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6	[[caption-width-right:350:♫ "Go on and get it, 'cause you're a real catch.\
7	Hold your head high, you can earn a new patch!" ♫]]
8	%%
9	->''"You can do anything that you set your mind to''\
10	''No matter if it seems so hard''\
11	''Friends are near, here to go through it, too''\
12	''You won't have to look too far."''
13	-->-- '''The LPS Pets''' to Blythe Baxter, ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012''
14
15	A song that contains encouragement, advice, and maybe a little tough love, generally meant to lift the listener's spirits or to help them when they don't know what to do.
16
17	Related to YouAreNotAlone, TheFutureWillBeBetter, MusicForCourage, SelfEmpowermentAnthem, FemaleEmpowermentSong, MistakesAreNotTheEndOfTheWorld, and YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre. Contrast FearSong. Compare and Contrast GainingConfidenceSong, which involves a character boosting their ''own'' confidence through a song. Also compare BravadoSong.
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19	----
20	!!Examples:
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23	[[folder:Advertising]]
24	* ''Advertising/DoctorRabbit'' sings about how to properly brush one's teeth in ''Doctor Rabbit's World Tour''.
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27	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
28	* "We Will Be Heroes" from the second English opening of ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'' and ''Anime/PokemonTheRiseOfDarkrai'' is song of encouragement to be heroes and challenge, with the singer swearing to be at your side. The lyrics goes like this:
29	-->''We will be heroes,''\
30	''We can change the world if we try!''\
31	''I go where you go,''\
32	''Forever friends, you and I!''
33	%%* "The Power Of Love" from ''Anime/SailorMoon'' during the final battles.
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36	[[folder:Films — Animation]]
37	* "Never Say Never" from ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' is the upbeat song an optimistic French pigeon named Henri sings to little Fievel Mousekewitz when he washes ashore on Ellis Island in New York, and wonders if he will never find his family again. The song convinces Fievel to begin his search.
38	** "The Girl You Left Behind" from ''Fievel Goes West'' warns the listener that leaving their lovers behind will "cause their heart to wander".
39	** "Anywhere in Your Dreams" from the 3rd movie, ''The Treasure of Manhattan Island'' is a song that Cholena sings with Fievel in order to lift him out of his bad mood and encourage him to value his dreams.
40	** "Get the Facts" is a song about learning all of the facts about something before being afraid of it, and "Who Will" is a song about helping others, because if you don’t care, who will? Both are from the 4th movie, ''Mystery of the Night Monster''.
41	* "Learn to Do It" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'': "If ''I'' can learn to do it, ''you'' can learn to do it."
42	** "A Possible Hero" from ''WesternAnimation/BartokTheMagnificent'', sung by Zozi to encourage Bartok to never give up on himself.
43	* [[Franchise/{{Barbie}} Barbie films]]:
44	** Erika sings "The Cat's Meow" to her AnimalCompanion Wolfie to show that his doggish traits make him special and is what she loves about him in ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsThePrincessAndThePauper''.
45	** ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAsTheIslandPrincess'' has "Always More", sung by by Rosella to Tika to make her understand that, even though Rosella was in love with Antonio, Tika was still her best friend.
46	%%* "Big And Loud" from ''WesternAnimation/CatsDontDance'' is one. But not the DarkReprise.
47	* Anna's verses of "For the First Time in Forever (reprise)" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen\|2013}}'' as she tries to encourage Elsa to control her ice powers and bring back summer. [[DescentIntoDarknessSong It gradually degrades into desperation and worry]] when Elsa's fear gets the better of her and she unleashes a blast of magic which freezes Anna's heart.
48	* "One Last Hope" in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' has aspects of this as well as TrainingMontage, with lines like "It takes more than sinew, comes down to what's in you!"
49	* "A Guy Like You" from ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame\|Disney}}'', featuring the gargoyles trying to convince Quasi that his... unique appearance makes him irresistible and thus someone like Esmeralda can love him.
50	* "The Bare Necessities" from Disney's ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'' combines this with HakunaMatata, stimulating Mowgli to follow Baloo's easygoing lifestyle.
51	* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
52	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie1986'': Megan sings "There's Always Another Rainbow" after they lose the Rainbow of Light fighting the Smooze.
53	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017'':
54	*** "We've Got This Together", where Twilight’s friends encourage her she can make the Friendship Festival perfect and they’ve got her back.
55	*** "Time To Be Awesome" from the same film where Rainbow Dash encourages Captain Celaeno and her pirate crew to come out of retirement.
56	%%* "Dig a Little Deeper" from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''.
57	* "Through Heaven's Eyes" from ''WesternAnimation/ThePrinceOfEgypt'', encouraging Moses to pull himself from his HeroicBSOD and see himself in a new light.
58	* "It's Easy Mmm'kay" from ''WesternAnimation/SouthParkBiggerLongerAndUncut'', where Mr. Mackey sings on how the kids can express strong feelings without colorful language.
59	%%* "Who We Are" from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverseTheMovie''.
60	* "Marry the Mole" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Thumbelina\|1994}}'' is a strange twist on this. While Miss Field Mouse thinks she's giving Thumbelina good advice and encouragement, she's also telling her to marry someone for their money and that love is over-rated.
61	%%** "Follow Your Heart" from the same film is a more straight-forward example.
62	%%* "Friends to the End" from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.
63	* Stan Bush's unapologetically idealistic and inspirational "The Touch" from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', which serves as the theme song for the noble and heroic Optimus Prime ("You got the touch! You got the power!"). Relatedly, there's "Dare," which seems to serve the same role for the young and impetuous Hot Rod.
64	* "U Know What's Up" from ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'' encourages the listener to reach their financial goals.
65	* Mandy from ''WesternAnimation/{{Uglydolls}}'' has "Unbreakable", to lift Moxy's spirits and to appreciate herself as who she truly is to everyone.
