All-time best "feel good" songs

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

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

Hehehe. I KNEW if we lived together long enough I'd rub off on ya!

[MouseWife]

Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

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}.....



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-Ta...515831&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!

[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)

Originally Posted by Ponine

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]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

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.

[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.