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How come I can't find a thread on favorite happy songs? Those that can't fail to make you smile and tap your toes. Surely there must be one. If not, here's a few off the top of my head, regardless of genre:

Relatively recent:
M83 - Don't Save Us from the Flames
The Mary Onettes - Lost
The Zutons - Valerie
Brakes - Hold Me In the River

A littler longer ago:
Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar
My Bloody Valentine - When You Sleep
The Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Cake - I Will Survive

A lot longer ago:
Blondie - Pretty Baby
Wire Train - Chamber of Hellos
Chameleons - Up the Down Escalator
The Damned - Alone Again Or
Joy Division - Transmission
New Order - Regret

Great topic, Blir! Nothing like feel good music [8D] Here's what I come up with (in no particular order):

Walkaway, Cast
The Cells Divide (And I Might Ruin My Life), Fine China
Romeo, Mr. Big
Turn My Way, New Order
I Wanna Live, Ramones
Love Is You, Carol King
There Is A Light That Never Goes Out, Smiths
Saturday Night, Suede
I'm On Fire, Bruce Springsteen
Chasing Rainbows, Shed Seven
My Little Empire, Manic Street Preachers
Abraham, Martin, And John, Dion & the Belmonts
A Night Like This, Cure
More More More, Andrea True Connection
Next Exit, Interpol
Dancing Barefoot, Feelies
Michael, Secession
Side Streets. St. Etienne
But Not Tonight, Depeche Mode

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We listen to the "alternative" station at work so all my choices are recent:

You Are The One - Shiny Toy Guns
Icky Thump - White Stripes
Jane Fonda - Mickey Avalon ... because it pisses my co-workers off so much when it comes on! [:D]
Metro - The Vincent Black Shadow
Incinerate - Sonic Youth (surprise)

"High"--The Cure (I grin like a damn fool every time I hear this song)
"Doing the Untuck"--The Cure
"But Not Tonight (Flying High Mix)"--Depeche Mode
"Gypsy"--Fleetwood Mac
"Head Over Heels"--Go-Go's
"I Don't Feel Like Dancing"--Scissor Sisters
"Suedehead"--Morrissey
"Vanishing Point"--New Order
"It's Alright"--Pet Shop Boys
"Hand in Glove"--The Smiths
"Interstate Love Song"--Stone Temple Pilots
"Kickstart My Heart"--Motley Crue
"Semi-Charmed Life"--Third Eye Blind
"Lady With the Spinning Head"--U2

Manic Street Preachers - Autumnsong
English Evenings - Touch
Stanton Miranda - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Jesus & Mary Chain - April Skies
The Sounds - Tony The Beat
Comateens - A Place For Me
Cee Farrow - Should I Love You
Images In Vogue - Lust For Love
Les Rita Mitsouko - C'est Comme Ca
Secession - The Magician
Stockholm Monsters - National Pastime
Weekend - The End Of An Affair
Minor Detail - Canvas Of Life
Amy Winehouse - Tears Dry On Their Own
Tap Tap - To Our Continuing Relationship
The Tears - Imperfection
Robbie Williams - The Road to Mandalay
The Rakes - Suspicious Eyes
The Ronettes - Be My Baby
Kim Wilde- You Came
Christina Aguilera - Candyman
Talk Talk - It's My Life
And One- Forever J.
The Smiths- There is a light that never goes out
The Wild Swans- Bringing Home The Ashes
Paul Weller- I Shall Be Released
The Kinks- Sunny Afternoon
Prince- Money Don't Matter Tonight
Ten Sharp- You
Ocean Colour Scene- Up On The Downside
The Open-Elevation
The Beloved- Time After Time
Sade- King of Sorrow
Dalek i- Dalek I Love You



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We Love You – OMD
(Forever) Live & Die – OMD
Talking Loud & Clear – OMD
Bunker Soldiers – OMD
Crush – Dave Matthews Band
Mysterious Ways – U2
Where the Streets Have No Name – U2
Beautiful Day – U2
In a Little While – U2
Vertigo – U2
Dream Like Mine – Bruce Cockburn
Somebody Touched Me – Bruce Cockburn
Open – Bruce Cockburn
Stupidly Happy – XTC
Cavan Potholes – Sharon Shannon
Shine Shine – Barry Gibb
Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
Walk Through This World – Marc Cohn
Turkish March – Mozart
Sweetest Day – Control Freq
Do You Believe in Magic – Lovin’ Spoonfuls
In Your Eyes – Jeffrey Gaines
Standing Outside a Phone Booth With Money In My Hand – Primitive Radio Gods
Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers
Imagine – John Lennon
Something About You – Level 42
Porcelain – Moby
Honey Come Back – Moby