66	* "Put One Foot In Front Of the Other" from ''WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown'', where Kris sings to the [[TheAtoner Winter Warlock]] to help him with his HeelFaceTurn.
67	%%* Music/{{Shakira}}'s "Try Everything", the lead single from ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}''[='=]s soundtrack.
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70	[[folder:Films — Live-Action]]
71	%%* "The Worry Song" from ''Film/AnchorsAweigh'', sung by Creator/GeneKelly and [[WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry Jerry]].
72	%%* "Try The Impossible" from ''Film/TheChristmasToy''.
73	* "True Potential" from ''Film/ChuckECheeseInTheGalaxy5000'', sung by Harry the cave-dwelling hermit to encourage Chuck E. to not give up on himself and believe he can do anything, as he helps him train for the final race.
74	%%* "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" from ''Film/MontyPythonsLifeOfBrian'' is a darkly humorous twist on this, given that it's sung at the finale of the film by ''dying, crucified prisoners''.
75	%%* "Bachelor Boy" from ''Film/SummerHoliday''.
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78	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
79	* In ''Series/NewGirl'', one of Jess's quirks is her tendency to give ''herself'' songs meant to boost her own confidence.
80	-->'''Jess:''' She's goin' out to find a rebound... Who's that girl? It's Jess!\
81	'''Nick:''' Wait, did you make up a theme song for yourself?"
82	%%* Series made for toddlers such as ''Series/SesameStreet'' and ''Series/YoGabbaGabba'' usually have one of these at least OncePerEpisode if not more.
83	* ''Series/CrazyExGirlfriend'':
84	** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brzZQBSVMX0 "Face Your Fears"]] is a complete parody of this. It starts out normal and then just goes ''off the rails'':
85	--->''If a bear runs at you in the woods,\
86	Don't run away.\
87	Look it deep in the eyes,\
88	Put your hand on its chest, and say\
89	"Bear, I'm not afraid!"''
90	** The Pep Talk Song Parody is a speciality of this show. "Women Gotta Stick Together" is full of general statements about how women need to be there for each other, as well as nasty insults to every woman the singer runs into during the song. "Put Yourself First" is about putting yourself first, so that guys will find you sexy, which will make you feel empowered:
91	--->''Put yourself first, girl,\
92	Worry about yourself.\
93	Make yourself sexy\
94	Just for yourself\
95	So when dudes see you put yourself first,\
96	They'll be like, "Damn, you're hot, wanna make out?"''
97	** Season 3 brings along "Miracle of Birth", in which Paula tries to reassure a very-pregnant Heather that giving birth will be a wonderful experience -- by telling her about all of the horrific aspects of it, set to a [[LyricalDissonance pleasant folk melody]].
98	--->''Burn, burn, burn goes your vagina,\
99	And you'll curse and scream until you hear a cry!\
100	And oops, there it went-a,\
101	That was your placenta,\
102	Which you must expel, or you will surely die.''
103	* In ''Series/TheMightyBoosh'' episode "The Power of the Crimp", Vince is down in the dumps about having his look copied, so Howard sings a cheesy, jazzy ditty to pep him up. Once Vince's problem spread to Howard, Naboo and Bollo come in with a reprise of the same song.
104	--> '''Naboo''': ''[[TrueBeautyIsOnTheInside It's what's insiiiiide that counts]]''
105	--> '''Bollo''': ''It's not the peel it's the 'nana''
106	* Two songs from the ''Series/RavensHome'' MusicalEpisode "Raven's Home: Remix":
107	** Legendary", as Nia convinces Spitz to let Tess audition for the lead role. Said song's [[SignatureSong popularity]] led it to be extended and rewritten as an anthem for women's rights.
108	** "Eye to Eye" as Nia and Raven encourage Tess and Booker to make the decisions they want and they're proud of them.
109	* ''Series/TheBoys2019'' has a very unusual case in that while The Deep is [[MushroomSamba hallucinating after drinking spiked tea]], ''his gills'' sing [[Music/JoeCocker "You Are So Beautiful"]] to convince him that he's not a freak.
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112	[[folder:Music]]
113	%%* "50 ft. Queenie" by Music/PJHarvey, from ''Music/RidOfMe''.
114	%%--> ''Hey I'm the king of the world''
115	%%--> ''You oughta hear my song''
116	%%--> ''You come on and measure me''
117	%%--> ''I'm twenty inches long''
118	* "Acid Theater" by Music/TheKovenant encourages the listener to “never believe the things they tell you”, “never be who they want you to be”, and “never do what they want you to do”.
119	%%* "Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life" by Creator/MontyPython.
120	%%* "Anderlecht Champion" by Belgian singer "Le Grand Jojo" (real name: Jean Vanobbergen), originally written as the victory theme for the Anderlecht soccer...er, that is "football" team in Belgium [[note]]it's where the "Olé, Olé, Olé" chant (originally an alteration of the song's original "Allez, Allez, Allez" chant) comes from.[[/note]]
121	%%* "Be Positive" by Jerry Nelson, which originated on a little-seen early 90's kids show called ''The Secret Life Of Toys'' (which itself was [[RecycledTheSeries spun off]] from the earlier-mentioned ''Film/TheChristmasToy'').
122	%%* "Beautiful" by Music/CaroleKing, from ''Music/{{Tapestry}}''.
123	* "Beautiful" by Music/ChristinaAguilera, a call to arms to those who consider themselves ugly or inferior.
124	%%* "A Better Place To Live" by Music/DollyParton from ''Music/CoatOfManyColors''.
125	* "Ben" by Music/MichaelJackson. Which, considering the [[Literature/RatmansNotebooks movie]] it was written for, is a boy cheering up the eponymous homicidal rat!
