Now, the title is deceptive. Are we talking about songs or moving house to, or the ten best emotionally transporting house tunes? The two need not be mutually exclusive, as we shall discover. As removals experts in London, we appreciate the value of having a carefully curated playlist to accompany you all through the process.
Leaving one home for another is a monumental occasion, and often incorrectly mythologised as “one of the most stressful life events”. As experts in streamlining the process, we are happy to debunk this myth and have you singing and dancing all the way to your new address. We’ll also close the blog with a few practical tips for organising a smooth-sailing relocation.
Contents
- How Music Helps Reduce Stress When Moving
- Best Music to Listen to While Packing
- From Old Home to New Journey Smoothly
- Top Ten tracks for your Moving Playlist
- How Professional Removals Make Moving Stress-Free
- Man and Van Services for Smaller Moves
- Storage Options to Ease Your Moving Transition
How Music Helps Reduce Stress When Moving
Researchers have found that listening to music can trigger measurable biochemical stress-reducing effects in people. It’s something we all understand and use frequently for our own benefit. Working out to music boosts physical performance and motivation. When cleaning and doing housework, music provides a rhythm and background that makes the task more enjoyable.
Music to Soothe Stress
If this wasn’t true, explain to me why everyone is walking around with headphones in. So, when it comes to packing up your possessions, decluttering, and cleaning, music will be your friend. Stress builds up during a move when things are unaccounted for and then suddenly rear up at the last moment. With a professional moving company, you can expect no surprises. Leaving you to focus on making sure you are organised and in your own relaxed flow.
Best Music to Listen to While Packing
Packing can be simple, with our range of specialised boxes and materials. However, it is the decluttering and relocating of items that can add unseen time into the equation. We can pack and organise your belongings for you as part of the move, or if you prefer to handle that yourself, we are happy to accommodate that. Nevertheless, in preparation for that day, you will be sorting through stuff, and you will want to have some good music to accompany you.
The Mozart Effect
Classical music and music without lyrics are generally known to help focus and concentration. The “Mozart Effect” is a theory that suggests listening to Mozart can enhance intelligence and focus. Research indicates that learning music composition can improve overall cognitive abilities. Similarly, studies related to memory and memory loss demonstrate larger capacities for retaining memory amongst those who have musical training.
A Planning Soundtrack
However, when you are packing and organising, it’s not cognitive leaps we are looking for, but sustained energy-giving music, which makes the process more pleasurable. The mundane aspects of unending cleaning and tidying can always be alleviated by a dynamic cinematic film score or spontaneous renditions of your favourite musical.
From Old Home to New Journey Smoothly
Our top ten moving tunes are broken into two stages, as you will be transitioning from location A to location B. The first five tracks are focused on letting go of the past and moving forward. While you may have got Tangled up in Blue with nostalgia while packing, it’s time to let go and move on. After that, don’t look back in anger, because there are new horizons on the cards.
Music to Welcome Your New Home
Tracks five and beyond are transitioning into the zone and setting the stage for a positive landing and a fulfilling life at point B. In Chinese Feng Shui, how you arrive in your new home is essential. For instance, creating a warm and hospitable environment is key to achieving good luck in your new home. So having the speakers packed in transit with you, and your tunes to hand, will make it easy to feel Happy in your new place.
Top Ten tracks for your Moving Playlist
Now it’s time to introduce Gentleman & A Van’s top ten moving songs. You can save the song on your Spotify, iTunes, or YouTube Music playlists. You can also find more moving playlists on these platforms to match your favourite genre of music.
Playlist Overview:
- Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles
- Changes – David Bowie
- Pack It Up – The Pretenders
- We Gotta Get Out of This Place – The Animals
- I Don’t Live Here Anymore – The War on Drugs
- Chicago – Sufjan Stevens
- Our House – Madness
- Moving on Up – M People
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World – Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole (IZ)
- The Promised Land – Joe Smooth
- Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles: This classic track, in its original form by Ray Charles, sets the tone for this inevitable moment in your Hero’s Quest. The time has come, the cords need to be cut. You have outgrown your shell, and this rhythmic tune will give you the musical pace to get the process moving.
- Changes – David Bowie: When the emotional upheaval of the move gets the better of you, turn and face the strange. Memories and sentiments can be bewildering when letting go, but Bowie is a solid mentor in the seas of impermanence.
- Pack it Up – The Pretenders: Sometimes, only guitars can express the necessary frustration needed to hit the road. Let Chrissie Hynde inspire your ruthless decluttering. The unacknowledged precursor to Marie Kondo, Hynde declared “Nothing goes in Storage” back in 1981.
- We Gotta Get Out of this Place – The Animals: In case you weren’t convinced. Generate some team spirit within your family or household with this classic ’60s anthem. Revel in all the reasons you are pleased to leave.
- I Don’t Live Here Anymore – The War on Drugs: This marks the end of the nostalgic part of the playlist. Hopefully, you have cathartically laid your ghosts to rest. The War on Drugs make a final point here, with Generation X sentimentality to vacuum up any lingering doubts.
- Chicago – Sufan Stevens: On the move, Stevens’ classic song about leaving one place for another kindles hopes for the future. Featuring vans, parking lots and love. Let the epic wind section of this song blow positivity into your quest for a new life.
- Our House – Madness: During the unpacking process, take a moment to stop for a cup of tea and watch this video. It’s a key part of the Moving Strategy to take well-deserved breaks. As a piece of English Heritage, this song will fill your new home with the necessary cheer to please all the Chinese feng shui gods.
