in turn could lead to 5 or 10 or even more that that inspire me creating a plethora of songs inspiring me. I believe that would be called discovery, to limit that to 5 would be kind of silly and to suggest any particular song had more influence than any other might be biased in a place I prefer bias to left out of the equation.

For instance perhaps said bias might take me down an easy path I already know well, if I allow discovery to choose it's own path I might find myself taking on challenges I never thought of. While taking a more familiar path may be easier and seem to be more fun it could leave me stagnating and stuck in a rut. I prefer growth and a lot more than 5 songs have provided growth, including songs I do not care for at all and songs of my own (which often I do not care for at all )

[Aloysius]

Hink's Top 5 are:

Black Lace - Agadoo
Starship - We Built This City
Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round D Old Oak Tree
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

[Numanoid]

1.G'N'R - Double Talkin' Jive '91
2.Satriani - Crystal Planet '98
3.Bon Jovi - Keep The Faith '92
4.Nirvana - Smells like '91
5.Metallica - One '91

Kind of interesting that they are all of '91/92, except Satriani (98)

[Mushy Mushy]

Anything over 150 BPM.

Oh wait, you said inspire not perspire

[Numanoid]

From the top of my head a handful of songs and creations that never cease to inspire me

Megadeth - Take no prisoners (tech-no shit )
Shostakovich - Symphony 10 first movement
Kate Bush - Watching You Without Me
Eric Satie - Trois Gymnopedie
Autechre - Laughing Quarter

[dune_rave]

Hard to find pick just 5, but here goes:

Debussy - Clair de Lune
Count Basie Orchestra - Sunset Glow
Björk - Like Someone In Love
Goldie - Inner City Life
Pat Metheny - Sueño Con Mexico

[thecontrolcentre]

Beatles - Strawberry Fields
The Smiths - Hand In Glove
Joy Division - 24 Hours
David Bowie - Scary Monsters
Scientist - Hail Him In Dub

[ariston]

Genesis - Supper's Ready
Mike Oldfield - Amarok
Tom Waits - Kentucky Avenue
Sigur Ros - Glósóli
Pixies - Debaser

Genesis inspire me to create complex stuff that retains its heart and soul. Mike Oldfield reminds me to constantly seek that childlike sense of wonder. Tom Waits inspires me to not be afraid of giving those heart strings a good pluck. Sigur Ros taught me to seek beauty in everything. Pixies inspire me to let that inner maniac off the leash now and again.

[Numanoid]

Another top flush hand winning my inspiration

Kraftwerk - Metropolis
Enya - Boadicea
Judas Priest - The Ripper
Laurie Anderson - White lily
Killing Joke - Adorations

[Hink]

Hink's Top 5 are:

Black Lace - Agadoo
Starship - We Built This City
Tony Orlando and Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round D Old Oak Tree
Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

nope sorry...no nickleback, gaga, beiber or cyrus in there

[Numanoid]

Tacky but inspiring too

5 Star - System Addict
Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff - Summer time
Sandy Marton - People of Ibiza
Binary Finary - 1999
Mr Mister - Kyrie

[e@rs]

Fresh Prince & Jazzy Jeff - Summer time

I that tune. Instant feel good.

[e@rs]

In chronological order:

1. Daft Punk - Da Funk
2. Timo Maas - Der Schieber (Funkin' For Hope In NY Mix)
3. Ed Rush & Optical - Bloodmoney
4. Modeselektor - Sucker Pin (after 3:42 mark)
5. Nero - Angst (remix of Justice - Stress)
B. Underworld - I Exhale

[VilianTroy]

The idea was to share with others favorite songs ,that could make better somebody's day.Thanks for sharing

[VilianTroy]

Anything over 150 BPM.

Oh wait, you said inspire not perspire

They usually are in that order one after another