126	%%* "Blowin' Down This Road" by Music/WoodyGuthrie, from ''Music/DustBowlBallads''.
127	* "Le Bon Dieu" by Music/JacquesBrel
128	--> ''Toi, tu es beaucoup plus mieux: tu es un homme! ("You, you are far more beautiful: you are a man/human!")''
129	%%* "Brave" by Action Item
130	%%* "Brave" by Music/SaraBareilles
131	%%* "Break My Stride" by Matthew Wilder
132	%%* "Breakout" by Swing Out Sister.
133	%%* "Breakthru" - Music/{{Queen}} from their album ''Music/TheMiracle''.
134	%%* "Music/BridgeOverTroubledWater" by Music/SimonAndGarfunkel.
135	%%* "By Your Side" by Music/{{Sade}}.
136	%%* "Can You Feel It?" by The Jacksons (Jackson Five).
137	%%* 'Chase The Devil" - Music/MaxRomeo from ''Music/WarInABabylon''.
138	%%* "Coming In From The Cold" by Music/BobMarley, from ''Music/{{Uprising}}''.
139	* [[Creator/FrankSinatra Frank Sinatra's]] [[Music/MyWay "My Way"]] contains these uplifting lyrics:
140	--> ''For what is a man, what has he got?''
141	--> ''If not himself, then he has naught''
142	--> ''To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels''
143	--> ''The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!''
144	%%* "The Crusher" by The Cramps.
145	* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT8cX2-_7pQ Danny Don't You Know]]" by Music/NinjaSexParty from ''Cool Patrol''. In an interesting twist, the singer is giving one to himself, going back in time to tell [[MyFutureSelfAndMe his younger, awkward, nerdy teenage self]] that things will get better for him, and that he will one day be ProudToBeAGeek.
146	* "Dear Prudence" by Music/TheBeatles from ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'', inspired by how Prudence Farrow was sad and isolated, tries to cheer her up and make her "come out and play".
147	%%* "Doin' The Pigeon" - Bert (Creator/FrankOz), from ''Series/SesameStreet'', available on ''Music/SesameStreetPlatinumAllTimeFavorites''.
148	%%** The introductory verse, anyway. The part everyone knows is moreso about a DanceSensation.
149	%%* "Don't Give Up" by Music/PeterGabriel.
150	%%* "Don't Let Him Go" by REO Speedwagon.
151	%%* "Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Your Grievances" by Music/DanielJohnston from his album ''Music/YipJumpMusic''.
152	%%* "Don't Look Back In Anger" by Music/{{Oasis}}.
153	%%* "Don't Quit" by Caron Wheeler.
154	%%* "Don't Stop Believin'" by Music/{{Journey\|Band}}, if just for the chorus.
155	%%* "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" by Music/MichaelJackson from ''Music/OffTheWall''.
156	%%* "Don't Worry About Me" by Joey Ramone, from ''Music/DontWorryAboutMe''.
157	%%* "Don't Worry Be Happy" by Music/BobbyMcFerrin.
158	%%* "Dust Can't Kill Me" by Music/WoodyGuthrie, from ''Music/DustBowlBallads''.
159	%%* "Easy Come, Easy Go" by Music/{{Diafrix}} could qualify as a very laid-back version of this.
160	%%* "Easy Lover" by Music/PhilCollins and Philip Bailey.
161	%%* "Enjoy Yourself" by Music/TheJacksonFive.
162	%%* "Music/{{Exodus\|BobMarleyAlbum}}" by Music/BobMarley.
163	%%* "Express Yourself" by Music/{{Madonna}} from ''Music/LikeAPrayer''.
164	* "Everybody's Free To Wear Sunscreen" by Baz Luhrmann takes an essay written as a hypothetical commencement speech and turns it into one of these.
165	* "Fight Like A Brave" by Music/RedHotChiliPeppers, where following his struggles to keep himself sober, Anthony Kiedis tries to push the listener towards proactivity, because "no one can tell you you've got to be afraid".
166	%%* "Fight Song" by Music/RachelPlatten
167	* "Find Your Own Voice" by Music/{{Stratovarius}} encourages the listener not to follow their beliefs blindly but to discover the truth for themselves and think critically.
168	%%* "Firework" by Music/KatyPerry.
169	%%* "Fly" by Machiavel.
170	%%* "Fool To Cry" by Music/TheRollingStonesBand, from ''Music/BlackAndBlue''.
171	* "Free Bird Fly" by Omnia tells the listener to smile if they’re upset, that “if they beat you down, you get up again”, and to “take that broken world and make it right”.
172	%%* "Free To Dream" by Deborah Voigt, featured in the 2004 UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade.
173	%%* "Getting Better" by Music/TheBeatles from ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
174	%%* "Get Back Up" by Music/BarenakedLadies
175	%%* "Get Over It" by Music/TheEagles, may be tongue-in-cheek.
176	%%* "Get Yourself Free (Happy Little Song)" by Jerry Nelson.
177	%%* "Get Yourself Together" by Music/DanielJohnston from his album ''Music/HiHowAreYou''.
178	%%* "Get Up, Stand Up" by Music/BobMarley and Music/PeterTosh from ''Music/{{Burnin}}''.
179	%%* "Gonna Fly Now" by Bill Conti, best known as the theme from ''Franchise/{{Rocky}}''.
180	%%* "Go Your Own Way" by Music/FleetwoodMac.
181	* "Grita" by [[Music/TaxiBand Taxi]] encourages the upset listener to just shout out and shake off his problems, counting on the singer's help if he needs it.
182	%%* "Guilty of Being Tight" by Music/MunicipalWaste
183	* "Happy New Year" by Music/{{ABBA}} is a subversion. The anthemic chorus appears to to be suggesting that the future will be better than the present, but the verses are about how such optimism always turns to disappointment in the end.
