Music while you pedal

Tried listening to my MP3 player on the way in this morning. I'd always thought it'd be bad idea, less ability to hear traffic, less aware etc... and I was right. It was nice to have a soundtrack though, some songs got me peddaling like crazy. The worst thing though is the wind noise in the headphones. As riding off road with tunes would be nice, I might see if I can find some better earbuds.