The happiest song in the world :)

Seeing as the "saddest song" thread is running long and a lot of us must be looking nervously at any exposed razor blades in the near vicinity while we rack our brains thinking of depressing songs, let's lighten the mood a bit. After all, it is summer (at least in the northern hemispehre) and there's plenty of good music for when you're more upbeat.

So anyway, some of my nominees:

Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks Temptation - NO Rudie Can't Fail - The Clash Twist and Shout - The Beatles If You Find Yourself Caught In Love - Belle and Sebastian Everyday I Write the Book - Elvis Costello

Absolutely Fabulous by PSB

most songs by the magic numbers

Pixies - Here Comes Your Man Pavement - Cut Your Hair Wilco - Heavy Metal Drummer New Pornographers - Mass Romantic

luckiest guy on the lower east side-magnetic fields

and ebony and ivory-PC and Mj:D

Here Comes the Sun - The Beatles

here comes your man - pixies there goes the fear - doves mr jones - counting crows

a few on first thought

"There Goes The Fear" Doves "These Are Days" 10,000 Maniacs "Good Day Sunshine" The Beatles "Here Comes The Sun" The Beatles "Good" Better Than Ezra "Out In The Street" Bruce Springsteen "Finally" CeCe Peniston "You Make Me Feel Mighty Real" Sylvester "Pride & Joy" Stevie Ray Vaughan

do you want to know a secret - beatles

Dam That River wrote: most songs by the magic numbers

Come on Jack. They are the worst band ever.

Happy songs:

I Am Kloot- Proof Inspirals- She Comes In The Fall and Saturn 5. The Smiths (Oh Yes!)- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before Elbow- Forget Myself Talking Heads- Road To Nowhere The Housemartins- Happy Hour

And pretty much everything by Madness and most things by Kaiser Chiefs.

Uncle Liam wrote:

Dam That River wrote: most songs by the magic numbers

Come on Jack. They are the worst band ever.

Happy songs:

I Am Kloot- Proof Inspirals- She Comes In The Fall and Saturn 5. The Smiths (Oh Yes!)- Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before Elbow- Forget Myself Talking Heads- Road To Nowhere The Housemartins- Happy Hour

And pretty much everything by Madness and most things by Kaiser Chiefs.

i don't like them!! it's just that pretty much all their songs seem inanely happy!

Let's Go - Killing Joke Rock N Roll Damnation - AC/DC World In My Eyes - Depeche Mode United - Throbbing Gristle Cars - Gary Numan Head Like a Hole - NIN Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones Stormy Weather - Echo and the Bunnymen Buddy Holly - Weezer Learn To Fly - Foo Fighters Hard To Beat - Hard Fi Fight The Power - Public Enemy

a few more....

"Centerfield" John Fogerty "Just Like Heaven" The Cure "Up Around The Bend" CCR "Ray of Light" Madonna "Groove is in The Heart" Deee-Lite "Just a Friend" Biz Markie (Hearing him do it just makes me chuckle) "Stay With Me" The Faces "Saturday Night" Ned's Atomic Dustbin "I Am Superman" REM "Its the End of The World as We Know it" REM "Jackie Wilson Said" Van Morrison "Wonderful World, Beautiful People"

Brimful of Asha - Cornershop Bike - Pink Floyd The girl I can't forget - Fountains of Wayne Imitation of life - REM

CTB

Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson wrote: "Here Comes The Sun" The Beatles

Good call.

I'd like to throw in Rock and Roll by the Velvet Underground.

Regret

I forgot to mention. Even though I love Here Comes the Sun, I think Stacy's Mom by Fountains of Wayne is also a happy song.

here come the sun is good, but for me it would have to be some 70s disco crap. like locmotion.

NOOLigan wrote: here come the sun is good, but for me it would have to be some 70s disco crap. like locmotion.

ok let's all see "Muriel's Wedding"

cue "Dancing Queen" by ABBA!

OK, Regret is happy in its sound and lyrics. Now, I'm going to suggest something cute, but corny. The Hampsterdance song.

Not that I can understand what the singer is saying, but "The Skin of My Yellow Country Teeth" by Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is on repeat in my car lately. Really like that song

Also "Every Picture Tells a Story" by Rod the Mod

Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson wrote:

NOOLigan wrote: here come the sun is good, but for me it would have to be some 70s disco crap. like locmotion.

ok let's all see "Muriel's Wedding"

cue "Dancing Queen" by ABBA!

how could i forget ABBA, they are such a happy band. i'll admit i like their work. i grew up with them.

Jeffari-al-Texani wrote: Love Train by the OJays...

oh yes!!!

Oh no...that song seems to crop up a lot lately on the "muzak" system at work

Love Shack by the B52's is really happy. I think most of their songs are pretty happy in fact.

CTB wrote: Brimful of Asha - Cornershop

Everybody needs a busom for a pillow!

