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So, I'm looking for "Happy music" mainly because honestly I'm tired of being this bitter cynical guy who acts like an asshole half of the time. I'm tired of it because it's starting to affect the people I love and care about and it's pushing them away. So I figure one of the way I can change (beside not being an asshole) is I improve my overall mood. My theory is, if I listen to "Happy music" when I start my day, it'll improve my mood for that day. Ergo I become more tolerable of people.

Any suggestion?

Insane Clown Posse

Bare Naked Ladies always cheers me up.

"happy music" could cover every genre available, as every band has a happy song, unless they are extremist emos.

As i dont know your pesonal music taste, I pretty much dont have any real ideas, but anyway. recently, some techno songs i have found to be very bouncy and upbeat, good for when im tired or a bit stressed. Santana i also find to be good, as his music is usally happy and melodic. for maybe a slightly extreme path, some late 60's to late 70's songs have good party atmosphere to them, and are all about dancing.
well thats about all i can think of.

William Shatner :D

Bare Naked Ladies always cheers me up.

And yet, somehow, I manage to track down their fewer depressing songs and adore them. :p

80s? 90s pop? Goo Goo Dolls always cheer me up, though they're not particularly happy music... indie music can have some really upbeat stuff... it's all subjective, so it's hard to say.

Edit: Whoa. The new "tongue out" smilie implies a totally different tone than the old one. Do not like.

And yet, somehow, I manage to track down their fewer depressing songs and adore them. :p

80s? 90s pop? Goo Goo Dolls always cheer me up, though they're not particularly happy music... indie music can have some really upbeat stuff... it's all subjective, so it's hard to say.

Edit: Whoa. The new "tongue out" smilie implies a totally different tone than the old one. Do not like.

Utada Hikaru and Jinn always cheer me up too.

Bare Naked Ladies has depressing songs?!:eek: I had no idea.

Smilies: Yes, I know. I don´t like them one bit, with perhaps the exception of the Soap Box one.

It is pretty difficult to get depressed listening to Great Big Sea.

"Still Alive"

most happy music pisses me off, actually.

Almost anything by Sugar, Bob Mould's post-Husker Du band.

Try some Falco:

Rock me Amadeus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-tJTT6CLQ

Der Kommissar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGEEBUupVAw

My favorite: Wiener Blut
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMrwcix41sY

The Sound of Musik
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHK1erAT5AQ&feature=related

I've always found Jason Mraz to be happy music. :P

Some example music videos:

I'm Your's
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A

Wordplay
http://youtube.com/watch?v=kya9PDhGKwY

You and I Both
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-jzq82XAajc

The Remedy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8LVETGBXnLc

Geek in the Pink
http://youtube.com/watch?v=rAsiNIls06k

Insane Clown Posse

Ugh....

Styx.
I LOVE come sail away.

LDN (http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=ORosVxIg8Tg). Always cheers me up.

Bob Marely (Three Little Birds, Could You Be Love, et al.)

Styx (Mr. Roboto, Come Sail Away)

Journey (Any way you want it, More than a feeling)

The Clintons (Fan of the bean)

Ziggy Marely (Love is my Religion)

this should cheer anybody up
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVNi8vw83w4

Flyleaf. If you don't cheer up listening to them, you're dead inside. Death Cab is great too.

Has anyone mentioned Mika (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPUpxIBkcjM)?

Flyleaf. If you don't cheer up listening to them, you're dead inside. Death Cab is great too.
I don't understand Flyleaf. Their music is horrible, horrible, horrible, but it's so aggressively abrasive and obnoxious that I can't help liking it a bit. A lot, actually.

Anyway, when I'm feeling in need of an unchallenging mood improver, I turn to Dolly, The New Pornographers, Battlefield Band, Ziggy Marley or Jess Klein.

Fantastic Plastic Machine, Huey Lewis and the News, The Flaming Lips, The B-52s, Barenaked Ladies, Chixdiggit, Leningrad Cowboys, The Moody Blues, Robert Palmer, Sloan, They Might Be Giants, Tom Jones, Van Halen and the Zambonis all show up on my upbeat playlist.

Oh, and ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA.

Queen. Queen is good time happy music, always and forever. Especially Don't Stop Me Now.

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pizbzi3evdk&feature=related)

You can't be in a bad mood after listening to them. Though, some dudes shaky camcorder doesn't do it justice...

