Cheerful Music that Makes you Smile

Exactly What It Says on the Tin folks. Upbeat, positive, and all around good music that will brighten your day when heard, if only just a little.

Can be from any genre, and from any media source. Anything from chiptune to pop to metal, as long as it's something you enjoy.

Big D and the Kids Table: Shining On

There's no beating this:

The Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize

Although that's not the happiest song ever written. This is:

Deerhoof - Frenzied Handsome, Hello

As is pretty much anything Deerhoof have ever written.

A few tracks spring to mind.

• Fleetwood Mac's Don't Stop,
• Electric Light Orchestra's Mr. Blue Sky,
• Rob Dougan's Will You Follow Me?,
• Sting's Seven Days and finally;
• Marillion's The Uninvited Guest

zero|sum - "Moving On"

edited 2nd Jul '13 7:30:16 PM by TAPETRVE

All This Time by the Heartless Bastards at least makes me happy. It's my favourite song, by my favourite band, and I think it's a pretty happy song.

Ooh La La by Galia Arad. The album version's better, but it's not posted on You Tube, so an acoustic version it is. Regardless, it's one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard.

Best Thing I Found by Rabbit!. They're not a great band, but they do have a few really happy songs.

Electric Twist by A Fine Frenzy. A really wonderful song, with one of my favourite lines ever: "The touch of your lips is a shock not a kiss."

Anyone who doesn't smile at Don't Leave Me by Regina Spektor has no soul.

Stars by Au Revoir Simone.

Can't go wrong with Short Skirt Long Jacket by Cake.

Camera Obscura has no shortage of songs to make one smile, but I think I'll go with Honey In the Sun.

The Story by Donora.

Family by Catey Shaw is really sweet. If it doesn't make you want to call your mom (assuming you don't live with her), then you're a terrible child.

Heels On Fire by Sargasso Trio, especially with the goofy video.

A Hundred Sinners by the Feeling.

It's Cool To Love Your Family by Feist.

Modesty by the Fix. It amuses me.

Santo Domingo by Jon Fratelli. The Fratellis have a shit-ton of happy-making songs, too.

Doing It Right by the Go! Team.

Be OK by Ingrid Michaelson.

Coin Laundry by Lisa Mitchell.

Guitar Hero Hero by MC Lars.

Boats by We Landed On the Moon!. Especially with the adorable video.

I should probably stop now. I could go for much longer, but it's getting late. And I've already listed 20 songs.

Also, this:

Wendy McNeill - "Giver" (Live version)

Hell, generally everything that lovely lady plays live.

edited 3rd Jul '13 9:52:34 AM by TAPETRVE

"It's a Great Day to Be Alive" by Travis Tritt.

Hell yeah. I actually have a playlist with 75 of these songs, which I like to put on shuffle.

Some picks:

Village People - Go West
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea
Dschinghis Khan - Moskau
George Baker Selection - Una Paloma Blanca
Kool & The Gang - Celebration
Jean-Jacques Perrey - Brazilian Flower
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)

edited 3rd Jul '13 5:09:07 PM by MidnightRambler

I can think of a few, but here are two off the top of my head:

Between Two Lungs by Florence And The Machine: here.

Anything Could Happen by Ellie Goulding: here.

This couldn't have been more cheerful if it had puppies on stage.

• Alex Day - Good Morning, Sunshine!
• Blackmore's Night - The Storm, Under a Violet Moon
• Diablo Swing Orchestra - Black Box Messiah
• Five Iron Frenzy - All That Is Good, On Distant Shores
• Go Fish - You're My Little Girl
• Jars of Clay - Sunny Days
• The Lord of the Rings (The Musical) - The Cat and the Moon, Finale
• Michael Franti - Say Hey (I Love You)
• Trans-Siberian Orchestra - I'll Keep Your Secrets
• Within Temptation - Gothic Christmas

It needs to be posted.

And while I'm posting Monty Python, Isn't it awfully nice to have a penis.

6]- 59th Street Bridge by Free Design, just so soothing and wonderful.