What is your "feel good" song?

[RileyMom]

You know, that song you hear on the radio and HAVE to crank it up and sing to the top of your lungs? (Please tell me I am not the only one who does this :p )

One of mine is "already gone" by the Eagles. It came on as I was approaching work this morning and I actually sat in the parking lot be-bopping to the whole song before I walked in.

"Well I heard some people talkin' just the other day.
And they said you were going to put me on a shelf.
Let me tell ya I got some news for you, and you'll soon find
out its true. And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself."

'Cause I'm aaaaaalready gone. :)

What's yours?

[ztaprincess]

Kelly Clarkson's breakaway

[sublime311]

Sing at the top of my lungs!? Oooo, I have a few!

Jack and Diane - John Cougar Mellancamp

"Suckin' on chili dog outside the tastey freeze.
Diane sittin' on Jacky's lap, got his hands between her knees
Jacky say, "Hey Diane, let's run off hind' shady tree"
Dribble off those Bobby Brooks slacks, now do what I please.

Jacky says, oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Say uh, oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone. They walk on."


Brown-Eyed Girl - Van Morrison

"Hey where did we go,
Days when the rains came
Down in the hollow,
Playin' a new game,
Laughing and a running hey, hey
Skipping and a jumping
In the misty morning fog with
Our hearts a thumpin' and you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl. "


Margaritaville - Jimmy Buffet

"Nibblin' on sponge cake
Watchin' the sun bake
All of those tourists covered with oil
Strummin' my six-string
On my front porch swing
Smell those shrimp they're beginnin' to boil

Chorus:
Wastin' away again in Margaritaville
Searching for my lost shaker of salt
Some people claim that there's a woman to blame
But I know it's nobody's fault "


Me and My Bobby Mcgee - Janis Joplin

"Busted flat in baton rouge, waiting for a train
And i’s feeling nearly as faded as my jeans.
Bobby thumbed a diesel down just before it rained,
It rode us all the way to new orleans.

I pulled my harpoon out of my dirty red bandanna,
I was playing soft while bobby sang the blues.
Windshield wipers slapping time, I was holding bobby’s hand in mine,
We sang every song that driver knew."

[IrishMeg]

Fatboy Slim's "Praise you."


We've come a long long way together,
Through the hard times and the good,
I have have to celebrate you baby,
I have to praise you like I should

[Walton]

Outkasts's "Hey Ya!"

I absolutely LOVE that song, and it can make me dance no matter where I am or what mood I'm in!

[RileyMom]

These are all great! I just thought of another one. "Some kinda wonderful." (cant' recall the artist)

I don't need a whole lotta money, I don't need a big fine car
I've got everything that a man could want, I've got more than I could ask for.
I don't have to run around, I don't have to stay out all night.
I've got me a sweet, a sweet lovin' woman, and she knows how to treat me right.
Well my baby, she's all right. My baby, she's clean out of sight, don't you know that she's...... some kind a wonderful....


:)

[jellybeany]

"You Shook Me All Night Long" ~ AC/DC

[Ameez]

The Beach Boys "Kokomo" (don't laugh) :p

[cocoa_femme]

Michael Jackson's Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough and PYT.

[mrsface]

Fun songs!

Mine is "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls. I actually listened to it this morning while driving in to work. And hey, who can blame me- it's Monday! I needed a pick-me-up.

[cyd_96]

"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"

Where he says:
"I told you once you son of a b!tch, I'm the best there's ever been!" I scream that part and it cheers me up!

Of course, this is the non-radio version!

[Kimberland30]

It really depends on my mood. If I'm pissed about something, to calm me down I like "Smack my Bitch Up" by Prodigy, or "It Ain't My Bitch" by Metallica.

For general happy feel good songs, I like 80's music. Especially "I love Rock-n-Roll" by Joan Jett. I never get tired of that song. :)

[AusAshMommy]

Redneck Woman ~ Gretchen Wilson

Any upbeat song really...

[houseblend]

Dreams by the Cranberries. Livens me up every time I hear it!

[Reenie]

Fun songs!

Mine is "Closer to Fine" by the Indigo Girls. I actually listened to it this morning while driving in to work. And hey, who can blame me- it's Monday! I needed a pick-me-up.

