Those little pick me ups

You know when you are trying to kill time or lift your spirits, there is always that certain film or piece of music that lifts your spirits, makes you feel alive and so on. I don't know about you but depending on the situation depends what piece of music is played and my choices are plain weird even I will admit it.

For instance the jobs I have been successful in gaining have always involve me going to the interview listening to The Prodigy, don't ask I am still working that one out. Mainly because I don't really like that style of music and also because logic says that should make you aggressive. But it hasn't yet failed me so why chuck away a tried and tested routine.

Long journeys require a completely different style of music, predominately stuff like Girls Aloud and other mindless drivel, so I get the pop beat without having to think about anything other than road ahead. Walking however has to be high classical of orchestrated soundtracks so I forget about the exercises and become absorbed in the music. That logic got me round the London 10k years ago.

Writing on the other hand is the most critical because what I listen to becomes a quintessential part of the writing itself. If  I listen to Mozart's requiem or some Gothic style music my writing becomes very black and depressive, and if I listen to some bubblegum pop well the opposite happens and you read some light hearted piece. I used this technic to write all the plays that have been performed and it really works. I also did the same with studying for exams and the same results.

So what should I listen to  as a pick me up? Actually that's a very hard question as it has to be the opposite of the mood I am already in to get me to relax, today for instance I am not really in a dark place, but nor am I hyped, so I have gone backwards to go forward. I am listening to show tunes and other bits I used to sing. Its the only way to soothe my inner demons.

As you have guessed music is my big pick me up .. when did you last revisit yours?