School has started and my teen refuses to use an alarm, leaving me to do the wakeup myself. As thr door is locked, I cannot gently awaken them. So, I decided music was great and chose the following 3 songs (played in this order and the reaction):
- Viva La Vida - Coldplay
- [quiet groans from inside, no movement]
- Baby Shark
- [whimpers and the sound of pillows shuffling]
- Welcome to the Jungle - Guns & Roses
- [door flew open, I was forced to flee]
So three songs seems to be the sweet spot. I’d like to keep it fresh and change daily so they can’t adapt. Please give me your 3-song playlist so I can continue to psychologically torture wake my child for school every day.
Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner
Elephant Talk by King Crimson
Hocus Pocus by Focus
You need the live performance of Focus by Hocus Pocus from whatever TV show that was. They play it sped up and the song is just extra bananas that way. What a tune.
Underrated list
I was also going to say Hocus Pocus (there’s pizza on your) Focus
in the hall of the mountain king would be a great addition to this list.
Especially if you sing/scream along at the top of your lungs for the last one. I’m actually not even sure it’s possible not to.