Flylady has a friend Eric Dodge with music that is right up our alley. She has things that has helped me but as someone has already said" It works if you work it "

Here is my play list from today....

Rolling Stones - Flowers
The Who - Who's Next
Eric Clapton - The Cream Of Clapton
Led Zeppelin - Whatever it's called, the one with the old man carrying a big bundle of sticks on the cover. :D

I love that song ali... thank you so much... its lovely. I shared it with my Mate and he likes it too, we listened together, so nice.

This one makes me dance and move my feet... boomboomboom!

Shakira

also the song I just posted, " Breath In, Breath Out, Move On" Is a Jimmy Buffett song.

I listen to every genre of music; whether it's rock or hip-hop or R&B or pop or country or reggae. I listen to it all. I listen to everything from Metallica to Jay-Z to Rascal Flatts to Britney Spears to Michael Jackson to Johnny Cash to The Rolling Stones to The Beatles to Marvin Gaye to Bob Marley and a lot more. So yeah, no genre is off limits for me. :)

I tend to listen to slow sad songs hahaha but in a way it reflects the difficulty I associate with throwing things out and I can have a good cry, also cathartic

Walking Blind

Thanks diane,
We are all very excited about our trip too. Hopefully we won't get into too much trouble while we're in Los Angeles. LOL. ;)

MayMay, LOVE the words to your clean theme song!!! I am so excited for your adventure.

In a week the guys and I will be going to Los Angeles to do a major clean-up. And this will be our theme song while we are in Los Angeles. The song is called "The City Is Ours" by Big Time Rush. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k-BxdNKtzE

Here are the lyrics to "The City Is Ours":

The city is ours!
The city is ours!

Rolling past graffiti walls
Billboards lighting up the block
Everyone of us on a mission

Got a whole crew by my side
Cars beep beep when they pass us by
Be ready to get down to business

We pull up, open the door
All the people scream, "There they are!"
It's packed from wall to wall
And everybody is calling

Here we come, it's almost time
Feel the rush now, hit the lights
We're gonna get it all started

Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours

Live it up until the morning comes
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours
The city is ours!

My, my look how we roll
Was it only a month ago?
Everybody said we were dreaming

Now we're here, like, yeah, we told ya!
Still far, but we're that much closer
And there ain't no way that we're leavin'

We pull up, open the door
All the people scream, "There they are!"
It's packed from wall to wall
And everybody is calling

Here we come, it's almost time
Feel the rush now, hit the lights
We're gonna get it all started

Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours

Live it up until the morning comes
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours
The city is ours!

We gotta believe, it's destiny calling
So night after night we'll rock the whole place out
As hard as it seems, I know if you want it
Then it's gonna happen somehow

Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours

Live it up until the morning comes
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours

Because the night is young
The line is out the door
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours

Live it up until the morning comes
Today was crazy but tonight the city is ours
The city is ours, the city is ours!
The city is ours, the city is ours!
The city is ours!

Thanks Ali and diane. :)

May May- thank you for posting the lyrics. I think I have only listened to the chorus, never realized what this sing was about. What appropriate words.

Happy 4th of July everyone.

great words in that song, thanks for taking the time to write it here for us to read, Maymay, have fun with the boys tonight

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EVERYONE!!!!! :)

This song is dedicated to everyone who struggles with hoarding...because baby YOU'RE A FIREWORK! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3P9fyJEu6E

"FIREWORK" by Katy Perry

Do you ever feel like a plastic bag
Drifting through the wind
Wanting to start again?
Do you ever feel so paper thin
Like a house of cards
One blow from caving in?

Do you ever feel already buried deep?
6 feet under screams but no one seems to hear a thing
Do you know that there's still a chance for you?
Because there's a spark in you

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July

Because baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

You don't have to feel like a wasted space
You're original, cannot be replaced
If you only knew what the future holds
After a hurricane comes a rainbow

Maybe your reason why all the doors are closed
So you could open one that leads you to the perfect road
Like a lightning bolt, your heart will glow
And when it's time, you'll know

You just gotta ignite the light, and let it shine
Just own the night like the 4th of July

Because baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
It's always been inside of you, you, you
And now it's time to let it through

Because baby you're a firework
Come on, show 'em what you're worth
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh"
As you shoot across the sky

Baby, you're a firework
Come on, let your colors burst
Make 'em go "oh, oh, oh"
You're gonna leave 'em all in "awe, awe, awe"

Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon
Boom, boom, boom
Even brighter than the moon, moon, moon

Took items to the trash today singing along to
"We are never, ever, getting back together" "EVER"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4iX5D9Z64

Yes I am singing to my clutter. This is a great throw out song.

Thanks MayMay :D

first time I opened this and it was so fun reading what you clever folks came up with, I am going to start listening to the words of songs, usually listen to music and don't pay attention to words, just enjoy the tunes, this is very clever. Thanks

Yay! My post showed up. :D

Ok, so here is the song that I tried to post earlier today, in the wee hours of the morning. :)

The song is called "March Out of the Darkness" and it is by the band "Papa Roach". :)

Here are the lyrics:

It feels like the end of the world
It seems like nobody cares
Is it real, am I going insane?
Am I ever gonna change my ways?