Led Zeppelin had some upbeat songs. I find Stairway to Heaven to be beautiful in a good, nondepressing way. And you can't go wrong with Kashmir and Achellis Last Stand, also by Led Zeppelin.

I wonder if there really is Zeppology, not that's I'd become a Zeppologist, unless it's just the study of Zeppelin. Yeah, I'm listening to Zeppelin now.

There are many Mountain Goats songs that never fail to make me grin. They also strike a nice note between funny and bitter. I don't know, I could just be weird, but they make ME happy.

Favorites (with Youtube links!):

Going to Georgia (http://youtube.com/watch?v=y-xxeSRHuso&feature=related)(feel free to skip ahead to 0:36 when he stops talking to fans)

No Children (http://youtube.com/watch?v=CPSfHx8Njl8&feature=related) (apparently over a videomix of BattleStar Galactica, I don't know why)

Dance Music (http://youtube.com/watch?v=e3o3sl_8rUE&feature=related)

well the new Where the hell is Matt (http://youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY) is out along with such classics as:

Geto Boys (http://youtube.com/watch?v=rL9ihXiFAko)
Die Ärzte (http://youtube.com/watch?v=eTo9qvlsTD4) (it makes me smile shhh)
Chappie (http://youtube.com/watch?v=E0_2bpERMPE)

Fantastic Plastic Machine.

But you spring mind
You make me think hard
I suddenly start
To take things to heart
You color my world
A little more ever day
Seeing clearer now

<3

Listening to Slipknot cheers me up... sometimes...

Its pretty much impossible to be depressed when listening to this song (http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=kZQxvRamJs8). Pirates ftw. I do love the ridiculousness that is Abney Park, and think that this would work to lift the mood even if you don't have a 'thing' about pirates. The fact that the frontman is hot as only plays a minor role in me thinking this is teh awesomeness :)

So, I'm looking for "Happy music" mainly because honestly I'm tired of being this bitter cynical guy who acts like an asshole half of the time. I'm tired of it because it's starting to affect the people I love and care about and it's pushing them away. So I figure one of the way I can change (beside not being an asshole) is I improve my overall mood. My theory is, if I listen to "Happy music" when I start my day, it'll improve my mood for that day. Ergo I become more tolerable of people.

Any suggestion?

How about "You had a bad day" by Daniel Powder

???

Wheels of Fire (http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=29403946) may be a good band to make you feel quite happy with their tunes.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ICiFnQrHOrk

*hums*

Wait...

Aussie band The Cat Empire. Cheers me up and makes me want to dance...:)

Sorry Wilgrove, can't help you here... Unless... This! (http://youtube.com/watch?v=HcOZ6xFxJqg)

Shiny Happy People (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbGSDkvh8B0) is a happy song, if totalitarianism and poor translations are your thing.

I can't believe nobody's mentioned Journey yet.

"Don't stop, believin', who-o-o-a-o-a-ee-o-o"

thread is tl;dr


Try some Infectious Grooves to lift your spirits

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder "Instrumentals" (http://www.amazon.com/Instrumentals-Ricky-Skaggs-Kentucky-Thunder/dp/B000G8NXJG)

"Brand New Strings" is also good. (http://www.amazon.com/Brand-Strings-Skaggs-Kentucky-Thunder/dp/B0002ZMJE8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1216152059&sr=1-1)

*edit* Of course, the muppets are always cheerful! :P (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KANI2dpXLw&feature=related)

So, I'm looking for "Happy music" mainly because honestly I'm tired of being this bitter cynical guy who acts like an asshole half of the time. I'm tired of it because it's starting to affect the people I love and care about and it's pushing them away. So I figure one of the way I can change (beside not being an asshole) is I improve my overall mood. My theory is, if I listen to "Happy music" when I start my day, it'll improve my mood for that day. Ergo I become more tolerable of people.

Any suggestion?
can you give me some examples of 'happy music'? sometimes I need humorous lyrics, sometimes a good crunchy beat works, sometimes a ballad. so what do you consider "Happy Music"?
Bare Naked Ladies always cheers me up.well, I would also be cheered up by naked ladies.

Bob Marely (Three Little Birds, Could You Be Love, et al.)

Styx (Mr. Roboto, Come Sail Away)

Journey (Any way you want it, More than a feeling)

The Clintons (Fan of the bean)

Ziggy Marely (Love is my Religion)

This is a Boston song.