Oh, this song is definitely one of my faves, too! My favorite line is "the best thing you've ever done for me is to help me take my life less seriously, it's only life after all." :p

[laurenc]

most anything by dave matthews band, but in particular, "the best of what's around", as it's an upbeat song and it reminds me of when i first met my husband.
---
See, you and me, have a better time than most can dream, have it better than the best, and so can pull on through... Whatever tears at us, whatever holds us down, and if nothing can be done we'll make the best of what's around...

[tgray99]

Carry On by Pat Green

Baby's just a little bit tired of the city,
Billboards and bullshit got her down,
Seem like you need a little hill country,
A Little backroads driving, little bit of the old top down,
Yeah, everybody gotta get away sometime,
Forget about yourself for awhile,
Seems to me that all you need is a ragtop car to ride with me,
I'm ok, I'm alright, just might get a little high tonight,
I'm ok, I'm alright, carry on

[lawyergirl25]

I have to say, I must look like a fool in my car because I crank up and sing/yell along with almost every single song that's been listed here. DH just loves taking road trips with me. :)

[Etoile]

Hey Ya by Outkast and Thing Called Love by the Darkness are two of my jammin' out happy songs!

[citylove]

I might refer back to this to put together a work-out mix! Good choices, ladies!

Okay, y'all are going to laugh at me since I'm just a little bit behind the times - just enough to make me not cool. I will try to explain myself by saying I NEVER drive, so the only radio I listen to is at home in my kitchen, and that is usually on NPR.

Sooo ... I heard "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani for the first time a few days ago, and I totally love it! The beat is so catchy, it just made me so happy. I can't say I really understand the words, but it's a great pick-me-up!

[RileyMom]

This might not be a very popular one either, but another one I LOVE singing to is Elton John/Kiki Dee singing "don't go breaking my heart." I don't know why, but I love jamming to that song. :p

[vwinkel]

You guys have already said some of my favorites. But lately it's been Kelly Clarkson - Since you've been gone. I think I'm finally starting to tire of it, but I still like it.

[AttyGrl74]

Anything by ABBA - most notably "The Winner Takes It All" or the discolicious "Dancing Queen".

[kalogrias]

"Solsbury Hill" by Peter Gabriel. It makes me want to roll down my car windows, no matter what the weather.

Also like "Question Everything" by Eight Stops Seven:

Ever since I was a child
You always said that I should understand the rules
You take some and give less
Sit high above the rest...don't you

As I ask a simple question
Cuts me off with his reply
He's been practicing for decades
Now he thinks I have the time
He flows in and out of riddles
Looking me straight in the eye
But it seems like something's missing
From the days when he was more my size...

Oh, and my favorite because it will forever remind me of my best friend -- "Busses and Trains" by Bachelor Girl:

Hey Mom
Why didn't you tell me
Why didn't you teach me a thing or two
You just let me go
Out into the World
You never thought to share what you knew

So I walked under a bus
I got hit by a train
Keep falling in love
Which is kinda the same
I've sunk out at sea
Crashed my car, gone insane
And it felt so good
I want to do it again

Hey Mom
Why didn't you warn me
Coz about boys is something i should have known
Their like chocolate cake
Like cigarettes
I know they're bad for me
But I just can't leave 'em alone

Chorus

I wanna do it again
Oh, felt so good

Hey Mom
Since we're talking
What was it like when you were young
Has the world changed
Or is it still the same
A man can kill and still be the sweetest fun

Choruses Out

[camberne]

Originally posted by cyd_96:
"The Devil Went Down to Georgia"
Where he says:
"I told you once you son of a b!tch, I'm the best there's ever been!" I scream that part and it cheers me up!OH YEAH!! That's a great one! They rarely play it on the radio around here... but when they do, I crank it up!!

Mine would have to be Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now by Jefferson Starship.

[euphorhea]

Santeria - Sublime

and...

Hold On - Wilson Phillips
[I'm totally serious, too. :p ]

[Reenie]

Santeria - Sublime

and...

Hold On - Wilson Phillips
[I'm totally serious, too. :p ]

OMG, you're totally my hero! I love both of those songs, but I don't think I would have admitted to the Wilson Phillips! :p

[jbenny75]

I have soooo many.

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield
Closing Time - Semisonic
Semi-Charmed Life - Third Eye Blind
Santa Monica - Everclear

I'll probably think of more....

[Elle]

There's something about "Walkin' on Sunshine" that just perks me right up. And I am a shameful child of the 80s--I've forgotten who sings it.

Oooh, AttyGrl74, I love me some ABBA!

[Cohl]

"I want you to want me" Cheap Trick

I know, I am such a dork!

