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Passion, pride, longing -- what emotions do your favorite music videos evoke? Country artists and viewers alike reveal the power and sometimes life changing effect music videos have on their lives when they answer the burning question, "What moves you?" as CMT premieres Fired Up! -- Countdown to Flame Worthy 2004.

For some, it's Garth Brooks' "The Dance," and for others that "flameworthy" music video is Martina McBride's "Blessed." Fired Up! -- Countdown to Flame Worthy 2004 recognizes music videos' unique ability to make a lasting impact - viewers hear it, see it, feel it, love it - and it becomes flameworthy.

Each week viewers voice their opinions on the videos they consider to be Fired Up! -- Countdown to Flame Worthy 2004 by sending e-mails on the list of videos featured on the show page. Online visitors relate their own personal experiences, memories and dedications about the music videos that invoke a lighter-waving moment. Each episode of Fired Up! -- Countdown to Flame Worthy 2004 will feature viewer stories scrolled alongside the video, as well as revelations from country artists about their videos.

Artist Jamie O'Neal said Diamond Rio's song "One More Day" has a powerful effect on her, particularly since her grandfather died. "I'm always amazed by the power of a song," O'Neal said. Brad Paisley said he is moved by Alan Jackson's "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)."

Not to be too serious, the craziest and most inspirational things do come out during Fired Up! -- Countdown to Flame Worthy 2004, such as, why some videos make Phil Vassar want to drive fast, how Jessica Andrews is inspired by Reba's "Is There Life Out There," and the meaning Martina McBride's "Independence Day" has for Carolyn Dawn Johnson.