All-time best "feel good" songs

[Morrigoon]

Thought it might be fun to compile a list of the songs that brighten your day just to hear them. Feel free to add on as you think of more.

"I can see clearly now" - Johnny Nash

"What a wonderful world" - Louis Armstrong (Satchmo)

"Somewhere Beyond the Sea" - Bobby Darin

[blueerica]

I know I'll think of more... but immediately I think of:

"We Love Dancing" - Arling & Cameron

(YAAAYYY!!!)

[sleepyjeff]

"I am walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves

"I am a Barbi Girl" by Aqua

"Centerfield" by John Fogerty

[sleepyjeff]

Oh, I almost forgot....

"RockLobster" by the B-52's

[AllyOops!]

I love these kinds of Threads!! :snap: :snap:

Soak Up The Sun ~ Sheryl Crow

(AGGHH!! I've hit a brick wall!! I love listening to music so why can't I think of any?!?!)

Ooh!

Baroque Hoedown/Main Street Electrical Parade Theme~ It still gives me total goosebumps and brings happy little kid tears to my eyes which in turn makes me feel like a humongo doof.

[mousepod]

"Bongo Bong" by Manu Chao

[AllyOops!]

Ooh! You guys inspire! :)

Private Idaho~ B-52's

Kiss Me~ Tin Tin

U & UR Hand~ P!nk (okay, so it's a little naughty, but it's wicked fun!)

I'm A Slave For U (Remix)~ Britney Spears

Lay All Your Love On Me~ Abba

Little Girls~ Boingo

Who Needs Love Like That?~ Erasure

[blueerica]

"Bucky Done Gun" - M.I.A.

"Let's Go" - The Cars

"Littlest Things" - Lily Allen

"Bust A Move" - Young MC

"U Can't Touch This" - MC Hammer

"Ice, Ice, Baby" - Vanilla Ice

"Goody Two Shoes" - Adam Ant

[Prudence]

Punk Rock Girl - Dead Milkmen

[blueerica]

"Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" Bobby McFarrin

[Kevy Baby]

Nothing Compares to U - Sinead O'Connor

Oh wait...


Saturday in the Park - Chicago
South City Midnight Lady - Doobie Brothers

And I agree with many of the choices above.

[Strangler Lewis]

Anything by The Village People.

The CanCan

[thecorndogwalker]

my sweet lord - george harrison
gotta get myself into it - the rapture
right back to where we started from- maxine nightengale
I'd dont feel like dancing - scissor sisters
right here, right now - jesus jones

[DreadPirateRoberts]

"Here Comes the Sun" - George Harrison

[Not Afraid]

I know I'll think of more... but immediately I think of:

"We Love Dancing" - Arling & Cameron

(YAAAYYY!!!)

NO NO NO! WE LOVE POOKIE (YAAAYYYYY!)

"Love Goes On" The Go-Betweens
"Take Your Mama" - Scissor Sisters
"Station to Station" - Live Version - David Bowie
"I Will Survive" - Gloria Gaynor

[Not Afraid]

The entire 3-disc set of Philip Glass' Satyagraha - especially Ac1, Scene 1 with Douglas Perry as Gandhi.....BLASTING, PLEASE.

[Scrooge McSam]

"Where's Summer B" - Ben Folds
"So What" - Miles Davis
"Drive" - Incubus

[Not Afraid]

And, when you want to feel a different kind of good:

"Fu<k You Line an Animal" - NIN
"Tear You Apart" - She Wants Revenge

[Kevy Baby]

"Fu<k You Line an Animal" - NINThe name of the song is actually "Closer"

And if you are gonna go in that direction, you might as well play just about anything from the Lords of Acid.

[Not Afraid]

You know, I KNEW that was the name of the song and i couldn't come up with it.

[€uroMeinke]

I like that new PB&J song - talkin' 'bout the old folks - whatever that's called
Teddybears - Punk Rocker
The Time Warp is always fun
Talking Heads - "All I want is to breath" - I'm sure it has a real name like "cross-eyed and painless" or something
Brian Eno - Baby's on Fire

I'll think of more, I'm sure...

