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.


Hear me out. We start low and slow with:
Rainbow Brite - Brand New Day
Not too loud. Just enough on the annoying side.
No? Well, let’s get the point across with:
Evanescense - Bring Me to Life
We’ve been pretty nice so far and no joy, huh? You asked for it, the worst(best) song in this kit:
This Diabolical Mashup