- Moving on Up – M People: Crank the volume and get the beats moving. The past is water under the bridge, and it’s time to break free. Additionally, the belting chorus of “Muoving on p” is guaranteed to get the light shining in your new home. At the same time, the lyric “You’re moving on out”, in this context, is perfectly fitting, even if it differs from the original meaning.
- Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World – Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole: If you haven’t transitioned over to the Israel Kaʻanoʻi Kamakawiwoʻole version of this classic, this is the perfect moment. Every home needs to be christened by this celestial Hawaiian troubadour. Open the ceiling of location B to the heavenly aspirations of your dreams.
- The Promised Land – Joe Smooth: Finally, we arrive home, in the truly moving House genre. This 1987 classic has everything that House music gave to the world. However, as you feel at the end of the moving process, this anthemic track celebrates your homecoming. You made it to the Promised Land! It’s time to open the bar and the dance floor, amidst all the boxes.
How Professional Removals Make Moving Stress-Free
Now that we’ve sorted out your music playlist, let’s turn our attention to arranging your relocation. Professional removal services take away the biggest moving stresses, and expert teams keep your move on track from start to finish.
Large Home Removals Handled with Care
Specialist teams manage larger homes with precision and efficiency with our home removals package. It’s ideal for bigger homes, typically with three or more bedrooms, because you can fit everything into the moving van in one go. Furniture and valuables are carefully wrapped and transported, and we offer tailored moving plans to reduce the risks of breakages and delays.
Additional Services to Stay Organised
Packing, decluttering, and property services are available on request as add-ons to your removal booking. You can source industry-standard packing materials, moving supplies, high-quality boxes and protective packaging from our online store. This extra support helps you save time and reduce stress.
Advanced Payment Guarantee for Flexibility
Moving dates don’t always align, and there are occasions where everything changes at the last minute. Using our payment guarantee provides peace of mind when plans change unexpectedly, protects your booking, and ensures financial security. It’s ideal for families and businesses needing more flexibility.
Experienced Team Reduces Stress and Panic
When you book with Gentleman & A Van, you’re hiring skilled professionals who anticipate common challenges before they arise. We ensure clear communication throughout, eliminating last-minute surprises, with a reliable service that allows you to focus on settling into your new home.
Man and Van Services for Smaller Moves
For relocations from more modest dwellings, we have the perfect removal package. A man and van is perfect for smaller homes, as it’s quick, cost-effective, and flexible compared to full removals. You’ll receive the same high standard of removals without paying over the odds for space you don’t need.
Perfect For Smaller Homes And Flats
Typically (but not always), a man with a van package is most suitable for one to three-bedroom properties. The same logic applies to larger removals: the van’s volume matches your requirements. Man and van services offer cost-effective alternatives to large-scale removals, ideal for short distances and lighter loads.
Affordable And Flexible Scheduling
Man and van services are tailored to fit around your timeline and availability. Although most of our relocations fit into our operating hours, we’re happy to arrange evening and weekend slots to accommodate emergencies or when it’s necessary. This reduces pressure when you’re balancing busy schedules, giving you more breathing room.
Convenient Option For Different Customers
We don’t have a typical man and van customer, but we often work with students relocating between terms, young professionals who benefit from a quick and simple move, and small families who can move without the cost of full removals. Occasionally, we’ll also use these vehicles as shuttles for larger relocations where the property has limited access points.
Storage Options to Ease Your Moving Transition
Finally, before we conclude this musically-themed blog, let’s consider a firm favourite service for people moving home. Storage provides breathing space when timing doesn’t align. It’s safe, and flexible options help you move at your own pace.
Flexible Short- And Long-Term Storage
Storage offers two things in abundance. Firstly, it’s the most secure way to store your possessions. Secondly, it provides you with more control over your moving situation. You can choose from temporary or extended storage solutions and adjust your plan as circumstances change. It’s a lifesaver when bridging gaps between selling and moving.
Perfect For Downsizing, Renovating Or Relocating
You can store excess furniture while downsizing to a smaller property and keep belongings safe during home renovations. Likewise, storage is helpful for those relocating overseas or renting for short-term stays.
Secure And Accessible Facilities
The Gentleman & A Van storage facilities are modern, monitored storage units with strong security measures. You’ll enjoy easy access whenever you need to retrieve items, with climate-controlled units available for delicate possessions as standard for both self storage and container storage packages.
Integrated With Removals For Stress-Free Moves
One of the bonuses of storage is how seamlessly it links with other services. Storage is collected and delivered directly by removal teams, which saves you time and eliminates the need for hiring multiple services. It simplifies logistics and keeps everything under one provider.
Gentleman & A Van – Music to Your Ears when Moving Home
Well, we have more than just a van, in truth, a whole fleet of vehicles and storage solutions to make moving house an elegant affair. Whether it’s a home, office or general van situation, we are equipped to advise and assist. Following our founder’s vision, to treat your home and possessions as if they were our own, we have established an excellent reputation with our customers. In addition, our first-class service is guaranteed to be cost-effective, transparent, and complete with thorough communication.
Serving London and Surrey, Gentleman & A Van raises the bar for removals, with excellent reviews to prove it. Peace of mind in this process means you can focus on getting your playlist right and leaving the technical details of the move to us. As a result, everyone can benefit from a stress-free move and a new start that is uplifting in their new location.
If you would like an initial quote for a removal or storage situation, use our quote generator on our website, or give us a call for a more in-depth discussion.