Happy hour by The Housemartins

A lot of the happy songs I like are far too cheesy to be mentioned on here without people takin the mick; So I'll just say; Anything that can be danced to in the silliest/cheesiest fashion just for the hell of it!!!!:D

Thanks to L.J. for the reminder, there's that one from Bill and Ted's excellent adventure....No idea what it's called or who it's by!?!

The 59th street bridge song (feeling groovy) by Simon and Garfunkel.

Never come down again by Miltown brothers.

:) :D :) :D :) :D :)

shiny happy people by the rem

Mr.Disco wrote: Happy hour by The Housemartins

and five get over excited by them as well.

Walking on Sunshine-Katrina nad the Waves Good Day Sunshine-the Beatles Shiny Happy People-REM Holiday-Madonna

I'll think of more later

would like to add: the beloved-hello madness-our house blur-parklife and sabrina-boys boys boys(always so happy to watch the video)

Minx wrote: Thanks to L.J. for the reminder, there's that one from Bill and Ted's excellent adventure....No idea what it's called or who it's by!?!

Two Heads Are Better Than One?

The Boys and the Girls are Doing It (ooh er)

georgo konstantinidis wrote: would like to add: the beloved-hello madness-our house blur-parklife and sabrina-boys boys boys(always so happy to watch the video)

I wonder why?!?!

Nipple-tastic!!!

Lazy Sunday. "Got no mind to worry, close my eyes and drift away......"

Seven Days In The Sun by Feeder For You, Electronic

Sterling Void - It's Alright

Tenderness - General Public I Melt With You - Modern English A Little Respect - Erasure In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel The Love Parade - Dream Academy Red, Red Wine - UB40

Hahaha, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is most triumphant!!

Anyway, songs: NO: WiM The Other Two: Cold Feet The Other Two: New Horizons Tom Tom Club: Genius of Love Roxy Music: Pyjamarama Steve Harley: Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)--well, it always makes me...um, smile And finally.....Wham!: Club Tropicana *runs out*

Happy Talk, of course.

The Kids Are Alright - The Who Police and Thieves - The Clash (lyrically not happy, but bouncy beat that always picks me up) Hard Day's Night - The Beatles

Master and Servant - Depeche Mode "Why don't we live together" and "Hit Music" - PSB

68Pontiac wrote:

CTB wrote: Brimful of Asha - Cornershop

Everybody needs a busom for a pillow!

Fuckin' A right!

the super mario theme tune and ian dury - hit me with your rythm stick

rock lobster - B52s

A few more might not go amiss

Rise, Public Image Ltd Sense, The Lightning Seeds High, Feeder Such a good thing, New Order

Blur - Song 2.

Madness - Baggy Trousers.

Altered Images - Happy Birthday.

Kylie - I should be so lucky

It Must Be Love - Madness God Only Knows - The Beach boys There Must Be An Angel - Eurythmics The Edge of Forever - Dream Academy It's Oh So Quiet - Bjork We're the Same - Matthew Sweet Mass Romantic - The New Pornographers Such Great Heights - The Postal Service Nothing Can Stop Us Now - St Etienne Sir Duke/I Wish - Stevie Wonder Summertime - The Sundays Genius of Love - Tom Tom Club

oh, and Tasty Fish (duh)

Get Down Tonight - KC and The Sunshine Band Saturday in the Park - Chicago IGY (What a Beautiful World This Will Be) - Donald Fagen

and of course... If You're Happy and You Know It

:) :D :shy: :\party: :happytongue: :ladysman: :wink3:

Come Dancing - The Kinks

I forgot the most obvious choice!

New Order - The Happy One

I'd go with Here to Stay for NO tunes. Of course, keeping with the "Happy" theme, there is Happy Jack by Monaco.

Take A Run At The Sun - Dinosaur Jr

Confetti - Lemonheads

Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

As I'm listening to it now and it's making me smile...

Even As We Speak - Let It Shine

also:

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gi lydd Brighter - Ocean Sky Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo

SHEDi xxx

Judy and the Dream of Horses - Belle and Sebastian

currently playing happy upish tunes are, rebellion - arcade fire pacifying joint - fall slow emotional replay - the the bigmouth - smiths pounding and black and white town - doves spellbound - siouxsie and banshees blt - new order golden gaze - ian brown i wanna be adored - stone roses

SHEDimon wrote: As I'm listening to it now and it's making me smile...

Even As We Speak - Let It Shine

also:

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gi lydd Brighter - Ocean Sky Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo

SHEDi xxx

is that B&S song a magnetic fields cover?

