Waking up to a blaring alarm has to be the stupidest idea in the world. It’s the mechanical equivilant of asking someone to yell at you constantly. To alleviate this, I built a little playlist for myself. It autostarts at 6:00 (which is precisely 4 sleep cycles from midnight), with the help of Awaken on my Mac.

1. Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
2. You Give Me Fever – Peggy Lee
3. Messah. Chorus: Hallelujah – London Symphony Orchestra
4. Exit Music (For A Film) – Radiohead
5. Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
6. Sunday Morning – The Velvet Underground
7. Choplin
8. I’m Only Sleeping – The Beatles
9. Hallelujah – Rufus Wainwright
10. Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole