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Which song cheers you up?

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Nikhedonia · 04/11/2020 10:27

Do you have a song that puts you in a good mood whenever you listen to it?

Mine is Bob Marley - Three Little Birds

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timothytoeseatenbyaghoul · 04/11/2020 23:02

Bruno Mars-finesse

timothytoeseatenbyaghoul · 04/11/2020 23:04

Or
the spinners-working my way back to you

ChocsAway2 · 04/11/2020 23:33

Jolene, Last night a DJ saved my life, I feel love by Donna Summers, Ho Hey by The Lumineers, Radio Ga Ga.

Oh yes to Electric Dreams!

Professionallytorn · 05/11/2020 00:52

Love Shack by the B52's - brilliant 💃

Weirdfan · 05/11/2020 00:57

One Way by The Levellers, pure joy Smile

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 05/11/2020 01:55

'Pack Up' - Eliza Doolittle

'Beggar On A Beach Of Gold' - Mike & The Mechanics

'While You See A Chance' and 'Back In The High Life' - both Steve Winwood

Great thread, sure I can think of some more....

Nikhedonia · 05/11/2020 07:39

@hotcrosswhat

Keep on Movin - Five

There are others but this one is just so cheesy Grin anything I can sing along to helps take my mind off things.

Again I think of my youth... friends and I choreographing an awful dance routine to this! Grin
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inappropriateraspberry · 05/11/2020 07:45

Tiger Feet! Have to sing along and dance to it. Just a fun, happy song.

JayeAshe · 05/11/2020 07:52

'When the going gets tough' - Billy Ocean. ( Plus the remixes on YouTube. ) Gets me through a lot of shit housework

Ginfordinner · 05/11/2020 07:55

@inappropriateraspberry

Tiger Feet! Have to sing along and dance to it. Just a fun, happy song.
I love that song. It reminds me of the days when they used to do the top 20 countdown on a Tuesday lunchtime.

We usd to sneak up to the upstairs corridor (not allowed) to listen to the charts, and I remember the four of us dancing to this in the corridor hoping that the dinner lady wouldn't come along and tell us off Smile

lynsey91 · 05/11/2020 08:06

The main one for me is Wake me up before you go go by Wham. It just makes me want to dance and sing along.

I play Wham's greatest hits a lot when doing housework

AgentCooper · 05/11/2020 08:09

You’re the Best Around - Joe Esposito
Higher Love - Steve Winwood
Badlands - Bruce Springsteen

Spidey66 · 05/11/2020 08:10

@ladybee28

I was coming on to say this. My default song to put me in a good mood. Always works.
noideaatallreally · 05/11/2020 08:16

Daydream Believer - the Monkees
9 to 5 - Dolly Parton
5 o'clock somewhere - Alan Jackson
Dignity - Deacon Blue
Annie's Song -John Denver
Top of the World - The Carpenters
At the Zoo - Simon and Garfunkle

I am not as old as those songs would suggest I am!!!

squashyhat · 05/11/2020 08:19

Solsbury Hill - Peter Gabriel

LzzyHale · 05/11/2020 08:43

Life in a northern town - The Dream Academy
Cruel Summer - Bananarama
Boys of Summer - Don Henley

I ask Alexa to play 80s songs when I'm cooking or cleaning, the best decade IMO.

Mintjulia · 05/11/2020 08:44

Katrina and the Waves - Walking on sunshine

Mrsjayy · 05/11/2020 08:50

Islands in the stream Dolly and Kenny

Marry you, Bruno Marrs

Both of these are my happy songs

WildCherryBlossom · 05/11/2020 09:08

Oh a couple more:

Top of the World - Imagine Dragons
Best Day of my Life - American Authors

Nikhedonia · 05/11/2020 09:12

@Mintjulia

Katrina and the Waves - Walking on sunshine
DD and I listened to this in the car on the way to school this morning, such a feel good song!
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WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 05/11/2020 10:21

Also 'Love Shine A Light' by Katrina et al - absolutely cracking song. The 2020 combined Eurovision artists' version of it was just brilliant.

Nikhedonia · 05/11/2020 12:13

@WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

Also 'Love Shine A Light' by Katrina et al - absolutely cracking song. The 2020 combined Eurovision artists' version of it was just brilliant.
I have a hazy memory of that being the theme tune for a TV programme, but I can't remember which one. It's slightly annoying me!
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BaldAndWild · 05/11/2020 12:29

Walking on sunshine (wo hoa!), Katrina & the waves
Wake up Boo, Boo Radleys
Get back up again, Anna Kendrick, Trolls soundtrack
You're Welcome, Dwayne Johnson
This time I know it's for real, Donna Summer
Daydream believer, the Monkees
I am the one & only, Chesney Hawkes
I wanna dance with somebody, Whitney Houston

Blackberrycream · 05/11/2020 12:32

George Benson, Give me the Night, the official music video on YouTube is guaranteed to raise a smile.
Infectious music, his lovely smile and he plays his guitar while roller skating.
I used to play Marvin Gaye’s album, What’s Going on, every morning whilst getting ready. It was a good way to start each day off. I might start that routine again...

explorerdog · 06/11/2020 22:45

ELO Mr Blue Sky also works well

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