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Compare [[Care Bear Stare]], [[The Power of Love]], [[The Power of Friendship]], [[Autobots Rock Out]], [[A Little Something We Call "Rock and Roll"]], [[Great Balls of Fire]], [[Brown Note]], [[Rock Me, Asmodeus]], [[Make Me Wanna Shout]], [[Clap Your Hands If You Believe]], [[Crowning Music of Awesome]]. Contrast [[Sex, Drugs and Rock and Roll]]. May be presented as a form of [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]].
Not to be confused with [[Power Crystal|Rocks With Powers]], or [[Green Rocks|Rocks That Grant Powers]], [[Dishing Out Dirt|Power Over Rocks]] or [[
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* And then there's the often-overlooked (but excellent) ''[[Gossamer Axe]]'' by Gael Baudino, whose harper heroine was taken by [[The Fair Folk|the Sidhe]] from ancient Ireland - she escaped (to modern Denver), but was forced to leave her [[Girls Love|lover]] behind. Her rescue attempts have always failed, as the immortal Sidhe's [[Magic Music|harp skills]] simply overpower her own...until she discovers a new weapon in [[Loud of War|heavy metal]].
* In the ''[[Spellsinger]]'' series by Alan Dean Foster, the most powerful force in the world is ''{{spoiler|Fly Like An Eagle}}''.
* Terry Pratchett. [[Discworld]]:
*
** In a non-rock variant, Sybil's timely rendition of a venerated dwarfish aria in ''[[
* In ''[[John Dies at the End]]'', the heroes disguise themselves as a band to get past security at a Las Vegas hotel in order to confront a demon. They end up facing a swarm of monsters that are "natural dischordians", meaning they can't stand melody due to their hellish origin. The heroes proceed to play an original song written by the titular John himself: ''Camel Holocaust!''
** To which the lyrics go. "''I knew a man No / I made that part up / Hair! Hair! Haaaairrr! / Camel Holocaust! Camel Holocaust!''"
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* The ''[[Regular Show]]'' episode "This Is My Jam". To combat an extremely catchy song come alive, Mordecai and friends form a band and sing their own [[Ear Worm]] to blast it. This results in manifesting two ethereal rockers who use their guitars as swords.
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* Used in the student film [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o44_NA3syKA God Slayer]; in the end, the title superhero, driven mad by self-doubt and an evil talking moon, [[Earthshattering Kaboom|shatters the
* This trope has found purchase in quite a few internet meme macros, such as a .gif taken from ''[[
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120511142746/http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/profile_mojo_data/2/6/0/7/260763/pics/_c89580_image_0.jpg Saruman also rocks pretty hard.]
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20070227215243/http://www.eskimolabs.com/hp/band.htm Voldermort can't stop... THE ROCK!]
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* The leading singers of Brazil's progressive rock movement, ''[[Tropicalia]]'', were inspired by the Beatles and other classic rock, but were censored and banned with threat of jail time by Brazil's then-oppressive government which declared the whole genre subversive because it inspired Brazil's youth.
* Inverted by some store owners, who play classical music in their establishments' parking lots to discourage skateboarders or gang members from hanging around there.
* In the Battle
* According to "Wherever We Go", [[Newsboys]]' music improves stock markets, reduces crime, and repairs the ozone layer, among other things.
* Did you know you could increase a country's population with a single rock song? Seems ridiculous, but when the [[Scorpions]] power ballad "Still Loving You" was released in 1984, it became such a huge hit in France that it triggered a baby boom.
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