I know I have mentioned it before in this blog but I really do love music and have a true love affair with Spotify for bringing so much music to me with little effort on my part. TheHub and I probably own 700 CD's (Yes we are ancient. Don't even ask about old vinyls) that I have neatly organized in binders by genres. But listening to them requires work of sorts on my part. I have to open the binder, flip through the pages (I guess you call those flexible plastic cd holders pages) find what I want to listen to, stick it in the cd player and press the button to start.
Or I can just open Spotify on my laptop, pull up a playlist of whatever I plan on listening to and ask Alexa to connect to bluetooth, adjust the volume and start listening. You can bet your sweet fanny I choose the path of least resistance and rely on Alexa every time. I have 51 separate playlists because you never know when you want to do a little head banging. Or maybe you just want to hear arias from your favorite operas, then listen to a little cowboy music. I have just about anything I could ever want to listen to covered in these playlists, but I have one I listen to each morning while I have coffee. It is just called Daily because I listen to it every day.
I thought I would share my morning list with y'all and certainly invite you to start one of your very own.
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Nina Simone
Be Thou My Vision Fernando Ortega
The Lord's Prayer Duke Ellington
The 23rd Psalm Bobby McFerrin
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
Accentuate The Positive Perry Como or Dr. John (depending on my mood)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Willie Nelson, Billie Holliday or Louis Armstrong (mood thing)
Don't Rain On My Parade Glee Cast
A Summer Song Chad and Jeremy (seasonal option)
Summer In The City The Lovin' Spoonful (seasonal option)
Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly and the Family Stone (seasonal option)
I Cain't Say No Ali Stroker (new)
You Never Even Call Me By My Name David Allen Coe (because I love this song)
For me personally I like to begin with some sacred, then segue into some basic positive music, followed by seasonally appropriate tunes and ending with a couple that just make me smile
Though this looks like a lot of music, it is roughly 40 minutes of tunes. Just enough for a couple of cups of coffee with time to tidy the kitchen, empty the dishwasher and sweep. It amazes me how something this simple can set the course for my day. It forces me to start in an upbeat mood. If I go without this morning ritual it is easy for me to listen to my inner voice that suggests I might need to be disgruntled. And like I said earlier, join me and find your own morning happy place.
Oh! If you need any recommendations for bizarre music sub groups just ask. Gypsy music? French jazz? Classical? Madrigal? Gregorian Chants? . . . ? No Problem!
Peace!
Or I can just open Spotify on my laptop, pull up a playlist of whatever I plan on listening to and ask Alexa to connect to bluetooth, adjust the volume and start listening. You can bet your sweet fanny I choose the path of least resistance and rely on Alexa every time. I have 51 separate playlists because you never know when you want to do a little head banging. Or maybe you just want to hear arias from your favorite operas, then listen to a little cowboy music. I have just about anything I could ever want to listen to covered in these playlists, but I have one I listen to each morning while I have coffee. It is just called Daily because I listen to it every day.
I thought I would share my morning list with y'all and certainly invite you to start one of your very own.
He's Got The Whole World In His Hands Nina Simone
Be Thou My Vision Fernando Ortega
The Lord's Prayer Duke Ellington
The 23rd Psalm Bobby McFerrin
What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
Accentuate The Positive Perry Como or Dr. John (depending on my mood)
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Willie Nelson, Billie Holliday or Louis Armstrong (mood thing)
Don't Rain On My Parade Glee Cast
A Summer Song Chad and Jeremy (seasonal option)
Summer In The City The Lovin' Spoonful (seasonal option)
Hot Fun In The Summertime Sly and the Family Stone (seasonal option)
I Cain't Say No Ali Stroker (new)
You Never Even Call Me By My Name David Allen Coe (because I love this song)
For me personally I like to begin with some sacred, then segue into some basic positive music, followed by seasonally appropriate tunes and ending with a couple that just make me smile
Though this looks like a lot of music, it is roughly 40 minutes of tunes. Just enough for a couple of cups of coffee with time to tidy the kitchen, empty the dishwasher and sweep. It amazes me how something this simple can set the course for my day. It forces me to start in an upbeat mood. If I go without this morning ritual it is easy for me to listen to my inner voice that suggests I might need to be disgruntled. And like I said earlier, join me and find your own morning happy place.
Oh! If you need any recommendations for bizarre music sub groups just ask. Gypsy music? French jazz? Classical? Madrigal? Gregorian Chants? . . . ? No Problem!
Peace!
I may have to contact you...lol.
ReplyDeleteI do have a varied set of playlists.
DeleteLove that you have found such a positive and pleasurable way to start your day.
ReplyDeleteI have always started the day listening to music, Spotify just enabled me to make it so much easier. Before I had to make a mixed tape (goodness that goes way back) or burn a cd with a playlist. The trouble with them was they were not changeable. Now I can alter my list with a scroll and click.
DeleteSelalu berfikir positif. Melakukan hal yang positif.. dan terus berkarya.
ReplyDeleteSalam kenal ya kak. Mampir pas ada waktu.. hehe
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We have a lot of CDs also, but we have them all in their cases, however, now I'm thinking that binders would probably save a LOT of space!! <<>>>
ReplyDeleteIt drastically changed housing them. Now they all fit underneath a side table in my bedroom but before they were all over the house. I cut the face and liner notes from the cd case and put them in first, then added the cd. We did the same thing with the insane number of dvd's we have.
DeleteI did some looking on Amazon. I figure we have about 400 CDs to deal with and discussed this idea, but we haven't decided on it yet.
DeleteThat looks like a great, positive way to start the day!
ReplyDeleteI figure I am the only one responsible for my mood each day, so I might as well take control and start it the way I think I should.
DeleteSounds like fun, but you lost me at "I can just open Spotify on my laptop, pull up a playlist of whatever I plan on listening to and ask Alexa to connect to bluetooth, adjust the volume and start listening." That requires far more technical knowledge than I can ever hope to experience. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteHahaha, if I can do it anyone can!
DeleteMy fanny is indeed sweet. Thank you for recognizing it. Sadly, I'm not able to listen to music much anymore. Maybe it's part of my OCD, but if I listen to music I get a headache. I can't even turn on the radio in the car. Plus, I've always been quite a multi-tasker; however, now if I play music while I'm doing something else, I can't concentrate AND I get the headache. It makes me quite sad because I love music so much. I have every album I bought when I was growing up. I even kept my eight-track tapes just in case they become useful again. My 45s are gone. X threw them in the trash. He said I didn't need them. He quite often thought I didn't need my own belongings, including jewelry that he gave to children in the neighborhood. Yup. He's nuts.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you get so much enjoyment out of your music.
Love,
Janie
I still have a stack of 45's about 6 inches tall. I have no idea why I keep them since I have no way of playing them. I would be seriously pissed if TheHub gave away my things without my permission.
ReplyDeleteI cannot imagine life without music, but I am the polar opposite of obsessive compulsive so I do not have to worry about that.
I like your way of starting the day with music! I usually start the day with a prayer and then, I seem to prefer silence. Which is a good thing, because, even if I can have my daughter download Spotify for me, I don't have an Alexa or a bluetooth! I have been known to sing, from time to time, though! :)
ReplyDeleteSinging is good. I tend to sing along while music is playing and I am a legend singer in my own mind.
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