184	%%* "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas", especially in its original context from ''Film/MeetMeInStLouis''.
185	%%* "Heal The World" by Music/MichaelJackson from ''Music/{{Dangerous\|Album}}''.
186	%%* "Heaven Can Wait" by Music/GammaRay.
187	%%* "Heavy Seas of Love" by Music/DamonAlbarn.
188	%%* "Hero" by Mariah Carey.
189	%%* "Hey Joe" by Music/DanielJohnston from his album ''Music/HiHowAreYou''. (Not to be confused with the Music/JimiHendrix song of the same name.)
190	* "Hey Jude" by Music/TheBeatles, where Music/PaulMcCartney tries to cheer Julian Lennon up, rather than see him sad that his parents were divorcing.
191	%%* "Hey Stupid" by Music/AliceCooper.
192	%%* "Holiday" by Music/{{Madonna}}, from her SelfTitledAlbum ''[[Music/MadonnaAlbum Madonna]]''
193	%%* "Hold On" by Music/EnVogue, from their [[SelfTitledAlbum self-titled]] debut album
194	* "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips, made famous to younger audiences by its usage in ''Film/{{Bridesmaids}}''. It helps that Chynna Phillips, who composes one-third of the trio, wrote the song's lyrics while she was struggling with substance abuse. The main message of the song, which is holding on one day at a time, is one of the principles she learned from Alcoholics Anonymous.
195	%%* "Hold On To Your Dream" by Music/{{Stratovarius}}.
196	* “Hovering Sombrero” by Music/TheyMightBeGiants, where the singer tells the titular hat not to feel lonely and unwanted.
197	%%* "I" by Music/{{KISS}}, from ''Music/MusicFromTheElder''.
198	%%* "I Got Knocked Down (But I'll Get Up)" by [[Music/TheRamones Joey Ramone]], from his album ''Music/DontWorryAboutMe''.
199	%%* "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by Music/JamesBrown.
200	%%* "I Hope You Dance" by Music/LeeAnnWomack.
201	%%* "I Want It All" by Music/{{Queen}} from ''Music/TheMiracle''.
202	* "I Want To Break Free" by Music/{{Queen}}, about trying to get rid of a downer relationship (the lyrics seem like a love, but the song became an anthem for the oppressed).
203	* "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor is a BreakupSong version of this, calling out against a former lover while the singer proclaims she is becoming stronger by the day ever since.
204	%%* "I'll Be Your Mirror" by Music/VelvetUnderground, from ''Music/TheVelvetUndergroundAndNico''.
205	%%* "I'll Stand By You" by the Music/{{Pretenders}}.
206	%%* "I'm Alive" by Music/GammaRay.
207	%%* "Innocent" by Music/{{Voltaire}}
208	* "Instant Karma" by Music/JohnLennon.
209	--> ''And we all shine on, like the moon and the stars and the sun''
210	--> ''And we all shine on, on and on, on and on and on''
211	%%* "Instant Street" by Music/{{dEUS}} from their album ''Music/TheIdealCrash''.
212	%%* "It's All Too Much" by Music/TheBeatles from ''Music/YellowSubmarine''.
213	%%* "It's Like That" by Music/RunDMC from [[Music/RunDMCAlbum their self-titled album]].
214	%%* "Jacky" by Music/JacquesBrel, the most BadassBoast Brel ever recorded about life and himself.
215	* "Jalani Mimpi" by Music/{{Noah\|Indonesia}} encourages the listeners to follow their dreams in spite of their fear.
216	%%* "Jef" by Music/JacquesBrel.
217	%%* "Just The Way You Are" by Music/BillyJoel, written for his mother.
218	%%* Subverted with a different "Just The Way You Are" by Music/BrunoMars, which has often been mistook for one of these when it's actually a {{Silly Love Song\|s}} (you might want to blame ''Series/{{Glee}}'' for that one).
219	%%* "Keep Holding On" by Music/AvrilLavigne.
220	%%* "Keep on Movin'" by Soul II Soul
221	%%* "Keep The Faith" by Music/MichaelJackson from ''Music/{{Dangerous\|Album}}''.
222	%%* "Keep Ya Head Up" by Music/{{Tupac}}
223	%%* "Kill Your Heroes" by Music/{{Awolnation}}
224	%%* "King" by Lauren Aquilina
225	%%* "Las Vida Es Un Carnaval" by Music/CeliaCruz
226	%%* "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers.
227	%%* A different "Lean On Me" by Music/KirkFranklin, The Family and Nu Nation (featuring Music/MaryJBlige, [[Music/{{U2}} Bono]], Music/RKelly and Crystal Lewis).
228	* "Let It Be" by Music/TheBeatles from [[Music/LetItBe their album of the same name]], where Paul's deceased mother inspired him to sing about how troubled times will pass.
229	%%* "Level Up" by Music/ViennaTeng.
230	%%* "Lie" by Wonder-K featuring Music/HatsuneMiku.
231	%%* "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette, later covered by D.H.T.
232	%%* "Lite As A Feather" by Caron Wheeler.
233	%%* "Live To Win" by Music/{{Motorhead}} from ''Music/AceOfSpades''.
234	%%* "Lively Up Yourself" by Music/BobMarley from ''Music/NattyDread''.
235	%%* "Living in the Light" by Caron Wheeler.
236	%%* "Living On My Own" by Music/FreddieMercury.
237	%%* "Look For the Silver Lining" by Creator/JudyGarland.
238	%%* "Lose Yourself" by Music/{{Eminem}}, as featured in ''Film/EightMile''.
239	%%* "Love Will Always Find You" by Music/DonnaSummer from ''Music/BadGirls''.
240	%%* "Lust For Life" by Music/IggyPop from ''Music/LustForLife''.
241	%%* "Majesty Snowbird" by Music/SufjanStevens.
