I have worked in silence for a long time. When I drive in my car, I love talk radio. Of course, I can't listen to that when I'm coding. But I can't listen to music either - the words are distracting. I finally had a great idea today. I LOVE cuban music. I don't understand any form of spanish. So I can listen to it while I'm working without the words getting in the way. So I have been on www.batanga.com - Cubanismo music on and off all day. I think I could work all night!