Your Happy Music

Ok, so today I decided to take all my MP3s and make a "April's happy music" CD for my car. It ended up being 32 songs, and 2 cds. Just for my amusement, and maybe a comment from you crazy folks, here is the tracklisting. What would be on yours??

You will also note that there is not much NO or related, they have their own best of CDs :D

Air-Playground Love Apoptygma Bezerk-Until the End of the World Beborn Beton-Another World Berlin-Take my Breath Away Bjork-Isobel Coldplay-Yellow The Cure-Pictures of You De/VIsion-Blue Moon Duran Duran-Union of the Snake Echo and the Bunnyman-The Killing Moon Elton John-Tiny Dancer Electronic-Second Nature Fictional-Blue Lights Frou Frou-Let's Go Icicle Works-Birds Fly (Whisper to a Scream) When in Rome-The Promise Interpol-Obstacle 1 Michael Jackson-Leave Me Alone Monofader-Mimic Morrissey-Hairdresser on Fire New Order--True Faith OMD-Dreaming Pet Shop Boys-Jealousy The Postal Service-Nothing Better The Psychedelic Furs-The Ghost in You Royksopp-Poor Leno Smashing Pumpkins-Tonight Tonight Tears For Fears-Closest Thing to Heaven TFF-Secrets TFF-Woman in Chains Travis-Why does it Always Rain on Me? U2-Walk On

:D

Some good choices, April!

Here's mine, right off the top of my head:

Island in the Sun by Weezer I turn to you by Melanie C (Louie Devito mix) Disco 2000 by Pulp Just like heaven by the cure true faith by NO tinseltown in the rain by the blue nile

my super-charged turbo car mp3 mix of choice includes the following (i'm sure i'm leaving some out as it's in my car, after all):

a flock of hairdressers--space age love song concrete blonde--heal it up the housemartins--happy hour house of love--i don't know why i love you jesus & mary chain--just like honey big country--in a big country love and rockets--all in my mind frankie goes to hollywood--two tribes riva (feat. dannii minogue)--who do you love now the proclaimers--500 miles (i'm gonna be) the postal service--such great heights republica--ready to go bjork--hyper-ballad PWEI--ich bin ein auslander the beautiful south--you keep it all in keane--sunshine

Hey April. You have some really good tunes in your list. Hmmm...the first ones that come to my mind are...

• New order - BLT
• Talk Talk - It's My Life
• DM - Enjoy the Silence
• Björk - Big Time Sensuality
• Candi Stanton - Young Hearts Run Free
• Garbage - Only Happy When It Rains

I know there are a lot more.

Oh yeah...also "New Song" by Howard Jones. That always puts me in a good mood.

happy stuff, eh?

Off the top.....

Jonathan Richman: This Kind Of Music Talking Heads: Nothing But Flowers Beat Farmers: Happy Boy Camper Van Beethoven: Good Guys And Bad Guys Mekons: Fantastic Voyage Hunters And Collectors: Holy Grail Violent Femmes: American Music Will Oldham: The Sun Shines Down On Me Tracey Ullman: They Don't Know The Fall: Eat Y'Self Fitter Voice Of The Beehive: I Say Nothing OMD: Never Turn Away Naked Raygun: Slim Pickens That Petrol Emotion: Sweet Shiver Burn Los Lobos: I Got Loaded The Lyres: She Pays The Rent Robert Wyatt: The Winds Of Change XTC: Senses Working Overtime

That'll do for one CD-R

Oh forgot, some really good choices on yours April, I forgot about Woman In Chains, that's a very good one indeed that'd passed me by, I do have the single though.

Also, I should've stuck some Doug Sahm and the Texas Tornadoes on mine.