242	%%* "Make Some Noise" by Music/MileyCyrus (as Series/HannahMontana).
243	%%* "Man In The Mirror" by Music/MichaelJackson from ''Music/{{Dangerous\|Album}}''.
244	%%* "Marieke" by Music/JacquesBrel.
245	%%* "Martha My Dear" by Music/TheBeatles from ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum''.
246	%%* "The Middle" by Music/JimmyEatWorld.
247	%%* "Move Along" by Music/TheAllAmericanRejects.
248	%%* "Move On Up" by Music/CurtisMayfield.
249	* "Mr. Misunderstood" by Music/EricChurch uses examples from his own real life about how his tastes in music and people left him as an outcast,
250	-->Hey there, weird kid in your high-top shoes\
251	Sitting in the back of the class; I was just like you\
252	Always left out, never fit in\
253	Owning that path you're walking in\
254	Mr. Misunderstood, Mr. Misunderstood
255	%%* "No Agreement" by Music/FelaKuti, which ought to be understood from the viewpoint of black Africans against their colonial oppressors.
256	%%--> ''No agreement tomorrow, no agreement today!''
257	%%* "No More Trouble" by Music/BobMarley from ''Music/CatchAFire''.
258	* "No Woman, No Cry" by Music/BobMarley from ''Music/NattyDread'', which along with the title also has a repeated claim of "Everything is gonna be alright!" to ensure things remain positive.
259	%%* "No Such Thing" by John Mayer
260	* "No te rindas" by Music/AlexUbago tells the listener to fly away even if others try to cut off his wings.
261	%%* "One Lonely Night" by REO Speedwagon.
262	%%* "One Love" by Music/BobMarley from his album ''Music/{{Exodus\|BobMarleyAlbum}}''.
263	%%* "Over And Over" by Music/{{Madonna}}. On this cut from her 1984 album ''Music/LikeAVirgin'', Madonna tells her listeners that failing isn't a disaster, "you start again over and over".
264	%%* "Play To Win" by Cheyenne Jackson, featured in the 2009 UsefulNotes/MacysThanksgivingDayParade.
265	* Music/OrigamiAngel:
266	** ''Music/GamiGang'': In "Kno U", the singer tells a friend that they're "cool as shit" and should be proud of who they are; anyone who says otherwise doesn't know everything they've been through.
267	** ''Music/SomewhereCity'': "Find Your Throne" is about the singer supporting someone, telling them that [[BeYourself they're fine the way they are]], and that he'll never stop being their friend.
268	--->''For the millionth time\
269	I really wanna see you start to shine''
270	* "Plea from a Cat Named Virtute" by the Weakerthans, in which a cat tries to talk her owner out of moping so much.
271	%%* "Positive Vibration" by Music/BobMarley from ''Music/RastamanVibration''.
272	%%* "Pulled Up" by Music/TalkingHeads from ''Music/TalkingHeads77''.
273	* The Music/{{Vocaloid}} song "Puzzle" by Music/CircusP has Miku encourage the listener to trust in the creative process, not be afraid to express their feelings, and to never give up, with her promising that she'll keep cheering them on.
274	%%* "Respect" by Music/OtisRedding, from his album ''Music/OtisBlue'' and as CoveredUp by Music/ArethaFranklin.
275	* "Revolution" from Music/TheBeatles' ''Music/TheWhiteAlbum'' informs us "everything is gonna be alright".
276	%%* Another "Revolution" appears on Music/BobMarley's ''Music/NattyDread''.
277	%%* "Rock & Roll Suicide" by ''Music/DavidBowie'', the final song of ''Music/TheRiseAndFallOfZiggyStardustAndTheSpidersFromMars'' breaks into this in the latter half after spending the first half being depressing.
278	%%* "Roll With It" by Music/{{Oasis}}.
279	%%* "Salvation's Calling" by Music/GammaRay, formerly of Music/{{Helloween}}
280	%%* "Season of Faith's Perfection" by Music/{{Stratovarius}}.
281	%%* "Second Wind" by Music/BillyJoel.
282	%%* "Shining Star" by Music/AndOne.
283	%%* "Shooting Star" by Music/OwlCity.
284	%%* "Show 'Em (What You're Made Of)" by the Music/BackstreetBoys.
285	%%* "Shuffering And Shmiling" by Music/FelaKuti
286	%%--> ''Suffer, suffer, suffer for war/ not your fault to be that.''
287	* "Sing" by ''Series/SesameStreet'' and covered by the Music/{{Carpenters}}
288	-->''Sing a song, sing it loud, sing it strong\
289	Sing of good things, not bad\
290	Sing of happy, not sad\
291	Sing a song, make it simple to last your whole life long\
292	Don't worry that it's not good enough for anyone else to hear\
293	Sing a song''
294	* There's also "Sing", by Music/{{Travis}}.
295	-->Colder, crying on your shoulder\
296	Hold her, and tell her everythings gonna be fine\
297	Surely, you've been going to early\
298	Hurry, 'cause no one's gonna be stopped
299	* "Smile, Darn Ya Smile" by Charles [=O'Flynn=], which has been performed by many since, famous for appearing in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' and in ''Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit''. It encourages the listener to “make life worthwhile” and smile in the face of adversity, adding that “things are not as black as they are painted”, meaning that things aren’t as grim as they seem.
300	%%* "Music/{{Stand}}" by Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone, from the eponymous album.
301	%%* "Stand Up" by Music/AlGreen, from ''Music/CallMe''
302	%%* "Start Me Up" by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} from ''Music/TattooYou''.
303	* "Stressed Out" by Music/ATribeCalledQuest from ''Music/BeatsRhymesAndLife'', which encourages the listener to not lose hope or give in to the stresses of life's stresses and adversaties.
