Happy Songs!

[Lyla]

I'm making a CD (or two, or three, depending on how many songs I have - the more the better) of happy, optimistic upbeat music! So far, I've got: U2 - Beautiful Day; U2 - Stuck in a moment; The Cranberries - Dreams; Jimmy Eat World - The Middle; Oasis - Lyla; - All around the world; - Acquiesce; The New Radicals - You only get what you give (my personal favourite happy song); REM - Shiny Happy People; Spin Doctors - Little Miss can't be wron; - Margarita; - Two Princes; Lostprophets - Rooftops. So, could you recommend some happy songs?

[FreshBrains]

Pink Floyd - The Gold It's In The... David Gilmour - Arnold Layne (w/ Rick Wright on vocals) David Gilmour - This Heaven Eric Clapton - Cocaine Modest Mouse - Float On Paul Simon - Father And Daughter Pink Floyd - Pigs On The Wing, parts 1 and 2 Pink Floyd - Summer '68 Pink Floyd - Money Pink Floyd - Eclipse Pink Floyd - See Emily Play Pink Floyd - Echoes (I mean, it isn't UNhappy... ) Pink Floyd - San Tropez Pink Floyd - Biding My Time Pink Floyd - Lucifer Sam Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar The Who - Endless Wire The Who - I Can't Explain The Who - My Generation The Who - Magic Bus The Who - Summertime Blues (Live) The Who - You Better You Bet

[bradybaker]

Good Weekend by Art Brut [from Bang Bang Rock & Roll LP] Good Vibrations by The Beach Boys [from Smiley Smile LP] Another Sunny Day by Belle & Sebastian [from The Life Pursuit LP] At The Bottom of Everything by Bright Eyes [from I&#39;m Wide Awake, It&#39;s Morning LP] << strangely happy Is This Love? by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah [from Clap Your Hands Say Yeah LP] Summersong by The Decemberists [from The Crane Wife LP] +81 by Deerhoof [from forthcoming Friend Opportunity LP] No Cease Fires&#33; (Crimes Against The State of Our Love, Baby) by Destroyer [from City of Daughters LP] Do You Realize?? by The Flaming Lips [from Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots LP] <<could be sad I guess, I&#39;ve always though it&#39;s kinda happy. Snails by The Format [from Dog Problems LP] Ladyflash by The Go&#33; Team [from Thunder, Lightning, Strike LP] Get Rhythm by Johnny Cash [from Get Rhythm single] Montreal -40 by Malajube [from Trompe-L&#39;Oeil LP] In The Aeroplane Over The Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel [from In The Aeroplane Over The Sea LP] Walk In The Park by Oh No&#33; Oh My&#33; [from Oh No&#33; Oh My&#33; LP] Sonic Bloom by The Polyphonic Spree [from Wait EP] Step Aside by Sleater-Kinney [from One Beat LP] The Way We Get By by Spoon [from Kill The Moonlight LP] Someday by The Strokes [from Is This It? LP] What I Got by Sublime [from Sublime LP] I Was Born (A Unicorn) by The Unicorns [from Who Will Cut Our Hair When We&#39;re Gone? LP] Surf Wax America by Weezer [from The Blue Album LP] Good To Me by The White Stripes [from Seven Nation Army single]

[Howie]

neat idea lyla. Pink Floyd? happy. REM. Stand in the place where you live blah blah I don't know the title. James - Laid Mental block. Be back later.

[Kyhaar]

Calling You- Aqua Happy Boys and Girls- Aqua Barbie Girl- Aqua Dr. Jones - Aqua Lollipop- Aqua Roses Are Red- Aqua Who Let The Dogs Ou- Baha Men

[wasup]

Blind lemon - no rain finger eleven - one thing oh... and I forgot... lynryd skynyrd - sweet home alabama I could say a ton more but I don't feel like looking through my library

[jacobo]

belle and sebastian: step into my office, baby

[Burns]

REM. Stand in the place where you live blah blah I don't know the title. [/b] Try "Stand"

[Amethyst Star]

Relient K has a fair amount of enjoyable songs: "May the Horse be With You" "Sadie Hawkins Dance" "Mood Rings" "Gibberish" - Yep, that's pretty much what it is. Amusing "Marilyn Manson ate my Girlfriend" (I don't know if that's the title, but that's the main part of the chorus) There are some more, but I can't think of them.

[The Blue Meanie]

Calling You- Aqua Happy Boys and Girls- Aqua Barbie Girl- Aqua Dr. Jones - Aqua Lollipop- Aqua Roses Are Red- Aqua[/b] Back when I was a little girl, I used to be such an Aqua fan. Seriously. It haunts me even now. The sheer cheesy lollipop-ness of all those songs rings in my head even now, with just song titles reminding me. "I&#39;m a barbie gurl, in a barbie wooo-ooor-orld&#33;" I don&#39;t know whether to shudder, or to let out a nostalgic sigh... Do we have an ambivolence smiley? <--I think that&#39;s the closes I&#39;m gonna come.