[Kevy Baby]

You know, I KNEW that was the name of the song and i couldn't come up with it.There's a lot of songs like that. I used to get requests for "Big Butts" or "I Like Big Butts" (the correct name of the song is "Rump Shaker" by Sir Mix A Lot), "The Bow Wow Song" (or other similar variations) or "Dog Catcher" for "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton.

I could go on, but why?

[€uroMeinke]

Bow Wow Wow - Candy

[Kevy Baby]

At Last - Etta James
Sabor a Mi - Edie Gormet y Los Panchos

[Kevy Baby]

Bow Wow Wow - CandyI Want Candy

[€uroMeinke]

I Want Candy

Yeah, that one's good too -

Cibo Matto - I know my chickens

[Not Afraid]

"Carnavalia" - Tribalistas

[€uroMeinke]

Gogol Bordello - Start Wearing Purple

[Not Afraid]

Gogol Bordello - Dogs Were Barking.

[€uroMeinke]

Brazilian Girls - Pussy
Abba - Dancing Queen
Shena Easton - My Baby Takes the Morning Train
Dead Kennedy's - California Uber Alles

[Not Afraid]

GOD DAMN YOU!

[€uroMeinke]

heh

2 Pints of Lager and a packet of crisps please - the Damned

[Not Afraid]

heh

2 Pints of Lager and a packet of crisps please - the Damned

NOT The Damned but Splodgenessabounds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Splodgenessabounds).

[€uroMeinke]

oh

well then

Beethoven's 9th - 4th Movement, Ode to Joy

[flippyshark]

Talking Heads - "All I want is to breath" - I'm sure it has a real name like "cross-eyed and painless" or something


That song is "Born Under Punches," and is a favorite of mine too.
("Cross Eyed and Painless" is on the same album, and starts out "Lost my shape, trying to look casual...")

let's see...

"Peaches En Regalia" - Frank Zappa
"Smash It Up" - The Damned
"Hey Saint Peter" - Flash and the Pan
"If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out" - Cat Stevens
Those always give me a lift

[SzczerbiakManiac]

In no particular order: Il Sogno di Volare - Saltimbanco (Cirque du Soleil)
quite possibly the most beautiful song I've ever heard
Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkle
though I like Linda Eder's or David Campbell's version better
Hand Me the Wind and the Dice - Aspects of Love
a song that wonderfully illustrates joie de vivre
Barcelona - Freddie Mercury & Montserrat Caballé
a stirring anthem
There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart) - Eurythmics
a supreme exultation of happiness
It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) - Eurythmics
reassures that whatever has happened before, it'll get better
Here's Where I Stand - Camp
this spunky girl takes life by the balls and demands her rightful place in the sun
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
I love driving while listening to this song!
The Curly Shuffle - Jump in the Saddle Band
How can you not be happy when doing the Curly Shuffle?
Defying Gravity - Wicked
I don't care what you say world, I'm doing things my way!
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Fleet Street Singers
their take on this song kicks much ass
Summer Nights - Grease
best sing-along song ever?
The Time Warp - Rocky Horror
I can't hear this song and not do the dance
Good Morning Baltimore - Hairspray
a great way to start the day
The Sunken Cathedral - Claude Debussy
runner up for must beautiful (and evocative) piece of music
Dancing Queen - ABBA
who doesn't love a nice dancing queen?
The Impossible Dream - Man of La Mancha
a classic stirring anthem
Every Sperm Is Sacred - The Meaning of Life
a funny song on its own, but knowing I taught it to my little brother who then sang it at school, mortifying his elementary school teachers has cemented this song as a personal favorite
Kalimando - Mystère
a simple, beautiful song that evokes a verdant paradise
There Once Was a Man - Pajama Game
this could be in the list of most romantic songs, but its energy makes it so much fun to sing, I put it here too
I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major-General - The Pirates of Penzance
any patter song that can rhyme "strategy" with "sat a gee" is Teh Awesome
Don't Whiz On the Electric Fence - You Eediot!
come on, what's not to love about a song warning against electrocution via urination!?!
Pumping Iron - Starlight Express
high-energy crowd-pleaser
I Like 'Em Big And Stupid - Julie Brown
mmmmm, big and stupid......