[sublime311]

Santeria - Sublime

Pretty much ANY Sublime song gets me going, too!! :D :D

[sublime311]

There's something about "Walkin' on Sunshine" that just perks me right up. And I am a shameful child of the 80s--I've forgotten who sings it.

Oooh, AttyGrl74, I love me some ABBA!

katrina and the waves! :D

[Mellow_Water1]

Here are a few of mine...a lot of good ones have been mentioned...

The Sweetest Thing - U2

Free Falling - Tom Petty

Forever Young - Rod Stewart

Proudest Monkey - DMB

Satellite - DMB

I feel really corny saying this, but if anyone has seen the movie Matilda with Danny DeVito, I just love the song at the end, called Send Me On My Way by Rusted Root:

I would like to reach out my hand
who may see you
who may tell you to run
you know what they say about the young
Well pick me up with golden hand
who may see you
who may tell you to run
you know what they say about the young

[lawyergirl25]

Mellow_Water, I love Rusted Root's entire When I Woke album - good call!

[miel]

Beck--Nightmare Hippie Girl or Truckdrivin Neighbor Downstairs because they make me laugh.

[daydreamer]

"Man, I feel like a woman" - Shania Twain
"being a celebrity" - Brad Paisley

P.S. Thanks Citylove - my 5 y.o. nephew carries around my small boombox & loves
that song. I barely know who Gwen Stephani is... so what is a "hollarback" girl?

[kiddo]

Three Little Birds - Bob Marley

Don’t worry about a thing,
’cause every little thing gonna be all right.
Singin’: don’t worry about a thing,
’cause every little thing gonna be all right!

Rise up this mornin’,
Smiled with the risin’ sun,
Three little birds
Pitch by my doorstep
Singin’ sweet songs
Of melodies pure and true,
Sayin’, (this is my message to you-ou-ou:)

[lawyerlee]

Everclear - Santa Monica
(I have *so* many good memories associated with this song. *sigh* :) )

Guns 'N Roses - Paradise City

Lenny Kravitz - Are You Gonna Go My Way

Maxwell - Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)

Notorious BIG - Hypnotize

Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name

Rancid - Roots Radicals

[citylove]

Thanks Citylove - my 5 y.o. nephew carries around my small boombox & loves
that song. I barely know who Gwen Stephani is... so what is a "hollarback" girl?

I'm not sure ... I think there was a discussion about it awhile back, but I can't remember if a conclusion was made. I *think* it is a positive song!

[lawyerlee]

I'm not sure ... I think there was a discussion about it awhile back, but I can't remember if a conclusion was made. I *think* it is a positive song!
I think it's just, like, a cheerleader. :)

[jbenny75]

Diana- your G n' R reference reminded me of another one:

Sweet Child of Mine

Also:

American Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

This is what I heard a "hollaback girl" is: In cheerleading, there is the leader that shouts out the cheers and the hollaback girls are the ones that repeat them. So, she's saying that she's not a hollaback girl, she's the leader, so whoever is messing with her better watch out.

I don't know if that's true or not.

[scout]

The Bodean's "Good Things"

Weezer "Beverly Hills", "The Sweater Song"

Eddie Money "I think I'm in Love"

Collective Soul "Gel"

The Beatles "Here Comes the Sun"

JImmy Eat World "Sweetness"

John Cougar Mellencamp "The Authority Song"

[tgray99]

I heard a hollarback girl was one that was always available for a booty call.

[greenbunny]

I definitely agree with Santeria by Sublime. DH and I yell "PUNK A$$!" and sing everything else normally.

Also Sweet Child of Mine. Crank it up, yell it loud, and play air guitar like Slash. I will always be an 80s child.

[juliemag]

Love 'Sweet Child of Mine' - along with all other G-n-R 80's stuff as well.

Fields of Gold - Sting
Free Falllin' - Tom Petty
Baby Got Back... :p How can you not love that song!!

Those are just a few...

ETA: almost forgot Brass Monkey - my all time fave. :D

[AttyGrl74]

ETA: almost forgot Brass Monkey - my all time fave. :D

aaaah yeah - Beastie Boys! I'm a huge BB fan...

