The Cooking Playlist

I love listening to music when banging around with pots and pans. I achieve a kind of zen, a kind of rhythm when putting together ingredients. Every beat, every tone contributes to the cooking, which translates my mood.

 

Classical music? French cooking with a lot of butter will grace my pans. Rap music will force me to do short cuts. Dance music will make me miss the timer. Preparing for a romantic dinner? For sure Barry White will be crooning from the speakers.

 

They say music heals the soul. You can rise up from the ashes with upbeat tunes, or you can wallow in misery with depressing sounds. Get inspired. Get with it.

 

Before I pick up my knife, I pop on my Media player with a few playlists, depending on my mood. There is a set of 'Jazzy Upbeat'; Pick me ups in 'Good Morning'; When I am feeling surly, 'Moody' gets top billing; After a hard day's work, I kickback with a glass of wine and listen to the 'Chillout' playlist. But my favorite is 'Feel Good', because this is what gets me going. This is what brings out the magic, the inspiration. The songs in the playlist have been collected over the years through various avenues. CDs collected. MP3s exchanged, downloaded, ripped and copied. I have listed these songs in no particular order, since they are set on shuffle.

 

Day dreaming - Massive Attack

The Secret of Life - Faith Hill

You Learn - Alanis Morisette

Spice up your life - The Spice Girls

Rome wasn't built in a day - Morcheeba

Freedom - George Michael

Candy - Mandy Moore

Secret - Orchestral Manoevers in the Dark

Cantaloop - US3

History Repeating - Shirley Bassey with Propellerheads
Hey Eugene - Pink Martini

Numb - U2

Big Time Sensuality - Bjork

Human Behaviour - Bjork

Bust a Move - Young MC

Roam - The B52s

Fooled by a smile - Swing Out Sister

Wink and a smile - Harry Connick Jr.

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something

Who Knew - Pink

Missing - Everything But the Girl

Don't Walk Away - Jade

Church of the poison mind - Culture Club

Thank you - Dido

Moving on up - M People

Push it - Garbage

Serenata Rap - Jovanotti

Never gonna give you up - Lisa Stansfield

Grits Aint Groceries - The Commitments

Dyslexic Heart - Paul Westerberg

There is something about you - Level 42

Ainsi Soit Elle - Cristophe Miossec

How Gee - Black Machine

Are you going my way - Lenny Kravitz

 

I know it's eclectic. but it is a rhythm that works for me. What is on your playlist?