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by **skinnytie** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 8:56 am

"Walls Come Tumbling Down" - The Style Council
"Helicopter" - XTC
"Heaven (Should've Been Here)" - Hey! Elastica
"Mockingbird" - The Belle Stars
"Oliver's Army" (it's so damn catchy!) - Elvis Costello
"Human Touch" - Elvis Costello
"Stool Pigeon", "

by **pikeprof** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:03 am

The Fleshtones--Rightside of a Good Thing -D'oh--

And me the Fleshtones fiend-thank you quite life and shame on me!!!

I saw some Belle Stars on their-how's about their cover of Iko Iko?

by **fritzb** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:28 am

Well I think we are discussing two different things here. There are "happy uplifting songs" and songs that make you happy and uplifted. Depending on your tastes, these may not be the same songs. [;)]

In college a friend of mine coined an excellent t

by **phillyidol** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:37 am

Come on get happy- The Partridge Family. You can't get any happier then that. I just want to jump in my multi-color bus and go! WEEEEEE!

by **phillyidol** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 9:45 am

Funny how the mind works! Tower of strength by Mission U.K. is a very pos. song but I always associate it with dark evil things. Why you may ask? Back in the 80's when I was booking gigs for bands, I was in an s&m club (they had band night) but to talk to

by **ekahob** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:41 am

"Happy Song" by the Nips:

http://lostbands.blogspot.com/2004/08/nips.html
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/%7Emroman/multi.html

by **bpdp3** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 11:54 am

"Rocket from a bottle" from XTC'c Black Sea lp.

If you don't own it, go out and get that album tomorrow.

by **Quite Life** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:00 pm

ekahob: great call on Shane Mcgowens(sp?) better band [;)]

More songs for the happy wagon: [:)]

B52's--Song for a Future Generation [:)]
B52's--Legal Tender [:)]
Guadalcanal Diary--Waitusi Rodeo [:)]
The Police--Reggatta De Blanc [:)]
Modern L

by **Dave** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:13 pm

Great topic, I'll take a try. Seems like certain bands are a more likely fit than others (e.g., Sparks, Devo & XTC more likely than Clash, Smiths & Cure). I agree with Fritz though - some songs that make me happy might not come across as such (tried to

by **KYYX4ever** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:19 pm

i LOVE happy New Wave !

in addition to the many superbly happyhappy songs up above, especially:
Monster - Fred Schnieder
King in a Catholic Style - China Crisis
Stand By - Roman Holliday
Just Got Lucky - JoBoxers

i LOVE the joyful delirious happ

by **Quite Life** » Fri Sep 03, 2004 1:33 pm

four more cents worth of happy songs [:)]

Haircut 100--Favorite Shirts (boy meets girl) [:)]
Elvis Costello--I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down [:)]
Billy Idol--Catch My Fall [:)]
Simple Minds--Promised You a Miracle [:)]

happy happy joy joy[:

by **ExRat** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 10:46 am

"Glad All Over" - Dave Clarke 5.

by **hexicon** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 4:23 pm

Here's one that just got me through a bunch of housework: Boomtown Rats, "She's So Modern." "She's so twentieth century/She's so nineteen-seventies!" Someone's gotta re-make and update this. I was pogoing while I folded the laundry.

Yes, my life is

by **Quite Life** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:22 pm

more songs for a happy week end

Polecats--Make a Circut with Me [:)]
Generation X--Ready Steady Go [:)]
The Bodysnatchers--Do Rocksteady [:)]
The Bodysnatchers--Easy Life [:)]
Secret Affair--Soho Strut [:)]
The Alarm--68 Guns [:)]
Dexy's Midnig

by **ExRat** » Sat Sep 04, 2004 7:58 pm

"It Ain't What You Do" - Fun Boy Three & Bananarama
"Really Sayin' Something" - Bananarama
"Telecommunication" - A Flock of Seagulls
"Bltzkrieg Bop" - Ramones
"There's A Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" - Kirsty MacColl
"A New England"

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