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00's And Aught's

9/26/2012

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One of the things I love about music is the power it has to make you feel good.

Not all music, obviously.  Perhaps I should have stopped that sentence before the last word.  Music has the power to make you feel.

It can lift you up, or bring you down.  It can help you relive memories, transporting you to different times and places.  It can make you feel empowered, or angry.  Romantic or just kinda frisky.  And it can surprise you, sneaking up like a mosquito and draining you before you know what happened.

Or it can just annoy you, also not unlike a mosquito.  Until you turn to a different station. 
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While we may not all agree on the songs, I think most can agree on the power of music.  Just beware of the mosquitoes.

I've been using music while I work, and while I work out, and it is definitely a mood-enhancer.  Even some of the more mundane tasks seem much more bearable.  Monday mornings still suck, but maybe not quite as much.

And I have to admit, the radio geek in me has enjoyed putting together the different playlists.
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I've been listening to a lot of old stuff lately, and thought it might be nice to pump so new blood into my ears.  So I dragged my smartphone back in the 21st century and started building a new playlist of more recent songs, from the 2000's.

I know we refer to the 20th century decades by ten's, like the 90's, 80's, 70's, etc.  Is the first decade of the 21st century really the 00's?  Or is it, as I've heard some say, the Aught's?  My thinks it's the 00's, so I'll go with that for now.

Anyway, I'm still building this one, but I've got it up to about thirteen hours at the moment, and there's definitely a different feel to listening to music that's much more recent (than say the Rhythm and Blues and Blues playlist I have, which features Elmore James, Robert Johnson, etc.).

It was exhilarating to work out to this today, and to have it playing in the office while I worked.  I felt alive.  It was almost overwhelming, like I needed more oxygen (though that could have been, in part, from the workout).

I also felt cool and hip when my 21-year-old daughter came in my office and said, "Oh, I love that song."  Of course, using the words "cool" and "hip" demonstrates that I'm neither, but at least I felt like I was.

As always, these may not be your cup of grog.  You may love them, or they may just be a bunch of music mosquitoes you want to swat.  With that said, here's what shuffled out of my 00's Playlist...

Thrice "All That's Left"
Mark Knopfler "The Trawlerman's Song"
Jack Johnson "Sitting, Waiting, Wishing"
Michelle Branch "Breathe"
Goo Goo Dolls "Here Is Gone"
Queens Of The Stone Age "The Lost Art Of Keeping A Secret"
Matchbox Twenty "How Far We've Come"
Five For Fighting "100 Years"
Sheryl Crow "Soak Up The Sun"
The Donnas "Take It Off"

Hope you're feeling cool and hip, or at least alive!

Ken

P.S. - Hi Marvin!  It's all there - beware of mosquitoes, needing oxygen and Monday mornings)!

16 Comments
Marvin
9/26/2012 03:52:31 pm

Make your own kind of music is what I always say! 8 points Earthling! :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t01qG1vHSZ0&feature=related

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Ken
9/28/2012 02:47:54 pm

Thanks, Marvin! Great song choice, too!

Ken

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Tyler
9/27/2012 06:15:53 am

I did a top 21 New (to me) Artists of the 21st century bloggo a couple of years ago and the Donnas were in my top 3. Got to love their attitude

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Ken
9/28/2012 02:48:40 pm

Thanks, Tyler! Lots of groups start out with attitude, but somehow lose it along the way. I think that's one thing that definitely sets the Donnas apart!

Ken

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Clare
9/27/2012 07:33:18 am

Yes music is a powerful thing.. i love music.

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Ken
9/28/2012 02:49:04 pm

Thanks, Clare! Me, too!

Ken

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Liam
9/28/2012 01:25:16 am

Music does have that way of make one feel. good post

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Ken
9/28/2012 02:49:33 pm

Thanks, Liam! It sure does!

Ken

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Chazz
9/28/2012 01:35:10 am

music creates the mood......

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Ken
9/28/2012 02:49:58 pm

Thanks, Chazz! Music creates everything!

Ken

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Colleen
9/28/2012 11:20:42 am

I completely agree.... I always have some kind of music going whether I'm working out, writing or just cleaning. It makes life so much more enjoyable! :D

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Ken
9/28/2012 02:50:33 pm

Thanks, Colleen! You're so right! I cannot imagine life without music!!!

Ken

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trevor
9/30/2012 04:17:27 pm

I agree Ken... music always moves you.. I love your description here ... music is the spice of life and the memory of it too pal...

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Ken
10/1/2012 06:18:55 pm

Thanks, Trevor! You're so right!!!

Ken

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Diana Jillian link
10/1/2012 12:12:41 am

I got lost in music-land somewhere after 2008 or so. I listen to old favorites now but I know some of the new bands (not that I really care for them) when I decide to turn on the radio.

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Ken
10/1/2012 06:19:55 pm

Thanks, Diana. Sometimes, deciding to turn on the radio is a great decision, and sometimes....not so much!

Ken

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