Wake Up and Seize the Day

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

What are good 'wake-up/morning' songs? Upbeat stuff that'll wake me up and get the day going (so not a morning person). So far, I have:

Zwan - Honestly
Zwan - Lyric
U2- Beautiful Day
Foo Fighters - Times like These
Chantal Kreviazuk - Time

 

[cujo]

Wake Me Up Before you Go-Go... Wham!

 

[LarryMullen's POPAngel]

Choose Life!



Can't think of any now, but I'm sure I will later...

 

[mmmBono]

good post!!
"Welcome to the working week" Elvis Costello always does it for me...
"This is Radio Clash" by the Clash does it too...that'll wake you up.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

the boo radleys - wake up boo!

(then again, i haven't read the lyrics properly, perhaps they're being ironic, but it's very summery, very upbeat)

 

[U2Soar]

Thing Of Beauty by the Hothouse Flowers. Its sounds very much like a U2 song too.

 

[pax]

"Island in the Sun" Weezer
"Hallelujah Here She Comes" and "Beautiful Dy" U2
"Song 2" Blur
"Seven Nation Army" the White Stripes
"Born to Run" Bruce Springsteen
"Once in a Lifetime" Talking Heads

 

[MrBrau1]

the boo radleys - wake up boo!

(then again, i haven't read the lyrics properly, perhaps they're being ironic, but it's very summery, very upbeat)

I LOVE this song! FYI-The lyric is not ironic, it's quite inspirational.

 

[HelloAngel]

In high school, I used to always wake up to "Spoonman" by Soundgarden. Not by choice, mind you - the alarm clock always turned on then, and the station was always playing it at 6:45am.

 

[hiphop]

Not really an upbeat song, but my classical song to wake up with (especially after a ~beautiful~ night) is "Here Comes The Sun", Beatles.

 

[brettig]

Great choice hiphop. I'd also suggest some 80s REM...those jangly guitars are perfect for mornings!

 

[u2popmofo]

Anything rocking enough to knock my socks off proverbially.

 

[jkayet]

a bit ago, my radio woke me up to starsailor's 'goodsouls'...it really did make the day brighter.

Doves' Pounding is another good one to get you going...

 

[Salome]

AC/DC Highway to Hell

 

[HeartlandGirl]

"Hallelujah Here She Comes" and "Beautiful Dy" U2

I would second that! Hallelujah is such a great little ditty.

If I really need to wake up, it's all about the rap music. A little Bubba Sparxxx or Snoop Dogg to get the head bobbin'.

 

[pax]

That 80s R.E.M...absolutely! Especially "I Believe" or "Radio Free Europe."

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

Great choices everyone!

How could I forget:


A Sort of Homecoming

(I had that in my cd player waking me up for at least 3 months last year. By the end my roommate nearly killed me..no appreciation for good music).