Nice, here are mine:

1. Joy Division "Atmosphere"
2. Swans "Helpess child"
3. New Order "Age of Consent"
4. The Cure "Close down"
5. Echo and the Bunnymen "The Cutter"
6. Jesu "men/woman"
7. Sex Pistols "Problems"
8. PIL "Socialist"
9. The Damned "The Shadow of love"
10. Virgin Prunes "Ulakanakulot"
11. Bauhaus "Passion of lovers"
12. Japan "Cantonese boy"
13. Spaceman 3 "Suicide"
14. Joy Division "Love will tear us apart"
15. Killing Joke "The Wait"
16. In the Nursery "Cathedral of thoughts"
17. New Order "Ceremony"
18. Red Lorry Yellow Lorry "She's red"
19. Simple Minds "New gold dream(81, 82 83 84)"
20. Ramones "Pet Cemetary"

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: happy stuff, eh?

The Fall: Eat Y'Self Fitter Voice Of The Beehive: I Say Nothing XTC: Senses Working Overtime

That'll do for one CD-R

and it just about wraps up my high school memories in one go!

Yes, this music gives me pleasure, although is not what you could call "happy" music, try also:

1. In the Nursery "Engel"
2. Tones on Tail "War"

I think the best album of the 80's is, no doubt about it: "Closer" by Joy Division

the first list: berlin happy? good list otherwise o except jacko did you know stevey wonder has phoned jacko lawyer,he asked if he could get him a drivers licence

Just happy music:

1. Jesus and Mary Chain "Happy when it rains"
2. The Residents "the confussed transexual" (very funny)
3. New Order "Touched by the hand of god"
4. Duran Duran "Careless Memories"
5. Violent Femmes "Please don't go"
6. The Cure "Mint Car"

Right off the top of my noggin:

Elvis Costello (just about any song, but especially the alternate take of "Human Touch" on the Get Happy double album re-release)

Beatles - Ballad of John and Yoko

Beastie Boys - Body Movin' (Fatboy Slim remix)

David Gray - Babylon II (the short version)

Velvet Underground - I'm Beginning to See The Light

Marvin Gaye - Let's Get It On

Beach Boys - God Only Knows or Darlin'

Belle and Sebastian - Lazy Line Painter Jane

Clash - Police and Thieves

NO - Temptation '87

Cure - Inbetween Days

Smiths - There is a Light

Bob Dylan - Sub Homesick Blues

Ramones - Blitzkrieg Bop

Who - Quick One While He's Away (from Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus)

bansheeman wrote: the first list: berlin happy? good list otherwise o except jacko did you know stevey wonder has phoned jacko lawyer,he asked if he could get him a drivers licence

Well, I should have been more clear I guess, all the songs are not actually "happy" but they make me happy when I listen to them (memories and stuff... or they can just be unhappy songs that sound good )

Thanks everyone, this is fun. I like to see what others listen to and I can check out some of the songs you all put on your list.

Oh, and about Michael, I grew up with his "black" music, so it reminds me of being a kid.... that's all!

Okay, I thought up another list...one of those "I'm too tired to turn off the computer" nights at Casa De Seigler, I fear. Anyway:

Jonathan Richman - Roadrunner Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive The Clash - Magnificant Seven Radiohead - Fake Plastic Trees Weezer - This Is Such A Pity Travis - All I Wanna Do Is Rock Kinks - Well-Respected Man Joy Division - Transmission Roger Miller - Dang Me XTC - That's Really Super, Supergirl

New Order - Noisy Krafty from Lisbon :D Tricky - Black Steel Monaco - Kashmere Talking Heads - And she was Buzzcocks - Ever fallen in love with someone? Stone Roses - Made of stone Happy Mondays - Step on Ian Brown - My star Ride - Drive blind Electronic - Freefall 10,000 maniacs - Don't talk

April, that's a good list of songs. But if that's the HAPPY music, how would a April's sad bastard music compilation sound like???

