Originally Posted By jasmine7 When you're in a lousy mood or just not feeling well, what music do you listen to to perk you up? You can list artists, albums or specific songs, whatever you like. Me, it has to be Great Big Sea, Gaelic Storm, or Weird Al. Today's rather a gloomy day here with pouring rain. I was trying to listen to That Darn Cat (yeah, the original), but it just wasn't doing it for me, so I put on Great Big Sea's album Play, and I'm feeling much better, especially after hearing the rollicking "The Night Pat Murphy Died." Gaelic Storm's "Drink The Night Away" also does it for me. As for Weird Al, I just gotta put in Out of Lynwood, Poodle Hat or Running with Scissors, and I'm a happy camper. I was listening to the first one this morning, and one song in particular does it for me, "Weasel Stomping Day." It's such a morbid topic with cringe-inducing sound effects, but it never fails to make me crack up. The singers are just so darn chipper! Oh, and one confession: Aqua's Aquarium. Yeah, the one that has "Barbie Girl." I can't help it. It just gets me going, lol.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Ok, interesting one. My list is: The Country Bears Movie Soundtrack La Isla Bonita by Madonna Hotel California by the Eagles Anything by the Bare Naked Ladies or They Might Be Giants Give it Away by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. And I am sure there are many, many more!
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 I listened to the Singin' in the Rain soundtrack on my way into work this morning, because, as jasmine7 mentioned, it's raining cats and dogs here. Just seemed appropriate, ya know? That one always makes me feel kind of good about the nasty weather. Pretty much all of my happy music is from soundtracks. "If I Were a Rich Man" from Fiddler on the Roof is always one that makes me just feel like getting up and at 'em. My Fair Lady and The Sound of Music are both always nice to hear, you know, when the dog bites, or the bee stings, or I'm feeling sad. You might even say they're a few of my favorite things.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice The '60s... The music from that decade - all kinds of genres - although I love music throughout time - makes me the happiest.
Originally Posted By beamerdog Listening to music generally makes me sadder when I'm sad (go figure). I'll listen to sports, sports talk radio or news. Sometimes I can listen to the parks music.
Originally Posted By RockyMtnMinnie Harry Belafonte - Jump in the Line That song always makes me happy and get up and dance.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan My "happy" songs tend to be ones from musicals such as newsies, avenue q, les mis, anything like that. also i love putting on five hundred miles from the proclaimers or anything buy queen as well.
Originally Posted By jasmine7 These responses have been great! I thought of another couple: just about anything by The Monkees and (Broadway lovers may kill me!) Young Frankenstein the musical. I know the latter hasn't been very popular with the Broadway fans on this board, but I love so many of the songs. They're just so catchy and just put a smile on my face (especially The Transylvania Mania & Together Again For the First Time).
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove "Will It Go Round In Circles" by Billy Preston. Shake your groove thing and enjoy. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEL2sr4ZcOs" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...2sr4ZcOs</a> OR...."She Blinded Me With Science" by Thomas Dolby. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IlHgbOWj4o" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...HgbOWj4o</a> OR...anything by Earth, Wind, and Fire; Sly & the Family Stone; Aretha Franklin; or.... "Shotgun" by Junior Walker & the All Stars <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub5qqWCtmdw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...qqWCtmdw</a> (Special shout-out to "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads) <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st1lH8zcIuQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...lH8zcIuQ</a> I could do this all day long....music is the soundtrack to our lives.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 The '60s... The music from that decade - all kinds of genres - although I love music throughout time - makes me the happiest. wondering alice -- I couldn't agree more --have an 8 gig ipod and 80% + from 60's and very early 70's..... the one other genre that makes me happy is Jimmy Buffett music -- likely because I think of the times at the concerts - which are wild
Originally Posted By alexbook I was really down Saturday morning, and as I reached for some fave songs to cheer myself up, I thought, "I have to remember to find that thread about music that makes you happy and post to it." Anyway, here were the cheering-up songs I grabbed: - "Live Life" by The Kinks - "Sport (The Odd Boy)" by The Bonzo Dog Band - "It Is What It Is" by The Highwaymen - "Bang the Drum All Day" by Todd Rundgren - "Cherry Blossom Clinic" by The Move - "Smile! (No One Cares How You Feel)" by The Gothic Archies - "Son of a Preacher Man" by Joan Osborne
Originally Posted By Mary Poppins A polka! Anything by Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynold or Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Originally Posted By mawnck Just a quick bounce around the iPod turned up: Sea Cruise - Frankie Ford Take a Chance on Me - Abba One Fine Day - The Chiffons Shake a Tail Feather - The Five Du-Tones Planet Tokyo - Puffy AmiYumi Coco-Dance - Severine Ferrer Sister Golden Hair - America Not Too Young to Get Married - Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans Cuanto La Gusta - Carmen Miranda and the Andrews Sisters The Hucklebuck - Chubby Checker Two Triple Cheese Side Order of Fries - Commander Cody Band Da Doo Ron Ron - The Crystals Deed and Deed I Do - Bo Diddley Rice and Curry - Dr. Bombay (I ain't proud) I Only Want to Be With You - Dusty Springfield Do Wah Diddy - The Exciters Jump in the Line - Harry Belafonte Apeman - The Kinks Rollin' Stone - The Marigolds Welcome to Rio - Mickey Mouse Disco Lollipop - Mika Put That Sun Back In the Sky - Roane's Pennsylvanians Woo-Hoo - The Rock-a-Teens The South Pacific Twist - The Rocky Fellers Give Him a Great Big Kiss - The Shangri Las Sushi Bar - Shonen Knife Q5 Piano Tune - Spike Milligan Harmour Love - Syreeta They Don't Know - Tracey Ullman Surfin' Bird - The Trashmen The Wilbury Twist - The Traveling Wilburys The Kids are Alright - The Who Happy Summer Wedding - Morning Musume Anything by Luv'. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luv%27" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luv%27</a> I likes happy music.
Originally Posted By u k fan Let's see... I second the motion for Weird Al. Also the soundtracks to The Blues Brothers and Hairspray. I also like that cooking song although I've never tried the recipe as I'm not sure I'd like it if I took the lime and the coconut and mixed them both together!!!
