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I was playing music by the Ronettes, the Crystals and the Righteous Brothers while I was polishing my Kirby Sanitronic VII.

Just wanting to know if other people listen to music while cleaning, rebuilding or polishing their vacuums.
 
I drop the BASS

And let it crank to the tunes of the 70's-90's Disco, hip-hop, trip-hop, electro-trance, Bass-N-Booty Miami music!! I was there when DynamixII cut their first track along with DJ Eddie B, Trinere, & Debbie Deb not Debbie Gibson...LOL oh and KC & The Sunshine Band, Miami Sound Machine, I-95South! What an amazing time!!
 
I listen to various songs depending on my mood and i always listen to music when "Fiddling" with my vacuums. Not so much when im sorting out the motor as i like to concentrate but otherwise yeah
 
Well, when I have a lot of carpet to vacuum, or something really, really ugly to demolish - such as a Dyson, I like to listen to this.



 
But mostly I like to listen to this. This one I have inevitably found, that I almost always listen to with my eyes. I guess it must be some kind of weakness of mine. For if I was ever doing anything dangerous, whilst listening to this, I would most surely be drawing back a bloody stump of some kind. 

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Fleetwood Mac/Stevie Nicks
Tori Amos
Abba
Blondie
Bjork
Goldfrapp
Imogen Heap
Kate Bush
The Cranberries
Alanis Morisette
Suzanne Vega
Garbage
The Beautiful South


Charlotte Martin
Joni Mitchell
CSS
Poe
Dar Williams
Florence & The Machine
Fiona Apple
London Grammar
Nerina Pallot
etc etc etc
 
Chris, Chris - where's Roy Orbison on that list!!  I know you are a big fan!
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Joking aside, Mr. Orbison is indeed my favourite singer and about 95% of my music listening is his songs. 


 


The other 5% consists of a varied list of musicians, most of which from the 60s, 70s and 80s. 
 
Umm, mainly charts & house music, Clean Bandit (love them), & Madonna (can't wait for her new able to be released next month). I also listen to quite a lot of 2000's stuff too, I have one massive playlist with a mix of them all. I also love Paul Van Dyk's new releases.

I tend to listen to music whilst I'm cleaning. It helps me enjoy it more.
 
I listen to a whole mix of stuff; I have a radio in each room and can't be done with these rather fangled (but swanky and possibly may buy one if the prices drop) bluetooth Sonos sound system speakers...

So Ive got on radio tuned in permanently to Classic FM; Im a big fan of Vaughan Williams too as well as Elgar, Vivaldi, Bach and a ton of classic musical artists; another radio tuned to Heart FM which tends to play a lot of 1970s - 1990s popular music. Of my own choosing:

Blondie, Kate Bush, Abba, Stevie Nicks, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, The Carpenters, ZZ Top, Heart - the list is endless.
 
@oliveoiltinfoil just realised that hahaa. Mum & dad usually have heart on but the Bluetooth speaker thing is great. I have one which is a tower speaker that plays with a 40 foot Bluetooth signal which is amazing. :))
 
My mostest favorite " idiot box " tune by far is Elvira's theme song by " Third Man Records,"  performed by " The Black Belles!" It really rocks! And without any further adieu, here it is with the lyrics.





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I have very eclectic tastes in music.

<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">Classical music calms me: jazz energizes me.  "Big Band" music, like Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, etc. is enjoyable anytime.  Long story short, I enjoy pretty much anything EXCEPT heavy metal or rap.</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">That said, when I'm cleaning or doing laundry, I'll turn the internet radio tuner on and get one of the great jazz stations like KPLU from Seattle, WA or JAZZ FM 91 from Toronto and clean to some really good music!</span>


 


<span style="font-family: 'trebuchet ms', geneva;">Bill W.</span>
 
Alan, whatever you do, I don't wantcha to shed me no tears when I give up the ghost. This is what I want strummed at my parting festival.



 
I love heavy metal music. Van Halen, Metallica, Poison, Warrant, Godsmack, etc. If I'm demolishing a Kirby for the scrap metal, I like Anthrax. My all time favorite is Ozzy. I figure if there is a hell (which I don't believe), there should be some great Music every Friday when Ms. Joplin takes the stage, along with all the greats. Party at Lucifer's house, I'll be there. My handbasket is already painted and I'm on my way down.
 
Here we go again about that hell and Big Bad Daddy Satan thing again. This " Thread " is supposed to be dedicated to music, not about where we are going to spend all eternity, and besides, even an idiot knows there ain't no singing in hell.   
 
Listening mediums

I'm listening to 1320 AM out of Birmingham right now on my 1941 Philco. They play "adult contemporary." It's the only decent AM station in my area. I've pretty much gotten used to their tunes.

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Mostly Music from 1958-1965

Mostly what I call the Brenda Lee era! I love listening to that little lady and try to attend a concert every time she appears in Louisiana. Little known fact is that she and Dolly Parton are the same age. Also like Bobby Vee, and Doo Wop, Dixie Cups (from New Orleans) Connie Francis Dusty Springfield and early Motown. Music you can hear the words sung!

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HATE heavy music-Maybe play it while dumping plastivacs into the crusher or shredder!The shredder or crusher sounds better!Don't like Rap or Hip-hop music,either.Disco is not a favorite of mine at all!Had to listen to that stuff when I worked at a radio station during the 70's-80's.
 
Music

While I like a lot of the 'Classic' Rock/Prog/Metal music from the '70s and '80s, I mostly listen to Baroque or Renaissance music these days (especially the Organ repertoire).... The modern stuff is just too simple, and fails to provide any 'musical satisfaction', if you get my meaning... ;)

All best

Dave T
 
Americana/roots

The past few years, I've been getting into Americana/roots music. Two of my favorites are Donna the Buffalo and Railroad Earth. This past year, I got turned on to a blue-eyed soul band called St. Paul & The Broken Bones. They put a great fresh spin on the classic Muscle Shoals sound.
 

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