Songs that cheer you up and put you in a good mood

[DanielT]

I posted this in the jazz tips thread here on ASR yesterday. I'll post it in this thread too. It really put me in a good mood. Quincy Jones arrangement with funky Purdie shuffle (sounds like it is, variant of) drum groove combined with nice swing, in a good song with a stellar brass section. Can it get more uplifting and mood-boosting?

 

[Frank Dernie]

Anything by Leonard Cohen.

 

[DanielT]

Anything by Leonard Cohen.

Mood yes. Reflective, ironic and a type of insightful mood yes but songs that cheer you up and put you in a good mood with Leonard Cohen? I don't know if many people experience that with Leonard Cohen BUT it doesn't really matter because the thread is about what puts YOU in a good mood. It's of course individual and can be anything.

 

[Multicore]

Piero Umiliani - Mah-Na-Mah-Na​

Makes me think I'm a decent singer when I do it.

 

[ZolaIII]

It's all about bananas...

 

[Rednaxela]

Don’t underestimate the pineapple though!

 

[Plan9]

Princess Chelsea "The Cigarette Duet"...sorry folks, couldn't send over from YouTube but fun if you care to find it!

 

[dweeeeb2]

Every time:

 

[ZolaIII]

 

[DanielT]

Happy childhood memories come to life when I hear:

Wild parties in Stockholm after seeing these live. It brings back happy memories of youth, or well youth on the way up in age. Garage punk rock band. Quite noise rock, which is nice live, and they also stood out with their good melodies.

 

[Chr1]

He's still a beast at 80...

Rock on Billy!

 

[ZolaIII]

 

[xray]

Elton John - Writing
I never get tired of listening to this song.

 

[Esprit]

 

[Martin]

Pretty much any song by the B-52's, like this one:

Martin

 

[Steven Holt]

 

[highender]

 

[whereisbrian]

Monkey Man by Toots & The Maytals

 

[Ibofobi]

Prisencolinensinainciusol with Adriano Celentano always cheers me up.

 

[Barrelhouse Solly]

Henry Thomas does it every time. Here's his take on "Molly and Tenbrooks." Unlike the ballads there's no coherent story.