Quite often, I'll listen to Magic 99 in the morning because they play mellow, jazzy tunes that tend to keep me calm during the morning rush. Plus, I really just love the old school music they play like Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin.
When I need to FOCUS on work, I'm a fan of Enya. Her soothing sounds are wonderful white noise that don't distract from the tasks I must accomplish while on the computer. I'm not one of those people who can write and listen to music that I can sing along to, my brain doesn't work that way.
But when I want to get PUMPED up or am doing something physical, I crank the tunes to rock music. Anything by the Offspring, Meatloaf, Aerosmith ... as long as it gets my adrenaline pumpin, I play it!
If I'm in a BLAH mood, I try to play songs from back in the days when I would hit the clubs. You know... Salt & Peppa, 112, Blackstreet, Biggie, Monica, Alliyah, The Outhere Brothers (Don't stop movin baby, dontcha know you drive me crazy... WIGGLE WIGGLE!!) ... lots of sassy R&B. It's music that brings me back to a simpler time in my life where my biggest problem was deciding what outfit to wear to the clubs.
If I'm feeling FEISTY and wanna kick someone's ass, I play Eminem (he's very angry and has some amazing music!!) or Trapt ("Back off, I'll take you on!!! Headstrong, I'll take on ANYONE! I know that you are WRONG and this is NOT where you belong!") or Last Resort by Papa Roach, which was featured in Jet Li's The One.
And, of course, there are the rare moments I feel all MUSHY and girly so I play the sappy love songs like "Sex You Up" by Color Me Badd or "Too Drunk to Fuck" by Buckcherry.
What? Those aren't romantic?? Aw COME ON! They are so.
Anyway, because I feel like sharing today, I'm posting my TOP 8 songs for getting your MoJo back! Songs that make you feel like life is pretty fucking good!!
- #8: You Can Do It, Ice Cube
- #7: Dirrty, Christina Aguilera
- #6: None of Your Business, Salt & Peppa
- #5: Crazy Bitch, Buckcherry
- #4: Lose Yourself, Eminem
- #3: Cup of Life, Ricky Martin
- #2: Life is Beautiful, Sixx AM
- #1: Still Standing, Monica
Enjoy! And feel free to post YOUR favourite songs.
Cheers!
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I'm a huge music lover - and agree with a lot of your picks. Eminem is on every time I shoot a tv segment, Lose Yourself rocks! I also like Buckcherry and Trapt, good pump ya up songs.
ReplyDeleteRock on sister!