Songs for Highlight video - suggestions?

[kasar]

I'm planning on making a highlight video for my DDs softball team this Spring and I'm starting to take pictures during their practices so we have some early pictures and hopefully some winning pictures later on.

I love these kinds of videos and I always enjoy the meaningful songs that really make them special. I'd like to stay away from the traditional sports songs ("We are the Champions", "Are You Ready for This?") because it's so overdone but I would use them if nothing better caught my fancy. Looking for something a little different but not too "out there".

I think I'll need probably 4 songs - one for the practices/training, two for the season itself, and one for the parents (along the lines of "Wind Beneath my Wings" but, ugh, not that one!).

Mostly, I'm looking for girl-power type songs and "time of our life" songs. I know you guys are really good at this!

 

[MUFFYCAT]

My DD 5th grade graduation had "We will be friends forever/Graduation song"
by Vitamin C. I love that song with any highlight video.
Some current songs would be nice. This way when they watch the video later on , they have the song to remember that was popular while they were playing.

 

[Texan Mouseketeer]

That song by Smashmouth - hey now, you're an allstar - something like that

If the girls are close buddies, you can do 'you're my best friend' by Queen

 

[kasar]

Great suggestions!

I love Queen songs and I was thinking Killer Queen would be good because the tempo is perfect and it's a tough-chick kinda song but the lyrics aren't really appropriate. The girls aren't too close yet but hopefully they will be by the end of the season!

Thanks so much. Anyone else?

 

[swanmom]

How about "Center Field" by John Fogerty? Oh, great! Now, I'm hearing it in my head! Put me in coooach, I'm ready to play............today.

 

[christineann]

"Walk of Life" by Dire Straits is great for athletics.

 

[pfishgirl]

I will always Love the song by Rod Stewart... Forever Young...