[Kyhaar]

Back when I was a little girl, I used to be such an Aqua fan. Seriously. It haunts me even now. The sheer cheesy lollipop-ness of all those songs rings in my head even now, with just song titles reminding me. "I&#39;m a barbie gurl, in a barbie wooo-ooor-orld&#33;" I don&#39;t know whether to shudder, or to let out a nostalgic sigh... Do we have an ambivolence smiley? <--I think that&#39;s the closes I&#39;m gonna come. [/b] I like aqua&#33; For a class play I a singing "Calling You" Bubbly, happy brainwashing songs&#33;

[Lord Toaster]

BLink 182 are 100% upbeat, although theyre a bit... kind of loud for some people Chelsea Dagger by the Fratellis is very cheerful and happy, although the subject isn't particularly. The ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny - lemon demon - this makes me laugh every time

[Ne-yo]

Try Cherry Roses by the Blublankers

[Lyla]

Thank you everyone&#33; At The Bottom of Everything by Bright Eyes [from I&#39;m Wide Awake, It&#39;s Morning LP] << strangely happy [/b] I have no idea why I didn&#39;t include that&#33; I think it&#39;s my second favourite song... Well, in my top 5 for sure. Ps: I&#39;ve just listened to Neutral Milk Hotel and I love their song&#33; Thanks very much again&#33;

[bradybaker]

Ps: I've just listened to Neutral Milk Hotel and I love their song! Thanks very much again! [/b] I'm glad you like it. That album is a modern classic, definitely one of my all time favorites. "Two-Headed Boy" and "Holland, 1945" are amazing pieces of songwriting.

[Howie]

I guess you have to add ..Don't worry be happy - of coarse I don't know the musician.

[bradybaker]

Bobby McFerrin!

[BrotherDown]

BOB MARLEY - DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY

[bradybaker]

BOB MARLEY - DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY [/b] Myth. Bobby McFerrin recorded "Don't Worry, Be Happy". Wikipedia Link

[Lyla]

I'm glad you like it. That album is a modern classic, definitely one of my all time favorites. "Two-Headed Boy" and "Holland, 1945" are amazing pieces of songwriting. [/b] I'll definitely check them out! I guess you have to add ..Don't worry be happy - of coarse I don't know the musician. [/b] I don't know what's wrong with me, but whenever I'm sad and hear this song I feel like jumping out the window.

[Ne-yo]

Myth. Bobby McFerrin recorded "Don't Worry, Be Happy". Wikipedia Link [/b] Public Enemy Started it in their"Fight the Power," which featured the lyric, "'Don't Worry Be Happy' was a number one jam/Damn, if I say it you can slap me right here."

[Lucidbulbs]

I'm not sure if these are all 'happy' songs, but they are upbeat and not pessimistic (most of my songs I keep are usually Gothic Rock, Rock, or songs in Japanese)- Head Automatica- Beating Heart Baby Head Automatica- Graduation Day Crazy Town- Butterfly I'll add in more if I find anymore songs while cleaning out my mp3 player

[27]

"Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" from the Ren and Stimpy show is amazing. I also like "I Be An Retarded" from They Might Be Giants. I'm surprised noone said Blind Melons "No Rain" The Presidents of the United States of America (PUSA) -Peaches Most anything from Me First and the Gimme Gimmes Most anything from Phish Alot of the Ramones, I'll go with "Rockaway Beach" I could name alot of The Aquabats songs but I'll go with "Super Rad", "Chemical Bomb" (wait for the chorus), "Play Dough", "Pizza Day", "Pool Party", "Lovers of Loving Love", and my the happiest song I know of, 'Red Sweater" I'll stop there. Edit: I forgot to metion DEVO! Whip it!

[3FLryan]

"Tacobel Canon" by Ratatat is my "happiest song." I know this is a weird choice, probably not many people have even heard of the song or the artist. For the longest time I couldn't decided whether it was the happiest song ever, saddest song ever, or both. But whenever I am feeling depressed, blue, down, or whatever, hearing this song immediately makes me happy or takes the sadness away. It changes my emotions and general outlook in a strangely powerful way, so I decided its the happiest. It's really weird and hard to explain, but for me, this song is "happiness" at its very core manifest in sound waves, so I can't help but feel better when I am sensing it. Others that come close off the top of my head are Pachelbel's Canon in D and "Cliffs of Dover" by Eric Johnson.

[EagleEye]

BOB MARLEY - DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY [/b] That's not Bob Marley's. You could be thinking of his song "Three Little Birds." That's definitely a happy song! "Don't worry about a thing cause every little thing is gonna be alright" Other happy songs are: Wonderful World -- Horace Andy I Can See Clearly Now -- Jimmy Cliff's version Jammin' and One Love -- Bob Marley Reggae Got Soul and Sweet and Dandy -- Toots and the Maytals Pas de Problemes -- Kana Good Stuff and Dead Beat Club -- The B-52s One -- U2 Honky Tonkin' -- Hank Williams Bron-Y-Aur Stomp -- Led Zepplin