i need songs that will distract from drudgery

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my new job pays my rent and student loans, but it quite soul-taxing. a large part of my job is data entry and proofreading numbers, and i could use some songs that will take my mind off these tasks. can you help?

― boxcubed (boxcubed), Friday, 8 November 2002 04:11 (twenty-three years ago)

I've got just the thing!

Sheerly by dumb luck, a colleague of mine was cleaning out his office and handed me a brand spankin' new copy of THE VERY BEST OF BOLLYWOOD SONGS VOLUME II. It is both wildly melodic, unintentionally hilarious and remarkably diverse. Go fetch!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 8 November 2002 04:20 (twenty-three years ago)

John Henry Was A Steel Drivin' Man, 9 Pound Hammer To Heavy, Last Fair Deal Goin' Down. Honest, hardy work songs.

― jm, Friday, 8 November 2002 04:26 (twenty-three years ago)

Junior Senior Move Your Feet

― Siegbran (eofor), Friday, 8 November 2002 11:53 (twenty-three years ago)

anything by Go Home Productions

― blueski, Friday, 8 November 2002 12:23 (twenty-three years ago)

Dave Q, "Goin' Postal"

― dave q, Friday, 8 November 2002 13:10 (twenty-three years ago)

I too do loads of data/number crunching for my work, and I prefer very rhythmic/pulsating instrumental/DJ-type stuff mostly, as it's very focused in nature but not quite as distracting as vocal-type music.

Some of the stuff I listen to whilst performing my number-monkey functions: DJ Shadow, Talvin Singh, Critters Buggin, Amon Tobin, Billy Cobham, Medeski Martin and Wood, 70s-era Miles Davis, DJ Q-bert, Tortoise, Buckethead/Praxis/Thanatopsis, Kid Koala, etc.

― nickalicious, Friday, 8 November 2002 14:40 (twenty-three years ago)

Unwound - Treachery

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Friday, 8 November 2002 14:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85 -9192939495 I forget
New Pornographers - Mass Romantic
Sloan - Smeared
Pet Shop Boys - Introspective

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Friday, 8 November 2002 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

The theme from Ren and Stimpy.

― Dom Passantino (Dom Passantino), Friday, 8 November 2002 14:55 (twenty-three years ago)

Plastikman - Artifakts!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 8 November 2002 15:04 (twenty-three years ago)

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