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School has started and my teen refuses to use an alarm, leaving me to do the wakeup myself. As thr door is locked, I cannot gently awaken them. So, I decided music was great and chose the following 3 songs (played in this order and the reaction):

  • Viva La Vida - Coldplay
  • [quiet groans from inside, no movement]
  • Baby Shark
  • [whimpers and the sound of pillows shuffling]
  • Welcome to the Jungle - Guns & Roses
  • [door flew open, I was forced to flee]

So three songs seems to be the sweet spot. I'd like to keep it fresh and change daily so they can't adapt. Please give me your 3-song playlist so I can continue to ~~psychologically torture~~ wake my child for school every day.

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[–] innermachine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

One - creed

Detachable penis - king missle

Everybody shooters too - 42 dugg

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 42 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What's New Pussycat 7 times, followed by It's Not Unusual, then more of the first.

Same shit as always

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[–] BeefHouse@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I think you're going about this the wrong way, You won't have wake them up if they can never fall asleep listening to every song here all night. Tell them you'll only turn it of if they set their own alarm.

Right now you're training them that the obnoxious music will be their alarm.

Also, if your kid has an android I love the alarm app called AMDroid. It is super customizable, (who knew an alarm could have so many options). It can set to do things like send a notification after a few minutes "are you awake?", if you don't respond the alarm goes again. You can set various math or word challenges to stop the alarm, you can make it only turn of if you're close enough to the router, or at a certain light level, and so on.

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[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 3 days ago

Nyan cat 24 hour loop

[–] doodahjones@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
Smoke on the Water - Deep Purple
LaGrange - ZZ Top

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[–] tektite@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 days ago
[–] Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Substance by Haste the Day.

This used to be my alarm clock, the abrupt opening is very jarring, in a good way for waking up.

[–] PodPerson@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You Suffer by Napalm Death. It’s 1.6 seconds long, but played at max volume, it would wake the dead.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

I see you and raise you nasenbluten's "rotterdam takes it up the arse"

[–] Godric@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Shindo66@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

That song was in my head all morning...

[–] nixukty@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago
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[–] Ciryamo@feddit.org 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Zos_Kia@jlai.lu 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

For a particularly brutal morning :

Strapping young lad : underneath the waves

Dillinger escape plan : sunshine the werewolf

And Levan's polka so it gets stuck in their head for the whole day

<3

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[–] Shindo66@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

My entire senior year i had a cd player alarm clock that played reel big fish's cover of "take on me" every morning at 6am after not getting any sleep the night before. It definitely got me up and going.

[–] fubarx@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

I had a roommate who would play "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads every morning at top volume.

It starts slow and quiet, then the drums kick in hard, launching you out of bed. By the end of the song we'd be pogo-dancing around the apartment.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Ballroom Blitz - Sweet

Mr Blue Sky - ELO

X Gon Give It to Ya - DMX

Turn Down for What - Like Jihn

Pound the Alarm - Nicki Minaj

Everybody - Backstreet Boys

Wannabe - Spice Girls

Cha Cha Cha - Kaarija

Paloma Rumba - Simon

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Brain Body by Acid Dad

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 14 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Pick three three of their favorite songs and start singing terribly. I’m talking off-key, purposely wrong lyrics. As loud as you can.

Even better if you can improv the lyrics to customize it just for them.

If they wish to preserve the sanctity of their media they’ll wake up sooner rather than later.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 days ago

Pick three three of their favorite songs and start singing terribly

no. just their favorite songs in general.

I once had the briht idea of using my favorite songs as my alarm sound.

It just lead to me absolutely hating the songs, because my brain associated them with waking up

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[–] LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Dragostei Din Tae

Jump in my car by David hasselhoff

Hey Ya by Outlast

One of these is not like the others

[–] Nolvamia@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

This was fun! My suggestions are either themed around sleep or waking, and some are simply weird or discordant. All should be suitable for teenagers. Mostly older stuff that should jangle their brain a bit.

Something classical: Flight of the Bumblebee

A country earworm: Is this the way to Amarillo? by Tony Christie

Disco nonsense: Shake shake shake shake your booty by KC and the Sunshine Band

Punk chaos: 10% Weird by The Meanies

Thumping house: 74 is the new 24 by Giorgio Moroder

Japanese blues: Akita Ondo by George & Noriko

80s hard rock: All Fired Up by Fastway

Bluey's Dad used to be the lead singer in an indie guitar band: Apartment by Custard

RnB: Back to Life by Soul II Soul

80s pop: Beat It by Michael Jackson

Rap: Body Movin by the Beastie Boys

Something French: Ca Plane Pour Moi by Plastic Bertrand

80s metal: Come and Get It by Judas Priest

Scare them awake with some industrial noise: Come to Daddy by Aphex Twin

80s synth pop: Dreaming Of Me by Depeche Mode

Indie: Dreams by Beck

Reggae: Get Up Stand Up by Bob Marley and the Wailers

Naughties pop: Wake Up by Arandhna

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Do what my grandpa did when he wanted to wake me up. He'd throw a bucket of water on me.

[–] twix@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

Nana mouskouri’s Guten Morgen Sonnenschein. This one on repeat was always used to wake us up with weekends away with our association.

[–] tigermountain@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

You only need one song at loud volume. Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music, Pt 3. They'll be up and out in less than 30 seconds.

[–] smeg@infosec.pub 9 points 3 days ago (5 children)

Ride of the Valkyries by Wagner

Elephant Talk by King Crimson

Hocus Pocus by Focus

[–] wizblizz@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Underrated list

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[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Holding out for a hero or pink pony club. The door will kick open as they come out singing

[–] soaringbirdie@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 days ago
[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Wham! — Wake Me Up

TMBG — Wake Up Call

Bullfrog ft. Kid Koala — Music for More Morning People

(I used to use Hokus Pick's "I'm So Happy" but it just hits different under the current presidential administration)

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Stress by Justice, at extremely high volume.

Shouldn't even need anything else. The stress the song gives should be enough to cause someone to vacate the premises.

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[–] Dookieman12@piefed.social 8 points 3 days ago

All Star - Smash Mouth (Kid's Bop version)

The Pokérap

DK Rap

[–] Snapz@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Start with

Nuco - Fairest of the seasons

And just as it sets in beautifully... peaceful... you immediately play

System of a down - jet pilot

And round it all out with

Crazy Frog - Axel F

Also, lobby your kid's school for later start times. Kids need that sleep.

[–] Archimedes@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago

The main theme from the Lion King

[–] liking625@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Wake me up when september ends

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