Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Positive Messages in Songs: Lauren Irwin's Song Stand Tall

Stand tall, be firm
Stand tall, be hard
It doesn't have to be this way
Tomorrow is a bright new day

I've found another wonderful song with beautiful lyrics about standing up for yourself. In 2008, 17-year-old Lauren Irwin wrote the song "Stand Tall" as a tribute to her friend who was being bullied.

The song was the inaugural winner of the Anthony Walker Prize (Anthony Walker was a teen who was murdered in a street attack in 2005). After its translation into Mandarin, "Stand Tall" become the official song of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. "Stand Tall" can be purchased as a digital download on iTunes or AmazonMP3.

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