[myshel]

"You Shook Me All Night Long"-- AC/DC
"California Love"-- Tupac, Dre, and Snoop
"Motorcycle Drive-By"-- Third Eye Blind

[lainey]

Urban dictionary definition of Hollaback Girl:

It seems as though Ms. Stefani has had some incidents in which another young, presumably female, individual has made some disparaging remarks about her character. Upon learning of the situation, Ms. Stefani is informing this “culprit” that she intends to handle this matter physically. Ms. Stefani’s character is such that she is not the type of person who counters verbal attacks with verbal attacks, or “hollering back.” Using terminology that is commonplace among today’s youth, this is shortened to “hollaback.” Additionally, it appears as though this altercation will take place somewhere near the bleachers.lyrics:
I heard that you were talking shit
And you didn't think that I would hear it
People hear you talking like that, getting everybody fired up
So I'm ready to attack, gonna lead the pack
Gonna get a touchdown, gonna take you out
That's right, put your pom-poms downs, getting everybody fired up


I love that song too, so catchy!

Other faves:
Let's Get It Started by Black Eyed Peas
Mo Money Mo Problems by Notorious B.I.G. (Also Hypnotize)
Yeah by Usher
Mysterious Ways by U2

[lawyerlee]

"California Love"-- Tupac, Dre, and Snoop
Oooohhh, good one!!!! :D

[twinnyme]

Mine's already been nominated - definitely "Dancing Queen" by ABBA. Just heard it this morning on the way to work. Also some others that have already been mentioned:

* Jack & Diane
* Hey Ya

And, to date myself, I also like Hotel California by the Eagles (anything Eagles really) and anything Grease (especially since Grease songs are so rarely on the radio).

[lawyerlee]

Another one:

Party Up by DMX

[lawyergirl25]

Diana, that's my booty-shakin' song (played at every wedding and girls' night out at my request). :)

[pocket]

Vacation by the Go-go's

[2kCougar]

Shania Twain--Up! Man, I feel like a woman
ZZ Top-legs

[RileyMom]

Got another one - "Soak up the Sun" by Sheryl Crowe ALWAYS puts me in a good mood. :)

[houseblend]

"I want you to want me" Cheap Trick

I know, I am such a dork!

I'm a dork, too, then! :p That song is great!



OMG, you're totally my hero! I love both of those songs, but I don't think I would have admitted to the Wilson Phillips!

That song got me through a very tough night after a huge fight with my then-boyfriend in the 10th grade. I played it over and over again. :o

[Mellow_Water1]

Cecilia - Simon and Garfunkel

I'll Take You There - The Staple Singers

You Sexy Thing - Marvin Gaye

Ray of Light - Madonna

She's Got the Look - Roxette

My Sharona - The Knack

[RileyMom]

Okay, this one brings me back to my hardcore partying days in my twenties:

Kiss - "Lick it Up" - I don't hear it much anymore, but I stick rock to it when I do. :)

On a more easygoing note, Elton John - Philadelphia Freedom is a great easy listening, feel-good classic.

Oh, and I love Cheap Trick too! I am a true 70's/early 80's child. :)

[twinnyme]

I heard a few more on the radio today that I should have mentioned:

* Crocodile Rock by Elton John
* Wouldn't it be Nice by the Beach Boys
* Oh What a Night (December ?? 1963)

And also:

* Only the Good Die Young by Billy Joel

[catch]

Anything by Queen gets me going. Especially:

I Want to Break Free
Radio Ga-Ga
Don't Stop Me Now

My other sing out loud happy songs:
She Crawls Away - Hootie & the Blowfish
Tucker's Town - Hootie & the Blowfish
Float On - Modest Mouse
Centerfold - J. Geils Band
Kiss - Prince
Angel of Harlem - U2
Why Can't this be Love - Van Halen
Can't Stand Losing You - The Police
Material Girl - Madonna
Borderline - Madonna
Everything she wants - Wham!
Cherry Pie - Warrant

[daydreamer]

Just wanted to sent a big "thank you" to all of you who attempted to educate me re:the definition of "hollarback girl". Just be prepared, I will be back - I've reached the age where I don't understand the words to songs :rolleyes:

[AusAshMommy]

Heard another one of my favs this morning:

Rihanna DJ Pon De Replay...good upbeat and lots of fun!

[jbenny75]

Two more:

My Own Worst Enemy - Lit

Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler (a great song to sing totally horrendously at the top of your lungs!)

[KaliLily]

Apparently I can't resist a chance to show what a geek I am. ;) My feel good song is Barry Manilow's Copacabana. Seriously.

[stevesbabygirl]

"I want you to want me" Cheap Trick

I absolutely love this song too!

