Happy Songs....
 

So what are the songs that just make you super duper happy?

Not just songs that are happy - but songs that, when they randomly (or not so randomly) come on the radio you just feel a burst of happiness and an overwhelming urge to either dance or just jump around a lot....:D

The ones that immediatly come to mind --

Ray of Light - Madonna
This Kiss - Faith Hill
Walking on Sunshine- Katrina and the Waves (I think that's the name of the group...:shrug: )

Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Take on Me - A Ha
Fool in the Rain - Led Z. (strange one I know :laugh: )

Give a Little Bit -- the Goo Goo Dolls cover is awesome
Breakaway -- Kelly Clarkson
I Believe -- Fantasia Barrino (this sounds so cool when it comes on in the car)
Everybody Have Fun Tonight -- Wang Chung
Jump -- Van Halen
Don't Stop -- can't think of who does this one... :laugh:
Where You Are -- Marc Broussard

Great topic! :) A few of mine:

I Know I'm Not Wrong - FM
Running Through the Garden - FM
In the Middle - Jimmy Eat World
Beautiful Day - U2
Let's Stay Together - Al Green
Who Can It Be Now - Men at Work
Let Me Blow Ya Mind - Eve
The Joker - Steve Miller Band

Heavy Metal Drummer- Wilco
The Man Who Murdered Love- XTC
It's All Right- Curtis Mayfield & the Impressions
Clear Spot- Pernice Brothers
Know Your Onion!- The Shins

And the one that's made me happiest lately, and has made me laugh my ass off everytime I hear it, is Tenacious D's Christmas song from last year- "Things I Want." It's the only thing that's getting me into the Christmas spirit. Call me immature for digging the D, but. Hey.

Ho Ho Ho
So many christmas letters,
So many wishes,
Lucy wants a squeezie doll,
Jimmy wants a moon rocket,
Oh, this list is rather long,

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh!!!!

Hey now Santa I'm writing to you,
Cos there's alot of cool **** I want
I know I've been naughty but cut me some slack,
Cos there's alot of cool **** I want,
So here's my list-a,
So check it out twice-a,
I waaaaaaant,
A solid gold Harley with machine guns on the front,
I waaaaaaant,
A Motley Crew lunchbox filled with sticky buns,

I want a see through jumpsuit that fits me tight,
I want all of the Beatles copyrights,
I want to chop Florida off the map,
I want Pamela Andersons speedo top,

So there you go Santa theres my christmas list,
Thats all the cool **** I want,
But wait a minute Santa theres some things I missed,
There's still alot of cool **** I want,
So here's my list-a,
So check it out twice-a,
I waaaaaaant,
A time machine and a BB gun,
I waaaaaaant,
A statue of Moby on the surface of the sun,
I waaaaaaant,
To party naked on a schoolbus full of nuns,
I waaaaaaant,
A bumper pool table and a robot pelican,

There you go Santa I'm sure you'll agree,
That there's some really cool **** I want,
I know I've been naughty but I guarantee,
That I deserve every single one,

So here's my list-a,
So check it out twice-a,
I know I've been naughty but life aint nice-a,
PS I still-a need some more ****-a,

I waaaaaaant,
A diamond hyena shooting fire from his butt,
I waaaaaaant,
A cannibal chef to cook me sweet and sour buns,
I waaaaaaant,
A magical sleigh thats pulled by flying skunks,
I waaaaaaant,
All the cool **** I want!

:nod: That's definitely a happy song for me. :thumbsup:

"Red Rover"
"Hold Me"
"Family Man"
Pixies: "Debaser"
Wire: "Mannequin"
Sly And The Family Stone: "Stand!" (although some others qualify as well)
The Beach Boys: most of the '60s uptempo material, but also the likes of "Honkin' Down The Highway"
New Order: "Temptation" (usually live)
New Order: "Age Of Consent"
Abba: "Mamma Mia"
The Move: "Fire Brigade"
The Kinks: "Plastic Man"

etc, etc. Hmm, I'm not particularly happy now. Maybe I should put one of these on. ;)

Great one....that song holds a lot of good memories for me....especially the wrong way I sing it.....in high school we couldn't figure out what the first line is so we'd always sing it, "Don King away...." :laugh: Now I believe it's talking away? I am still not sure....:shrug:

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Another one....Gold and Braid on the Enchanted box set..man that song totally gets me going!!