304	-->''"Yo, I know the feeling—when you feeling like a villain\
305	You be having good thoughts, but the evils be revealin'\
306	And the stresses of life can take you off the right path (No doubt)\
307	Jealousy and envy tends to infiltrate your staff\
308	We gotta hold it down so we can move on past\
309	All adversities, so we can get through fast, like that."''
310	%%* "Sworn In The Metal Wind" by Music/LostHorizon.
311	* "Supersonic" ("You need to be yourself, you can't be no one else.") by Music/{{Oasis}}.
312	%%* "Survive" by Rise Against.
313	%%* "That's Life" by Music/FrankSinatra.
314	%%* "These Times" by Safetysuit.
315	%%* "The Twilight Will Rise" by Turquoise Splash, Megaphoric, and Joaftheloaf
316	%%* "Three Little Birds" from Music/BobMarley's album ''Music/{{Exodus\|BobMarleyAlbum}}''.
317	* "True Colors" by Music/CyndiLauper (and everyone who's done a cover of it since).
318	-->You with the sad eyes\
319	Don't be discouraged...
320	%%* "Try" by Music/{{Pink}}.
321	%%* "Wake Up And Live" by Music/CabCalloway.
322	%%* "Wake Up And Live" by Music/BobMarley from ''Music/{{Survival}}''.
323	%%* "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" by Music/MichaelJackson from ''Music/{{Thriller}}''.
324	* "War" by Music/BobMarley, which sings how war will always exist if racism, poverty and oppression exist, but he has faith that the nature of love will eventually succumb over hate.
325	--> ''And we know we shall win/ as we are confident/ in the victory/ of good over evil''.
326	** Subverted by Music/SineadOConnor's cover on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'', which was sung [[TheCoverChangesTheMeaning as a]] ProtestSong that was critical of the Catholic Church, and especially Pope John Paul II.[[note]]The incident, which involved Sinead tearing up a picture of the Pope, resulted in her getting booed offstage when she performed (or tried to perform) at the Music/BobDylan tribute concert.[[/note]]
327	%%* "We Are The Champions" by Music/{{Queen}} from ''Music/NewsOfTheWorldQueen''.
328	%%* "Music/WeAreTheWorld", the defining CharityMotivationSong by USA for Africa, was written as this for those affected by the famine in Ethiopia.
329	%%* "We Shall Overcome" by Music/PeteSeeger, also covered by Music/JoanBaez.
330	* "We Will Rock You" by Music/{{Queen}} from ''Music/NewsOfTheWorldQueen''. Aside from the last verse, where the character is now an old man who now needs "Somebody better put you back into your place".
331	* "Welcome Back" by Music/LostHorizon.
332	--> ''Now is really the time to wake up, you old jade\
333	Such as Phoenix spreads his fire wings\
334	I will help you remember by KICKING YOUR ASS!\
335	And the will shall return\
336	And again hearts shall burn\
337	All the horns now will sing\
338	Leading you back to the metal wind!''
339	%%* "We'll Be The Stars" by Music/SabrinaCarpenter.
340	%%* "Wild Child" by Music/{{Enya}}.
341	%%* "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Music/BetteMidler, featured in ''Film/{{Beaches}}''
342	%%* "With A Little Help From My Friends" by Music/TheBeatles from ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand''.
343	%%* "The Worry Song" from the musical ''Film/AnchorsAweigh''.
344	%%* "You Are Not (Lonely)" by Young Guns
345	%%* "You Can Get It If You Really Want" by Jimmy Cliff, also prominent in ''Film/TheHarderTheyCome''.
346	%%* "You Can Make It If You Try", recorded by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} on ''Music/TheRollingStones1964'', later too by Music/SlyAndTheFamilyStone.
347	* "You Can't Always Get What You Want" by Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} from ''Music/LetItBleed'' appears to be the opposite, but it does tell the listener: "You can't always get what you want/ but sometimes you'll find/ you'll get what you need."
348	%%* "You Can't Hurry Love" by Music/TheSupremes, later covered by Music/PhilCollins.
349	* "You're the Best" by Joe Esposito.
350	-->History repeats itself\
351	Try and you'll succeed\
352	Never doubt that you're the one\
353	And you can have your dreams
354	%%* "You've Got A Friend" by Music/CaroleKing from ''Music/{{Tapestry}}'', later covered by James Taylor and others.
355	%%* "You Gotta Be" by Des'ree
356	* "Spread Your Wings" by Music/{{Queen}}, which tells the story of a young man named Sammy stuck in a dead-end job, dreaming about leaving and pursuing his dreams. The chorus urges him to go for it, with the titular advice.
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359	[[folder:Theatre]]
360	* "You're the Top" from ''Theatre/AnythingGoes'' is Reno encouraging Billy to go after Hope (despite the fact that she'd rather have him herself).
361	%%* Another twisted example: "Everybody's Got The Right" from Music/StephenSondheim's ''Theatre/{{Assassins}}''.
362	* The last big production number of ''Theatre/CharlieAndTheChocolateFactory'', "A Little Me", is this directed at Charlie Bucket, who doesn't think he has what it takes to be Willy Wonka's successor, since he has no experience in being a chocolatier (much less a business owner). It's Wonka himself who explains that the boy's inexperience means he can not only learn but become a unique, open-minded talent in the process. He goes on to explain that Charlie is [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre better than he thinks he is]], being a bright, kind, unspoiled, creative child -- an opinion backed up by the Oompa-Loompas and Charlie's own family, who join in on the song.
363	%%* "Heart" from ''Theatre/DamnYankees''.
364	%%* "Welcome to the 60's" from ''Theatre/{{Hairspray}}''.
365	* "I Believe in You", first sung by J. Pierrepont Finch to himself, and then by Rosemary about him, in ''Theatre/HowToSucceedInBusinessWithoutReallyTrying''.