[Moonliner]

California Dreaming

Takes the bitter right out of this east coaster.

[Morrigoon]

Bolero - especially cool if you can lay back with your eyes closed and let the music paint images on your brain

Sing - The Carpenters

I'd like to teach the world to sing - Coca-Cola ad

[LSPoorEeyorick]

Flippy beat me to "If You Want To Sing Out, Sing Out."

Otherwise:

"Sweet Caroline," by Neil Diamond (Buh-DAH DAH DAH!)
"Harmour Love," by Stevie Wonder and performed by Syreeta
a dual cover of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World by Israel Kamakwaole (and dammit, commercials have GOT to stop overusing it.)
"Mahna Mahna" (do dooo, do-do-do!) by the Muppets

[Morrigoon]

LSPE: hey, let me know if you'd ever like to hear more stuff by Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole, I'll burn you some :) Also great in the realm of Hawaiian music is Keali'i Reichel.

[wendybeth]

Bow Wow Wow - Candy

Second one I thought of, right after Turning Japanese by Sniff and the Tears.

I also love Learning to Fly, Pink Floyd.

(I realize what the theme is of the SatT's song, but you gotta admit it has a very 'up' beat).;)

Oh, and What You Need'- INXS.

[Morrigoon]

For that matter, American Pie is very upbeat if you ignore the lyrics.

[scaeagles]

Play that funky music, white boy - Wild Cherry

I can't get next to you - The Temptations

[wendybeth]

Shout- Isley Brothers.

Louie Louie- The Kingsmen (Their version, anyway).

[sleepyjeff]

The Theme Song to the hit TV show Facts of Life


Everyone was thinking it...I was brave enough to say it;)

[Tref]

"You Are My Sunshine"

[Gemini Cricket]

Walking on Sunshine ~ Katrina and the Waves
Sunchyme ~ Dario G
Holiday ~ Madonna
When I Think of You ~ Janet Jackson
I Should Be So Lucky ~ Kylie Minogue
Feelin' Good ~ Nina Simone
Raised on Robbery ~ Joni Mitchell
Stay ~ Dave Matthews Band
Top of the World ~ The Carpenters
If You Want to Sing Out Sing Out ~ Cat Stevens
It's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow ~ Disneyland
19-2000 ~ Gorillaz
Tristeza ~ Sergio Mendes
Ask ~ The Smiths
Swingtown ~ Steve Miller Band
:)

[thecorndogwalker]

The Theme Song to the hit TV show Facts of Life


Everyone was thinking it...I was brave enough to say it;)

OMG I was thinking it...


The tiki room song really makes me happy...

[Kevy Baby]

Second one I thought of, right after Turning Japanese by Sniff and the Tears.Is that a different version than the Vapors?

[Kevy Baby]

Hot Dog - Led Zeppelin
- Nothing like hearing rick legends doing a country flavored song
Country Sweat - Oingo Boingo
- Laid back country flavored Boingo with the fierce vocals of Danny Elfman

[mousepod]

"Another Girl, Another Planet" by The Only Ones

[wendybeth]

Is that a different version than the Vapors?
Whoops! Nope- you called it. I was too lazy to look it up.:blush:

[€uroMeinke]

That's what I love about this thread - no research necessary to post

[innerSpaceman]

Feel Good songs?


Hmm, can't think of any. (I'm listening to music right now, so thinking of other tunes is impossible).



But just reading this thread did the trick!

[CoasterMatt]

The Muytaytor - The Absolute Best of Times
The Polyphonic Spree - Light & Day/Reach For The Sun
Peter Gabriel - Solisbury Hill (live)
Water - Boingo

[sleepyjeff]

Cannonball ~ From the Movie Soundtrack by the same name; by Ray Stevens

[lindyhop]

Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham UK
Radio Radio - Elvis Costello

[Strangler Lewis]

I'm My Own Grandpa--Grandpa Jones version

[sleepyjeff]

Radio Radio - Elvis Costello

Viva, viva, viva my radio ~ Lolly

:blush:

[sleepyjeff]

I'm My Own Grandpa--Grandpa Jones version


I like Ray Stevens version; but it's hard to beat Grandpa Jones.