Beta band, dry the rain

:)

Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong :)

Ween - Happy Colored Marbles

"Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners "Keep It Comin' Love" - KC and the Sunshine Band

All I Need – Air This Is The One – Stone Roses All Or Nothing – Small Faces

First 3 were played during my wedding service. Here’s the rest…

Movin’ On Up – Primal Scream Cut Your Hair – (The LEGENDARY) Pavement The Scientist – Coldplay (Fucking hate Coldplay but love this song, reckon it’s the Bunnymen vibe) East Easy Rider – Julian Cope Try, Try, Try – Julian Cope Personality Crisis – New York Dolls Superman – REM Perfect Circle – REM All of Hatful of Hollow by The Smiths (It was a release for teenage angst) Our House – Madness Eat Yourself Fitter – The Fall Voodoo Chile – Jimi Hendrix Groove Is In The Heart – Dee’lite Cowgirl – Underworld Soon (Andrew Weatherall remix) – My Bloody Valentine Sittin’On The Dock Of The Bay – Otis Redding Listening To You – The Who Add It Up – Violent Femmes Jigsaw Puzzle - Rolling Stones I Never Want An Easy Life... - Charlatans For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield

Think I'll stop there

Theme song to Taxi 'Angela'. i didn't like the show however...:\ohwell:

Lightning Seeds - The life of Riley

[orange]Ultramega[/orange] OK wrote: Take A Run At The Sun - Dinosaur Jr

Confetti - Lemonheads

Hey Jealousy - Gin Blossoms

I quite liked "New Miserable Experience" album of Gin Blossoms, so good choice there!

As a side note, they are touring in August. :)

Rasputin wrote: "Come On Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners

That song always makes me smile!

How about 'California Sun'by the Ramones or even'Lust for life'by Iggy Pop

68Pontiac wrote:

CTB wrote: Brimful of Asha - Cornershop

Everybody needs a busom for a pillow!

My God, I'd forgotten just how much I hate that song! That's more a "chuck-the-stereo-out-the-window" song for me.

Age of consent

Definetely "Walk of life" by the Dire Straits

Cure - Friday I'm In Love. Quite happy song or...?

jonathan wrote:

SHEDimon wrote: As I'm listening to it now and it's making me smile...

Even As We Speak - Let It Shine

also:

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Merched Yn Neud Gwallt Eu Gi lydd Brighter - Ocean Sky Belle & Sebastian - I'm A Cuckoo

SHEDi xxx

is that B&S song a magnetic fields cover?

pretty sure it isn't.

my suggestion would be jellypop perky jean - julian cope.

young people-the pooh sticks devil went down to crawford(oops i mean georgia)-charlie daniels band, its a happy song violin wise....

Isolation.JD Atmosphere.JD The Village.NO Temptation.NO Sister Ray (VU & NO) Herion.VU Heaven Up Here.(E&TB) Clay.(E&TB) Seven Minutes To Midnight.(WAH!) Story Of The Blues.(WAH!) Treason.(Teardrop Explodes). And the Cope song about swinging in trees and refusing to live upon your knees and never needing to hide LOVE, who's name escapes me at the moment. A few songs to fortify you for "Living In The Ice Age".

hmmm, 'celebration' by KOOL & THE GANG! :D

couldn't be happier than 'LOVE VIGILANTES' none other by NEW ORDER!

Most songs from:

The Lemonheads (Into Your Arms, If I Could talk I'd Tell You, etc.) The B-52's (Love Shack, Rock Lobster, Song For A Future Generation, etc.) The Housemartins (Happy Hour, The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death, Five Get Over Exited, etc.)

Maybe we should label these bands as happy genre.

Indeed!

Sheesh. Didn't know this thread existed.

Joy Division-- --Transmission --Sound of Music [BBC Recording version] --Digital

New Order-- --TPK --Procession --Temptation --Age of fuckin' Consent! --World in Motion [yes, i said it! makes me giggle every time!] --Krafty --GiaUA --Working Overtime --Fine Time --Someone Like You

Otherwise... --'Always on my Mind' [PSB] --'Don't Go' [Yaz] [this song gets me dancing every time!] --'Situation' [Yaz] --most songs by Clay Aiken [now s.t.f.u.] --most songs by The Polyphonic Spree [like '2,000 Places'] --both of Pete Yorn's first two albums [don't have his third one yet] --mostly anything by Coldplay, the Doves, Oasis, The Music, or Radiohead

What?

Pet Shop Boys - New York City Boy

Whatever's playing when Thatcher goes in the ground.

We are supposed to be happy about winter rain here, so I've been singing this to myself whilst walking in the rain for the past couple days.

Doctor? wrote: Whatever's playing when Thatcher goes in the ground.

Can't wait til this Evil bitch burns in hell

MR blue sky - elo

bring me sunshine - morecambe and wise

Well, the song which cheers me up, every time I listen to it, is

"Live it up" from Mental as Anything (must be from around 1987)

banshee wrote: MR blue sky - elo

Good choice. and here's a sensible offereing from me. Frenetic, Orbital.

'It's just my little tribute to Caligula, Darling!' Pet Shop Boys 'The Coffee Song' Frank Sinatra 'Putting on the Ritz' Fred Astaire

wish i was skinny - Boo Radleys