Isolated, separated
Sick of the mess I created
The pressure keeps rising
When the truth is what I'm fighting

We march out of the darkness
We ravel in the flames
The mission is accomplished
I'm ready for the change

And the only thing that will set us free
Is living through the pain
And the only thing that I cannot take
Will never be the same

It feels like I'm still in a cage
And I scream til I'm blue in the face
Is it real or is it a phase?
I think the time has come to change my ways

I'm ready, I'm willing
To take what I've been given
The pressure keeps rising
Because the truth is what I'm fighting

We march out of the darkness
We ravel in the flames
The mission is accomplished
I'm ready for the change

And the only thing that will set us free
Is living through the pain
And the only thing that I cannot take
Will never be the same

And it's okay, it's alright
Just let go, you'll be fine
It's okay, it's alright
Just let go, you'll be fine

We march out of the darkness
We ravel in the flames
The mission is accomplished
I'm ready for the change

And the only thing that will set us free
Is living through the pain
And the only thing that I cannot take
Will never be the same

And it's okay, it's alright
Just let go, you'll be fine
It's okay, it's alright
Just let go, you'll be fine

It's okay, it's alright
Just let go, you'll be fine
It's okay, it's alright
Just let go, you'll be fine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iji1wQtglyA

Oh yeah! Thanks Ali. :)

Oh now my posts finally show up!

Thought of another song. I'll post it later today.

Right now it's almost 4:00 in the morning where i live and I'm really tired. I already tried posting twice and they didn't show up. So I'll post the lyrics later today.

Just a test post

I forgot one of my favorites- to the tune of the William Tell Overature which was also the Lone Ranger Theme song -

to the dump
to the dump
to the dump, dump, dump.........................


May May - thanks for adding your inspirational song.

I forgot one of my favorites- to the tune of the William Tell Overature which was also the Lone Ranger Theme song -

to the dump
to the dump
to the dump, dump, dump.........................


May May - thanks for adding your inspirational song.

I think a good song to listen to while cleaning a hoard is, "Crying Out" by the band "Shinedown". :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFxmONcRQTo

I know if I ever get my own tv show about helping hoarders, then I want the song "Crying Out" to be the theme song for my tv show. :)

Here are the lyrics to "Crying Out":

Don't use a weakness, don't change the subject
Don't ask the questions if you fear the answer
You look distorted, lets make you clearer
Lets flip the switch and use the smoke and mirrors

Reinvent yourself today
Reinvent your world today

Cryin' out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Cryin' out for the last time
And there's no turning back
Now that you've opened up to your mind

What guides your vision?
What holds the balance?
Don't think that I can't see you shake and tremble
Well, I know you're nervous, this world is scary
You have to let go all the madness you carry

Reinvent yourself today
Reinvent your world today

Cryin' out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Cryin' out for the last time
And there's no turning back
Now that you've opened up to your mind

There is no turning back now
Everything you've ever wanted
Everything in this moment
There is no turning back now

Cryin' out for the last time
Clear a space for the warning signs
Cryin' out for the last time
And there's no turning back
Now that you've opened up to your mind

Cryin' out, crying for the last time
Cryin' out, crying for the last time

My favorite "Do Over" song is "Rewrite by Paul Simon. It's noot a well known song but trust me, this is a song you want stuck in your head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yom8vZ7lEnQ

Songwriters: SIMON, PAUL

I've been working on my rewrite, that's right
I'm gonna change the ending
Gonna throw away my title
And toss it in the trash
Every minute after midnight
All the time I'm spending
It's just for working on my rewrite
Gonna turn it into cash

I've been working at the carwash
I consider it my day job
Cause it's really not a pay job
But that's where I am
Everybody says the old guy working at the carwash
Hasn't got a brain cell left since Vietnam

But I say help me, help me, help me, help me
Thank you!
I'd no idea
That you were there
When I said help me, help me, help me, help me
Thank you, for listening to my prayer

I'm working on my rewrite, that's right
I'm gonna change the ending
Gonna throw away my title
And toss it in the trash
Every minute after midnight
All the time I'm spending
Is just for working on my rewrite, that's right
I'm gonna turn it into cash

I'll eliminate the pages
Where the father has a breakdown
And he has to leave the family
But he really meant no harm
Gonna substitute a car chase
And a race across the rooftops
When the father saves the children
And he holds them in his arms

And I say help me, help me, help me, help me
Thank you!
I'd no idea
That you were there
When I said, help me, help me, help me, help me
Thank you, for listening to my prayer

In the Chat Support Group Sunday Night I suggested we come up with some fun theme songs to inspire us when we are tossing things out.
Here are some suggestions-

"Another One Bites the Dust"
"I Get By With a Little Help from my Friends"

Tillie's Theme "If I had a Hammer"
Dedicated to Tillie "Cool, Clear Water"

and Karl came up with this cleaver version of I get by with a little help from my friends....


What would you think if the clutter's so bad
That you can't catch a glimpse of the floor?
I could clean up if you'll lend me a hand;
I can't live with this trash any more.

I get by with a little help from my friends.
It's a sty without help from my friends.
Time will fly with some help from my friends.

So join in & add some tunes & sing along as you toss out your stuff.

and for what it's worth, Raggae music always makes me smile if I'm having a down day.