[thecorndogwalker]

Peace Train - Cat Stevens
or
Peace Train (remix)- Dolly Parton

or Pee Strain - Urine Harry Infection

[Prudence]

Secret Agent Man - Johnny Rivers
Hombre Secreto - The Plugz

Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
Moondance - Van Morrison

[Kevy Baby]

It just seems like Tony! Toni! Toné!'s "Feels Good" should be on this list, but it doesn't make me feel good.

[CoasterMatt]

Who Killed Bambi? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drwSUXbonao) always puts a smile on my face.

[thecorndogwalker]

walk like an egyptian - the bangles
if I can turn back time - cher
everybody wants to rule the world - tears for fears
horse with no name - america

[Kevy Baby]

Not exactly in the same vein, but it never fails to give me chills:

Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding - Elton John

[Boss Radio]

No Matter What - Badfinger
Go All The Way - Raspberries
Let's Groove - Earth Wind and Fire
Up, Up and Away - 5th Dimension
The Happening - Miss Ross and the Supremes
Copacabana - Barry Manilow
Welcome Back - John Sebastion
Shout it Out Loud - KISS
Rosalita - Bruce
Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
White Punks on Dope - The Tubes
Starting Over - John Lennon
Cracklin' Rose - Neil Diamond
I Saw the Light - Todd Rundgren
Surrender - Cheap Trick
The Rainbow Connection - Kermit
Witch Doctor - David Seville

(help me.)

[NickO'Time]

Ok I probably will be laughed off the swankiest site on the net, but here it goes.

Rain in The Summertime -The Alarm. The guy isn't a great lead singer, but the song is catchy. :p :D

[Kevy Baby]

Ok I probably will be laughed off the swankiest site on the net, but here it goes.

Rain in The Summertime -The Alarm. The guy isn't a great lead singer, but the song is catchy. :p :DOh, I LOVE that song!

So we shall be laughed off together.

[Capt Jack]

It's Electric - Metallica
Low Rider - War
I Wanna Be Like You - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Joe Cocker - Feelin' Alright

[MouseWife]

'Baby Got Back' gets me jumping....

*ducks* 'Vida Loca'

'Shall We Dance?'

[Isaac]

19-2000 ~ Gorillaz
The Soulchild Remix is much better! Observe! (http://www.youtube.com/p.swf?video_id=HdIAo7rBzS4&eurl=&iurl=http%3A//img.youtube.com/vi/HdIAo7rBzS4/2.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskJs0v9CQzJGWpqyurRU3_tG)

[AllyOops!]

I'm with the Alarm fans above. They rock!

Off of the top of my noodle:

Dare~ Gorillaz
It's A Mug's Game~ Soft Cell
Strutter~ Kiss
New York Groove~Kiss
Smile~ Lily Allen (despite the sour lyrics!)
Smile~ Vitamin C

Of course, a very personal favorite:
When You Wish Upon a Star

What a random list! A special shout-out goes to the most upbeat (and best) break-up song of all time- Your'e Breaking My Heart by Harry Nilsson. What I love best is how this song just doesn't mince words. Sample lyric:

Your'e breaking my heart, you're tearing it apart, so f*ck you.

;) :p

[katiesue]

Volare - Vitamin C
Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Rock around the Clock - Bill Haley and the Comets
Sexy and 17 - Stray Cats
Girlfriend - Avril Levine

[AllyOops!]

Vacation ~ The Go-Go's
Party Up Hilary Duff
Wake Up~ Hilary Duff
Just A Girl~ No Doubt
What You Waiting For?~Gwen Stefani
Wind It Up~ Gwen Stefani
Candyman~ Christina Aguilera
Perfect Way~ Scritti Politti
Twist & Shout~ The Beatles

[NickO'Time]

Oh, I LOVE that song!

So we shall be laughed off together.

So far so good. :blush:

[Kevy Baby]

Volare - Vitamin CIs that a cover of the classic Italian song (most famously covered by Dean Martin)?!?

