Especially when the song itself became a Survival Mantra that saved a man from drowning when his ship sank in the Atlantic with him hollering "Rise Again!"
Dying Moment of Awesome/Heroic Sacrifice: It has been said that Rogers died, because he went back into the burning airplane to rescue people. It may be a myth, but at least one survivor reported that he escaped because he heard someone yelling, "Follow my voice!" and did so.
"Flowers of Bermuda" is about a ship's captain who has one of these and dies thinking of the titular flowers.
Tear Jerker: Although it was written years before Canada's Handicapped Badass Terry Fox came on the scene, the song "Turnaround", as used in the film Terry, powerfully evokes what made him a hero in the world's eyes.