Songs That Wake You Up Better Than Coffee

Some mornings the coffee just isn't cutting it. You still feel groggy and tired. That's where music comes in to wake you up better than coffee ever could.

Personally, I don't like coffee. I don't care how much cream, milk, sugar, or syrups you put in it. I'm not a fan of hot bean water.

So how do I wake up in the morning? Music.

You could be working on 2 hours of sleep and falling asleep at the wheel, but when AC/CD's "Highway to Hell" comes on? You are UP.

There are songs like that out there that just hit you like a shot of adrenaline (and don't stain your teeth like coffee does).

Here are some songs that get my butt up in the morning:

Linkin Park. Anything from 'Hybrid Theory' or 'Meteora' is absolute "wake up" music.

If Queen doesn't get you up, then I don't know what will.

You've really got to find songs that cater to YOU. Songs that might wake up others, might not wake up you. For example: I can't wake up to Metallica songs. I like Metallica, don't get me wrong, but the songs don't wake me up. I think it's because I just don't have an emotional or personal connection to them. I mean, I hear "Turn the Page" and I'm like "Oh, hey, it's 'Turn the Page', cool." That's not really a "gonna wake me up" reaction. But someone else might hear "Turn the Page" and be like "OH. MY. GOD. It's "Turn the Page"!!!!!! THIS SH*T IS MY JAM!!! I remember when this album first came out and blah, blah, blah...." That person has a personal connection to that song and it's definitely going to wake them up. So like I said, find the songs that cater to YOU. That you have a personal connection to. Or maybe even guilty pleasures.

My guilty pleasures are 80's hair bands.

Other bands that wake me up: Green Day, Halestorm, The Darkness, and a song that I am ashamed to say wakes me up, this song. Because whether your reaction is "HAHA, oh my god, yes!" or "What...the f***..." You're up.

So go! Find your musical coffee!!! And WAKE UP!!!!!