A 12-Song Music Mix I’ve Been Using For Mental / Physical / Emotional Time-Outs

If I Learned Anything From My Upbringing, It’s That Time-Outs Are Essential To Life At Times.

When The Things You’re Doing, Working-On, Etc Etc, Are Getting Tooo Personally Pressing, Or Possibly Worse, It’s Time For A Time-Out.

For ME…

…Time-Outs Were Originally Used As A Punishment.

Being ADHD Out-The-Ass…

…I Found Them Excruciating.

Sit Down.

Be Quiet.

No Doing Nothing.

No TV.

No Music.

No Video Games.

No Books.

No Nothing.

Just Sit There.

They Never Lasted Longer Than 15-Minutes, But Those Were The Worst 15-Minutes In History Each And Every Time They Were Experienced.

Now, However, They Are An Essential Tool In Learning Something…

…Anything.

At Least, Anything Deemed Important Enough To Truly Truly Remember Remember.

Period.

Now My Time-Outs Include Music.

With That One Little Tweak, I Totally Revolutionized The Whole Concept Of Personal Time-Outs For ME/MYSELF.

So, Here’s My Current Time-Out Music Mix.

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((#1))

DANGEROUS

Personal Jesus and Dangerous Single Edition (via Amazon.com)

by DEPECHE MODE

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((#2))

A KIND OF MAGIC

Queen_A_Kind_Of_Magic_(song) (via Wikipedia)

by QUEEN

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((#3))

WHERE IT’S AT

Beck - Odelay (via Wikipedia)

by BECK

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((#4))

BATTLE FOR THE SUN

Battlecover (via Wikipedia)

by PLACEBO

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((#5))

THE OLD MAN DOWN THE ROAD

fogerty-centerfield (via retro-cafe.com)

by JOHN FOGERTY

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((#6))

STUCK IN THE MIDDLE WITH YOU

Stealersalbum (via Wikipedia)

by STEALERS WHEEL

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((#7))

WHO CAN IT BE NOW?

Men At Work - Business As Usual (1981) (via Amazon.com)

by MEN AT WORK

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((#8))

TANGO IN THE NIGHT

Fleetwood_Mac_-_Tango_in_the_Night (via Wikipedia)

by FLEETWOOD MAC

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((#9))

THUNDERSTRUCK

Razorsedge (via Wikipedia)

by AC/DC

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((#10))

YOU’VE GOT ANOTHER THING COMIN’

Judas_Priest_SforV (via Wikipedia)

by JUDAS PRIEST

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((#11))

RUNNING SCARED

The Essential ROY ORBISON (via Amazon.com)

by ROY ORBISON

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((#12))

WHEN THE BODY SPEAKS

Exciter (album) (via Wikipedia)

by DEPECHE MODE

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So What Do You Think, My Peeps?!

Would That Mix Relax You And Put A Smile On Your Face?

It Mainly Works For Me, Which Is Generally Good Enough.

Music DOES Save Lives.

Period.

Always Has.

Always Will.

At Least, I Would HOPE So.

Wouldn’t You?!

SURE YOU WOULD!!

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The Song Stuck In My Head: “YOU AND I, PART II” by FLEETWOOD MAC (1987)

Keep Your Heart Open…

…And Your Eyes Shut Tight…

…What Will Be…

…Will Be…

…Keep Your Heart Open…

…And Your Eyes Shut Tight…

…But Don’t Forget About Me.

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YOU AND I, PART IIIs Off Of The 1987 AlbumTANGO IN THE NIGHTBy FLEETWOOD MAC!

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I Wake Up…

…With My Eyes Shut Tight….

…Hoping Tomorrow…

…Will Never Come…

…For You…

…You…

…You…

…You…

…You And I.

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When I Got Into My Car Last Night…

…This Song…

YOU AND I, PART II

by FLEETWOOD MAC

…Was The Song On The Radio.

It’s A Personal Favorite, Yes…

…But It Didn’t Stop There.

When I Arrived Home…

…I Snatched-Up My MP3Player…

…And I Listened To It Again.

And Then Again…

…And AGAIN.

It’s The Shortest Song On The Album…

TANGO IN THE NIGHT

…And It’s Generally The Most Overlooked.

It Wasn’t A Big Hit Single Like A Few Of Their Other Songs…

…HOWEVER…

…It’s Also MY FAVORITE Song On The Album.