You can't beat Journey.

Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son, Icarus, It Takes a Woman's Love
Haddaway - What is Love?
Earth, Wind, & Fire - Shining Star, September, Sing a Song
Rush - Time Stands Still, Free Will, Far Cry, Limelight

If you like guitar music, check out Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani. They always make me smile.

well, I would also be cheered up by naked ladies.

TMI sweetie, TMI.:D

Samwell makes me laugh so much.

"What what?! In the butt!"

So, I'm looking for "Happy music" mainly because honestly I'm tired of being this bitter cynical guy who acts like an asshole half of the time. I'm tired of it because it's starting to affect the people I love and care about and it's pushing them away. So I figure one of the way I can change (beside not being an asshole) is I improve my overall mood. My theory is, if I listen to "Happy music" when I start my day, it'll improve my mood for that day. Ergo I become more tolerable of people.

Any suggestion?

Dr. Didg. Particularly the song "Street Music." I was a goth who wore my gloom like both a shroud and a robe of office. But I still couldn't help tapping my feet when I heard that song.

Flyleaf. If you don't cheer up listening to them, you're dead inside.
They're ok...bit weak overall if you ask me. Which you didn't.

Happy music: NOFX. I defy anyone not to listen to them and smile.

Flatfoot 56!

Andy McKee. accoustic happy times, no singing, just nice music :)

ps: wtf are these new smilies?! :eek:

Well I'd suggest "Battle Metal" by the Finnish band, Turisas.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6_tLy3m6Mo&feature=related

And yet, somehow, I manage to track down their fewer depressing songs and adore them. :p

80s? 90s pop? Goo Goo Dolls always cheer me up, though they're not particularly happy music... indie music can have some really upbeat stuff... it's all subjective, so it's hard to say.

Edit: Whoa. The new "tongue out" smilie implies a totally different tone than the old one. Do not like.

In honour of poster, Weird Al. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mIH0_rbTTQ

Also, Puscifer, Mr. Bungle, Tom Lehrer, Sumamba Buwhan's right about Infectious Grooves, South Park tunes (a lot of them anyway), Little Shop of Horrors soundtrack, Hair soundtrack *glances nervously at WYTYG*.... hmmm. There's lots.
Monty Python.

Insane Clown Posse

Also... Twiztid, Blaze, Boondox, Dark Lotus, Psychopathic Rydas, Motown Rage, DJ Clay, Prozak, Dirtball, Project Deadman, Kottonmouth Kings, Tech N9ne, Mack 10, Three 6 Mafia, Haystax, Jason Porter, Wolfpac, Psycho Jesus, Lawst, Ill E. Gal & Miss Tress (a.k.a.- True High Class), Tali Demon, and Bawston Strangla.

I always found this (http://ocrmirror.org/Lemmings_DABOMB_OC_ReMix.mp3) to be very happy.

TMI sweetie, TMI.:D
TMI?

no, TMI would be
Anything naked would cheer me up... woah... neekid mole rat... bow chikka bow wow!
:D

I would most heartily recommend "Balrog Boogie" by Diablo Swing Orchestra, which can be listened to here (http://www.myspace.com/diabloswingorchestra)

''always look on the bright side of life'',Mos Def and ''Dead Again'' by Possible Oscar

shiny happy people by REM and anything by Dragonforce as their songs usually detail triumph over hardship

ooh and Charlotte Hatherley, she's a musical genius and her songs are very uplifting

TMI?

no, TMI would be

:D

In any case, now I know what to get you for Christmas.:D

So, I'm looking for "Happy music" mainly because honestly I'm tired of being this bitter cynical guy who acts like an asshole half of the time. I'm tired of it because it's starting to affect the people I love and care about and it's pushing them away. So I figure one of the way I can change (beside not being an asshole) is I improve my overall mood. My theory is, if I listen to "Happy music" when I start my day, it'll improve my mood for that day. Ergo I become more tolerable of people.

Any suggestion?

Ska. I always feel happy when I listen to ska.

Smile DK is cute and happy
http://www.smiledk-music.com/media/videos/domo-domo-domo/
and a lot of pop from Dance Dance Revolution
and of course "Numa Numa"

I would most heartily recommend "Balrog Boogie" by Diablo Swing Orchestra, which can be listened to here (http://www.myspace.com/diabloswingorchestra)

Not bad music! I'm not so sure about the vocals, though....