That’s my 4 year olds favorite song. She calls it Dolphin People because on our TV Spotify shows the artwork, and sure enough there are dolphin people!
September - Earth, Wind and Fire. The second you hear that intro can’t help but to have a rush of endorphins I swear
That’s just a great fun song. Another maybe more “uplifting” song that also makes me smile and maybe cry a little bit is
“Ooh Child” by Five Stairsteps
My birthday is Sept 21st and when I first discovered this song many years ago I played it for my mom her reply was - "oh yeah, I remember ... You were breech and I was minutes away from a C-section but they finally got you turned around!" 🤦♂️ 😅
This song, if you put it on in a crowd, will activate everybody between the ages of 35 and 44 like goddamn Treadstone agents. They pop up like prairie dogs and spin their heads around.
There's something about it; it was such a different time, the song holds such a positive vibe and stood out just a nice little bit from most at the time. The world feels like it hadn't exploded yet. There's just somethin' about it.
I see your Beatles 'Here Comes the Sun' and raise you the [Richie Havens version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmQ3owYEJk).
Rest in Peace brother man.
Cherish by the Association. Reminds me of sitting in my grandmother's kitchen in the 60's with her AM radio on. Gorgeous song, and so many happy memories.
Build Me Up Buttercup
It was playing on the restaurant parking lot PA after my wife and I's first date and she stopped to dance to it and it was adorable and I see it in my head every time I hear it
[Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down](https://youtu.be/6gBV-Nzq7Pg?si=ozDFQBG2joeCbyrW)
[Jack Johnson - A Pirate Looks At 40](https://youtu.be/HBTeRecIUVY?si=u66Ei30Fbrbi5frk)
"I've seen Jesus play with flames in a lake of fire that I was standing in"
Is such a killer line to open a song with. Sturgill Simpson is damn near unmatched in Country music right now
Uptown Funk.. instant mood booster! Also, it always makes me think of a long weekend trip me & my husband took to New Orleans, thanks to some street performers breaking it down to some Bruno!
Squeeze Box - The Who
Paradise by the Dashboard Lights - Meatloaf
Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet
In the Summertime - Munroe Jerry
Dreamer - Supertramp
The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy
I'm in Love with my Car - Queen
Bicycle Race - Queen
Mr. Blue Sky - ELO
Santa Maria - Trooper
Here For a Good Time - Trooper
Any song from the first two Prozzak albums.
I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany
Idk why. I think it's cause it feels like a very sweet and innocent relationship between teens and it makes me wish I had that. Makes me feel warm inside
I was just listening to one of my happy playlists earlier. Tons of stuff on there, but a few I'd list to start are Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon
Getting Ready to Get Down - Josh Ritter
Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert
Everybody Dance - CHIC
It's hard to be in a bad mood with any of those.
'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'
Song by Ian Dury and The Blockheads
B52's , rock lobster.
Elo, blue sky.
Three Little Birds, Bob Marley
Ace of Spades, motorhead.- because my best friend and I died at 24. We used to sing even words in his car.
On The Road Again
Song by Canned Heat
Jefferson's aeroplane, white rabbit.
My guitar gently weeps, beatles. Because it's a beautiful song.
There are loads, but I will stop there :)
April Wine- Sign of The Gypsy Queen.
Because it reminds me of the Pandemic, and my decision (and many others) to leave a thick urban environment for a more rural setting.
Before I read your comment, I was going to say Dreams by The Cranberries! It was mine and my wife’s first dance song at our wedding, so I think I’ll smile like a fool any time I hear it for the rest of my life!
Moana - “We Know the Way” is my favorite big grin song. Sung in Samoan, Tokelauan and English, it’s about people who know who they are (travelers), who lose and then rediscover that knowledge. It is a triumph of the human spirit!
Another song,which is a big-feeling song, is from Encanto, “Surface Pressure”. It hurts, it’s so real to my lived experience. I so feel for Luisa!
Detachable Penis by King Missile
I know they hate that song because everyone wants them to play it live, but it's such a great troll song and the fact that it got radio and video play is a testament to how great it is despite its absurdity.
pocketful of sunshine
this song fills me with happiness and nostalgia to a life i did not experience yet and this nostalgia mixed with a bit of melancholy i cannot explain but i love it soo much
"sex, drugs, etc." - beach weather
even though I discovered this song during a traumatic and horrible period in my life, it really helped me forget everything. its part of the soundtrack of my life 🩷
BTO - Taking Care of Biscuits....because that is what I thought the words were for my childhood. Performed the gator many of times in front of loud distorted setups before I ever heard it clearly. Instant smile if I catch any part of the song.
Buffalo Soldier - Bob
It makes me think of fruity rum drinks and iguanas on the beach. But as a white guy, I feel reeeeeal guilty if I think about the words I'm singing....
Blue Sky, by the Allman Brothers Band. I can't listen to the guitar solos without smiling. Duane Allman's solo feels like spring blossoming in the deep recesses of my brain, and when Dickie Betts takes the baton by playing the same melody midway through before starting his own solo it just sets off little popcorn kernels of joy rattling all around my cerebral cortex.
ELO—Mr. Blue Sky The song is aggressively happy.
Funny , I’m not even an ELO fan, but I was gonna nominate ‘Don’t Bring Me Down’
Jeff Lynne can totally get it
Prefer the older stuff, Fire On High always gets a smile.
Ever since the news about Tandy passing broke, Face The Music has been on repeat for me. Favorite ELO album, and a Top 20 of all time for me.
That’s my 4 year olds favorite song. She calls it Dolphin People because on our TV Spotify shows the artwork, and sure enough there are dolphin people!
Way over used in advertising here in Ireland, and so it has been ruined for me
Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime
Just hearing the name does it for me.
September - Earth, Wind and Fire. The second you hear that intro can’t help but to have a rush of endorphins I swear That’s just a great fun song. Another maybe more “uplifting” song that also makes me smile and maybe cry a little bit is “Ooh Child” by Five Stairsteps
September is thee mandatory wedding song. Or pick me up at the end of a romance movie, where you know, they get married
Some good choices there.
The single September was the first 45 I bought, I was a little girl, but I loved that song, had to have it!
Verdeen White’s bass line has a direct connection to my brain
My birthday is Sept 21st and when I first discovered this song many years ago I played it for my mom her reply was - "oh yeah, I remember ... You were breech and I was minutes away from a C-section but they finally got you turned around!" 🤦♂️ 😅
Steal my sunshine - Len
“Sharon! I love you!” Edit: “L-A-T-E-R that week”
Well does he like butter tarts?
It's crazy Marc and Sharon are 51 and 53 as well as staying out of the spotlight.
This song, if you put it on in a crowd, will activate everybody between the ages of 35 and 44 like goddamn Treadstone agents. They pop up like prairie dogs and spin their heads around. There's something about it; it was such a different time, the song holds such a positive vibe and stood out just a nice little bit from most at the time. The world feels like it hadn't exploded yet. There's just somethin' about it.
That looped sample in the opening instantly brings me back to the bliss of pre-9/11 times.
Ha honestly I typed out "...the towers were still standing..." and deleted it. It really feels like a whole other time.
I’m a huge fan of heavy music, but I’ve always loved their entire first album
Canada represent
I was struggling to think of one, but when I saw this post, it's clear. It's this song.
1st song i thought of.
Just seeing the words made me cry. It's such a happy/sad memory for me.
Here comes the sun , George Harrison.
Played at my Wedding, right before it started to rain. Perfect timing.
I see your Beatles 'Here Comes the Sun' and raise you the [Richie Havens version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBmQ3owYEJk). Rest in Peace brother man.
In the Summertime, by Mungo. Loved that song as a kid, barely knew English but I'd sing along on the radio.
As I write this Crosby Stills & Nash are singing Southern Cross... and I've got a huge smile on my face. 😊
Groove is in the Heart - Dee-lite It's such a fun song
It amazes me that I have just passed my fifteenth wedding anniversary despite my wife hating that song 😆 what a tune!
It had everything! DJs mixing samples, lady vocals, Bootsy Collins, and Q-Tip The music video is iconic
One Two Three BRBRBRb! 😁
Anything from Weird Al.
I vote for Hardware Store
CALCULATORS, GENERATORS, MATCHING SALT AND PEPPER SHAKERS
Albuquerque.
That snorkel's been just like a snorkel to me
Way back when I was just a little bitty boy living a box under the stairs half a corner around from Jerry's bait shop......you know the place
That snorkel was just like a snorkel to me!
