Topic: What's your happy song? (Read 17555 times)

backstagebetty · « **on:** 11 Aug 2007, 20:10 »

Alright, so this is my first time starting a thread.

I was just wondering what everyone's happy song is. It doesn't have to be a song about happy things. Sometimes sad songs make me happy. I've already discovered some new music just reading through these threads. Hopefully I get some new happy songs from you guys.

So, what song(s) make you happy? Old standbys. New favorites? I'll start.

Old standby: The Beatles - Good day Sunshine
I would have to be dead for that song not to cheer me up.

New favorite: Coconut Records - West Coast.
I love Coconut Records right now. The piano on West Coast makes me smile.

You?

Kai · « **Reply #1 on:** 11 Aug 2007, 20:17 »

Type O Negative - My Girlfriend's Girlfriend [Cheese Organ yo]

No srsly

David_Dovey · « **Reply #2 on:** 11 Aug 2007, 20:53 »

Decemberists- The Crane Wife pt. 1.

Not just my happy song, but pretty much my everything song.

Also at the moment Daft Punk- Harder Better Faster. I literally can not sit still when that song is on. I've nearly crashed the car from getting too funk-ay while driving.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #3 on:** 11 Aug 2007, 20:54 »

Boards of Canada- Dayvan Cowboy

and

Mogwai- Kids will be skeletons

There really isn't more to say. They just work.

backstagebetty · « **Reply #4 on:** 11 Aug 2007, 22:21 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 11 Aug 2007, 20:53

I've nearly crashed the car from getting too funk-ay while driving.

Indeed. I have, as well. But I was listening to Rock Lobster. Man, that song is obnoxious.

Also, anything by Mates of State. So much happy.

Caspian · « **Reply #5 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 03:09 »

When You Sleep by MBV always puts me in a good mood.

Also, Jesu's Transfigure, and Gong by Sigur Ros.

TheFuriousWombat · « **Reply #6 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 04:29 »

Hooray! Hoioray! Hooray by Dio Make Say Think is easily one of the happiest songs I've ever heard. Not only that, it's really good. Less jazzy and more electronica-y than most DMST, this song could make you smile at your parents' funeral. No joke.

Stefan Autsa · « **Reply #7 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 05:15 »

Anything by King Diamond makes me happy. I love King Diamond.

Cernunnos · « **Reply #8 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 06:36 »

Quote from: TheFuriousWombat on 12 Aug 2007, 04:29

Dio Make Say Think

this is a good combination

why have they not done this yet?

Ishotdanieljohnston · « **Reply #9 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 07:12 »

K.C. Accidental by Broen Social Scene

FUCK YEAH

Thrillho · « **Reply #10 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 07:28 »

Mine is probably 'National Express' by Divine Commedy.

camelpimp · « **Reply #11 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 07:58 »

NI DAODI AIZHE SHEI???!???!

This is mostly due to fond memories of my classmates acting like idiots. Good times.

Cexy · « **Reply #12 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 08:01 »

'Down South Ten Hours' by All Girl Summer Fun Band. I believe that this song is actually pure happiness condensed down to its most potent form, and then parceled out in three-minute chunks for general consumption.

Patrask · « **Reply #13 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 08:12 »

The acoustic version of 'Heartache every moment' by HIM, and 'My immortal' by Evanescence.

jimbunny · « **Reply #14 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 09:41 »

*looks askance*

Right now, it's 'Test Room' by Plus-Tech Squeeze Box.

Over here: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=1000696130

Thrillho · « **Reply #15 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 11:38 »

Quote from: Patrask on 12 Aug 2007, 08:12

The acoustic version of 'Heartache every moment' by HIM, and 'My immortal' by Evanescence.

You're going to have a hard time on here.

Liz · « **Reply #16 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 11:47 »

Bohemian Rhapsody never fails to put a smile on my face.

rhinohelicopter · « **Reply #17 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 11:48 »

I saw this band last night open up for Daniel Johnston at Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records Athens pop fest called Eleki Bass. They're awesome feel good rag-timey rock and roll music.

backstagebetty · « **Reply #18 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 11:48 »

Also,

Quote from: jimbunny on 12 Aug 2007, 09:41

Right now, it's 'Test Room' by Plus-Tech Squeeze Box.

Oooh, J-Pop!! Nice addition, I think. It did make me happy.

MlKE · « **Reply #19 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 12:59 »

anytime "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn and John comes on the radio, it lights up my day. And I whistle along, and smile a bunch.

that's a happy song.

Malex · « **Reply #20 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 13:56 »

Bonobo - Flutter OR Grape Digging Sharon Fruits - Foliage

There are a lot more but those are the two that come to mind immediately.

Stefan Autsa · « **Reply #21 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 14:38 »

Also, Anal Cunt cheers me up immensely. I'm not joking, either; Seth Putnams song titles are the best things ever written.

Dimmukane · « **Reply #22 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 14:40 »

Grandaddy - AM 180. Which is strange, because it was meant to be sad, but everytime I hear it I think of children on playgrounds.

And Ob La Di, Ob La Da.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #23 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 15:45 »

Baggy · « **Reply #24 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 16:02 »

My old stand by would have to be Modest Mouse - Float On. Maybe overplayed, and maybe not that old, but it never fails to cheer me up!

Also, Islands - Rough Gem. If Islands can't make you smile, I'm pretty sure you are dead.

EpicPants · « **Reply #25 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 16:59 »

'bachelor pad' by 'lemon jelly'

IronOxide · « **Reply #26 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 17:33 »

"Mr. Tough" by Yo La Tengo and/or "Lady" by Styx.