[thecorndogwalker]

that melody from Jeopardy when people are writing down their final answer....

[Gemini Cricket]

Brass in Pocket ~ The Pretenders

[Capt Jack]

omg, how could I forget (it just popped up on my iTunes)

"Im goin' to Disneyland"

[katiesue]

Is that a cover of the classic Italian song (most famously covered by Dean Martin)?!?

Why yes it is - this version is on the Lizzie McGuire Movie soundtrack.

[Kevy Baby]

Wow... and I missed that?!?

[Boss Radio]

I'm with the Alarm fans above. They rock!

Off of the top of my noodle:

Dare~ Gorillaz
It's A Mug's Game~ Soft Cell
Strutter~ Kiss
New York Groove~Kiss
Smile~ Lily Allen (despite the sour lyrics!)
Smile~ Vitamin C

Of course, a very personal favorite:
When You Wish Upon a Star

What a random list! A special shout-out goes to the most upbeat (and best) break-up song of all time- Your'e Breaking My Heart by Harry Nilsson. What I love best is how this song just doesn't mince words. Sample lyric:

Your'e breaking my heart, you're tearing it apart, so f*ck you.

;) :p

Props for KISS and Harry Nilsson.

[Scrooge McSam]

Perfect Way~ Scritti Politti

Now there's a band I haven't thought of in years!

[BarTopDancer]

Sweet Caroline at a party

And the remade version of Prisoner of Society always makes me giggle

Cause I'm a CAT
And I know everything and I MEOW BACK
Cause I'm not listening to ANYTHING YOU SAY!
And if you count to 3
MEOW
MEOW MEOW
blah blah blah

[Kevy Baby]

Sweet Caroline at a partyBut not at a Swanky wedding ;)

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

The Rhythm of Life as sung by Sammy Davis, Jr. (from the Sweet Charity soundtrack)

Don't Worry Baby - The Beach Boys

Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk - Rufus Wainwright

Feelin' Good - Nina Simone

Gimme Some Love - Weezer

Honour Your Mother and Your Father - Desmond Dekker

Happiness is a Warm Gun - The Beatles

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

"Bounce Your Boobies" by Rusty Warren
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bounce_Your_Boobies

Just because:
Saturday In The Park - by CHICAGO!

[Kevy Baby]

Just because:
Saturday In The Park - by CHICAGO!And you weren't the only one who thought so

Saturday in the Park - Chicago
South City Midnight Lady - Doobie Brothers

[CoasterMatt]

One of my all time favorite feel good songs is "Old Days" by Chicago

[thecorndogwalker]

Nena's 99 luft Balloons !!!!

"everyone's a jet fighter, everyones a captain kirk!"

[wendybeth]

Bang a Gong- T Rex

Ballroom Blitz- Sweet

Saturday Night- Bay City Rollers

Bicycle Race- Queen


Yup- it's Seventies Flashback Night.

[Not Afraid]

Bang a Gong- T Rex

Ballroom Blitz- Sweet

Saturday Night- Bay City Rollers

Bicycle Race- Queen


Yup- it's Seventies Flashback Night.

Some of my favorites from that era. YAY GLAM!

[Disneykat]

"Walking on Sunshine" (my niece sings it to me when I'm having a "sad day")

[wendybeth]

Me, too. Hated Disco, but loved Glam rock.

Ooh- it's not necessarily a 'feel good' song, but I love Billion Dollar Baby- Alice Cooper.

[CoasterMatt]

Permanent Vacation - Aerosmith
Livin' On A Prayer - Bon Jovi

[Kevy Baby]

Ooh- it's not necessarily a 'feel good' song, but I love Billion Dollar Baby- Alice Cooper.Speaking of Alice Cooper, I liked him a lot more for this lyric (from School's Out):
Well we got no class
And we got no principles
And we got no innocence
We can't even think of a word that rhymes

[MickeyD]

Ok, these are the feel good songs that came on the iPod while I was walking earlier this evening:

Oops I Did it Again -Britney
Smile -Lily Allen
You Can Call Me Al -Paul Simon
Crazy -Gnarls Barkley
Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen) -(For some reason my iPod doesn't tell me who sings this....it's from a commencement speech)
London Bridge -Fergie

[Kevy Baby]

Everybody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen) -(For some reason my iPod doesn't tell me who sings this....it's from a commencement speech)The song is by Baz Lurhman. The text of it is often wrongly attributed to a Kurt Vonnegut commencement speech, when in fact it was from a column in a newspaper.

