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JessicaGregory_CHNw
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I adore this thread!  Great suggestions, everyone!

If I’m not listening to crime shows in the background or my Disney music websites (see above) then I like a good song to pump me up!  A favorite:  Queen - Don't Stop Me Now (Official Video) - YouTube


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Good morning from a rainy Sweden!

 

Wow, hard question to answer. As some already have pointed out, it all depends on the type of work I need to do. If I have to sit and word-smith something in English and come up with a nice text, I find it hard to do so while listening to anything other than English lyrics. Swedish/Spanish/German etc. seems to withhold the best English I can provide (yes, I’m a little stupid in that sense).

 

If I have to concentrate and just bang something complex out and need to fully focus and ensure I’m not disturbed by external factors, I tend to play a Spotify list called “Techno Bunker”, see below. 

 

If I don’t have to be fully as focused, I tend to play my own list of different songs. I preferably like Pixies, Rammstein and Ghost. 

 

Have a great rest of your day!

-Mattias

 


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One of my all-time favorite focus songs is Wait - M83.

It’s a perfect balance of calming and inspiring for me. Love the underlying soundscapes and the forward trills of a variety of instruments. The way the vocals blend and pull everything together - it really helps me focus!


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MattiasM wrote:

Good morning from a rainy Sweden!

 

Wow, hard question to answer. As some already have pointed out, it all depends on the type of work I need to do. If I have to sit and word-smith something in English and come up with a nice text, I find it hard to do so while listening to anything other than English lyrics. Swedish/Spanish/German etc. seems to withhold the best English I can provide (yes, I’m a little stupid in that sense).

 

If I have to concentrate and just bang something complex out and need to fully focus and ensure I’m not disturbed by external factors, I tend to play a Spotify list called “Techno Bunker”, see below. 

 

If I don’t have to be fully as focused, I tend to play my own list of different songs. I preferably like Pixies, Rammstein and Ghost. 

 

Have a great rest of your day!

-Mattias

 

Wow, this is pretty hard core! I just hit play and didn’t realize my volume was all the way up 😂 I’ll give this playlist a try next time I have a lengthy presentation to prepare 💪


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@D_Rodrigues I’ll add some of the Hamilton & Greatest Showman hits to the playlist! 


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@MattiasM I love techno and EDM! I particularly like the artist Rezz 


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@ZachM I have two M83 songs - Midnight City and Wait! Both are incredible 🔥


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Here are a few from my list I play that are safe for work. 

Al Foster-Jean Pierre

The Climb-Miley Cyrus

Same Boat-Zac Brown Band

The Best is Yet to Come-Tony Bennet & Diana Krall

So Sorry Please- Pasquale Grasso

Syeeda’s Song Flute-John Coltrane

And if I need extra motivation I will listen to upbeat dance music, anything I would workout to.


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Below are the songs I listen more frequently (loop) while working:

  1. Lakshay
  2. Namo Namo
  3. Kun Faya Kun

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MichelleE wrote:

Here are a few from my list I play that are safe for work. 

Al Foster-Jean Pierre

The Climb-Miley Cyrus

Same Boat-Zac Brown Band

The Best is Yet to Come-Tony Bennet & Diana Krall

So Sorry Please- Pasquale Grasso

Syeeda’s Song Flute-John Coltrane

And if I need extra motivation I will listen to upbeat dance music, anything I would workout to.

Love seeing Diana Krall make an appearance on this thread! Her music got me through countless hours of grad school studying and writing 💜


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After X4, I now have a new excitement for The Killers:

 

All These Things That I’ve Done- The Killers

Somebody Told Me- The Killers

Howling’ For You- The Black Keys

Something In the Orange- Zach Bryan


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MeganZich wrote:

After X4, I now have a new excitement for The Killers:

 

All These Things That I’ve Done- The Killers

Somebody Told Me- The Killers

Howling’ For You- The Black Keys

Something In the Orange- Zach Bryan

How could we forget The Killers! 🙈 Great addition to the thread! 

Already wondering who the band will be for X4 2024 🤔


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I let YouTube surprise me.

