Mar 272009

Old School Friday: I Had A Bad Day

This was an interesting theme.

When I had a bad day at work, I sometimes just wanted to come home, kick off my shoes, sit down, and close my eyes for a minute. A nice relaxing song would help get my mind off of the day I just had, sorta like this one:

video credit: originally uploaded to YouTube on January 16, 2007 by heyimjason

But then there were times when I was just mad at the world, and needed something that put my anger into words. No soft music was going to do…it needed to go hard, like this one:

Outkast – Bombs Over Baghdad
Uploaded by hushhush112

hagar's daughter

I can see how B.O.B. can help relieve some pent up stress. I've never heard this song before.
Classic Marley takes me to another place.

Happy OSF.

regina

Great picks! I LOVE Stir It Up! Bombs over Baghdad makes me want to hurt someone!!

Verite Parlant

"Stir It Up" will definitely get you into a better mood. It's hard to listen to that song and not start to smile. I love OutKast. Luv 'em. Great choices. Happy OSF!

Wheneva, Whateva

Great choices! I haven't heard BOB in a while. Happy OSF!

Marty

Old school and new. Always a good combination. I'm just having a dance party over my way. Come and check us out.

Pop Art Diva

Bob Marley's Stir It Up is relaxing but I usually need something that gets my blood moving in a good direction, something with a little swing and a little jive and some boogie woogie - come on, you know where I'm going here - Big Bands!

Pop Art Diva

Relaxing is good and so is Bob Marley - one of my favorites when I need to wind down - but when I've had a bad day I need a little swing and a little jive and some boogie woogie - come on, you know where I'm going here - Big Bands

Happy OSF!

Kim

I was that slow kid who heard Bombs Over Baghdad, and then when I saw the video went back to school asking .."But who's Bob?"

Great choices. I used Bob Marley also.

Kim

MrsGrapevine

This is too funny, my first choice was Bombs Over Baghdad, but when I added Linkin Park, I thought hmmmm, too much rage, so I switched to Mel Waiters. Yes, BOB gets me going, and is certainly a de-stresser.

revvy rev

I feel you on the Outkast number when soft just won't do it. Sometimes you have to Let it Burn, keeping it in won't do.

PPR_Scribe

Excellent choices! There is definitely a point in getting over a bad day when you need a song like B.O.B. that you can scream in your car to while driving home...

Happy OSF!!!

Keith

Hey Marvalus.

You know you simply cannot go wrong with Bob Marley. He was so much more than a musician/performer, just one of the greats.

Thanks a lot for this one and Happy OSF!

Villager

Happy OSF! Outkast is truly a creative crew...

I went in another direction with my OSF post this week. I invite your blog readers to consider that when the workplace is giving you the blues then it is a good time to remember this is a wonderful life!

peace, Villager

msladydeborah

Happy OSF!

Two great choices! Two entirely different mindsets. I feel you on both of them.

aj

I absolutely love this song. Now i'm going to have to go dig up my reggae music - LOL.

Prof PC

Bob Marley was a legend! Happy OSF

cooper

I didn't get to do ti this week, but I like the more soothing songs after a bad day - except maybe on the way home in the car.

Tha Connoisseur

YESSIR! Some Bob - it can't get any more mellow than that. And talk about cranking up the volume with B.O.B. - WHOLLY!

That definitely ranks as a song to put on BLAST. :)