Cheer up my playlist

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

Stacy's Mom--Fountains of Wayne. This may be the most perfect song ever written, at least until I think of a different one.

Calling You--Blue October

Magic--The Cars

Hitting The Wall--The Cows

Ah Leah!--Donny Iris

Til I Hear It From You--Gin Blossoms

Satellite--Guster

Books About UFOs--Husker Du

Roll With The Changes--REO Speedwagon

Limelight--Rush

Little Bit of Red--Serena Ryder

Graveyard Shift--Uncle Tupelo

Those all from Irv's iPod, and the top of Irv's head.

[ta2ooed1]

Snoop Dog's 'Gin and Juice' as done by The Gourds (bluegrass) never fails to make me smile

Any version of Ballroom Blitz (there's tons of them)

Black Betty by Ram Jam

and Blitzkrieg Bop by the Romones

Oh and for something really different anything by The Villebillies (Bluegrass Hip Hop fusion out of Louisville Ky)

[Lindsey]

Happy songs make me happy!

Blame it on the Boogie - The Jacksons? (seconding Rapscallion)

Will You Be There - Michael Jackson

Walls - Tom Petty

The Waiting - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

The River of Dreams - Billy Joel (have to second JoitheArtist!)

Pink - Aerosmith

The 59th Street Bridge Song - Simon & Garfunkel

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da - The Beatles

Beautiful Girl - INXS

MMMBop (acoustic) - Hanson

[Becks]

Bugs Bunny Square Dance.

I always forget to mention that song!

[Rapscallion]

Ai no Carrida - Quincy Jones. Damn fine tune.

Rapscallion

[sarasquirrel]

Looks like someone hacked into my music collection again.

And I have a buttload of Kenny Chesney crap from when I was dating Cheating Manwhore®. I should delete it on of these days...

its a shame you should have to delete kenny :/

a few more

"it happens" --sugarland (its funny)
"99 problems" --jay z
" bawitiba" kid rock lol
"hold on tight" electric light orchestra
"enter sandman" metallica
"jump jive an' wail" --brian setzer orchestra
"mmmbop" hanson (they were popular when i was of proper age) :P
"sharp dressed man"--zz top
"boot scootin boogie" --brooks and dunn corny, but upbeat

[Bella_Vixen]

"hillbillies" by hot apple pie hhaha.
"pretty vegas" by inxs

Looks like someone hacked into my music collection again.

And I have a buttload of Kenny Chesney crap from when I was dating Cheating Manwhore®. I should delete it on of these days...

[sarasquirrel]

You're an Ocean - Fastball

this.

and maybe even "the way" by fastball

and fireflies. i was surprised they play it at work o_O

i was just about to download
"hillbillies" by hot apple pie hhaha.

looking thru my playlist for upbeat songs (dont laugh)

"pretty vegas" by inxs
"no shoes, no shirt, no problems" by kenny chesney
"summertime"--kenny chesney
"comin' to your city"--big and rich

just a few. i have more in my ipod...

[Bella_Vixen]

Bugs Bunny Square Dance.

[JoitheArtist]

Oh, I forgot a couple! These are both by the Brit band Babybird:

The F Word
Lighter 'n' Spoon

Both are a lot of fun.

[Jester]

Good list. Can't believe I forgot about Sheyl Crow (Soak up the Sun - such a summer song). I know I've got sprit in the sky somewhere and well the stones just have to be there. AC/DC rock got For Those About to Rock playing just now.

Soak Up the Sun is awesome. Lots of good upbeat Sheryl songs.

And we seem to have similar taste, so I shall throw more artists out there:

Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Joe Walsh, George Thorogood, Styx, Bon Jovi, Alanis Morrisette (she does have some upbeat positive songs....really!), Avril Lavigne, Weird Al Yankovic (how can you not laugh to some of his stuff?), Natalie Merchant (voice of a freakin' angel!), the Indigo Girls, The Who, The Ramones, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Beatles, Eric Clapton, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Traveling Wilburys, ELO, BTO, the Gin Blossoms, the Tubes, Violent Femmes, etc., etc.

Obviously not all the songs by the above artists fit the criteria, but all of them have some or more songs that do. And no, not all of the above are classic rock, but I never said that that was ALL I listen to! Oh, and let's not forget the one hit wonder Harvey Danger, and their awesome one hit "Flagpole Sitta." Anyone who wants to sit in the corner and mope when this song is playing definitely has some issues!

And I don't know if you can get it where you are, and he is a local performer down here, but Michael McCloud has some great stuff. Much of it is really mellow, but some of it is really fun, especially the classic "She's Got a Butt," a song he wrote in an attempt to drive an annoying staffer to quit the bar he was playing in. (It succeeded.) Another local Key West performer that you might be able to access via the magic of the web is Jared Michael Hobgood. Specifically look for his song "Bottle of Rum." One of my all time favorites.

Heart I see made the list definitly a soft spot for them (Dog and Butterfly - classic album) since hubby had quite a bit of their stuff.

My favorite band. "Dreamboat Annie" and "Little Queen" are simply classic albums, period.

Pretty Fly by The Offspring

Let's face it.....anything by The Offspring would fit the criteria here!

[Boozy]

The following songs always get me smiling:

Crocodile Rock -- Elton John
The Lovecats -- The Cure
The Longest Time -- Billy Joel

Do you like classical at all? You might try some of Mozart's more playful serenades, like Eine kleine Nachtmusik. I've always found them very uplifting, probably because of all the horns.

[AdminAssistant]

"Broken Tonight" by DJ Armin van Buuren (feat. Van Velzen) Always makes me feel better.

[Greenday]

Put It In My Mouth by Akinyele
Basket Case by Green Day
Pretty Fly by The Offspring
The Bad Touch by The Bloodhound Gang
Oh No You Didn't by Wojahn Bros
Island In The Sun by Weezer
Riot by Three Days Grace
We Got The Noise by Donots
Feeling This by Blink 182
Chick Magnet by MXPX

[Summerfly413]

Dreaming of You - The Coral
Song 2 - The Blur
Hey Soul Sister - Train
I Will Buy You a New Life - Everclear
Rhiannon - Fleetwood Mac
New Soul - Yael Naim
In Love With a Girl - Gavin DeGraw
You're an Ocean - Fastball

-And listen to some clips of songs from Owl City. It's techno pop I guess, but it's usually pretty happy sounding. "Fireflies" is a popular hit from the Ocean Eyes album.