Results: The Music Behind The Message
Published on 05/11/2015
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Music can definitely move us and bring us to tears. It can also inspire and sometimes even give us hope when there is none. Windsor, Ontario rapper Kyle Spratt wrote a song called Suicide Note 7 years ago, but after he posted it on YouTube hundreds of people have contacted him and told him that his song literally saved their lives. Spratt, now 26, was battling his own demons at the time as he was finally grappling with the suicide of his father, who killed himself when Spratt was just nine years old. The troubled teen considered suicide himself and says the song helped him get through one of the most challenging times in his life. His lyrics narrate the thoughts of a suicidal teenager who eventually kills himself, but in an after life is able to see the catastrophic loss he left behind. Realizing just how many people cared about him, the subject of the song immediately regrets taking his own life. Spratt credits the popularity of the song to his personal experiences with suicide. Do you think a song can really be that inspirational, that it could save someone's life?
Definitely, music is a very powerful medium
43%
743 votes
Perhaps, with the right song and message
26%
447 votes
Not sure
19%
327 votes
Highly doubt it
5%
89 votes
No way! Music is just music, nothing else
7%
120 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
13 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.46% | 8 | |
| na | 0.12% | 2 |
| n/a don't care | 0.06% | 1 |
| do not listen to this type music | 0.06% | 1 |
| music pumps up my mood when i am down and makes me think of happier times when need be but it does not drive me to do things good or bad | 0.06% | 1 |
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The top ten inspirational songs, according to TheHealthy.com are listed here. Which of these do you agree are truly inspirational?
Titles (Chariots of Fire), composed by Vangelis
12%
215 votes
Beautiful, by Christina Aguilara
22%
383 votes
What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong
35%
608 votes
It’s My Life, by Bon Jovi
17%
296 votes
Return to Innocence, by Enigma
6%
108 votes
Heal the World, by Michael Jackson
15%
254 votes
You Raise Me Up, by Josh Groban
26%
450 votes
When You Believe, by Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston
15%
253 votes
I Will Survive, by Gloria Gaynor
30%
524 votes
The Climb, by Miley Cyrus
9%
164 votes
Don't find any of these songs inspirational
24%
425 votes
Other (please specify)
3%
51 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.38% | 14 | |
| na | 0.16% | 6 |
| the rose | 0.03% | 1 |
| dreams cranberries | 0.03% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.03% | 1 |
| i'll walk alone by any artist | 0.03% | 1 |
| i like other songs, although these are not bad | 0.03% | 1 |
| all the above | 0.03% | 1 |
| the tiki room song from disneyland | 0.03% | 1 |
| every breath you take | 0.03% | 1 |
| no | 0.03% | 1 |
| most | 0.03% | 1 |
| god bless the u.s.a | 0.03% | 1 |
| somewhere over the rainbow! i didn't see your comment about this song until i scrolled down! i play most of these when i'm missing someone in heaven! | 0.03% | 1 |
| maybe somewhat but not ones that i particularly find that inspirational | 0.03% | 1 |
| traffic - dear mr fantasy | 0.03% | 1 |
| i do not know any of them but from the names all could be | 0.03% | 1 |
| lots of metal songs! | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't recognize | 0.03% | 1 |
| most of these songs i turn the channel on. | 0.03% | 1 |
| somewhere over the rainbow sung by judy garland. | 0.03% | 1 |
| don't know them | 0.03% | 1 |
| do not listen to this type music | 0.03% | 1 |
| my immortal evanescence | 0.03% | 1 |
| not one of these | 0.03% | 1 |
| those are all extrememly horrible songs | 0.03% | 1 |
| how great thou art | 0.03% | 1 |
| candle in the wind by elton john | 0.03% | 1 |
| i don't know | 0.03% | 1 |
| where to start? | 0.03% | 1 |
| you're only as pretty as you feel--jefferson (airplane?) maybe starship | 0.03% | 1 |
| rainbow connection or john lennons imagine | 0.03% | 1 |
| other | 0.03% | 1 |
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Do you have a particular song, or perhaps album, that has helped you through tough times and made a difference in your life? My personal favorite is Somewhere Over The Rainbow, and I can't listen to it without shedding a tear. If you do, please share in the comments below the survey.
Yes, I have several
35%
602 votes
Yes, one special song or album
11%
192 votes
Haven't thought about it, but I may...
19%
336 votes
No, none that comes to mind
24%
419 votes
No way! That's a load of rubbish
10%
166 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
24 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.75% | 13 | |
| na | 0.12% | 2 |
| your suveys are too long!!!!!!!! | 0.06% | 1 |
| other | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't know | 0.06% | 1 |
| kid rock all of his | 0.06% | 1 |
| yes, for my sister's funeral! | 0.06% | 1 |
| don't stop believing, journey | 0.06% | 1 |
| there are bands that have inspired me to make music, but nothing that saved my life | 0.06% | 1 |
| many songs i grew up with in the 70s make me think of my past. i can not think of any paticular at this time but the 70s is my go to mood expresser | 0.06% | 1 |
| song learned in junior high chorus to the tune of "on top of old smokey": oh johnny's on the ocean, let him sink or let him swim. if he can live without me i can live without him. oh johnny is a young boy but younger am i, and he's certainly mistaken | 0.06% | 1 |
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