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Music that makes you happy, and alive

musicismylife78musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited June 2009 in Other Music
When you feel down, like all hope is lost, like things couldnt get any worse, what albums or songs do you put on to pull you out of that bleak hole?

What music instantly puts a smile on your face, and evokes feelings of joy, happiness and of being alive?
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  • ledveddermanledvedderman Posts: 7,761
    Bruce Springsteen- Born To Run
    Better Than Ezra- Closer
    Pearl Jam- Yield
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  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    A good majority of Xavier Rudd tunes :)
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • mensanemensane Posts: 912
    Jane's Addiction
    "Summertime Rolls"

    Fell into
    A sea of grass
    And disappeared among
    The shady blades...
    Children all
    Ran over me
    Screaming tag!
    You are the one!

    He trips her as
    Her sandals fail
    She says stop!
    I'm a girl...
    Whose fingernails are made
    Of mother's pearl...

    Yellow buttercup
    Helicopters
    Orange buttercat
    Chasing after
    The crazy bee
    Mad about somebody...

    Me and my girlfriend
    Don't wear no shoes
    Her nose is painted pepper
    Sunlight...
    She loves me
    I mean it's serious
    As serious can be...

    She sings a song and
    I listen to what it says:
    If you want a friend
    Feed any animal...
    There was so much space
    I cut me a piece
    With some fine wine
    It brought peace to my mind
    In the summertime...
    And it rolled

    Summer.... oh...
    Oh.... the summertime rolls
  • AbookamongstthemanyAbookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    The Shins always bring a smile to my face, all three albums have some great 'happy' sounding tunes but the one that comes to mind immediately is Australia. Best vibe video ever.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIwA0zRW8Es

    Also the Lemonheads, Weezer, Ben Folds, Polyphonic Spree, Flaming Lips, The Strokes, Ani Difranco, Wilco, Band of Horses, the Beatles, the Fruit Bats, Fountains of Wayne...all these have some beautiful, sunshiny day songs that can put you in the best mood but most still have the more heavy tunes sprinkled in their albums, too.
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  • Them-BonesThem-Bones Posts: 518
    Jay-Z, nothing but Jay-Z
    "If my thoughts, dreams, could be seen, they'd probably put my head, in a guillotine, but it's alright ma, it's life and life only."
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    Michael Franti and Spearhead...*SOMETIMES*

    (chorus)
    Sometimes, i feel like i can do anything
    Sometimes i'm so alive...so alive
    Sometimes, i feel like i can swim ‘cross the sky
    Sometimes, i wanna cry

    Most people try to aim to please
    But a lot of them are kinda weak at the knees
    Learnin' late about the birds and the bees
    Fallin' in love and wanna be set free
    Playin' ball at the age of thirteen
    Everybody's growin' up with a dream
    I never noticed what could happen to me
    Time flies when your walkin' the streets
    One minute gotcha holdin' an ace
    The next minute gotcha fall on yer face
    A mean city is a nasty place
    Only a rat can win a rat race!
    Peace to the people who be fallin' away
    To make it home today
    And peace to the people who be tryin' to find
    Some kinda life
    (chorus)

    Sound body and sound of mind
    Sound of the rhythm and sound of the rhyme
    Somebody marchin' out all of the time
    Biggest mistakes are the humanest kind
    Judge not, lest you be judged
    The court room or the billy club
    Blood bubblin' thick than mud
    The heart beat rub-a-dub-dub
    Show love and love who you know
    Family wherever you go
    Tokyo to acapulco
    Bravissimo, magnifico
    Peace to the people who be losin' their head
    Peace to the people who be needin' a bed
    Love to the people who be feelin' alone
    Spreadin' love upon the microphone
    Hope to the people to be feelin' down
    Smile to the people who be wearin' a frown
    Faith to the people who be seekin' the truth y'all
    All of the time, and i say
    (chorus)

    .....And many of his other songs and albums

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • BenzorBenzor Posts: 886
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNVVX-m-oSw
  • Red Mosquito75Red Mosquito75 Moline IL Posts: 1,037
    pj down...I don't know but it rocks and makes me happy :D
    This is Not For You
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    Always With Me, Always With You.....Joe Satriani this chills me out to get more work done. Besides it's a beautiful song.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • evenflow82evenflow82 Posts: 3,892
    I've been on a traditional pop kick lately (overflowing melodies, multi-layered vocals, tight song structures). I've been listening to The Beach Boys including Brian Wilson's 'Smile' album, Queen, Electric Light Orchestra, The Zombies and Beatles. A lot of their songs have gorgeous melodies that seem upbeat and happy.
    I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell.
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  • peacegirlpeacegirl Posts: 841
    I know alot of people will think WTF? but ..MADONNA
    I can't help it ... I like her :)
  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    Bell X1 - "ReachAround"
  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    Grateful Dead (nothing beats the sound of a '72 show on a warm summer day, or the warm feeling of an '89 show while driving and relaxing).

