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[Spartan Pho3nix]

I'm looking for suggestions for a happy mix. Songs for a perfect 80 minute album of pure happiness. Basically Indie, Classic Rock, Hip-hop. Not too much into metal or anything heavy, but twee is good (for a happy mix? gotta be twee).

[Storm Rider]

Magic Bus by the Who. This is not negotiable.

[jcknbl]

Tullycraft- pretty much anything but I'm thinking of Stowaway and Our Days in Kansas

The Flaming Lips-anything, Yoshimi, A Spoonful Weighs a Ton, Buggin'

Architecture in Helsinki-Its Five, just about anything else

Anything by the Go! Team

The Thrills-Big Sur (which is their only good song so it won't be hard to find)

The Stereophonics-Have a Nice Day

Daft Punk-Digital Love

And finally and most importantly

Kylie Minogue-Love at First Sight

Also, I think you should inlude metal...at least I don't think I'm the only one who finds the raspy death metal screaming giggle-inducing.

[Spartan Pho3nix]

Hey. No sarcasm here. lol.

I'm just saying it seems like there are a lot of people who like bands like Opeth and junk on this forum, and I don't appreciate that kinda stuff at all. I like your suggestions though. A+

[Zaarin]

The Polyphonic Spree are almost frighteningly happy. Nobody should be that cheerful all the time.

Most of Primal Scream's Screamadelica is pretty happy, too (largely because most of the members of the band, Bobby Gillespie in particular, were fucked on E at the time: since then they've gotten kinda angry and bitter), though there are some more sombre songs.

Just about anything happy hardcore (well, duh, I suppose), but that's almost sickeningly saccharine and agonisingly girly. As someone somewhere (I think it might have been Ishkur's Guide to Electronic Music) said, "this stuff is so childish I feel like a pædohpile listening to it".

"One Nation Under a Groove" by Funkadelic, "Pocket Calculator" by Kraftwerk, "On the Tower" by Sondre Lerche and "24 Hour Party People" by the Happy Mondays (though, again, that's probably more "fucked on E" than strictly "happy") are also some suggested songs.

[Praeserpium Machinarum]

Belle and Sebastian - I'm a Cuckoo or Step into My Office, Baby
All Girl Summer Fun Band - Jason Lee
Feist - Mushaboom
Morphine - Buena
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now(and a lot of others)
Darren Hanlon - Punk's Not Dead(she's just gone to bed!)
Devendra Banhart - Little Yellow Spider or I Feel Just Like a Child
Sufjan Stevens - Decatur, Or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother!
Figurines - Bright or I Remember
Manu Chao - Me Gustas Tu
DAT Politics - Driving Song(though I suppose it's a weird kind of happy)
Cocteau Twins - Lorelei
The Animal Collective - Who Could Win a Rabbit(or what it's called)

etc

[sketchyjoe]

Madness - One Step Beyond
The Undertones - Here Comes The Summer
The Vandals - Behind the Music
Operation Ivy - Sound System
The Adicts - Mary Whitehouse
William Shatner - Common People
Chuck Berry - Johnny B. Goode
Any song by the All Girl Summer Fun Band

[nescience]

Here are a couple happy songs.  Mind you, my definition of happy might be a bit different from yours as some of these have more complex emotions in the lyrics than happiness, but all of these songs sound happy and make me feel happy.

Daft Punk - Digital Love (I SECOND THAT EMOTION)
Bis - Dead Wrestlers (or anything on the Music for a Stranger World EP)
Queen - Don't Stop Me Now
Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina
Soft Boys - Positive Vibrations
Supergrass - Sun Hits The Sky
Tahiti 80 - Heartbeat
Tahiti 80 - 1,000 Times
The Velvet Underground - Rock & Roll
Phoenix - If I Ever Feel Better (Sad lyrics, but happy feelings)
Buffalo Daughter - Discotheque Du Paradis
Cornelius - Star Fruit Surf Rider
Stereolab - Cybele's Reverie
Todd Rundgren - I Saw The Light
Super Furry Animals - Do or Die
Super Furry Animals - Northern Lites
Kate Bush - The Big Sky
Sloan - The Lines You Amend
Republica - Ready to Go (US Mix) (FUCK YEAH)
Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams
Erasure - A Little Respect (or anything else)
Pine*AM - Rhyme Mime
Pine*AM - Gymnopedie 0.1
OOIOO - Ah Yeah!
Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
Freddie Mercury - Mr. Bad Guy
Dungen - Festival
Junior Senior - Rhythm Bandits
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
XTC - Summer's Cauldron
XTC - Grass
Cut Copy - Time Stands Still
Franz Ferdinand - Van Tango
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes
Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy

[Combinethresher]

Here's a few punk/rockabilly suggestions:

1. Sonny Burgess-Feelin' Good (the happiest song in existence)
2. Groovie Ghoulies-The Spell Is On
3. Teen Idols-Dance With Me
4. Crimpshrine-Summertime
5. The Evaporators-Nard Nest
6. Ramones-California Sun
7. Tiger Army-Cupid's Victim
8. Nekromantix-Ghoulina
9. Small Town Pimps-Lookin' Through the Keyhole
10. Carl Perkins-Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby
11. Hasil Adkins-Ha Ha Cat Walk Baby
12. Fleshies-Sexiest Man Alive
13. Buzzcocks-Love You More

[Combinethresher]

Here's a few punk/rockabilly suggestions:

1. Sonny Burgess-Feelin' Good (the happiest song in existence)
2. Groovie Ghoulies-The Spell Is On
3. Teen Idols-Dance With Me
4. Crimpshrine-Summertime
5. The Evaporators-Nard Nest
6. Ramones-California Sun
7. Tiger Army-Cupid's Victim
8. Nekromantix-Ghoulina
9. Small Town Pimps-Lookin' Through the Keyhole
10. Carl Perkins-Everybody's Tryin' to Be My Baby
11. Hasil Adkins-Ha Ha Cat Walk Baby
12. Fleshies-Sexiest Man Alive
13. Buzzcocks-Love You More

[Mikendher]

Beulah - Sunday Under Glass
Simon & Garfunkel - Cecilia
The Apples in Stereo - Go!
The Flaming Lips - Do You Realize?
The Unicorns - Les Os
Architecture in Helsinki - Fumble
The Shins - New Slang

[E. Spaceman]

Talking Heads - Most things they released up to Fear of Music and then most after Little Creatures
Blur  -  Girls and Boys
Pet Shop Boys - Go West
Velvet Underground - Sweet Jane
Velvet Underground - Beginning to See the Light
The Cardigans - Lovefool
The Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Van "motherfucking" Halen - Jump

[penpen17]

Of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games
Aqua - Happy Boys and Girls
Frou Frou - Flicks
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Aretha Franklin - Think
Stars - Soft Revolution
The Go! Team - Bottle Rocket
Sufjan Stevens - Joy! Joy! Joy!

[The Hammered]

The Velvet Underground - I'm Sticking With You. It makes me smile like an idiot whenever I hear it. I love Moe Tucker's voice.
Something from the Katamari Damacy soundtrack. Which one is up to you, but you must have a Katamari Damacy song.
Pixies - I've Been Tired. Maybe not the kind of happy song you're looking for, but it makes me smile. Another Pixies song that might be good is Brick is Red. Again, maybe not what you're looking for, but it's worth mentioning.
The Ramones also had some good happy songs. I'd second California Sun, but I also recommend Oh Oh I Love Her So, Rockaway Beach, Sheena is a Punk Rocker, She's the One, and Rock 'n Roll High School.

Edit: All right, it had been too long since I listened to Surfer Rosa, I think. Scratch Brick is Red. Stormy Weather or Havalina might be good though.

[BrittanyMarie]

Voxtrot
I recommend "Raised by Wolves".
(Their profile says "Think Love plus Left Banke" and clearly Love is the best band ever, so anything compared to them is better than most things)

The Pogues-Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah

pretty much any Of Montreal song, for lo-fi goodness go for Let's Do Everything for the First Time Forever, or Disconnect the Dots for danceydancedance stuff.[/url]

[Thrillho]

The Mad Capsule Markets - Good Girl or Happy Ride
Steve Miller Band - The Joker
Oasis - All Around The World (reprise)
George Michael - Outside

[Valrus]

Mikendher: New Slang? You're kidding, right? You have to be kidding.