I usually just search productivity songs

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKUthuL1yowYOHbNTVWw-7A


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MeganZich wrote:

After X4, I now have a new excitement for The Killers:

 

All These Things That I’ve Done- The Killers

Somebody Told Me- The Killers

Howling’ For You- The Black Keys

Something In the Orange- Zach Bryan

Have you heard Little Black Submarines? It is SO good! I love The Black Keys 

 


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@Shashi Thank you so much for sharing! These songs are amazing 👏🏻


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Depending on what I’m doing I may or may not listen to music while working, but when I do, it’s usually things like this:

Young Americans | David Bowie

Bennie and the Jets | Elton John

The March of The Black Queen | Queen

The Diary of Horace Wimp | Electric Light Orchestra

 

I never really listen to this type of music outside of work; something about it is just right for getting work done I guess!


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Hello,

A background music while working is always best, do listen to this retro music.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i0oA5YYf1Y&t=570s&pp=ygUYaW5zdHJ1bWVudGFsIG11c2ljIHJldHJv

 

 


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I most often listen music in french but, when working, I need to avoid easy-to-sing lyrics to keep concentrated !

In this case I switch to instrumental or non mother tongue songs like :

Jamiroquai - Corner of the Earth

Antonio Vivaldi - Four seasons

Los Rodriguez - Palabras mas palabras menos

Mano Negra - Mala Vida

Daft Punk - Da Funk

 

I still share this one in french :
Lisa LeBlanc - Pourquoi faire aujourd'hui

This is a procrastination song… She literally sing : why doing today what you can do tomorrow !!!
 

 

Thank you for the references to Jean-Michel Jarre and Whiplash theme !
I’m gonna add this two great ideas to my working list ASAP


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Definitely the trickiest one of these so far...as everyone is saying, it really depends on what you are focussing on.

For me when I need to concentrate on detail I always default to classical music (not many votes for that in here yet...) - something like:

 ...such a cool “story” to listen to, with ups and downs it can really keep you interested and focussed for a longer stint!

 

 


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This month’s topic is so amazing!

I am from India.

And every dhinchak(synonym for loud mucic with lot of beats) songs are a productive ones’s.

I believe my Indian friends would know what I mean :)

https://youtu.be/Pb0COSer6vY

 


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I love the global nature of this community and playlist! 

 

I also can’t listen to music when I work, but to decompress after work, depending on the day:

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkel 

Try - Colby Caillat

Let It Go - Frozen Soundtrack

 


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ralphpagarigan wrote:

I let YouTube surprise me.

I usually just search productivity songs

 

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKUthuL1yowYOHbNTVWw-7A

I’ve definitely done the same before! If I’m feeling nostalgic I’ll look up Lofi music inspired by my childhood video games. 😆


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Amy_Bow wrote:

I love the global nature of this community and playlist! 

 

I also can’t listen to music when I work, but to decompress after work, depending on the day:

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) - Simon and Garfunkel 

Try - Colby Caillat

Let It Go - Frozen Soundtrack

 

All three of these songs are great, and would definitely help me feel better after a long day’s work! I don’t know why I  never thought about adding movie soundtrack songs to my playlist, thank you for this idea! 😄


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Appzk wrote:

This month’s topic is so amazing!

I am from India.

And every dhinchak(synonym for loud mucic with lot of beats) songs are a productive ones’s.

I believe my Indian friends would know what I mean :)

https://youtu.be/Pb0COSer6vY

 

I can’t say that I’ve heard either of these songs before, but I am very glad I was able to get to listen to them. I definitely see what you’re referring to when you say lots of beats, I think that is what makes this sound so upbeat and groovy. Great productive music choice! 🤗


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MichaelNolan wrote:

Definitely the trickiest one of these so far...as everyone is saying, it really depends on what you are focussing on.

For me when I need to concentrate on detail I always default to classical music (not many votes for that in here yet...) - something like:

 ...such a cool “story” to listen to, with ups and downs it can really keep you interested and focussed for a longer stint!

 

 

I agree that the music definitely depends on what type of work you’re doing, I typically try to listen to instrumentals when I’m having to write long pieces of text because lyrics tend to be overwhelming. Very solid classical music choice! 😄