best song to wake up to?

[fishwax]

for christmas i got a cd/alarm clock, so now I can wake up to the music of my choice rather than the annoying buzz of the cheap digital alarm clock i bought my freshman year in college. The best song I've found to wake up to is Josh Rouse's "1972"--it's not a morning-cup-of-coffee type of waking up song, but more of an easy groove to start a nice, mellow day.

So what song would you want to wake up to?

[EstimatedProphet]

1. The Pink Floyd Alarm Clock Solo

Volume set on 11. There is no sleeping through that.

[fishwax]

6. that's definitely brought me out of a trance or two

in year's past :)

[swimboy]

2. Sabre Dance by Khatchatourian will really get you going.

[fishwax]

8. But then if I were to fall back to sleep

as I often do after the first alarm, my dreams would be a bizarre medley of cartoons and chase scenes :)

[WritingIsMyReligion]

34. *groans*

I had to play that song in band this year....Too fucking fast for my poor little fingers! The clarinet was not MADE to be played so agilely (is that a word?) by high-schoolers!

[Burma Jones]

3. Sheena is a Punk Rocker etc - From "It's Alive"

Now that will get you going.....

I say etc because Sheena starts a three song mini-set with Commando and Havana Affair on that Album

[fishwax]

10. haha ... i only have that song on compilations

so it would be followed by Suzy is a Headbanger or I Wanna Live or some such thing. But for me the Ramones are definitely a later-in-the-day kind or listen. Maybe in the car on the way to work, but no earlier :)

[henslee]

28. You might be right. Been listening to that all day in the car. The

Ramones are one of the greatest rock bands of all time.

[henslee]

29. Dirty Boots. Sonic Youth.

[azmouse]

4. Morning Has Broken by Cat Stevens.

Morning has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
Praise for them springing fresh from the world

[fishwax]

11. yeah, i like that song

might actually be a little *too* mellow to really get me up in the morning, but I've often sung it to myself in the morning, particularly when waking up in the great outdoors :)

[azmouse]

13. I'm a morning person. I wake up quickly and easily.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

35. Good song.

:thumbsup:

[DiverDave]

5. The Beatles "A Day in the Life"

I read the news today oh, boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh and
I saw the photograph

He blew his mind out in a car
He didn’t notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They’d seen his face before,
Nobody was really sure if he was from the house of lords.

I saw a film today oh, boy
The english army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
But I just had a look
Having read the book,
I’d love to turn you on...

Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
And looking up I noticed I was late.

Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
Somebody spoke and I went into a dream

Ah

I read the news today oh boy
Four thousand holes in blackburn, lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all,
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the albert hall.
I’d love to turn you on...

The local rock station in Eugene Oregon (KZEL) played this every morning when I was in 8th grade.
It was always on when my (NEW!!) clock radio would go off at 6am.
Every time I hear it, it reminds me of that time and place.

[fishwax]

14. that's a cool story

and I do like that song ... i wouldn't really want to wake up to it, but as a kid I forced my mom to listen to it on the way to junior high many many times :)

[DiverDave]

41. Yeah, um, I was in 8th grade in 1970

hence the clock radio gag.
They WERE a new thing then...sigh, lots of water over the falls since then.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

36. That is SUCH a good song to wake up to!

:D :D

[wildhorses]

7. blue sky by the allman brothers band

Walk along the river, sweet lullaby, it just keeps on flowing,
It don't worry 'bout where it's going, no, no.
Don't fly, mister blue bird, I'm just walking down the road,
Early morning sunshine tell me all I need to know

You're my blue sky, you're my sunny day.
Lord, you know it makes me high when you turn your love my way,
Turn your love my way, yeah.

Good old sunday morning, bells are ringing everywhere.
Goin to Carolina, it won't be long and I'll be there

[fishwax]

19. that's a great song

I definitely need more Allman Bros. in my collection, and once I get it I might add that song to my morning rotation :)

[LoZoccolo]

9. "Car Wash" by Rose Royce n/t

[fishwax]

20. lol

very funny, but definitely not how I'd want to start a day :rofl:

[LoZoccolo]

38. There's a morning DJ routine at the beginning of the movie.

I was thinking of burning it onto a CD and using it in my CD alarm clock.