[yipjumpmusic]

Silver Mt. Zion-More Action!  Less Tears!

[Evilpopsicleguy]

The Aquabats - Red Sweater. pinnacle of happiness.

edit: oh yeah, also, "Don't steal our sun" by The Thrills. not sure if it was said already, but it's a must

[onewheelwizzard]

Donovan - There Is A Mountain ... I have never heard a song as happy and playful and willing to be your bestest friend ever as this one.

Queens of the Stone Age covered "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" by the Kinks.  It's more drug-happy than genuinely happy, but it can still get the job done.

I get inexplicably perfect vibes from Ramona Cordova's music.  It is really indescribable.  http://profile.myspace.com/ramonacordova

[ImRonBurgundy?]

The Aquabats - Red Sweater. pinnacle of happiness.

also, Lovers of Loving Love.  and Nerd Alert!  and Hey, Luno!  and lots of other Aquabats songs!

The Aggrolites- "Dirty Reggae"
Eels- "Fresh Feeling"
MC Paul Barman- "The Joy of Your World"
Toots & the Maytals- "Sweet and Dandy"
The Pietasters- "Drunken Master"
mc chris- "mc chris Ownz"
Satori- "Celebration"
The Phenomenauts- "Earth is the Best!"
Polysics- "Married to a Frenchman"
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra- "Filmmakers Bleed" or "Down Beat Stomp" or something.
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists- "Where Have All the Rude Boys Gone?"
SNMNMNM- "Disco Barry!"
Chris Murray- "Rock Steady"
Reel Big Fish- "Trendy"
The Planet Smashers- "Unstoppable"
Gogol Bordello- "Not a Crime"
The Vandals- "I Have a Date"
The Presidents of the United States of America- "Tiny Explosions" or "Love Everybody"
Pixies- "Oh My Golly!"
Descendents- "I Like Food"
the pillows- "Happy Bivouac"
Hepcat- "Dance Wid' Me"
Del tha Funky Homosapien- "If You Must"
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones- "Dogs and Chaplains"
Peelander-Z- "S.T.E.A.K."
The Impossibles- "Face First!"
MU330- "Rocket Fuel"
The Most Serene Republic- "Relative's Eyes"
The Promise Ring- "Skips a Beat (Over You)"

that's all i could think of.  good luck!

[Emma]

Cream - Strange Brew
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced
Jimi Hendrix - Fire
The Who - Who are you
Blondie - 99 Red Balloons
Dire Straits - Single Handed Sailor
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Velvet Revolver - Big Machine
Guns n Roses - Paradise City
Placebo - Special K

Just my two cents *shrug*

[sac_magic]

one should never underestimate the power of terrible euro-dance to lift the spirits (see: Special D - Come With Me).

[E. Spaceman]

The happiest song is "Walk of Life" by Dire Straits.

[IronOxide]

"Panda Panda Panda" - Deerhoof
Pretty much all Flaming Lips
Even more all of The Polyphonic Spree

[the tree]

I apparently made one of these mixes a while back, and I recently found the disc. I'm not entirely sure what I was thinking with some of them, how I judged them to be great and/or happy but meh.
[list=1]

• I am the black gold of the sun - Minnie Ripperton
• Fun, fun, fun - The Beach Boys
• Free Bird - Lynryd Skynyrd
• Park Life - Blur
• She just wants to dance - Keb' Mo'
• She suits me to a tee - Buddy Guy
• God put a smile on your face - Coldplay
• Talkin' Gypsy market blues - The Coral
• Soul Education - Jamiroquai
• I like dirt - Red Hot Chilli Peppers
• Supersonic - Oasis
• Rail Road - The Zutons
• Fingertips - Stevie Wonder
• 20th Century boy - T.Rex
• Blowin' in the wind - Don Carlos
• Sultans of Swing - Dire Straights
• In the cold cold night -The White Stripes
[/list:o]
Maybe some of the choices were ironic, if only I could remember how I justify stuff that I do

after I do it.

