The best music at inducing sleep is not, as you probably expected Coldplay (though they are at # 5) but the Mancunian Trio Marconi Union who were attempting to do precisely that. According to the Telegraph: "Carefully arranged harmonies, rhythms and bass lines help to slow the heart rate, reduce blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol.". If they say so, it seems to me that what it is really about is the thud beat imitating the heart but…
Anyway, commissioned by the bubble bath and shower gel firm Radox Spa, here are 10 songs not to listen to while driving a heavy vehicle.
1. Marconi Union – Weightless
2. Airstream – Electra
3. DJ Shah – Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix)
4. Enya – Watermark
5. Coldplay – Strawberry Swing
6. Barcelona – Please Don't Go
7. All Saints – Pure Shores
8. Adele – Someone Like You
9. Mozart – Canzonetta Sull'aria
10. Cafe Del Mar – We Can Fly