In a time when the most songs are sad/depressing/kinda slowish, I've decided to conduct a list of songs that are in happy its nature.
What qualifies this list I want to make? 1. The tone of the song, is the tone happy? 2. Lyrics, they can't be about loss, anger, suicide or other depressing themes 3. No upbeat teenage angst songs (even though Avril Lavinge's "Girlfriend" sounds like a happy song, they lyrics wouldn't qualify) 4. The most metal riffs I know of sound pretty angry and agressive, I'm not saying that metal isn't allowed, but I've never heard of "happy" metal songs 5. Does not have to involve love, even though love is accepted.
I'm starting my list with a few songs I find are quite happy.
Animal Collective - Who could Win a Rabbit
Autograph - Turn up the radio
Bachman Turner Overdrive - You ain't seen nothing yet
Beatles - Most of their songs, I'd like to highlight "Eight days a week" and "Paperback writer"
Billy Idol - Mony Mony
Bloodhound gang - Ralph Wiggum
Bob Marley - Many of his songs, higlighting "Three little birds" and "Is this love"
Bob Dylan - I want you
Boston - More than a feeling, Don't Look Back, Peace of Mind
Bowling for soup - I'm gay
Bruce Springsteen - Blinded by the lights, Dancing in the dark
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down on the corner
Dan Deacon - Wham city
David Lee Roth - California Girls
Devin Townsend - Sunshine and happiness
Dispatch - The General, Bang Bang
Don McLean - American Pie
Doobie Brothers - Listen to the music
Eric Johnson- Cliffs of Dover
Fairport Convention - Come all ye
Fleet Foxes - Drops in the River
Fleetwood Mac - Don't stop
The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger
Gomez - See the world
Guns n' Roses - Nightrain, Paradise City
Guthrie Govan - Rhode island shred
James Brown - I feel good
Joe Satriani - Summer song, Always with me always with you
Journey - Anyway you want it
K.C and The Sunshine Band - Boogie Shoes
Led Zeppelin - D'yer Maker, Celebration Day
Lesley Gore - Sunshine and Lollipops
Nena - 99 Red Balloons (exception)
Ok go- This too shall pass, Do what you want
Panic! at the disco - That green Gentleman
Paulo Nutini - New shoes on
Passion Pit - Sleepyhead
Queen - Lazing On a Sunday Afternoon
Raconteurs (The) - Yellow sun
Reef - Summer's in bloom
Rush - A passage to Bankok, YYZ, Time Stand Still
Tunng - Santiago
Sublime - What I Got
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger, Breakfast in America
Todd Rungren - I Saw The Light
Vampire Weekend - A-Punk
Weezer - Island in the sun, If you're wondering if I want you too
[I'd like to rule out all Calypso and Soca because 99% of all those songs are happy]
I'll start with those songs, which I find are generally happy.
Please, comment with suggestions on songs I could add to this list.
Thanks for reading
As a comment person says, there's a website who lists happy songs. But this list shall be bigger, better, happier and jollyer than that one.
Weezer - Island In The Sun
NOFX - Theme From A NOFX Album
Panic At The Disco - That Green Gentlemen (though I never grasp the lyrics)
Sublime - What I Got
Joe Satriani - Summer Song
Eric Johnson- Cliffs of Dover
Joe Satriani- Always With Me, Always With You
California Girls- David Lee Roth
Blinded by the Light- Bruce Springsteen.
99 Red Balloons- Nena (Yeah, it's actually about how close the world came to nuclear annihilation, but if you forget about that, it's about balloons and balloons are never depressing or angry! Plus everything about the song is so upbeat...)
I enjoy music with a more upbeat and optimistic feel to it. It seems that a lot of the music I hear out there on the radio has more of a darker/depressing feel. The modern rock stations around here, at least.
Almost anything from Bowling For Soup, especiall I'm Gay, No Hablo Ingles, Punk Rock 101.
A-Punk - Vampire Weekend
If you're wondering if I want you too - Weezer
Ralph Wiggum - Bloodhound Gang
Anyway,
Bob Dylan - If Not for You
Animal Collective - Essplode
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man, La La Love You, Tony's Theme
Pink Floyd - Bike
Lots of The Doors
Beatles - Getting Better, Octopus's Garden, Oh! Darling,
Rolling Stones - Happy, Ventilator Blues
Doors - Light My Fire
Beach Boys - I Get Around, Good Vibrations