[DanCa]

12. Walk like an Egyptian? :D (nt)

[fishwax]

22. :)

I listened to that song on a lot of mornings back in my elementary school days :)

[RoyGBiv]

15. Let the Day Begin ...

-- The Call

Here's to the babies in a brand new world
Here's to the beauty of the stars
Here's to the travellers on the open road
Here's to the dreamers in the bars

Here's to the teachers in the crowded rooms
Here's to the workers in the fields
Here's to the preachers of the sacred words
Here's to the drivers at the wheel

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin, let the day begin

Here's to the winners of the human race
Here's to the losers in the game
Here's to the soldiers of the bitter war
Here's to the wall that bears their names

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start

Here's to the doctors and their healing work
Here's to the loved ones in their care
Here's to the strangers on the streets tonight
Here's to the lonely everywhere

Here's to the wisdom from the mouths of babes
Here's to the lions in the cage
Here's to the struggles of the silent poor
Here's to the closing of the age.

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Let the day begin

Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Let the day begin
Here's to you my little loves with blessings from above
Now let the day begin, let the day begin, let the day start

[fishwax]

23. cool lyrics

i can't quite place the song, but I'm pretty sure I've heard it :)

[RoyGBiv]

24. Late 80's ...

I think it was released in '89. Driving baseline and sharp chords, not that this is really descriptive. :-) At the time I considered it a personal war-cry to get Bush I out of office. (Here's to the closing of the age.) The Call is actually sort of a Christian rock band, or at least they are claimed by Christians. I really don't know, and I choose to interpret lyrics in my own way.

It was kind of a one-hit-wonder sort of deal except that The Call had been around a long time by then. It was just their mainstream hit and musically a bit different from their other stuff.

It's the track #1 song on my "drive to work" CD. It still gets my blood pumping.

I think this link will take you to a short clip from the song. It's a bit slow, so give it a minute if you're interested.

http://www.content.loudeye.com/scripts/hurl.exe?clipid=027228201010006900&cid=600111

[fishwax]

52. Oh yeah, I do know that song

:thumbsup:

That's a good one. Definitely a good one for the drive to work, too.

[Common Sense Party]

31. I LOVE The Call.

Either that song, or "I Still Believe."

[Shine]

16. Here comes the sun.....

little darlin'
Here comes the sun
It's all right....

I love that song!

[TheProphetess]

27. That gets my vote!

Great choice! :hi:

[gardenista]

58. We used to have an alarm clock that woke us with a tonal version of that

I'm so sad that it broke. We've never been able to find another one, and have missed it for 8 years.

[Ramsey]

17. Daylight by Toni Price

Not being a morning person, but in fact being somewhat of a vampire, and yet having to arise at 6:30 freaking AM every day, this is my theme song:


I've forgotten why I'm living
Shoulda tied a string around my finger
And I've forgotten what the point is
What to do, don't know ooh

Daylight crashes on my window
Is it really time to get up again?
I have only started dreamin'
And I don't think I can get outta bed

There's a sweet man I am lovin'
But I just can't, I just can't make it right
And when I wake up in the mornin'
I am blinded and I just can't stand the light

I've forgotten why I'm livin'
Shoulda tied a string around my finger
And it's about time to be leavin'
But I don't know, I don't know where to go

[fishwax]

50. I don't think I know that one

I'll have to look into it ... I can relate to the vampire waking up early though :grr::cry:

[malmapus]

18. I got you babe - Sonny n Cher

Espicially when you're stuck in a time loop that revolves around Groundhog Day...

[fishwax]

40. haha

i'd forgotten that part :rofl:

[Magrittes Pipe]

21. "Decades" by Joy Division

[GirlinContempt]

33. Ooooo good call

[fishwax]

53. I haven't listened to Joy Division in far too long

I'll have to seek that one out.

