Music Minute - Playlists of Lawn Care Pros

 

What music do YOU listen to when you mow the lawn? LawnStarter asked our lawn care pros what they listen to and their favorite songs about grass cutting. The results — from more than 600 of our pros — were ear-opening. You might want to add a couple of these to your playlist to get your personal mower engine running. Here are some highlights from From Norse Folk to Hip Hop: The Unexpected Soundtrack of Professional Lawn Care:

Key Insights Country Rules: 8 of the 10 most popular songs are country music, ranging from Jason Aldean’s “Big Green Tractor” to Buck Owens’ “Who’s Gonna Mow Your Grass” to Josh Melton’s “Cutting Grass.”   Tractor Beam: 3 of the top 5 songs feature tractors. Following “Big Green Tractor” at No. 1 is “She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy” at No. 2 and “John Deere Green” at No. 4. Want to pull in a lot of lawn care pros as listeners? Write a song about tractors.   Cut It: At No. 3, “Cut It,” by Grow It We Mow It is all about lawn mowing. “This song has me ready to go cut grass,” says James Rayford of Kenner, Louisiana. Grow It We Mow It’s hit with our pros is a lawn mowing remix of “Cut It,” by O.T. Genasis.

Other surprising findings: Music Genres Are All Over the Map: Besides country music at 26%, lawn mowing pros listen to hip hop/rap at 17%, and rock/classic rock/heavy metal at 12%, and Latin/Mexican at 3%. Norse folk music is a favorite of Henry Karr of Terrafirma Lawncare in Avon Park, Florida.   Radio Silence: 7% of respondents don’t listen to music while mowing for safety reasons. “I don't listen to any music because I want to hear my mower,” says Johnny Hall of Striking Precision Lawn Service in Jackson, Mississippi.   Kids Stuff: Lawn care pros have families and kids, which explains “Handyman Hal Lawn Mower Song” and “Jonny Bop, the Lawn Mower Song” being on their playlists. About Handyman Hal’s song, Irvin Ventura of C&ILandscaping512 says, “I love this guy. It's so funny.”   Check out the whole story here — it’s guaranteed to make you smile: https://www.lawnstarter.com/blog/studies/lawn-mowing-music-from-lawn-care-pros/   More from LawnStarter:  2025’s Best Metro Areas for Landscapers Your Spring Lawn Care Checklist Survey: Fall Lawn Care Myths and Misconceptions LawnStarter Rockets Past $100 Million in Bookings Fast-Growing LawnStarter Adds 198 New Markets, 440 Cities LawnStarter Records First Annual Profit