366	%%* "No One Is Alone" from ''Theatre/IntoTheWoods''
367	%%* "If I Didn't Believe in You" from Theatre/TheLastFiveYears.
368	* ''Theatre/TheLittleMermaid'' has Scuttle and his seagull friends sing "Positoovity" as Ariel struggles to stand and walk on her newly acquired human legs.
369	* ''The Lightning Thief'', the musical adaptation of the first book in the Theatre/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians series, has "Strong", sung by Percy's mom to cheer Percy up from getting expelled again. The first part of "Their Sign" could count, too, as it's Chiron telling Percy to have faith in the gods that things will be all right after his mom has vanished/died.
370	%%* [[{{Music/ABBA}} ABBA’s]] Chiquitita is this in ''Theatre/MammaMia''.
371	* In the tryouts of ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', Professor Higgins had "Come to the Ball," where he attempts to psych Eliza up before she tries to pass herself off as a high-society lady at the [[DancesAndBalls Embassy Ball]]. The song [[CutSong was cut]] due to the show being over-long, though a portion of it is quoted in another number in what was originally supposed to be a [[DarkReprise dark reprise]].
372	* "Ya Got Me" from ''Theatre/OnTheTown'', sung by Claire, Hily, Chip and Ozzie to cheer the still-dateless Gabey up.
373	* "On The Right Track" from ''Theatre/{{Pippin}}'', which the [[LemonyNarrator Leading Player]] steps in to sing when Pippin is starting to sense that [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption he can't win at anything he tries]]. The finale (well, the first part) also counts as this, in a cruelly twisted way, [[spoiler:with the Players encouraging Pippin to find total fulfillment in SelfImmolation]].
374	* In ''Theatre/{{Seussical}}'', as the Whos are falling, the action pauses for the Cat to reassure the audience with "How Lucky You Are." This is not to say it reassures the Whos at all, especially when the Cat sneezes on them in the middle of the song.
375	* ''Theatre/TheSpongeBobMusical'': "Chop to the Top" is sung by Sandy and Spongebob as they scale Mt. Humongous to deploy the Eruptor Interrupter, and mostly involves Sandy talking Spongebob through facing his fears.
376	-->''You've gotta chop to the top if you want it\
377	Just go ahead and give it a try\
378	I know you're scared, just be brave, you can do it\
379	You've gotta give it all you got inside''
380	* "I'm the Bravest Individual" from ''Theatre/SweetCharity''. Charity sings this to Oscar when they get stuck in an elevator to help him manage his acute claustrophobia.
381	%%* "Somewhere" - ''Theatre/WestSideStory''.
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383
384	[[folder:Video Games]]
385	* The ExcusePlot of the music games ''VideoGame/OsuTatakaeOuendan'' and ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents'' is that you're using ThePowerOfRock to help encourage people, thereby making every song in the games one of these.
386	%%* "Cosmic Eternity (Believe in Yourself)", the (Japanese/European) ending theme from ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehogCD''.
387	* ''VideoGame/TalesOfZestiria'' has [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qSoLwky5Gw Rising Up]] which plays when you finally get to defeat a dragon.
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389
390	[[folder:Western Animation]]
391	* In the episode "Powerless!" from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiMIuvZXQu4 "Aquaman's Rousing Song of Heroism"]], wherein Aquaman tries to inspire the [[BroughtDownToNormal de-powered]] Captain Atom.
392	* "Wonderful Ways to Say No" from the anti-drug PSA ''WesternAnimation/CartoonAllStarsToTheRescue'' educates the listener on how to say no when offered marijuana.
393	* In ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'':
394	** Season 1, "[[Recap/CentralParkS1E6RivalBusker Rival Busker]]", Paige and Molly sing "Show Up" to cheer up and encourage RunawayBride Anya to go through with her wedding.
395	** Season 1, "[[Recap/CentralParkS1E8HotOven Hot Oven]]", the Tillermans sing "Imperfectly Perfect" to help Molly see that her relationship with Brendan doesn't have to be perfect to be good (using [[ItMakesSenseInContext pizza metaphors]]).
396	** Season 2 song "When The Bottom Falls Out" has Owen and Paige singing about picking yourself back up and keeping on to Cole after a humiliating moment during a school play has him thinking of changing his name and miss school.
397	%%* A few of the songs from the ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone'' music video segments, such as "Comin' To Life", "Golden Thumb", and "There You Are".
398	%%* "It's Called Courage" from the AnimatedAdaptation of Marcus Pfister's ''Dazzle the Dinosaur''.
399	* ''WesternAnimation/DocMcstuffins'' has some songs like these.
400	** In "Getting to the Heart of Things", Doc, Lambie, Hallie and Stuffy encourage Coach Kay to stay brave before going into surgery by singing "Be Brave".
401	** In "Winded Winnie", Doc, Lambie, Hallie and Stuffy sing "Breathe Easy" to help Winnie stay calm from panicking.
402	* ''WesternAnimation/HazbinHotel'' has "Loser, Baby" which is a rather unconventional example since it features Husk pointing out all the ways Angel Dust is messed up and at rock bottom - but so is Husk, so at least they're not alone down there.
403	* ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries'', "[[Recap/HerculesTheAnimatedSeriesS1E47HerculesAndTheYearbook Hercules and the Yearbook]]": When [[InsecureLoveInterest her husband]] tells her he didn't want her to see his less-than-stellar past for fear that it would eclipse everything he's accomplished, Meg sings "The Man That I Love", which tells Herc she still respects him and says that he should look at his high school years as a growing period.
404	%%* "Think Of Something Nice" from the ''WesternAnimation/HollyHobbieAndFriends'' special, "Secret Adventures".
405	%%* "If You Believed In You" from the ''Toys/{{Lalaloopsy}}'' movie ''Band Together''.
