It’s my motivation during the day.

Because sometimes I need some motivational music to get me off my duff and get stuff done.

Pandora.com is, and I hesitate to say this, because it’s quite the understatement, an online radio, of sorts. Since 2000, it’s been hard at work on what it calls the “Music Genome Project,” which they describes as “the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken.”

From their site:

Together our team of fifty musician-analysts has been listening to music, one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical details on every song. It takes 20-30 minutes per song to capture all of the little details that give each recording its magical sound – melody, harmony, instrumentation, rhythm, vocals, lyrics … and more – close to 400 attributes!

Why, you ask, does such an overdone analysis of music strike The Natural Mommy as cause for its own blog post?

Because of this Music Genome Project, Pandora.com learns what music you prefer. You type in which artist you are in the mood for (try Third Day… good stuff) and they will line up every artist they have on their database whose attributes are similar.

And if they play something you don’t like, simply click the Thumbs Down button. When you hear a song you love, click Thumbs Up. When you hear a song for the umpteenth time, click “I’m tired of this song – don’t play it for a month.”

And you can create your own stations based on a particular artist. Our two favorite stations around the house these days are Jack Johnson and Third Day.

Easy. Free. Gets the dishes done. If you haven’t heard it yet, go check it out.

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The Natural Mommy was given nothing in exchange for this rave review. Nothing but good music, that is. She just wanted to share with you because she loves you.

Awwwww.