I Know, My Peeps, I Know…

…What About Songs From It Like…

LITTLE LIES

…Or…

SEVEN WONDERS

…Or Even…

EVERYWHERE

???

Well…

…I Sincerely Love Love LOVE The Entire Album…

…And I Consider Said Album To Be THE VERY BEST From FLEETWOOD MAC.

Period.

The Thing About The Song…

YOU AND I, PART II

…Is That It’s So So SO Damned Catchy.

I’d Even Venture To Call It Infectiously Catchy.

It’s A Very Simple Little Song…

…But It’s Always Provided The Largest Impact Upon Me.

It Makes Me Smile A Great Deal…

…But It’sΒ Ingrained Upon My Brain.

It’s 6AM…

…And I’ve Been Singing The Song ALLL MORNING LONG.

That Doesn’t Sound Like A Lot…

…But I’ve Been Awake Since 4:20AM…

…And I Didn’t Get To Sleep Until 1AM’ish.

I Was Listening To The…

TANGO IN THE NIGHT

…Album ALLL NIGHT LONG.

Why I Do These Things To Myself, I Haven’t The Foggiest.

Maybe I Do It So I’ll Have Something To Write About The Next Day?

Possibly?!

Maybe Maybe?!

Sure Thing!!

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My Morning Mixes: The Return

Howdy, Kiddies.

Yes…

…T’is I…

…Partially Functional…

…And Totally Giving This A Go.

I Did Get To Go For A Walk This Morning.

It Felt Good Just To Get Out-&-About, Ya Know?!?

I’m Still Dealing With Some Funky Health Issues…

…But I Have Seriously Been Going A Little Stir-Crazy.

And I’ve Greatly Missed Working For Y’all.

So…

…For Now…

…For Right Now…

…I’m All About Giving It A Go.

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The Walk I Took This Morning Was Pretty Great.

I Had Some Quality Tunes Pushing Me Along…

…And These Are The Cherry-Picked Favorites!

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The Walk Began With…

PLASTER CASTER

by KISS

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…Then Some…

CHINA GIRL

by DAVID BOWIE

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…And…

GROOVE IS IN THE HEART

by DEEE-LITE

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Those At Least Got My Blood Pumping.

I Was Surprised By How Good It Felt To Be Outside And Sucking-Up The Fresh Air.

It’s Humid As Hell Out There, But It Still Felt Great.

So…

…As I Continued Onward…

…I Decided To Go A Bit More Old-School.

It Was Time To Break-Out Some…

SUPERSTITION

by STEVIE WONDER

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…And Then I Went Right Into…

OBSESSION

by ANIMOTION

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…And Then…

BRASS IN POCKET

by THE PRETENDERS

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By This Point…

…I Was Already Sweating Like Crazy.

It Was Much Warmer Out There Than It Originally Felt.

But…

…I Kept Going.

Next Up Was…

SOMETHING TO DO

by DEPECHE MODE

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…And Then…

KEEP YOUR HANDS TO YOURSELF

by THE GEORGIA SATELLITES

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At This Point…

…I Was Really Getting Tired.

It’s My First Time Out-&-About For A Few Days, Remember?!?

Exactly.

So I Decided To Take It Down A Notch For The Home Stretch.

So I Popped On…

SEVEN WONDERS

by FLEETWOOD MAC

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…And I Finished The Walk With…

COMATOSE

by DEPECHE MODE

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Needless To Say…

…It Felt Amazing To Plop My Butt Down And Rest A Bit Afterward.

I Didn’t Have A Dry-Stitch On.

It Was Just So So SO Humid.

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ANYWAY, My Peeps…

…I’m Just Glad To Be Doing SOMETHING With This Blog.

And I Hope To Continue Working On It More And More As I Get More And More Physically Sound.

I Just Wish I Could Ditch This Damned Headache.

Please Take Care, My Peeps.

I’ll Holla At Y’all Again…

…And Hopefully Very SOON!!!

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“Listen To The Wind On The Water. Listen To The Waves Upon The Shore. Try To Sleep. Sleep Won’t Come. Just As I Begin To Fade. THEN I REMEMBER…” — FLEETWOOD MAC (“Tango In The Night” (1987))

"...When The Moon Was Full And Bright. I Would Take You In The Darkness... ...And Do The Tango In The Night. TANGO..."