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short & sweet
Blondie - Dreaming, Pretty baby
B-52s - Dance This Mess Around, Downtown, Cake

PIL - Rise
Men Without Hats - Safety Dance (this song just cracks me up!)
B-52's - Rock Lobster
Sioxsie & the Banshees - Kiss them for Me
Gualdalcanal Diary - Litany
The Others - We are what we are
Heaven 17 - We don't need this Fascist Groove Thang
And all U2, Psychedelic Furs, OMD, New Order and APB

Agree with "Up the Down Escalator"

Anything off Roman Holliday's "Cookin on the Roof"

PSB's "Opportunities"
Danny Tenaglia, "Music is the Answer"
Talking Heads, "This Musct be the Place"
LLoyd Cole and the Commotions, "Brand New Friend"
They Might Be Giants, "Particle Man"
Shamen, "Move Any Mountain"
ABC, "Show Me"
Dead Milkmen, "Punk Rock Girl"
Depeche Mode, "Get The Balence Right"
Romantics, "I'm Hip"
Frazier Chorus, "Dream Kitchen"
XTC, "Senses Working Overtime
Moonpools and Caterpillars, "Hear"

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Anything off Roman Holliday's "Cookin on the Roof"
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So true! Not to whine, but I had a completely shitty summer and was listening to that one a lot! Funny thing, a lot of the songs on others' lists are total downers for me.

Also:
Anything by Dinah Washington, even the blues
Anything from Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, or Magic Flute
Anything by Franz Ferdinand, Fratellis, or Futureheads (what is it with me and Scottish bands with "F" names?)
"Bizarre Love Triangle," New Order
"Gentlemen Take Polaroids," Japan
"Janie Jones" and "I Fought the Law," the Clash
"So Naive" and "Jackie Big Tits," the Kooks
"Queen Bitch," David Bowie,
"Rock & Roll," Led Zeppelin
"Personality Crisis" NYD
"Another Girl, Another Planet," original or any cover, esp. Blink 182
"World Shut Your Mouth," esp the Death Cab cover
"What's My Age Again," Blink 182
"Date Rape," Sublime [}:)]
"The Kids are All Right," Who or Matthew Sweet/Susanna Hoffs cover
"Oblivious," Aztec Camera
"Float On," Modest Mouse
Did I already say "Janie Jones"? [:D]

a few britpop classics...

Goodnight - Baby Bird
Babies - Pulp
Little Bird - Moose


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"The Sun and the Rain" - Madness

"Where the Streets Have No Name/Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You" - Pet Shop Boys

"Complete Control" - The Clash, thanks to that YouTube video ("Cigarettes and Toads!").

"Shoes" and "Let Me Borrow That Top" by Kelly crack me up, though I'm sure I'll get tired of them soon.

"II B.S." by Charles Mingus

"Roadrunner", "I'm A Little Airplane", and "Ice Cream Man" by Johnathan Richman

"Get Ready For Love", "Breathless", and "Nature Boy" by Nick Cave.

"Rain" by Dragon

"Rush" Big Audio Dynamite

"Say You Miss Me" and "I Must Be High" by Wilco

Reverend Horton Heat -Bales of Cocaine
Ben Lee - Catch my disease
Detroit Cobras -Leave my kitten alone
Screaming Blue messiahs- I can speak american

<p align="justify">Pretty much any Italo Disco song[}:)] I have some ZYX compilations ([i]I <3 ZYX Italo Disco[/i] vols. 3-6), which compile some of these trashy Pop gems. Of course, they're not gonna put the best shit into these comps, but I'd say about half of it is still listenable. I'm looking to see if I can find volumes 1 and 2 of this series[}:)] There is also [i]The Best Of I <3 ZYX Italo Disco[/i] and I'd guess these are the better songs from all the compilations into one craptastic compilation[}:)][}:)]