"Ready" -Cherie
"Proud Mary" - Ike and Tina
"All God's Children" -Belina C.
"The Metro" - Berlin
"All Things Just Keep Getting Better" -Queer Eye Theme

Etc...etc....etc


By FM:

"YMLF"
"Love in Store"
"Tusk"
"Say You Will"
"Angel"

The obvious - Shiny, Happy People by REM! Great vocals by Kate Pierson too!

Yeah, the first line is "We're talking away." But "Don King away" works, too. :laugh: :laugh:

Play That Funky Music - KC & The Sunshine Band. Perks me up everytime! Think I'll have some now. :cool:

LOL - I know - I couldn't get past his FAB hair for the first three viewings of the video. I also LOVE The Sun Always Shines on T.V.

But - Take on Me

Talking away
I don't know what I'm to say
I'll say it anyway
today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for you love O.K.

Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone
in a day or two

So needless to say I'm odds and ends
But that's me, stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is O.K.
Say after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry.

Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone
in a day or two.

The things that you say
Is it live or just to play
My worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
You shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway

Take on me
Take me on
I'll be gone
in a day or two





AND - Livia - ITA about Shiny Happy People (HOLDING HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYAAANNNNDDDSSSSS :cool: )

I also think pretty much anything from the B-52's Cosmic Thing and for that matter any B-52's record puts me in a happy mood (What's that on your head . . . . A WIG - BUTTERBEANS - LOBSTER ROCK LOBSTER (LA LA LA LA LA)

LOVE THEM!!!!!!!

Wow...so today I've learned that I do not at all know the lyrics to Take on Me lol...I've been singing it wrong for years....but now when I think about it - I do just pretty much sing gibberish to it when it comes on....hahaha....GREAT song still though....:nod:

Love Shack - B-5's

I Need To Know - SN

That's What I Like About You - Trisha

Walk On - Linda

Any pre-1980 Heart Song

Beautiful Day - U2

Any Old Culture Club Song - Especially Church Of The Poisoned Mind !

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again

Nutbush City Limits - Tina

The Entire Scorpions Blackout Album ( LOL !)

Brandy - Looking Glass

:laugh:

Hot Fun In the Summertime- Sly and the Family Stone (pretty much anything from the first three albums)
Happy Dog- Blondie
Maria- Blondie
Rebel Rebel- David Bowie
Never Get Old- David Bowie
Shine- Cyndi Lauper
Ever Fallen in Love- Fine Young Cannibals
I'm Beautiful- Bette Midler
Sing As We Go- Gracie Fields
You're An Original- Sheryl Crow
Bounce Your Boobies- Rusty Warren
Precious- The Pretenders
Wild Thing- Sister Carol
Telling Stories- Tracy Chapman
Steel Claw- Tina Turner
Across 110th Street- Bobby Womack
That Old Black Magic- Jane Horrocks and Robbie Williams
You'll Never Know- Rosemary Clooney
Loco de Mor- Celia Cruz

Not in order and excluding Stevie or FM (who would fill the list):

If You Want Me To Stay - Sly And The Family Stone :blob1:
No Rain - Blind Melon
Sowing The Seeds Of Love - Tears For Fears
My Heart Belongs To Daddy - Eartha Kitt or Ella Fitzgerald
It's Good To Be In Love - Frou Frou
Down On Me - Janis Joplin
Our Love Is Here To Stay - Rosemary Clooney
Dreams - Cranberries or the Chinese version sung by Faye Wong
At Last - Etta James... and Stevie! (I couldn't resist) :D
I Will Survive - especially in Cake version
High And Dry - Radiohead
Cure - Friday I'm In Love
There Is Nothing Like A Dame - Bernadette Peters
Stay - Bruce Springsteen with E Street Band & Jackson Browne (live)
Feeling Good - Muse
La Mer - Charles Trenet
Big Yellow Taxi - Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, S. McLachlan live from Lilith Fair
Simpathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
Gabriel - Lamb
Mrs. Leroy Brown - Loretta Lynn :cool:

etc. etc. etc....