[Inspired]

25. What a Wonderful World - Louie Armstrong

[fishwax]

49. I could see that being a good way to start the day

it's hard to beat Satchmo :D

[philosophie_en_rose]

26. Good Morning, Starshine.

The earth says hello
You twinkle above us
We twinkle below

Good morning starshine
You lead us along
My love and me as we sing
Our early morning singing song

[fishwax]

48. AAAHHH!!!!

I love anything from Hair :):D:rofl: But I'm afraid that my spouse would smother me with a pillow if that song started her day :)

[Common Sense Party]

30. Four words: Stevie Wonder. Higher Ground.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

37. Whooooo, yeah!

:D

[DanCa]

32. The rascals People everywhere just want to be free.

Shout it from the mountain tops and into the sea. People everywhere just want to be free.

[Metta]

39. The sound of my sweet wife's breathing.

Ahhh.

[ContraBass Black]

54. I envy you.

Be blessed.

[Metta]

61. Thank you for your sweet words, Basie.

I must have done some good in a past life. :hi:

[Kathryn STone]

42. here's one I heard one time I got the rotation of songs from the radio:

Plus I'm not an Alice Cooper fan, either but it's a song that goes "
I wanna be elected!"
It's just energetic and funny to me because I perceive myself as a politically aware person and that song amuses me.
That's my 2 cents.

[wildhorses]

43. daydream believer

Oh, I could hide 'neath the wings
Of the bluebird as she sings.
The six o'clock alarm would never ring.
But it rings and I rise,
Wipe the sleep out of my eyes.
My shavin' razor's cold and it stings.

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.

You once thought of me
As a white knight on a steed.
Now you know how happy I can be.
Oh, and our good times start and end
Without dollar one to spend.
But how much, baby, do we really need.

Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.
Cheer up, Sleepy Jean.
Oh, what can it mean.
To a daydream believer
And a homecoming queen.

[wildhorses]

44. walking on sunshine

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Artist: Katrina And The Waves Lyrics
Song: Walking On Sunshine Lyrics

Oh! Ohhhh yeeeh
I used to think maybe you loved me now baby I'm sure
And I just cant wait till the day when you knock on my door
Now everytime I go for the mailbox , gotta hold myself down
Cos I just wait till you write me your coming around

I'm walking on sunshine , wooah
I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
and don't it feel good!!

Hey , alright now
and dont it feel good!!
hey yeh

I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that its true
and I don't want to spend all my life , just in waiting for you
now I don't want u back for the weekend
not back for a day , no no no
I said baby I just want you back and I want you to stay

woah yeh!
I'm walking on sunshine , wooah
I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
I'm walking on sunshine, woooah
and don't it feel good!!

Hey , alright now
and don't it feel good!!
hey yeh ,oh yeh
and don't it feel good!!

walking on sunshine
walking on sunshine

I feel the love,I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real
I feel the love, I feel the love, I feel the love that's really real

I'm on sunshine baby oh
I'm on sunshine baby oh

I'm walking on sunshine wooah
I'm walking on sunshine wooah
I'm walking on sunshine wooah

and don't it feel good!!
I'll say it again now
and don't it feel good!!

[Ronnie]

45. Good Day

Sunshine. It always makes me feel good. I don't know how long I'd like it, though, if I heard it every morning.

[yellowdoginGA]

46. san antone by johnny copeland

been in my cd alarm clock for 3 years. my wife hates it so much she makes sure i wake up

[BuddhaGirl]

47. Beautiful Day, by U2

I LOVE that song :-)

[Scout1071]

51. Louis Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World".

In my CD alarm clock now.

[Dinger]

56. When bu$h Is Impeached, It'd Be Perfect

Ahh, what a thought.

[bikebloke]

55. Gave up on radio alarms

One morning for some perverse reason the radio station played Elvis singing what sounded like a lullaby. I started to drift back to sleep. I prefer a mild beep. Unless the neighbors have been noisy and I have the fan roaring by my head to drown them out with very white noise. Then my back-up alarm has an even louder beep.

[Dinger]

57. Morning By Edvard Grieg

I'm Norwegian, . . . What can I say?

[Hardrada]

59. The East is Red.

[HEyHEY]

60. Monday Monday

[evirus]

62. anything rap

gets me in the pissy mood needed to get my butt out the door and to my political science classes