'Feel-good' songs

[Yobo Ahoy]

See, I don't go in for all this depressing gobshite. As far as I'm concerned, songs should enlighten you; cheer you up. Make you forget your (no matter how insignificant) problems, temporarily at least.

<3!

Hmm. This is the sort of grinning wreck I turn into after listening to 'Summer Breeze' by the Isley Brothers. It's just the best song, ever. It makes me want to open every window in the house and turn the volume up to maximum and loaf about in the garden with a bottle of Corona.

Phew. Now that's out of the way, any other nominations? R Kelly's 'Step In The Name Of Love' is quite nice too, in a cheesy sort of way.

(I realise this won't hold much sway with you lot and your 'sophisticated' Radiohead and the like, but one reply will do. Just one?)

[pretentious_helvetica]

Don't You Worry 'Bout A Thing - Stevie Wonder (and/or the Incognito cover)

Fucking up-lifting brilliance.

[CouldBeWorse]

The Staunton lick-Lemon Jelly.

I just love it. 5 minutes and 22 seconds of 'feel-good' music.

[ianwuk]

Outkast - Hey Ya

Chicane - Halcyon

Prodigy - Breathe

All feel-good songs for me, oh and Smells Like Teen Spirit from Nirvana and All the small things from Blink 182 also make me feel good!.

[Kelthink]

'She is Beautiful' by Andrew WK. Always 'turns that frown upside down'.

[Mike1812]

I prefer Party Hard \m/

Also: The Cheers Theme by The Wildhearts. Makes me smile every time.

[iloverage]

talking heads - born under punches

[Mr Do 71]

Well this is rather good timing, as I've put my 'Daydreaming' compilation on (with added topless girl tape sleeve designed by me )

First 6 tracks are perfect:

The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations'

Massive Attack 'Daydreaming'

Primal Scream 'Inner Flight'

Primal Scream 'Don't Fight it, Feel it'

The Beach Boys 'All Summer Long'

Oasis 'Let's all make believe'

[Mrweh]

LEN - Steal my Sunshine

The Ataris - In this Diary

Fallout Boy - Saturday

The best feel good song ever has to be: Goldfinger - Superman

[SeanR]

Soulfinger

Move on up - Curtis Mayfield

What I'd Say - Ray Charles

[Hoop]

The Weakerthans - Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist. Although this may be because of the memories I associate with it

[Sham]

jump around-house of pain

[Vemsie]

The Beach Boys 'Good Vibrations'

The Beach Boys 'All Summer Long'

Ah yes. Beach Boys are aces.

[dfq23]

"Summertime" by Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, just makes any day feel like August Bank holiday .

[iloverage]

"Summertime" by Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, just makes any day feel like August Bank holiday .

choooooooooon

[Calashnikov]

For Once In My Life by Stevie is OBVIOUSLY the goodest feelgood song of upliftance ever penned by man or beast. Listen to it and get your loins and glands swollen the FUCK up.

[Guest]

Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right (To Party)

[Wickedkitten]

LL Cool J - Loungin

Lost Boyz - Music makes me high

SOAD - Metro

Everclear - You make me feel like a hoor

[matt0]

Ramones - I love her so, Rockaway Beach, Do you wanna dance

Andrew WK - Victory Strikes Again, The Song

also, any half decent surf instrumentals from the 60s, don't know why but they always make me grin.

EDIT: Argh! How could I forget: Andrew WK - I love New York City!

[SeanR]

Rollercoaster - Ohio Players

[cubeadvance]

Nuyorcian Soul - Runaway will always make it feel lke summer, as does Marlena Shaw - California Soul. Ahhhhhh.

[nohsa]

david Hasselhoff- I've been looking for Freedom

[jaynay]

Rollercoaster - Ohio Players

top pop pick!

Trampled Under Foot - Led Zeppelin

Walk Like an Egyptian - The Bangles

Summer in the City - Lovin' Spoonful

[Sigourney Beaver]

Oasis - I Hope, I Think, I Know

[Darragh]

So, are you gonna like, resurrect every list thread?

[Sigourney Beaver]

Rather than start new ones for the same discusion? Yes!

[pretentious_helvetica]

Tom Baxter's "The Moon & Me" is ace.

[the_debaser]

The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon

Prefab Sprout - The King Of Rock 'N' Roll

Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo

Wild Child - Renegade Master

Pixies - La La Love You

[second to none]

the cockney rebel "make me smile"

[Spacehost]

Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody. How can anyone not be grinning by the time the solo kicks in?