When I was at BYU, I had to really motivate myself to go to class. Or anywhere that forced me to leave my crappy college bed with ridiculously comfortable sheets covering me. Once I was out of bed, however, I needed a playlist that kept me going to wherever I was headed, be it class, soccer game…whatever. Unfortunately for me that playlist is 17 songs long and after trying, and failing, I’ve realized that I needed to start from scratch to make this top 5 (although I might cheat and take songs from that playlist, cause it was so perfect). So this playlist will be made of the best songs to play in the morning. However, since monday is the start of the week (and because I’m still riding the High Fidelity top 5 list theme), a bigger boost is needed to get yourself out of bed and into a state of productivity.
“The making of a great compilation tape, like breaking up, is hard to do and takes ages longer than it might seem. You gotta kick off with a killer, to grab attention. Then you got to take it up a notch, but you don’t wanna blow your wad, so then you got to cool it off a notch. There are a lot of rules”
A warning before we start: I need beats to pump me up, so you’ll see this list is a little bias towards the hip-hop genre…and I just really love hip-hop and rap in the mornings. And the afternoon and evenings for that matter.
Top 5 Songs to Play on a Monday Morning:
1. “Hey Ma” Camron – “And I know what ladies like, Need a man that’s polite, listens and takes advice
I could be all three, plus I can lay the pipe…Get in the Car, And don’t touch nothing Sit in the car”. CAMRON THIS DOESNT MAKE ANY SENSE!
2. “Sex, Love and Money” Mos Def – I have indeed been caught, by a van full of laughing people, dalking (walking and dancing…definitely coining it) across the street to this song. Between the tambourine and whatever kind of flute that is in the background, I’m not sure how anyone can resist the urge to, at the very least, bob your head back and forth to the rhythm.
3. “Me and Mrs. Jones” Billy Paul – This song is SO SMOOTH!
4. “Le Disko” Shiny Toy Guns – Lets bring it back up a notch. This song fits in nicely here with its upbeat tempo and its slow part in the second half of the song.
5. “Young’n (Holla Back)” Fabolous – A chill song to finish off the playlist. This beat is up there on my favorites list with “Still D.R.E” – Dr. Dre , “Lex” – Ratatat, “Everyday Struggle” – Notorious B.I.G. and “Heart of the City” – Jay-Z.
“Liking both Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel is like supporting both the Israelis and the Palestinians.”
“No, it’s really not, Rob. You know why? Because Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel make pop records.”
“Made. Made. Marvin Gaye is dead. His father shot him.”
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