Songs That Make You Happy

[dsmith2904]

I was listening to The Seventh Day on KLOS in LA this evening, that show plays three complete albums each Sunday eveningt. Tonight, in honor of its 35th anniversary, they played "Abbey Road." "Octopus's Garden" came on and instantly brought a smile to my face. I love that song, it makes me want to skip around, wave my arms, jump and laugh and shout.

Madonna's "Holiday" also overjoys me.

So, what are the songs that make you ecstatically happy?

 

[IWasBored]

usually just any song that i like, if i hear it on the radio or unexpectedly someone starts playing it.


oterhwise the list is rather long, and requires too much thought lest i leave half them off it.

 

[yertle-the-turtle]

Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper van Beethoven, because I usually put on a ludicrous American accent and sing along.

 

[BluRmGrl]

Faith by George Michael
Never Tear Us Apart by INXS
In a Big Country by Big Country
Desire by....do I really have to tell ya'?

 

[Renne]

Just a few off the top of my head... there are plenty more!

You Sound Like Louis Burdett - The Whitlams
Don't Go Now - Ratcat
Beautiful Day - U2 [when I'm happy it elates me, and when I'm sad it makes me feel better - not necessarily happy, because when you're sad, sometimes you're sad for a reason - but better.]

 

[HelloAngel]

"Last Nite" and "Someday" by The Strokes

 

[Jack In The Box]

Date With The Night by Yeah Yeah Yeah's

they're amazing live

 

[indra]

The Monty Python Lumberjack song always makes me laugh.

and 88 Lines About 44 Women by The Nails is great!

Damn near anything by Tom Lehrer.

 

[u2valleygirl]

U2-anything
Beattles-anthing
"Deep Love" by Fleetwood Mac
"American Girl" Tom Petty
"I Alone" LIVE
"Jack and Dianne" makes me happy.
"Imagine" makes me happy.
"Sweet Home Alabama" gets me into a good mood.

 

[Bonochick]

"Downtown" - Petula Clark
"The Burrito Song" - Ryan Adams
"Fuck It...I Broke Your Cat" - Ryan Adams

 

[riverdancer]

'Build Me Up Buttercup' - the Foundations

 

[Evalicious]

Ian brown "Shadow of a saint"

 

[Angela Harlem]

Don't Go Now - Ratcat

Oh God the memories!

 

[Dr_Macphisto]

"Rest of my life" by Sloan
"Happy Kid" by Nada Surf
"Wrecking Ball" by Creeper Lagoon
"Squeeze Box" by The Who
"When You're Young" by Ryan Adams
"Beast of Burden" by The Rolling Stones
"My Own Worst Enemy" by Lit
Pretty much anything by The Strokes (very upbeat)
and unfortunately... "Stacy's Mom" by Fountains Of Wayne

and to the complete opposite of the spectum:
"Split Screen Sadness" by John Mayer (arguably the most depressing song ever written)
"Have You Forgotten" by Red House Painters (the only opposition to the other)

 

[IWasBored]

"Fuck It...I Broke Your Cat" - Ryan Adams

the title of that alone makes me happy.

 

[Bonochick]

I know!

 

[dsmith2904]

Forgot one, "Breatless" by The Corrs.

 

[Elvis Presley]

Airport by Karate always brings a smile to my face. It was getting alot of radio play during the time my wife and I were dating on 97x and makes me think of her......

 

[isabelle_guns]

hard one but songs by Bowie, U2, Cure, Depeche Mode make me happy even though they sing about depressing stuff most of the time.

 

[Niamh_Saoirse]

Vertigo, Beautiful Day, Until the end of the World

Church of Noise, Stories,If it kills me- Therapy?

And many many more songs I can't think of at the moment

 

[Lilly]

Take The Skinheads Bowling by Camper van Beethoven, because I usually put on a ludicrous American accent and sing along.

what's that? skinheads on your lawn? take the skinheads bowling. take them bowling.

I never knew who sang that song but I just love it!


for me, I'd say anything by Eagles of Death Metal (this is at the moment, of course).

 

[fah]

Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Love Shack - B52's

More to follow...

 

[meegannie]

"The Man Don't Give a Fuck" by Super Furry Animals
"Apple of My Eye" by Ed Harcourt
"Love Is the Key" by the Charlatans
"Hello Tiger" by Urusei Yatsura
"We Are Your Friends" by Simian

 

[dandy]

i second 'love shack' by the b-52s

'big time sensuality' by bjork

'harder' by pj harvey

'are you gonna go my way' by lenny kravitz

'here comes your man' by the pixies

'all mine' by portishead

'closer' by nine inch nails

'the fly' by our boys

and, in honour of the abba appreciation thread, 'waterloo'

 

[tiny dancer]

Any U2 song!

 

[Renne]

Oh God the memories!

Is that a good "oh god" or a bad "oh god"?

 

[TheWho4Life]

Baba O'Riley always makes me happy Have no idea why, but when Roger says "They're all wasted!" it makes me so happy! LOL! I think it's cause he sounds so hott!

 

[Renne]

Part 2, Gimp Boy and Klueless Klowns Klub by No Idea [especially Klueless Klowns Klub, because theyre's nothing quite like a song tkaing the piss out of the KKK]

 

[alia612]

Paul Westerberg - Dyslexic Heart; As Far As I Know
Belle & Sebastian - Mayfly; Stay Loose
Bright Eyes - Bowl Of Oranges
The Cure - The Lovecats; Inbetween Days; Push; Catch; Just Like Heaven; Doing The Unstuck; Friday I'm In Love; Strange Attraction; Mint Car; Before Three; Taking Off; The Exploding Boy; Sugar Girl; 2 Late; Halo
Echo & the Bunnymen - Seven Seas
Robyn Hitchcock - Balloon Man; Heaven
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Cherry Came Too; Sidewalking; Head On; Blues From A Gun
Morrissey - The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get; First Of The Gang To Die
R.E.M. - We Walk; (Don't Go Back To) Rockville; I Believe; Imitation Of Life
The Replacements - I Will Dare; Androgynous; Seen Your Video; Kiss Me On The Bus; Waitress In The Sky; Bastards Of Young; Left Of The Dial; Alex Chilton; Color Me Impressed; I'll Be You; Valentine
The Shins - Know Your Onion; New Slang; So Says I; Gone For Good
The Smiths - Half A Person; Panic; Ask; The Boy With The Thorn In His Side; There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
Travis - Follow The Light
And then just about everything by U2.

looking at this list it looks like i'm always ecstatically happy. sadly this isn't the case.

 

[Renne]

The Cure - Friday I'm In Love

Oh my yes!