[redbeardjim]

I'd have to put "Jessica" by the Allman Brothers Band on any "happy" list.

[thedevilissix]

I'm hanging on to my suggestions of Electric Light Orchestra's "Mr. Blue Sky" & Mint Royale feat. Lauren Laverne's "Don't Falter" from the "I heart twee" thread & I'm not letting them go.

Also, in no order:
- Alice Coltrane: "Satvaya"
- Gilberto Gil (& Os Mutantes?) - "Bat Macumba"
- 4Hero's version of John Coltrane's "Naima" (or the original, either which one)
- Stars as Eyes - "Golden Experience"
- Gogol Bordello - "Start Wearin' Purple" (please don't shoot.  calm down.  put the gun down, let's talk about this...)
- All Night Radio - "Fall Down Seven"
- The New Pornographers - "Use It" or "All For Swinging You Around"
- Edwyn Collins - "Girl Like You" or "The Magic Piper of Love"
- Nina Simone - "Missisippi Goddamn"
- Apostle of Hustle - "Energy of Death"
- Kula Shaker - "Hush"
- Mocky & Feist - "Just Need Time"
- Jamie Lidell - "When I Come Back Around"
- Roisin Murphy - "If We're In Love"

that helpful?

[Mr. Oysterhead]

I was thinking, hey, this thread needs some Primus.

Then I realized they don't really have any 'happy' songs per se.

Maybe Amos Moses or Wynona's Big Brown Beaver?

[Cerulaetas]

Also, I think you should inlude metal...at least I don't think I'm the only one who finds the raspy death metal screaming giggle-inducing.

Finntroll.

Ok, ok, some serious suggestions (what, Finntroll isn't serious?)
The Jean-Paul Sartre Experience
Glukoza
Gorillaz

[KharBevNor]

Finntroll.

I refuse to believe the acoustic version of 'Forsvinn Du Som Lyser' (Begone You Who Shine) wouldn't bring a smile to anyone's face.

Ultimate feel-good metal bands are Korpiklaani ('Wooden Pints', 'Beer Beer', 'You Looked Into My Eyes' and especially 'Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone' are just ridiculously upbeat), Finntroll, the right Skyclad (How could 'Any Old Irony?' not put a grin on your face: "If life hands us lemons, we'll make lemonade!")...hell, any upbeat folk metal. I prance round my room to Waylander and shit like that, but that's not happy per se.

[amok]

You seriously have to put "Electricity" by Apoptygma Berzerk and/or "Shrimp" by Mr. Scruff on there. Fuckin' musical Prozac.

[MrDak]

You seriously have to put "Electricity" by Apoptygma Berzerk and/or "Shrimp" by Mr. Scruff on there. Fuckin' musical Prozac.

I second the Mr. Scruff notion, and also reccoment the Blackpool Roll and Come On Grandad.
Of Montreal - Spoonful of Sugar
The Aquabats - Martian Girl!
Anything that Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer does
Big D and the Kids Table - Little Bitch
The Mr. T Experience - And I Will Be With You
The Pietasters - Wasted
Steely Dan - Reeling in the Years
Reel Big Fish - The Kids Don't Like It

[Cerulaetas]

I refuse to believe the acoustic version of 'Forsvinn Du Som Lyser' (Begone You Who Shine) wouldn't bring a smile to anyone's face.

Ultimate feel-good metal bands are Korpiklaani ('Wooden Pints', 'Beer Beer', 'You Looked Into My Eyes' and especially 'Man Can Go Even Through the Grey Stone' are just ridiculously upbeat), Finntroll, the right Skyclad (How could 'Any Old Irony?' not put a grin on your face: "If life hands us lemons, we'll make lemonade!")...hell, any upbeat folk metal. I prance round my room to Waylander and shit like that, but that's not happy per se.

Ensiferum - Lai Lai Hei