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56 Empowering Songs That Help Me Through College

Iowa City was born to be my baby, and I was born to be a student here. I've got something to believe in here at Iowa City, even if I am still unsure of my major. Only God would know the reasons, but I guess he must have had a plan to put me here in Iowa City.

Matt Roleck
Oct 10, 2017
University of Iowa
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56 Empowering Songs That Help Me Through College
University of Iowa

My first month and a half of college at The University of Iowa have been such a blessing. While some things haven't worked out just yet and throw in some frustrations about college life (and eventually the weather), things aren't always easy.

However, before I left, I created a playlist of 100 Songs that are used to push me through the college times good, bad, and rough. Here are some songs on my iPod and my college playlist that I use to excite, empower, motivate, or relax me. By the way, I do love it here in Iowa City and I believe there is a ton of potential for things to get so much better starting next year, or maybe even next semester. Iowa City was born to be my baby, and I was born to be a student here. I've got something to believe in here at Iowa City, even if I am still unsure of my major. Only God would know the reasons, but I guess he must have had a plan to put me here in Iowa City.

1. The Iowa Fight Song


2. Bob Seger- Old Time Rock And Roll


3. Dropkick Murphys- Shipping Up To Boston


4. Def Leppard- Pour Some Sugar On Me


5. Van Halen- Jump


6. Black Keys- Lonely Boy


7. American Capitalist- Back for More


8. The Knack- My Sharona


9. Rupert Holmes- Escape/The Pina Colada Song


10. U2- Where The Streets Have No Name


11. Born To Be My Baby- Bon Jovi


12. Bob Marley- Buffalo Soldier


13. Europe- The Final Countdown


14. Florence And The Machine- Ship To Wreck


15. Foxy Shazam- Unstoppable


16. Europe- The Final Countdown


17. Kanye West- Can't Tell Me Nothing


18. Journey- Don't Stop Believing


19. Vanilla Ice- Stop That Train


20. AC/DC- The entire Who Made Who Album


21. Bachman-Turner Overdrive- Takin' Care of Business


22. The Beach Boys- Kokomo


23. The Beatles- Twist And Shout


24. The Cadillac Three- I'm Rockin'


25. D.R.A.M./Lil' Yachty- Broccoli


26. Foo Fighters- All My Life


27. Foo Fighters- These Days


28. Bobby Darin- Through A Long And Sleepless Night


29. The Fratellis- Chelsea Dagger


30. Grateful Dead- Truckin'


31. Ike Reilly- Suffer For Our Trust


32. Kansas- Carry On Wayward Son


33. The Killers- When You Were Young


34. The Killers- Mr. Brightside


35. The Killers- Somebody Told Me


36. Metallica- Enter Sandman


37. Smash Mouth, Neil Diamond, Kidz Bop, The Monkees, or anyone who sings it- I'm A Believer


38. Phil Collins- In The Air Tonight


39. Prince- Purple Rain


40. Prince- When Doves Cry


41. Prince- 1999


42. Prince- Little Red Corvette


43. Prince- Let's Get Crazy


44. Redlight King- Born To Rise


45. The Steve Miller Band- Jet Airliner


46. Weezer- Say It Ain't So


47. Any song from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers Greatest Hits Album


48. The Weeknd- I Can't Feel My Face


49. Queen- Save Me


50. Rage Against The Machine- Bulls On Parade


51. Rage Against The Machine- Any song from the Rage Against The Machine Album


52. O.A.R. Hey Girl


53. Macklemore And Ryan Lewis- Thrift Shop


54. Kendrick Lamar- Alright


55. Guns N' Roses- Any song from Appetite For Destruction


56. Almost any Michael Jackson Song

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