More details on the background of the speech from Snopes (http://www.snopes.com/quotes/vonnegut.htm).

ETA: More info on the song from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wear_Sunscreen).

[lashbear]

compile a list of the songs that brighten your day just to hear them.

"I can see clearly now" - Johnny Nash


This is Stoat's (and My) #1 favourite feel-good song. :snap:

Hot on it's heels is:
"Make your own kind of music" by Mamma Cass
"Colour My World" by Peculiar Clark

[Kevy Baby]

I just heard another one:

Southern Cross - CSN

[wendybeth]

Ooh, good one, KB. Reminds me of another CSN&Y song- Our House.

[Kevy Baby]

Ooh, good one, KB. Reminds me of another CSN&Y song- Our House.Try changing "Our" to "Out." It puts a whole new twist on the song.

[Gemini Cricket]

Marrakesh Express
and
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes
are two more.
:)

[CoasterMatt]

If I hear Suite: Judy Blue Eyes one more time, I'LL STAB SOMEBODY TO DEATH WITH A SPORK!!!

(there's a story behind that, but now I have to go get that song out of my head, tyvm)

[Gemini Cricket]

If I hear Suite: Judy Blue Eyes one more time, I'LL STAB SOMEBODY TO DEATH WITH A SPORK!!!

(there's a story behind that, but now I have to go get that song out of my head, tyvm)
:D

Chestnut brown canary, ruby throated sparrow,
sing a song, don't be long, thrill me to the marrow.
Voices of the angels, ring around the moonlight,
asking me, said, she so free, how can you catch the sparrow?

[wendybeth]

You have a mean streak, GC.


You also beat me to it.:D

[Gemini Cricket]

:evil:

Some call it mean, I call it rascally... zapppopish even...
:D

[wendybeth]

The new Verb: Zapppoppin'.

[Kevy Baby]

The new Verb: Zapppoppin'.I dunno... sounds too much like "zit poppin"

[Isaac]

:evil:

Some call it mean, I call it rascally... zapppopish even...
:D
Hehehe. I KNEW if we lived together long enough I'd rub off on ya!

:evil:

[MouseWife]

If I hear Suite: Judy Blue Eyes one more time, I'LL STAB SOMEBODY TO DEATH WITH A SPORK!!!


Funny, but my daughter said pretty much this same thing to me but it was Ricky Martin and a big knife {she was chopping veggies at the time}.....

:eek:

She loves me, I know she loves me....she was kidding...I know she was kidding....

[AllyOops!]

Grace Kelly~ Mika

His whole CD (Life in Cartoon Motion) is feel-good happy! I really dig it!

[Ponine]

I’ve resisted posting in this thread all this time now… but more than one person has asked why I didn’t post.
The simple self serving reasons….
My list could go on for eons.
Having left high school as the choir diva I have a ton of songs that mean a lot to me. Going into college as a music major made everything even more so. Then I was informed that I cared more about music than the people I was close to… and repeatedly that my music choices are not the best and that typically a song I love makes other people cringe.
So… I pretty much keep music to myself now out of fear of ridicule.

Fine… for those of you that asked… I made a list. This is off the top of my head.. more thought could produce stranger results.

Jump Shout Boogie – Barry Manilow
Barker Bird – Disneyland (EET is fun… eet is …….)
Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! – Erasure (covering ABBA) (because as a child I wanted to be in ABBA)
Superstar – Jesus Christ Superstar
Day O’ – Muppets w/ H Belefonte (Because Fozzie is so cool)
Enchanted Tiki Room – Disneyland
Fly – Hillary Duff
Could It Be Magic – Barry Manilow (One of the most romantic songs I know)
When you Taught me how to Dance – Katie Melua (a new one to me.. but I love it)
An American in Paris – Bernstein (with a good clarinet, magic)
Material Girl – Madonna (child of the 80’s what can I say)
V.S.M. (Very Strange Medley) – Barry Manilow LIVE (because the KFC commercial live is dang funny)
The Water Buffalo Song – Superchick
Stop and Smell the Roses – Mac Davis (One I remember my Dad playing)
Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show – Neil Diamond


*I should say that almost any and all Disneyland music, and atmosphere soundtrack gets me all warm and fuzzy. I am totally in envy of Zapp's collection whenever I see him.