I must add: that wasn't meant in any negative way

John Otway - Blockbuster Rolf Harris - Tie me Kangeroo Down Sport New Order - Hurt

New Order - 60 Miles An Hour 3 Doors Down - Goin' down in flames Coldplay - Speed Of Sound Deep Forest - While the Earth sleeps (feat. Peter Gabriel) Dire Straits - Walk Of Life The Durutti Column - Otis Electronic - Dark Angel Monaco - I've Got A Feeling The Other Two - You Can Fly Foo Fighters - Generator John Fogerty - Sugar-Sugar (In My Life) Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart Karl Bartos - I'm The Message Kraftwerk - Die Mensch-Maschine Kula Shaker - Gowinda Limp Bizkit - Rollin' (Air Raid Vehicle) Little Village - Solar Sex Panel Moby - Bodyrock

I just arrived at "M" and had 80 minutes full...

Happy Music- thats a strange one

heres mine:

Morrissey- First Of The Gang To Die Stone Roses- This Is The One Doves- Snowden REM- Imitation of Life La's- There She Goes Again The Jam- Beat Surrender Style Council- Shout To The Top Franz Ferdinand- Matinee Ordinary Boys- Maybe Someday Killers- Glamorous Indie Rock and Roll Inspirals- Saturn 5 Charlatans- Sproston Green British Sea Power- Carrion

thats enough happiness for today

fools gold-stone roses just like honey- jesus and mary chain waterloo sunset- the kinks cheree-suicide fine time- new order contort yourself- james white & blacks she's beyond good and evil- The pop group dont you what me baby?- human league luckiest guy on the lower east side-magnetic fields ring of fire- johnny cash shes like a rainbow-rolling stone story of my life- social distortion Me and guilani in the playground-!!! daft punk is playing at my house tonight- LCD soundsystem

mighty impressive lists up there :)

songs that i'd put on a compilation that would make me happy to hear right now ;) :

mighty lemon drops---another girl, another planet raveonettes---that great love sound jesus & mary chain---happy when it rains the killers---all these things that i've done the cure---boys'd dont cry (club mix) new order---bizzare love triangle (crystal meth csII mix) siouxsie & the banshees---cities in dust depeche mode---route 66 robe base--it takes two marrs---pump up the volume nitzer ebb---getting closer front 242---head hunter (funker vogt mix) vnv nation---cold (rated r mig 29 mix) das ich---destillat (vnv nation mix) die warzau---all good girls

this was harder than i thought it would be :(

Woohoo!

PiL - Rise Strummer & The Mescaleros - Get Down Moses Japan - Still Life in Mobile Homes Electronic - For You OMD - Electricity XTC - Meccanic Dancing XTC - Wake Up! Quando Quango - Love Tempo Soulsonic Force - Planet Rock Spandau Ballet - True Human League - Human Echo & The Bunnymen - Never Stop 808 State - Moses 808 State - 10 x 10 Echo & The Bunnymen - The Back of Love The Clash - The Magnificent Seven The Clash - Overpowered by Funk Stone Roses - What The World Is Waiting For BSP - It Ended on an Oily Stage The Go! Team - Huddle Formation Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Six Barrel Shotgun ACR - Do Du Beep Boo Radleys - Find the answer Within ACR - Only Together ACR - Wild Party (Way Out West Mix) Charlatans - Polar Bear The Go! Team - Junior Kickstart James Chance & the Contortions - Contort Yourself The Pixies - Debaser Primal Scream - Accelerator XTC - Radios in Motion Mekons - Last Night on Earth Talking Heads - Crosseyed & Painless

Nice lists everyone, now here's some stuff that makes a Vulture feel good/happy:

16 Horsepower-Coal Black Horses Louis Armstrong-Struttin' With Some Barbeque The Avalanches-Frontier Psychiatrist Syd Barrett-No Man's Land The Beach Boys-This Whole World Beastie Boys-So What 'Cha Want The Beatles-Hey Bulldog The Bees-Horseman Chuck Berry-No Particular Place To Go The Beta Band-Dry The Rain Booker T & The MGs-Boot-Leg The Byrds-Goin' Back Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band-Autumn's Child Johnny Cash-Cocaine Blues The Clash-The Right Profile Sam Cooke-Soothe Me Bob Dylan-On The Road Again De La Soul-Potholes In My Lawn Death In Vegas feat. Iggy Pop-Aisha Nick Drake-Northern Sky eels-Mr. E's Beautiful Blues The Flaming Lips-Race For The Prize Gang Starr-You Know My Steez Grandaddy-Everything Beautiful Is Far Away Guns 'N Roses-Welcome To The Jungle Buddy Holly-Maybe Baby Jimi Hendrix-All Along The Watchtower The Jayhawks-Take Me With You (When You Go) Joy Division-No Love Lost Kings Of Leon-Molly's Chambers The Kinks-Party Line The KLF-America: What Time Is Love? Mark Lanegan-Hit The City The Laurel & Hardy Theme Led Zeppelin-Out On The Tiles Love-7 And 7 Is Magazine-The Light Pours Out Of Me The Mamas & The Papas-Straight Shooter Curtis Mayfield-Move On Up Mercury Rev-A Drop In Time Morphine-Honey White My Morning Jacket-The Way That He Sings New Order-This Time Of Night Roy Orbison-Pretty Woman Pink Floyd-See Emily Play The Pixies-Here Comes Your Man The Presidents Of The USA-Peaches Elvis Presley-A Big Hunk O'Love Primal Scream-Burning Wheel Queen-Tie Your Mother Down Otis Redding-Hard To Handle RJD2-Let The Good Times Roll Sam & Dave-Hold On! I’m Comin’ The Shamen-L.S.I. Simian-When I Go Simon & Garfunkel-I'm A Rock Super Furry Animals-The Man Don't Give A Fuck Supergrass-Sun Hits The Sky The Shins-Turn A Square Elliott Smith-Baby Britain The Sonics-Strychnine Calvin Spears-Bugs In Your Head Thin Lizzy-Whisky In The Jar The Thrills-Santa Cruz Tomorrow-My White Bicycle The Who-I Can See For Miles Wilco-Muzzle Of Bees Dennis Wilson-Lady Neil Young-Cinnamon Girl ZZ Top-Legs

I guess I need about 4 or 5 CD-R’s.......... Might as well turn it into a box-set then. One little happy box-set. Well, what the heck, as the late Bob Ross would say.

Some favourites of mine -

Associates - Party Fears Two Bauhaus - She's In Parties Big Country - Chance Bowie - Rebel Rebel Clash - London Calling Cure - In Between Days Depeche Mode - Enjoy The Silence Doors - Break On Through Dylan - Positively 4th Street Happy Mondays - Tart Tart Iggy & The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog Jam - A Town Called Malice Killing Joke - Love Like Blood Kingsmen - Louie Louie Kraftwerk - The Model Lou Reed - Perfect Day Massive Attack - Unfinished Sympathy Pixies - Monkey Gone To Heaven Railway Children - Brighter Saint Etienne - Only Love Can Break Your Heart
Smiths - This Charming Man Specials - Do Nothing Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection Terry Hall - Sense Velvet Underground - Venus In Furs Verve - History

Hannett of the Apes wrote: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Six Barrel Shotgun

As they said in Human Traffic, "Nice one bruvva!"

I'll have a think about my own list and post it later.

Made the following list for a buddy at work, she liked it very much and boosted my esteem at being a mix-master:

Christine's Tune - Flying Burrito Brothers Boomin' Granny - Beastie Boys Take Me To The River - Talking Heads Boys Don't Cry - The Cure Some Weird Sin - Iggy Pop Young Americans - David Bowie Why Does It Always Rain On Me - Travis Roadrunner - Jonathan Richman Sweet Jane - Velvet Underground I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones Dang Me - Roger Miller Respect - Otis Redding Police and Thieves - The Clash This Charming Man - The Smiths Barely Legal - The Strokes Martha My Dear - The Beatles Got To Give It Up, Part One - Marvin Gaye Goodnight Ladies - Lou Reed A Well Respected Man - the Kinks

AgentWood wrote:

[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote: happy stuff, eh?