406	* "Power of the Roar" from ''WesternAnimation/TheLionGuard'' episode "Triumph of the Roar" as Askari encourages Kion to embrace his Roar.
407	* In ''WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012'''s season 2 finale, after Blythe and the pets get to the International Pet Fashion Expo, the pets break out into song, encouraging Blythe to take chances, have fun, and remember that they are always there for her. See page quote.
408	* ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'': "We Got This" from the Season 5 opener "Schooled!", sung by Lincoln as his gang has nerves about their first day of middle school and he reassures them that they'll make it through just fine.
409	* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
410	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyRescueAtMidnightCastle'' has "Dancing on Air," in which Firefly insists (over Megan's protests) that the other little ponies will be overjoyed that Megan is coming to help them against Tirac.
411	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTales'' subverts this in [[Recap/MyLittlePonyTalesS1E14RollAroundTheClock "Roll Around the Clock"]] with the song “Play Cool”, which has Bright Eyes and Lancer [[DistantDuet simultaneously being given advice]] on how to [[RedundantRomanceAttempt attract each other]]. They both end up being given [[BeAWhoreToGetYourMan bad]] [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys advice]], which nearly ruins their chances with each other.
412	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
413	*** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E2ElementsOfHarmony Elements of Harmony]]": Pinkie Pie's "Giggle At the Ghostly", sung to convince the others not to be intimidated by the menacing surroundings of the Everfree Forest.
414	*** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E7Dragonshy Dragonshy]]": Pinkie Pie sings to Fluttershy to encourage her to make a jump ("You can make it if you try/with a hop, skip, and jump!")
415	*** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS1E21OverABarrel Over a Barrel]]": "You Gotta Share", also by Pinkie Pie, where she tries to convince the Appleoosa folk and buffalo tribe to live in peace with each other; it is ultimately subverted when it ends up making things worse. Twice.
416	*** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E13MagicalMysteryCure Magical Mystery Cure]]": "A True, True Friend" is an interesting variant. Since Twilight figures out that [[spoiler: the only way for her friends to regain their original cutie marks is by encouraging each pony to help the friend who got their talent]], the song has Twilight and Fluttershy encourage Rainbow Dash, who encourages Rarity, who encourages Applejack, who encourages Pinkie, who cheers up the town.
417	*** "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E25TwilightsKingdomPart1 Twilight's Kingdom, Part 1]]": "You'll Play Your Part", sung by [[spoiler:Celestia, Luna and Cadance, encouraging Twilight after she laments that she doesn't seem to have a real purpose as a princess and are sure her time will come]].
418	* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' has a few.
419	** The page image is "Jump Right To It" from "Night of the Living Pharmacists" as the Fireside Girls encourage Isabella to finally confess her feelings to Phineas.
420	** "I Believe We Can" from "Summer Belongs To You!", as Clay Aiken and Chaka Khan express determination at traveling the world.
421	* "There's Always Tomorrow" from ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer1964'' is sung by Clarice to cheer Rudolph up after he is kicked out of the reindeer games.
422	* In the WartimeCartoon "Scrap Happy Daffy", the ghosts of WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck's ancestors sing him a song of patriotic encouragement after [[ItMakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext he gets beaten up by a Nazi goat]].
423	* In ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', Mr. Hankey sings "The Circle of Poo", a parody of [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 "The Circle Of Life"]] about... well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin poo's cycle in the enviornment]], to his son, who feels depressed about how he feels useless because he's poo. He later admits his son is actually right and only sang the song to get him to stop bitching.
424	* ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst'' has a handful of these:
425	** "A Recipe for Adventure" and "It's Up To You" are both sung by Aunt Tilly to Sofia, teaching her to not give up on the smallest of things and she has whatever she can to get the job done.
426	** In "Gizmo Gwen", Sofia sings "Believe in Your Dream" to encourage Gwen not to give up on her dream to be an inventor.
427	** The Disney Princesses' songs also count. "True Sisters" is from Cinderella, teaching Sofia to give everyone a second chance; "Make it Right" is sung by Belle to show there's a lot more than just making apologies; "Dare to Risk it All" is by Rapunzel, teaching Amber to do whatever she can to provide an ActOfTrueLove for her sister; "From the Heart" is by Tiana, showing that the best gift comes from within; and especially "Stronger Than You Know", which is by Mulan to show Sofia's crew they're much better than they thought and must not give up on themselves, which Sofia truly takes to heart.
428	%%* "The FUN Song" from ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', which [=SpongeBob=] sings to encourage Plankton to have fun with him.
429	* Some of the ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' music videos are these.
430	** From the model era, we have the fifth season song "Every Cloud Has a Silver Lining", which is about not losing hope and based on Bill and Ben's theme. There's also "Never, Never, Never Give Up" from the sixth season which is about, as told, not giving up and trying again, and "Determination" from the eighth season, which is about being strong and not giving up, like the latter example.
431	** Some of the full-length specials have these as well, all of which are sung to Thomas:
432	*** "Never Overlook a Little Engine" from "WesternAnimation/SodorsLegendOfTheLostTreasure", sung by Rex, Mike, and Bert to reassure Thomas that even little engines can do their part.
433	*** "You Can Only Be You" from "WesternAnimation/TheGreatRace", sung by Ashima as she encourages Thomas to just be himself toward his hopes at joining the Great Railway Show.
434	*** "Wake Up" from "WesternAnimation/BigWorldBigAdventures", sung by Nia to encourage Thomas to stop being such a bossy boiler on his world tour and enjoy the astounding landscapes around him.
435	* Steven's section of "Strong in the Real Way" in the episode "Coach Steven" from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' is sung to motivate his dad, Sadie, and Lars while they workout.
436	* Some of the ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' transformation songs talk about "Believing In Yourself". Examples include the Charmix, Believix and Dreamix themes.
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