The extra letter · « **Reply #27 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 17:43 »

"Transdermal Celebration" - Ween.

Seriously, with mutants you can't go wrong.

EpicPants · « **Reply #28 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 17:48 »

also, rubber by blownload

CmonMiracle · « **Reply #29 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 20:13 »

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 12 Aug 2007, 15:45

imapiratearg · « **Reply #30 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 20:26 »

Oh man, I have far too many of these to list. Right now, I would have to say "Tiny Birds" by Yo La Tengo. I figured out the happy sounding riffs in the song by ear. It's really fun to play.

Ben yayayayayayayay · « **Reply #31 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 21:03 »

Fireworks - Animal Collective

Avril 14th - Aphex Twin

Strange Lights - Deerhunter

Confusion - Elliott Smith

Good Vibrations - Beach Boys

I Want to Be Cold - The Microphones

These songs all give me "happy shivers". It's probably the feeling of all the happy emotions I keep bottled up that make me want to jump around and punch sad people in their stupid crying faces, for they should know that I'm listening to some of the happiest songs and sobbing's not allowed.

Theplanman · « **Reply #32 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 22:34 »

Do you Realize??

Either that, or Huddle Formation- The Go! Team

Quote from: E. Spaceman on 12 Aug 2007, 15:45

That too.

rhinohelicopter · « **Reply #33 on:** 12 Aug 2007, 22:46 »

Quote from: MlKE on 12 Aug 2007, 12:59

anytime "Young Folks" by Peter, Bjorn and John comes on the radio, it lights up my day. And I whistle along, and smile a bunch.

that's a happy song.

It's also possibly one of the most boring peices of shit every produced for listeners.

Ã¶de · « **Reply #34 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 04:47 »

No Cars Go by The Arcade Fire is always nice.

thenosebleedkid · « **Reply #35 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 05:12 »

Its a toss up between;

nothing but a good time - poison

or

La grange - ZZ top

pen · « **Reply #36 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 05:27 »

"Stratford-On Guy" by Liz Phair or "Scattered" by Green Day

clarerose · « **Reply #37 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 06:49 »

elevate myself - grandaddy.

c'mon. it's beepy.

John Curtin · « **Reply #38 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 07:36 »

Right now it's Itchycoo Park by The Small Faces.

A week ago it was Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia) by Us3. Although the fact that that was the only decent track they ever put together is a bit depressing.

Ladybug · « **Reply #39 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 08:50 »

There are several, but the first one that popped into my mind was Queen - Don't Stop Me Now.

Scandanavian War Machine · « **Reply #40 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 10:22 »

My Best Friends Girl - The Cars

and also the album Who Will Cut Our Hair When We're Gone by The Unicorns. that whole album gets me pretty happy.

onewheelwizzard · « **Reply #41 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 10:53 »

The Beatles - "Here Comes the Sun," "Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da"
Donovan - "There is a Mountain," "Barabajagal"
Arlo Guthrie - "Alice's Restaurant"
Masters of Reality - "The Desert Song," "The Ballad of Jody Frosty"

Kirbo · « **Reply #42 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 12:24 »

"Always look on the Bright Side of Life" - Monty Python

"Local Bear" by Stripper's Union always gets me dancing though.

Lyrics · « **Reply #43 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 13:08 »

Jonathan Edwards - "Sunshine"

The Cosmic Fool · « **Reply #44 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 23:29 »

Shit. I'm sure there is a better one but I'm gonna be a tool and say Hero and Rogue World Asylum by Machinae Supremacy.

C Patrick Carolan · « **Reply #45 on:** 13 Aug 2007, 23:39 »

"I am the Resurrection" by the Stone Roses. Especially the second half of the song.

And also the title track from Belle and Sebastian's "The Boy with the Arab Strap" will always make me smile. Actually, most of Belle and Sebastian's songs work for that, really.

thegreatbuddha · « **Reply #46 on:** 14 Aug 2007, 02:26 »

David Allen Coe - You Never Even Call Me By My Name

I spend my offtime at a bar in rural atlanta. Cut me some slack

backstagebetty · « **Reply #47 on:** 14 Aug 2007, 17:34 »

This thread might be dying so, before it does, thanks for all the new happy songs. I even ended up making a new "Happy Song" mix with some additions from this thread. Also, I'm not sure why I didn't mention it before, but Generation by Johnny Boy is ridiculously happy. I finished off the mix with it. Construction and traffic were angering me today when Generation came on and all the cars just seemed to part before me.

Thanks again!

blood_and_thunder · « **Reply #48 on:** 15 Aug 2007, 14:24 »

have to go with journey - don't stop beleivin

also

ted leo and the pharmacists - where have all the rude boys gone?

pantera - fucking hostile - this was the first song I put on after I passed my GCSEs years ago and I've always had it as kind of a victory song

coheed and cambria - a favour house atlantic

Houdinimachine · « **Reply #49 on:** 15 Aug 2007, 18:18 »

Two words...

Boogie Shoes.

Also, The Eels - Fresh Feeling

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Author Topic: What's your happy song? (Read 17555 times)

Stefan Autsa

camelpimp

Cexy

Patrask

rhinohelicopter

MlKE

Malex

Stefan Autsa

Baggy

CmonMiracle

Theplanman

rhinohelicopter

thenosebleedkid

clarerose

John Curtin

The Cosmic Fool

C Patrick Carolan