The Fall: Eat Y'Self Fitter Voice Of The Beehive: I Say Nothing XTC: Senses Working Overtime

and it just about wraps up my high school memories in one go!

Would you be referring to the song titles, or the songs themselves? For some of the clowns in my high school, the VOTB song pretty much sums it up for me....:D

My latest mix (golly is this fun!):

Love Will Tear Us Apart- Joy Division Obstacle 2- Interpol Monday Morning- Pulp She Cracked- Modern Lovers Someday- Strokes Enola Gay- OMD Friday I'm In Love- The Cure Face Up- New Order Whatever Happened to?- Buzzcocks That's Entertainment- The Jam Let Forever Be- The Chemical Brothers Sabotage- Beastie Boys Caught by The River - Doves The Thoughts of Mary Jane- Nick Drake Pale Blue Eyes- Velvet Underground Ceremony- New Order

Hmm, kinda a downer mix, but interesting

almansoglasnost wrote: for happy music i just put anything by The Housemartins or Madness and that makes my day VERY happy. :D

OMG, it's the back of the undeads...

I'd add Altered Images and PHD :D

leeharveyoswaldR.I.P.1963 wrote: fools gold-stone roses just like honey- jesus and mary chain waterloo sunset- the kinks cheree-suicide fine time- new order contort yourself- james white & blacks she's beyond good and evil- The pop group dont you what me baby?- human league luckiest guy on the lower east side-magnetic fields ring of fire- johnny cash shes like a rainbow-rolling stone story of my life- social distortion Me and guilani in the playground-!!! daft punk is playing at my house tonight- LCD soundsystem

I would to revise my list:

add these This must be the place- Talking Heads common people- Pulp pyscho killer-Talking Heads Octupus's Garden- The Beatles Soft as Snow- My Bloody Valentine If i cant change your mind-Sugar

NObabe wrote: New Order - Noisy Krafty from Lisbon :D

now that is really Happy music, kill myself laughing everytime I hear it

I find the Madchester compilation very Happy music, always cheers me up - I keep my faith in a jar, it just grows, it just grows ;)

Electronic-Forbidden City New Order-Fine time Stone Roses-Elephant stone the Doors-Light my fire Bloc Party-She's hearing voices Gackt-Vanilla L'arc_enCiel-Ready steady go David Bowie-Suffragette city t.rex-Ride a white swan Gorillaz-Dare Primal Scream-Movin' on up the Clash-the Magnificant seven the cure-Jumping someone elses train

Not a lot, but some of my absolute favorite tracks. Some give me energy and some make me happy.

"it's oh so quiet" Bjork "sweet Jane" and "I'm sticking with you" Velvet Underground "true faith" New order "son of a gun" The La's "Bigmouth strikes again" and "The boy with the thorn is his side" The Smith "hey, that's no way to say goobye" Leonard cohen "la mer" Charles Trenet "Louie Louie" The Kinks "real beauty passed through" Band of Holy Joy "Elizabeth my dear" Stone Roses "skycrapers" The Wolfhounds "hello, goodbye" and "ob-la-di, ob-la-da" The Beatles "jardin d'hiver" Henri Salvador "eternal life" Jeff Buckley "shine on" House of Love "sufragette city" and "the man who sold the world" David Bowie "nature boy" Cole Porter (?) "spirit of Eden" (LP) Talk Talk "la mauvaise réputation" Georges Brassens and some stuff from the Beach Boys, the Bee gees (Saturday Night Fever : oaoh !), "it's raining men" (what?) by (who?) well that's too many things that's make me happy, I guess.

I'll pick ten songs that make me extremely happy:

The KLF - Last Train to Trancentral Happy Mondays - 24 Hour Party People The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat The Jesus & Mary Chain - You Trip Me Up Pet Shop Boys - New York City Boy Cocteau Twins - Lorelei Primal Scream - Don't Fight It, Feel It Chapterhouse - Breather Electronic - Getting Away With It Public Image Ltd. - Public Image :)