Your Happy Songs

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 10:17am

I want to put more fun happy stuff on my iPod. I'm not looking for showtunes, but mainstream songs old or new and I'd love to discover some new stuff I've never heard. Songs that always cheer me up are:

Say You'll Be Mine - Steps
If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
Tell Him - Exciters
I Only Want to Be With You - Dusty Springfield
You Owe Me One - ABBA
Take Your Mama - Scissor Sisters
Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Give me some ideas!

Updated On: 2/16/05 at 10:17 AM

[Mamamia Sammy2]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 10:29am

Changes - David Bowie
Life is Sweet - Natalie Merchant

[wildcat]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 10:33am

I know a place...Petula Clark

[TGIF]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 10:37am

I love listening to Uptown Girl (BILLY JOEL). Always puts me in a good mood.

Also...
Heaven on Earth - BELINDA CARLISLE
Living on a Prayer - BON JOVI

[junglered]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 1:27pm

These are some of my favorite 'Happy Songs' Mr. Matt:

***"Walking on Sunshine" - Katrina and The Waves
***"(I Love You) More Today than Yesterday" - Spiral Staircase
***"Happy Hour" - Housemartins
***"Just Got Lucky" - JoBoxers
***"These Are Days" - 10,000 Maniacs
***"Happy Man" - Chicago
***"Se a vida e'" - Pet Shop Boys

ENJOY!

[judy_in_disguise]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 1:52pm

Love Shack- B52s
Simply Irresistable- Robert Palmer

[Jacques_Clouseau]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 2:01pm

Diverse musical tastes represent the body of my MP3 playlist. Here is but 0.00043%:

If I Had a Million Dollars - Barenaked Ladies
Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte
The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band
Oops I Did it Again - Britney Spears
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Rio - Duran Duran
Crocodile Rock - Elton John
Friends in Low Places - Garth Brooks
Livin La Vida Loca - Ricky Martin
Stop the Rock - Apollo 440

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 2:05pm

JID - You're a girl after my own heart. I have really fond memories of both those songs.

Keep 'em comin', guys! I'm going to give each and every song a listen.

SHARE THE HAPPINESS !!!

Updated On: 2/16/05 at 02:05 PM

[CJR]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 2:16pm

Joy to the World ~ Three Dog Night
He Wasn't ~ Avril Lavigne
Since U Been Gone ~ Kelly Clarkson
Here I Go Again ~ Whitesnake
Anyway You Want It ~ Journey
New York Groove ~ Kiss
Shook Me All Night Long ~ AC/DC
Cum on Feel the Noize ~ Quiet Riot
We're Not Gonna Take It ~ Twisted Sister
Sweet Child O' Mine ~ Guns and Roses
Caught Up In You ~ .38 Special
Sunday Morning ~ No Doubt
Come Baby Come ~ K7
Sexual Revolution ~ Macy Gray
Brickhouse 2003 ~ Rob Zombie
Hypnotize ~ Notorious BIG
Big Bang Baby ~ Stone Temple Pilots
Just Here to the Left of You ~ Adam Pascal
Ordinary Men Abound ~ Adam Pascal
Let's Get Loud ~ Jennifer Lopez
1985 ~ Bowling for Soup
Almost ~ Bowling for Soup
My Own Worst Enemy ~ Lit
Blister in the Sun ~ Violent Femmes
Boriqua Anthem ~ C+C Music Factory
Suavemente ~ Elvis Crespo
A Little Less Conversation ~ Elvis vs. JXL
Runaway ~ Janet Jackson
Are You Gonna Be My Girl? ~ Jett
You Had Me ~ Joss Stone
Beautiful Life ~ Ace of Base
Best of My Love ~ The Emotions
Jump (For My Love) ~ Pointer Sisters
Copacobana ~ Barry Manilow
Date Rape ~ Sublime
La Grange ~ ZZ Top
Don't Stop Believing ~ Journey
Dragula ~ Rob Zombie
Escape (The Pina Colada Song) ~ Rupert Holmes
Goodbye Earl ~ The Dixie Chicks
Scenes from an Italian Restaurant ~ Billy Joel
Flavor of the Week ~ American Hi-Fi
By Your Side ~ Sade
Juicy ~ Notorious BIG
Kodachrome ~ Simon and Garfunkle
Life's a B!tch ~ Shooter
God is a DJ ~ Pink

Updated On: 2/16/05 at 02:16 PM

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 2:38pm

Good Lord, CJR !! LOL

Not sure about the Rob Zombie, but I'll give it a go. "Date Rape"? I don't know it, but is that a happy song? HAHAHA.

