Welcome back for another installment of Music Monday! Today is housecleaning day, and as much as I dislike doing mundane chores, they would be impossible to perform without music.There is no method or madness to the music I choose for housecleaning; most often I just turn on the radio and listen to a genre until I tire of it and move on to the next.
This week I’ve decided to put together a short playlist of some of the songs I listened to earlier in the day to help facilitate my housecleaning efforts…
Coldplay-Paradise
Santana-Oye Como Va
Kanye West-All of the lights ft. Rihanna, Kid Cudi
Audioslave-Like a Stone
Kanye West, Jay-Z-Otis
Fleetwood Mac-Second hand News
What do you listen to when performing mundane chores? Tell me in the comments.
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Music makes just about anything tolerable. The song choices for this weeks Music Choices are awesome. Like a Stone by Audioslave is one of my favorites.
KP, good call on Audioslave. It's time for a new playlist for the car, too. ooxx
I love love love Fleetwood Mac.
Happy dusting Amberr
Lottie, everything is happier with a little Fleetwood Mac. ooxx
All good picks! Fleetwood Mac is an old fav natch and Santana? Awesomeness.
Me? Those and whatever the radio is playing that day. I like Daft Punk for the quick beats if I've got scrubbing to do though.
Maureen, haven't heard of Daft Punk, or maybe I have and didn't know it was them. Thanks for dropping in! ox
I'm a Muse girl. Like to turn it loud to get me through the vacuuming. Coldplay would work lovely for ironing. Nice tip, Amberr – must try that.
Jane, Coldplay and ironing do seem to go hand-in-hand, and I enjoy Muse myself. Thanks for coming by!
Hey, where's the old country music? LOL!
John
John, It will happen. I promise. Want to give me a few recommendations for that playlist?
Good list. (Fleetwood Mac and Santana bound to make the dreary more cheery)
Mouse, no doubt about it!
Thanks for the post and you've thoughtfully put in the film clips! I love listening to Lifehouse, it makes running bearable too lol. Can we skip the housework and just listen to the music?
Dionne, I am all for it, but that ring around the bathtub was starting to frighten me a bit.
I listen to whatever comes on my pandora station.
Very random. Could be Mozart, could be Rage Against the Machine. haha
Krystal, random is good.
I haven't listened to music while housecleaning (unless you count Nick Jr. on the TV in the background), but I can imagine that listening to music while housecleaning would make it more tolerable!
Maria, I forget you have a toddler. I used to do housework to the annoying sounds of "Yo, Gabba, Gabba."
~races in late to comment~ Well being a survivor of the late 60's early 70's I kinda like stuff that makes you want to bang your head against a hard object, Black Sabbath, Steppenwolf or even some obscure Led Zepplin. The dreadmill gets a real workout when I crank up those tunes, until I hear the stomping of feet from above telling me it may be a little too loud
Great post, and some great tunes.
Peter, you're never too late. I, however, am late, and will be by to show you some blog love, too.
words of wisdom
music is motivational
it bridges the heart, mind and soul
Zendictive, lovely wording.
My son takes over the radio/music when we are in the car so I love being able to listen to what I want when we are at home. Usually it's the Beatles but anything acoustic and relaxing helps me get through the day!
Tara, I agree with wanting to relax at home. I used to be into heavy rock music, but now much of it inspires a major headache.
One would not be possible without the other! Having a bad taste of housework from my childhood, I needed to change my attitude to the chores by listening to music, otherwise, I would be living in filth (and my family would probably nominate me for some bad housekeeping reality show to get free psychological help!
Thanks for the Fleetwood Mac reminder!
Mary Kathryn, you wouldn't want that to happen, and I'm glad you enjoyed the Fleetwood Mac recall. Thank you for taking the time to read and comment!
Depending on how I feel about my housework at the time. I have a quick playlist with the most corniest music on it which enables me to get my chores done in a jiffy. As some of the music is just intolerable and as my hands are tied up I am unable to change it. Then I have a few 'Aaah, today I really don't mind cleaning/ironing,' playlists. All in all music makes 'Housework Happen'!
Veronica, what a great tactic. I might have to try it on days when I'm procrastinating.
There something about Spanish music that when played my hips automatically move. Maybe it's a hereditary twitch of some sort but anything Latin would be my pick to get me motivated to clean house.
Rareruby, I love Spanish music, and it gets me moving, too. Not hereditary, of course, but Latin music is awesome!
Where is my classic country blog you promised me?
@The Conservative Hillbilly I added one song last Monday "Proud to be an American", but I'll have one dedicated solely to you. I'm having to consult my dad about a few artist names. Stay tuned! ox