It's that time of year when graduations and end of year reflections are upon us. I've searched for some sites where songs are suggested for these, but thought I'd put together some of the most famous ones and a few curve-balls that can be used. Under the Copyright act - schools may use and distribute movies made "for commemorative purposes". Although I use them to show to the class/school and add the line "This presentation is not for reproduction or distribution" just to ensure less problems are encountered in regard to copyright, as well as students photos being distributed.
Please comment and add your own - there's plenty more than this list!
"Time of Your Life" by Greenday (overused, but still good)
"Enterlude" and "Exitlude" by The Killers (bit quirky, but fits nicely!)
"All These Things I've Done" by The Killers
"Sunsets" by Powderfinger
"These Days" by Powderfinger
"The Metre" by Powderfinger
"Undiscovered" by James Morrison (kind of about love, but the chorus is relevant)
"Learnalilgivinanlovin" by Gotye (again, a bit about love, but message is there)
"Right here, right now" by Fat Boy Slim (more for the beat/build up, not the lyrics!)
"The Best Thing" by Boom Crash Opera (oldie, but a goodie)
"How Far We've Come" by Matchbox Twenty
"Are You with Me?" by the Potbelleez
"Angel" by Sarah Mclachlan
"Galvanise" by The Chemical Brothers (more for the intro, but the "Push the Button" lyric could be fun too!)
"Light Surrounding You" by Evermore
"Forever Young" by Youth Group (a cover version, but the best in my opinion)
"Ready to Go" by Republica
"Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters
"My Hero" by Foo Fighters
"Imagine" by John Lennon
"Shine On" by Jet
"Fix You" by Coldplay
"Wake" by Linkin Park (used as an intro can be very powerful)
"Shadow of the Day" by Linkin Park
"Plans" by Birds of Tokyo
"Firework" by Katy Perry (big message behind this)
"Drive" by Incubus (good for graduation - looking into the future)
"Sing" by My Chemical Romance (bit of a "call to arms" or "stick it to 'em" song, but talks of believing in your self/your school)
Well done Heath!
ReplyDeleteI'm just about to begin a project with my year 6's where they create a movie about their time at primary school. They need to choose a song to go to it - you just made my life so much easier!
Deanne