This is will be difficult, but I'm up for the challenge. You did include several that I like, after all. Now when I think of Whitesnake, I think of Joey's sister.

PS - When I mean "happy songs", the songs themselves don't have to be necessarily "happ", but they put you in a good mood.

I also love I Hate Myself for Loving You by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts.

[sweetiedarlinmia]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 2:50pm

Walkin On Sunshine- Katrina and the Waves
Dancin Machine- Jackson 5
Pride and Joy- Marvin Gaye
Got to Give It Up- Marvin Gaye
You Know How to Love Me- Phyllis Hyman
Sweet Thing- Chaka Kahn and Rufus
Everyday People- Arrested Development
It's Love- Jill Scott
Tell Me Something Good- Chaka Kahn and Rufus
I Say A Little Prayer- Dionne Warwick
What A Feeling (Flashdance)- Irene Cara
Got to be Real- Cheryl Lynn
Brickhouse- Commadores
I Like It- Debarge
She's Fresh- Kool and the Gang
Get Down on it- Kool and the Gang
The Glow of Love- Luther Vandross
Before I Let Go- Frankie Beverly and Maze
As- Stevie Wonder
Isn't She Lovely- Stevie Wonder
Boogie Oogie Oogie- A Taste of Honey
She's a Bad Mama Jama- Carl Carlton
Everytime I Turn Around (Back In Love)-LTC
Let's Hear it for the Boy- Denise Williams

Gee no wonder my mom says I have an old soul. Thanks for creating this thread. I was having a rotten day and now it feels a whole lot better. Updated On: 2/16/05 at 02:50 PM

[CJR]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 2:52pm

I love the Rob Zombie version of Brickhouse, but really, any version will do You'll also know Dragula from the Matrix movies.

As for Date Rape, it's catchy and kinda bouncy. I love Sublime

I actually snagged a lot of those of my "happy music" playlist on my iPod lol

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:04pm

song 2 - blur
all star - smashmouth
flagpole sitta - harvey danger
sunshine lollipops and rainbows - lesley gore
punk rock girl - dead milkmen
you talk way too much - the strokes
and she was - talking heads
diamonds on the soles of her shoes - paul simon
20th century boy - t-rex
hot dog - led zeppelin
long may your run - neil young
love street - doors
stacy's mom - fountains of wayne
lifestyles of the rich and the famous - good charlotte
who will save rock 'n roll - the dictators
marshmallow world - dean martin
magic moments - perry como

[Jacques_Clouseau]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:08pm

And who can forget:

The Worst Day Since Yesterday ~ Flogging Molly

[orangeskittles]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:09pm

""Date Rape"? I don't know it, but is that a happy song? HAHAHA."

Date Rape is an awesome song. CJR, it's frightening just how many of those songs already are on my iPod as well.

Updated On: 2/16/05 at 03:09 PM

[CJR]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:12pm

OMG I can't believe I forgot Song 2 by Blur! Thanks papa!

Orange, that's slightly alarming lol

What's more alarming is that the list I posted was only a fraction of the songs on my happy music playlist lol

[TGIF]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:16pm

8675309 Jenny - Tommy Tutone
Sweet Carline - Neil Diamond
Girls just want to have fun - Cyndi Lauper
Jesse's Girl - Rick Springfield.

[melissa errico fan]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:44pm

I second Natalie Merchant's "Life Is Sweet".

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:52pm

papa - The Dead Milkmen! I'm having flashbacks! I haven't even thought about them since the mid-80s! My life is flashing before my eyes...

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 3:55pm

i forgot weezer! how could i forget weezer? buddy holly.

ooo wee ooo, i look just like buddy holly...

[junglered]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 4:01pm

Weezer is a great band, Papa!

I must also mention "Train in Vain" by The Clash - one of my favorite songs of all time. (Big Smile!)

[MadeofGold]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 4:11pm

The Strokes, Weezer, Fountains of Wayne, Blur...as if I didn't adore you already Papalovesmambo...

I'm throwing in:

"Sexuality" Billy Bragg
"Everyday is like Sunday" Morrissey
"Kids" Robbie Williams
"Dreams" The Cranberries
"What's the story morning glory?" Oasis
"Love Song" The Cure

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 4:17pm

bily bragg, morrissey, the cranberries and the cure...madeofgold, if i wasn't married you, li'l lady, would get chased all over this board!

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 4:37pm

papa - You used that same line on me, you little tramp!

[papalovesmambo]

Posted: 2/16/05 at 4:57pm

i will not be accused of recycling a line, mr. matt! i believe i referred to you as a "sexy beast" as opposed to a "li'l lady."