    Tom Petty (the ultimate sing-a-long).
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  • PJGARDENPJGARDEN Posts: 1,484
    Lately, The New Pornographers. I love this band. No clue why.
  • drew0drew0 Posts: 943
    Obi-la-di, Ob-la-da is also a favorite. For some reason, whenever it comes on, I get a smile on my face and feel a lot better. Same goes with Here Comes The Sun & Drive My Car.
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  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    I like some Old School like this number by Sly & The Family Stones...Everyday People

    Sometimes I'm right then I can be wrong
    My own beliefs are in my songs
    A butcher, a banker, a drummer and then
    Makes no difference what group I'm in
    I am everyday people

    There is a blue one who can't accept
    The green one for living with
    a black ones tryin' to be a skinny one
    Different strokes for different folks
    And so on and so on and scooby dooby dooby

    Ooh sha sha
    We gotta live together

    I am no better and neither are you
    We're all the same whatever we do
    You love me you hate me
    You know me and then
    Still can't figure out the bag I'm in
    I am everyday people

    There is a new man
    That doesn't like the short man
    For being such a rich one
    That will not help the poor one
    Different strokes for different folks
    And so on and so on scooby dooby dooby

    Ooh sha sha
    We got to live together

    There is a yellow one that won't
    Accept the black one
    That won't accept the red one
    That won't accept the white one

    Different strokes for different folks
    And so on and so on and
    Scooby dooby dooby
    Ooh sha sha
    I am everyday people



    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    Creedence is always a mood lifter for me.....
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    When you feel down, like all hope is lost, like things couldnt get any worse, what albums or songs do you put on to pull you out of that bleak hole?

    What music instantly puts a smile on your face, and evokes feelings of joy, happiness and of being alive?

    i'm waiting for your answer...
  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    g under p wrote:
    Always With Me, Always With You.....Joe Satriani this chills me out to get more work done. Besides it's a beautiful song.

    Peace

    Hell fucking YES!!!

    LOVE That damn song. Also, Starry Night is a good, happy sounding tune by the Satch.
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  • dcfaithfuldcfaithful Posts: 13,076
    evenflow82 wrote:
    I've been on a traditional pop kick lately (overflowing melodies, multi-layered vocals, tight song structures). I've been listening to The Beach Boys including Brian Wilson's 'Smile' album, Queen, Electric Light Orchestra, The Zombies and Beatles. A lot of their songs have gorgeous melodies that seem upbeat and happy.

    Bohemian Rhapsody is the absolute best sing a long song ever.
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    6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
    8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
    9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
    9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
    9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
  • Fender_ManFender_Man Posts: 408
    Pretty much anything by Steely Dan can bring me out of the foulest of moods. Also "Easy" (Faith No More version) always does the trick.
  • hollyster70hollyster70 Posts: 228
    The Avett Brothers. The albums "Carolina Jubilee" & "Four Thieves Gone" are personal favorites.
    Be Kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle
  • SweetAndLowSweetAndLow Posts: 178
    The dude who said PJ's Down, I totally agree! That song makes me feel good and positive everytime I blast it.

    Other songs that put me in a good mood or gimme a shot of confidence for whatever reason:

    Glen Philips' "Finally Fading" (none of his live versions on youtube do it justice. You have to hear the studio version)

    Wilco's "Theologians"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDf80vSG ... re=related (studio version is way, way better with the drum beat/bass and textures)

    Queens of the Stone Age's "You Think I Ain't Worth A Dollar, But I Feel Like a Millionaire"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xmp2k6mbyb4

    AC/DC: "Bad Boy Boogie"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4MuKV2jKvA

    John Butler Trio: "What You Want"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijERWZHvsxI

    Nick Cave: "Ship Song"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlaV-9Vzsk

    Nick Cave: "Into My Arms"
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0-cncMpt8

    Soundgarden: My Wave

    Garbage: Run, Baby, Run
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0vbPcHZze8
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  • South of SeattleSouth of Seattle West Seattle Posts: 10,724
    RHCP
    Sublime
    Pearl Jam
    311
    The Strokes
    Eagles of Death Metal
    NERDS!
  • g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,209
    *Redemption Song*....by Bob Marley

    Old pirates, yes, they rob I;
    Sold I to the merchant ships,
    Minutes after they took I
    From the bottomless pit.
    But my hand was made strong
    By the hand of the Almighty.
    We forward in this generation
    Triumphantly.
    Won't you help to sing
    These songs of freedom?
    'Cause all I ever have:
    Redemption songs,
    Redemption songs.

    Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
    None but ourselves can free our minds.
    Have no fear for atomic energy,
    'Cause none of them can stop the time.
    How long shall they kill our prophets,
    While we stand aside and look? Ooh!
    Some say it's just a part of it:
    We've got to fulfill the Book.

    Won't you help to sing
    These songs of freedom?
    'Cause all I ever have:
    Redemption songs,
    Redemption songs,
    Redemption songs.
    ---
    /Guitar break/
    ---
    Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery;
    None but ourselves can free our mind.
    Wo! Have no fear for atomic energy,
    'Cause none of them-a can-a stop-a the time.
    How long shall they kill our prophets,
    While we stand aside and look?
    Yes, some say it's just a part of it:
    We've got to fulfill the book.
    Won't you have to sing
    These songs of freedom? -
    'Cause all I ever had:
    Redemption songs -
    All I ever had:
    Redemption songs:
    These songs of freedom,
    Songs of freedom.


    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • helplessdancerhelplessdancer Posts: 5,281
    emptyglass wrote:
    musicismylife78 wrote:
    When you feel down, like all hope is lost, like things couldnt get any worse, what albums or songs do you put on to pull you out of that bleak hole?

    What music instantly puts a smile on your face, and evokes feelings of joy, happiness and of being alive?

    i'm waiting for your answer...

    um still....
  • FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    http://www.hawaiianrainbow.com/listen.html

    This radio station always does the trick. I've been listening to it for a few years, now.
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