In recognition of the many creative ways some of us find to put things off, and the cool things we find to do while avoiding distasteful tasks, I present the following list of tunes about procrastination. This is merely a sampling of songs I found which give testament to songwriters' familiarity with the subject. Some celebrate procrastination, with or without tongue in cheek. Some rue time-wasting, and others are accepting of the alternating rhythms of productivity and idleness.
Ten Songs About Procrastinating
- Catching Up On Doing Nothing by Reagan Boggs
- Flowers on the Wall by The Statler Brothers
- Solitaire by Suzanne Vega
- Procrastination by Amy Winehouse
- Putting it Off and Putting it Off by The Lucksmiths
- Procrastination Rag by Nancy White
- Procrastinator by Jon Turk
- Procrastinatin' by Taryn Reneau
- Do it All Later by Kris Campbell
- Deadlines Looming by Amanda Monaco
I'm keeping this short today, since working through the superbug I contracted from a two-year-old is not working. I'm putting myself to bed. I plan to catch up on doing nothing, count some flowers, put it off and put it off. Do it all later.
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Thanks for including "Deadlines Looming" in your list of songs about procrastinating! I also have a song called "Procrastination" on the same CD("Intention", Innova Recordings) where not only did I procrastinate in finishing it, but I took so long to get it done that I learned at the recording session that the musicians had two different versions of the music! Fortunately it still worked out.
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