[AllyOops!]

I, too, must confess that Magic Kingdom tunes are my all-time favorite. It's my musical xanax. When I'm stressed & all wound up behind the wheel (which is almost always) I turn on my Disney CD and I immediately calm down.

This is the Disney CD that does the trick! :)

http://www.amazon.com/Walt-Disney-Takes-You-Disneyland/dp/B0009W5KCM/ref=sr_1_22/102-1612967-3706555?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1179515831&sr=1-22

It's called Walt Disney Takes You Through Disneyland & it's just the best! I bought it on a whim when I noticed the very cute Shag-like retro drawing of Disneyland on the back cover!

The music is way nostalgic- it's classic 50's Disneyland. I love the opening Main Street sequence! Walt's soothing voice narrates to the sound of the train whistling as it opens, then the sound of a horse clopping along with ragtime piano tunes (I used to work on Main Street so it really has a fond place in my heart).

The Adventureland one is the swankiest of the set! The opening track, Orchids in The Jungle, sounds like it should be the theme to a very hip Tiki party circa 1955. It's just exotic sexy & fabulous!

Frontierland plays the Ballad of Davey Crockett throughout the set and always makes me think of Nature's Wonderland.

Tomorrowland is the most dated of the bunch. It's almost frantic & disturbing in pace with lots of urgent "Ground Control to X-1!!" narrations. It's still very enjoyable, though!

Fantasyland always makes me smile with medleys from Snow White, Peter Pan & Alice in Wonderland. Of course, it also includes When You Wish Upon a Star.

This CD is just wonderful! Listening to Walt narrate is my most favorite part! :snap: :snap:

[Kevy Baby]

Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie: Thanksgiving is just not complete without it!
Aquarius/Let the Sun Shine In - The Fifth Dimension (from Hair)

V.S.M. (Very Strange Medley) – Barry Manilow LIVE (because the KFC commercial live is dang funny)I enjoy that one too, but once every few years is usually sufficient.

[thecorndogwalker]

Peter, Bjorn & John - "young folks"

great song.. even cuter video

check it out

http://youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0

[CoasterMatt]

Alice's Restaurant - Arlo Guthrie: Thanksgiving is just not complete without it!

Yeah, we usually play that during the kitchen cleanup/half the guests are passed out in front of the tv phase of the day.

[AllyOops!]

Everything by the Thompson Twins. :)

Especially In the Name Of Love & Love On Your Side.

I also forgot Take On Me by Aha & Two Of Hearts by Stacey Q. :snap:

[CoasterMatt]

I Feel Fine by the Beatles

I heard that while coming home from work today, and I instantly started pining for Rose... I hate when she works late, I miss her already.

[Amberosia]

Peter, Bjorn & John - "young folks"

great song.. even cuter video

check it out

http://youtube.com/watch?v=51V1VMkuyx0

The whistling part gives me total earworm, but I love that song!! It's too groovy. And the video reminds me a lot of animated Brady Bunch.

There's a current Mrs. Butterworth commercial with a little tune that sounds really similar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CQsgHgQQSU The first time I saw it I was like, "What the?!"

[Kevy Baby]

Jessica - Allman Brothers

[AllyOops!]

As long as there are feel-good songs, I'll keep draggin' this Thread up! :D

Jump On It~ Sir Mix-A-Lot (What's up, Dallas, what's up? Dallas, Jump on it! Any song that gives my beloved Cowboys a shout-out totally ROCKS!)

Cha-Cha Slide~ DJ Casper

Let's Get It Started~ The Black Eyed Peas

Party Up~ DMX

[CoasterMatt]

Warmth of the Sun - the Beach Boys