Happy - Carpenters
No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems - Kenny Chesney

Wonderful Wonderful - Johnny Mathis
Peaceful - Helen Reddy

Was "our song" with my very first BF (give away my age, it was a hit that fall.) He found me on FB and I soon discovered he's now a Tea Party Patriot. I can't bear to unfriend him so I just ignore his posts and "like" the cute pics of his grandkids.

That song , for some reason, gets my happy motor runnin'!

Hard not to tap your foot on these two.

I probably haven't listened to either of these songs in well over a decade, yet I saw your post, played them and could still sing along, word for word with as much enthusiasm as I did back in the 70s.

Thanks for bringing them back to mind.

blasting away with the windows down and I'm singing the chorus at the top of my lungs. Look over and two girls in the car next to me are cracking up. I just smiled and kept on singing.

Great tunes, glad you enjoyed them.

if I'd been in that car, I would have been singing with you.

Dancing in the Moonlight
I'm So Excited
Rubberband Man
Love Rollercoaster
Dance to the Music
Crazy Train
Joy to the World (Jeremiah was a bullfrog)

...a;ways makes me smile.

Though I'm not sure their style will fit with the rest of your compilation

I went through what I have and I didn't find much 'happy' music. Everything is depressing/sad/grungy/goth lol. I love anything sad.

I have Happy by Pharrell though. Another one I like is "Paradise city" by GnR even though it's so sexist. I loved it when it first came out and it's always made me feel happy. "Breathe" by Michelle Branch. "Hella Good" by No Doubt. That's about all I have that isn't depressing.

Of course they have a number of songs that fit this category, "Nashville Cats" always gets a smile from me. "Friday On My Mind" by the Easybeats is another favorite of mine.

and

Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper

lots of others too but these just make me smile

Robert Crumb & the Cheap Suit Serenaders - lead vocals by Robert Armstrong

Pretty much the whole early Beatles catalog, actually.

"That's The Way That The World Goes 'Round" by John Prine

"Shout" by the Isley Brothers

"Peace Train" by Cat Stevens

"You Can Get It If You Really Want" by Jimmy Cliff

"Take Me To The River" by the Talking Heads

my world...


Let Me Serenade You - Three Dog Night

Veracruz - Santana
Soul Sacrifice (live from Woodstock)

Rock and Roll (live at MSG, 1973) - Led Zeppelin

Baby Work Out - Jackie Wilson


Just a few out of many

Just about the happiest song I know of.

Edited to add link to video

Other great happy Madonna songs:

Into the Groove
Celebration (not the Kool & the Gang song)
Lucky Star
Deeper and Deeper
Everybody
Music
Give It 2 Me
Causin' a Commotion
Cherish

That's a fun song.

it's impossible NOT to move while listening to it!

I just thought of another one impossible to stay still to:

I live in AZ, and that song will always be connected with a recall election we had for a crazy governor by the name of Ev Mecham.

Anyway, a local radio station did a parody of the song called, "Brand New Gov'nor"

Good times, good times....

on edit: got the gov's name wrong....

way back when, and having Pete Burns' moves down pretty 'durn good.

I wonder what ever happened to him?

And by way too much, I mean Mickey Rourke territory. Sad really, they both were pretty hot.

Just saw some pics online.

Yikes!

He was hot. Now, I have to say, not so much.

I'm torn about plastic surgery.

On the one hand, I feel there should be freedom of choice and the ability to do what you need to do to find your happiness. On the other hand, sometimes I wonder if it is a search for something that could be better reached through other means such as therapy, personal growth, spirituality, etc.

When I see people like him it makes me sad because from the outside, it looks like someone who is unhappy with themselves and not comfortable in their own skin.

But, I try not to judge too harshly, because, what do I really know about their state of mind?

(Just got pulled into Masterpiece Mystery...)

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Modern English - I Melt with You
Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Natalie Merchant - Wonder
Erasure - Stop!, Chains of Love, A Little Respect
The Turtles - Happy Together
Deee-Lite - Groove is in the Heart
Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands to Yourself
The O'Jays - Love Train

Some that come immediately to mind:

Wig
Mesopotamia
Whammy Kiss
Rock Lobster
Party Out of Bounds
Love Shack (previously mentioned)
Cosmic Thing
Private Idaho
Roam
Dance This Mess Around

And of course, Elton John gave us "I'm Still Standing", "The Bitch is Back", and my personal fave feel-good song from Elton, "The Club at the End of the Street".

This is my happy album, Banda Eva ao vivo. I listen to it while driving. It's Brazilian, carnival music from Bahia.

Much of John Denver's discography- "Annie's song," "Sunshine on my Shoulders," "Rocky Mountain High."

James Taylor's "Carolina."

Paul Simon's "Kodachrome."

"Romeo's Tune" (Steve Forbert?)

"Wake me up before you go go" by WHAM!

And nothing makes me happier than cranking Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me" all the way to 11 when I'm driving.

Don't know how anyone could listen to that without smiling.

Again, Madness has a LOT of great, happy songs.

Our House
One Step Beyond
Driving in My Car
Baggy Trousers
Night Boat to Cairo
It Must Be Love
House of Fun
Sun and the Rain

Try listening to some cuts from "Shapes and Patterns", especially if you like a retro-60's vibe.

Travis Tritt's - It's a Great Day to Be Alive (and how much more upbeat can a title get)

Original version OR the "Animal House" version. Both of 'em work!

TONS o' silly!

Come on, some of the best mood lifters-

That one is good!

They have a lot of tunes that are like that, though. I'd put Scarlet Begonias on that list, too. And several others.

If you can hold still while listening to this...you may be wearing cement boots

1. On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone - Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show

2. Hey There Little Red Riding Hood - Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs

3. Bang on the Drum All Day - Todd Rundgren

4. I Can't See Me Lovin' Nobody But You - the Turtles

5. I Believe in Magic - the Lovin' Spoonful

by Friends of Distinction.

Natural's Not In It

If you've ever seen Sophia Coppolla's Marie Antoinette - you've heard it - it's the opening credit song.

What a BLAST ! Hundreds of great songs...some old..some new...some unfamiliar to me.
I think that my mix is gonna be awfully long. Thanks to everyone.