Romy

Schoolhouses, ginhouses, and outhouses always put smiles on my face. :D

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

Good picks!

Oh, me too. This is a song that is always played on my yearly horseback riding/camping extravaganza. Include in the scene if you will, a campfire, my close friends, me in my cowboy get-up, a measured amount of Patron Silver, and much hooting and hollering. A good time had by all, I must say ! Much to the chagrin of stodgy people camped anywhere with 100 yards.
:woohoo:

:laugh:

I could never listen to it the same way after I saw the movie. I just couldn't believe what I was seeing. :laugh: :p

Oh hell ya!! I didn't even think of that one - that song rocks....when it first came out I had a good friend name Marieka - so I'd always replace Maria with her name....ahhh...fond memories AND a great song :nod:

Also I'll add Rapture to my list...Happiness is doing the little "rap" in the middle of that song...LOVE it..."fab five freddie told me everybody's fly....." :blob1:

Rapture has some of the craziest lyrics this side of...anyone. I sat down and read them one day and it's a good thing I wasn't under the influence. :laugh: Aliens coming down from space to eat bars and cars!

If you think that one is weird, though, you should listen to Dragonfly and Europa from them. You won't know what hit ya. :lol:

F that movie. I have never seen it. I found it suspect to make a biographical movie when all the key players were still alive. Plus I cannot withstand seeing violence against women, even if it is only a movie.
You need to come to Oregon and go camping with us. That would fix that image issue in your head. Jake Weber can come too. I'll get ahold of his agent and make it all happen. I'll even get y'all your own tent.

these are only songs i could randomly hear on the radio:
Love Shack-I love the whole album, but only that song comes on the radio,usually.
Devil/Georgia
Born USA
Here Comes the Rain Again
Criminal (fiona apple)
Edge :)
Devil Inside
Rebel Yell
Walk Like an Egyptian :laugh:
Down Under
Take Me Home Tonight
Fat Bottom Girls
I Love Rock and Roll
That "still lookin for that blue.jean.baby.queen, prettiest girl I ever seen" song
(Rock on?)
Touch Me
Somebody to Love
The Joker? (Steve Miller)
Sweet Dreams
Call Me
Yep- have to add Maria/blondie. sometimes i hear it on the radio...

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I? Am dying. You're getting me flushed too early in the day. :xoxo:

Tiny Dancer by Elton John? Or Blue Jean by Bowie?

Lmao!!
 

Neither. It's by David Essex, I believe. it has a weird shuffle echo drum in it - and the words i quoted are the main words. It goes on..."see her shake on the movie screen...Jimmy Dean (duhduhduhduh)...Jimmy Dean....Rock On"

Tiny Dancer doesn't have anything about queens or stuff....:shrug:

BUT I will add it to my list as well...I love to belt that song a la Almost Famous :rolleyes:

I've no idea, I can't stand Elton. :laugh:

I Touch Myself also makes me happy. :D

:laugh: I totally forgot about that song - I think it's more appropriate place for me is in the guilty pleasure song category...I totally jam out to it whenever I hear it...

Yeah....It totally fits in the category with Whoop! There It Is, I Like Big Butts, and She Bop.

The Allman Brothers: Jessica and Blue Sky. In fact, I can just about listen to any Allman Brothers song and it will instantly put a smile on my face.

She Bop is a masterpiece. I love to listen to that album at least every few months.

And it's priceless live. :nod:

aww, nice! jealous, me! :wavey:

Her version of "The Waiting" really, really kicks ass and is a happy song ta boot!

Think About It -- SN
Hold Me -- FM
Lemon Tree -- Fool's Garden
The Tide is High -- Blondie
Most anything by Jimmy Buffett