Playlist: Motivational Music Mix for Miserable Mondays 

She Believes in Me – Kenny Rogers

Chiquitita – ABBA

I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen

Don’t Stop Believin’ – Journey

It’s My Life – Bon Jovi

Takin’ Care of Business – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Eye of the Tiger – Survivor

Break on Through (To the Other Side) – The Doors

Livin’ on a Prayer – Bon Jovi

The Final Countdown – Europe

Carry on Wayward Son – Kansas

It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll) – AC/DC

Rose’s Turn – Bette Midler

Hard to Be the Bard – Christian Borle

Kick It Up a Notch – Cast of Starship

Man Up – Josh Gad

Stick It to the Man – The Original Cast of School of Rock

So Much Better – Laura Bell Bundy

Swimming – TikTikBoom

Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now – Andrew Garfield

Drag Me Down – One Direction

All Revved Up with No Place to Go – Meat Loaf

A Kiss Is a Terrible Thing to Waste – Meat Loaf

Safari Song – Greta Van Fleet

My Way – Frank Sinatra

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor

The Winner Takes It All – ABBA

Are you feeling unmotivated and miserable on Mondays, causing you to procrastinate on all your work? Here’s a playlist to change that. Featuring a mix of rock, country, musical theatre, and pop disco, these songs will get you “all revved up” to tackle your schoolwork and ensure you “don’t stop believin’” in yourself, so you become “the winner who takes it all.”


From iconic rock anthems like “Eye of the Tiger” and “The Final Countdown” to Broadway bangers like “Rose’s Turn” and “Hard to Be the Bard,” along with more classic tunes like “My Way” and “I Will Survive,” this playlist offers a diverse selection of music to keep you motivated.


So “carry on wayward,” get ready to knock out your to-do list, and “break on through to the other side” of your Monday blues by hitting play and locking in.

playlistsTess Gleason