Free Fallin by Tom Petty
Piano Man by Billy Joel (or any of his stuff for that matter)
Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-a-Lot
Total Eclipse of the Heart by Nikki French
Bad Habit by The Offspring
Jack and Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp
Summertime by Will Smith
Mr. Brightside by The Killers (or any of their stuff)
Take On Me by A-Ha
Beautiful Life by Ace of Base

[nawsgirl]

Apparently I can't resist a chance to show what a geek I am. ;) My feel good song is Barry Manilow's Copacabana. Seriously.

Hey, Copacabana is on my list too!! :D I also like "Gotta Get Thru This" by Daniel Bedingfield, "Keep on Moving" by 5ive (british group that has now disbanded), "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera... there are probably a lot more but I can't think of them right now... I am a total pop girl, the cheesier the better!!

[Bastille]

The Promise - When in Rome
Holiday - Madonna
Erotic City - Prince
Yeah - Usher

[msnicolea]

"I could never take the place of your man" by Prince. Oh how I love it.

[IUAlum]

Don't you just want to make a mix tape out of this whole thread?

I LOVE "Einstein on the Beach" by Counting Crows. It's not really a radio song, but I love it.

Many that have been mentioned, including Wilson Philips' "Hold On" which really got it's due in Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle.

I also LOVE "Making Love Out of Nothing At All" by Air Supply.

Thanks for making me smile with this thread!

[bookworm]

I think I have several, but the one that is coming to mind as "can't be in a bad mood while listening to this" is "Oh What a Night" by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. I'm not sure if that's because of the memories or the song :).

[miel]

I just realized that Beck is my feelgood musician, and his songs are what I turn to when I'm blue...

"Loser" is my all time feel good song. The lyrics crack me up...

In the time of chimpanzees, I was a monkey
Butane in my veins and I'm out to cut the junkie
With the plastic eyeballs, spray-paint the vegetables
Dog food stalls with the beefcake pantyhose


"Truckdriving neighbor downstairs" used to cheer me up when I was blue

Acid casualty with a reposessed car
Vietnam vet playin air guitar

Beck and Mahalia Jackson were my go to guys for feel good back in the day...Now that I have a baby I am forced to sing 'Twinkle twinkle little star' over and over so I get to play my music less and less these days.

[MurphysLaw]

*SUCH* a great thread! :D There are so many great songs listed in here, many that I sing along with so I may post some repeats.

Everyone Falls in Love Sometimes - Tantro Metro & Beenie Man
Can't Get Enough of Your Love - Barry White
We Don't Have to Take Our Clothes Off - Jermaine Stewart :o
(I love the part: Na na na na nanana...NA NA :p)
I LOVE Mellancamp & almost always sing along!
Kiss, I Would Die 4 U - anything by Prince
I love Van Halen too, especially Dreams & Everybody Wants Some
Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison (but the Jimmy Buffett version makes me sing along as well :))
Nasty Boys (among MANY others) - Janet Jackson
Cherish, Holiday, Material Girl, Like a Prayer - Madonna
Melt with You, Just like Heaven - The Cure
Girls Just Wanna have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
If You Leave - OMD
Vacation, We Got the Beat - Go Go's
Faith - George Michael
Move It on Over, One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer, Bad to the Bone - George Thorogood

Oh man, I could go ON and ON and ON.....doesn't help matters that DH is a DJ. :p

[imagirliegirl]

My Give A Damn Is Busted - Jo Dee Messina
Since U Been Gone - Kelly Clarkson

Bad Habit by The Offspring

OMG my friends tease me that this is my song because I get so pissed off when I drive! *hehe*

[BonBon06-11-05]

That song by Outkast that goes " I like the way you move..." I'm pretty sure that's the title of it, too.

[udsweetpea]

Guitars and Tiki Bars by Kenny Chesney

[Pink_Converse]

"Just like Heaven" The Cure-also my all time favorite song.
Blue album and older Weezer.
"I want you to want me" Cheap Trick
Just about anything 80's

[Jaycee]

Mine is "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrison. I love it, and can listen to it and sing along over and over and over. When I first started dating DH, we went on a little road trip, and I played it and started singing along and really getting into it. He said, thats when he knew he was in love with me :p

Now we both love it and sing along ;)

[SwiftyOWB]

Paul Simon Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

[Vorian's_Leronica]

Trees- Marty Casey

[Zherbus]

Freebird... dead serious.

[Amanda77]

Friday I'm in Love- The cure especially when it is Friday!

[BonBon06-11-05]

Feel Good by The Gorillaz

Float On by Modest Mouse