New Wave Outpost Forum

I was struck by the responses to Blir's post about evocative lyrics and how many people had songs that were linked to very emotional times in their lives. It seems that many of us (including me) have certain songs (or perhaps albums) that we break out depending on the mood. So I ask the NWO community what comprises your NW mood ring? What songs/albums do you listen to when you feel a certain way?
Some ones I've thought of..
Sad: Back to the Old House--Smiths
Are you ready to be Heartbroken?--Lloyd Cole
Untitled--The Cure

Feeling "old": We close our eyes--Oingo Boingo
Nineteen Forever--Joe Jackson
Middle of the Road--Pretenders

Happy: Song for a Future Generation--B-52s
Don't try to stop it--Roman Holiday
Hold it--Marshall Crenshaw

Money Worries: Love on a Farm Boy's Wages--XTC
Everything Counts--DM

Romantic: Lonely in Your Nightmare--Duran Duran
If I wasn't Shy--They Might Be Giants

Pissed: Precious--Pretenders
STop Killing Me--Primatives
Violent Femmes--Kiss Off

Your choices for these or other moods?

Energetic and sassy-
King's Lead Hat-Eno

Pensive and thinking of Franka Pontente-
I'm in Love with a German Film Star - Passions

Sad or Longing for the past-
Cheri -20/20
I hope I never- Split Enz

Happy-
What else?- Happy Boy- Beat Farmers

Relaxed-
Drugs- Talking Heads

Reminising-
Got a Lot On My Head- Cars
I could be Happy - Altered Images(Clare Grogan-"sigh")

Carefree-
Catepiller Girl - Cure

I love topics that force me to go through my collection! Nice choices NuWaveRx. Here's my mood ring...

Sad:
The The - This is the Day
New Order - Love Vigilantes
(I feel compelled to mention Bell Bottom Blues here [:(])

Feeling Old:
Squeeze - Pulling Mussels
Cars - Double Life
Alphaville - Forever Young (even more so since they used it for the official WLIR sign-off)

Happy:
Records - Starry Eyes
U2 - Electric Co.

Romantic:
Roxy Music - Take a Chance With Me

Pissed:
Clash - White Riot
Sex Pistols - Anarchy (obvious choices)

Inspiration:
Cranberries - Dreams

Need adreno fix:
Call - Walls Came Down

New Wave is mostly various shades of happy for me. If I had to pick some other moods...

Sad: The Bitterest Pill - The Jam
Old: Papa Jack - Morrissey
Happy: Now - Plimsouls
Jubilant: Regret - New Order
Hopeful: Dreams Never End - New Order
Partying: It's a Mugs Game - Soft Cell
Romantic: Samson and Delilah - Bad Manners
Intense: Transmission - Joy Division
Combative: To Hell with Poverty - Gang of Four
Troubled: Nightmares - A Flock of Seagulls
Yearning: Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want - Smiths
Horny: Kingdom of Rain - The The with Sinead
Wistful: What's Gone Wrong - Untouchables
Wistful: Airwaves - Thomas Dolby
Wistful: Ocean Rain - Echo & the Bunnymen
Wistful: Under the Milky Way - The Church
Wistful: Tears - The Chameleons

Jeez, okay, so New Wave is alternately wistful and happy for me. [:D]

I think I must only fluctuate between two moods - happy & sad.

Actually when I'm pissed I usually put on anything because most any music improves my mood.

But, if I have to wallow in sadness:
The entire Til Tuesday catalog (especially the first album and Coming Up close)
The entire Motels catalog (especially the Careful lp)
Nik Kershaw - Wouldn't it Be Good
Ultavox - Vienna
New Order - Ceremony
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart


Happy:
B-52s - Dance this Mess Around
Reducers - Let's Go
New Order - Temptation
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Blondie - Dreaming, Hanging on the Telephone
Ramones - Return of Jackie & Judy, Sheena is a Punk Rocker
Rachel Sweet - Tonight, Who Does Lisa Like
Clash - Train in Vain
Chameleons - Perfume Garden

If I'm feeling sentimental I'll put on:
Kate Bush - Hounds of Love lp
Human League - Don't You Want Me
Suzanne Vega - debut lp
Clash - London Calling
They all represent some period in my life that was pretty good.

Most christmas music makes me a slobbering, sentimental fool too.