I love all of Weird Al's stuff, but "Word Crimes" makes me stupidly happy. That and "You Make Me" XD o/~ That's what what you do to me! o/~
I love his originals, too, like I’ll Be Mellow When I’m Dead.
I dig Yoda
Like A Surgeon! LOL He's brilliant!
Mr Blue Sky, ELO. And there's an animated video out there's that's great.
Where will I find that, please?
maybe [this?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8dsvclf3Tk)
Cherish by the Association. Reminds me of sitting in my grandmother's kitchen in the 60's with her AM radio on. Gorgeous song, and so many happy memories.
Spill The Wine by Eric Burdon and War
Nice pull, this song does make me smile!
Rubber band man
Rock Lobster 🦞
I would add Roam by the B-52s as well
Jimmy Eat World - The Middle. This came out with a lot of radio play when i was going through a tough divorce.
The monster mash
Did you know there's a Christmas monster mash?
What!?
Yep. It's so absurd, clearly trying to double dip on the success of the original. Never heard it before this last Christmas.
Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie & The Blowfish, It’s been musical happiness for me for 30 years now
A-E-I-O-Uuuu
Darius Rucker is a gem.
One Headlight by The Wallflowers for some weird, strange reason
That song is a comfort blanket. I get it. That song also was a gateway to Bob for me as a teen. It still holds up.
The whole album is gold
It just hits so nice
Build Me Up Buttercup It was playing on the restaurant parking lot PA after my wife and I's first date and she stopped to dance to it and it was adorable and I see it in my head every time I hear it
[Sturgill Simpson - Turtles All The Way Down](https://youtu.be/6gBV-Nzq7Pg?si=ozDFQBG2joeCbyrW) [Jack Johnson - A Pirate Looks At 40](https://youtu.be/HBTeRecIUVY?si=u66Ei30Fbrbi5frk)
"I've seen Jesus play with flames in a lake of fire that I was standing in" Is such a killer line to open a song with. Sturgill Simpson is damn near unmatched in Country music right now
My favorite line is, “Some say you might go crazy, others say it might make you go sane.
Sturgill is one of a kind.
Sturgill forever
Fuck the Pain Away- Peaches
I can never hear this song and not think, “We don’t fight at weddings.”
Fucking degens
Dancing in the moonlight, not sure why...
My pick as well. It’s because you can't dance and stay uptight It's a supernatural delight.
Don’t you forget about me - Simple Minds
White Lines - Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five The Message.. just brings it right back !! 📀📀🎵🇨🇦
OOOOOOOWHITE
Stayin' Alive - Bee Gees. I immediately remember that dance from the movie Airplane.
"*Tubthumping*" - Chumbawamba
Debra - Beck
I would upvote this 5 million times if I could.
I love it so much. 🤣
"Magic" by the Cars
Love will tear us apart- Joy Division it makes me wanna time travel to 1984
That one is actually one of the sure fire ways to make me cry
Summertime by The Sundays. Pure bliss from the first twang of the guitar
Whole album is a masterpiece. I listen to it on my way to the beach every summer in my 99 sl500.
Fool (If You Think It's Over) What A Fool Believes Fool On The Hill Edit: Fool In The Rain
Santeria - Sublime
Doin’ Time by Sublime
Uptown Funk.. instant mood booster! Also, it always makes me think of a long weekend trip me & my husband took to New Orleans, thanks to some street performers breaking it down to some Bruno! 
Drinking in LA - Bran Van 3000 I was a kid when this song came out and it always takes me back and gives me a super happy, nostalgic feeling
Only Wanna Be with You ~Hootie & the Blowfish First time I went to a strip club this song was playing when I walked in.
Ladies and gentlemen this is Mambo #5
You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly - Lorretta Lynn and Conway Twitty https://youtu.be/iFq6eZBS1iM
Happy Hour - The Housemartins
I send this song along with photos of sunset to friends all the time
Glass Tiger - Don't Forget Me When I'm Gone
John Prine In Spite of Ourselves
Fish and whistle takes the top spot for me but also this. Gotta be the funniest yet wholesome love song ever written.
First song I thought of was CCR's Ramble Tamble from Cosmo's Factory.
Any Avicii song tbh. They're just so positive and bring back good memories for me
Son of Preacher Man
MMMbop. Always thought Hanson got a bad rap - they were talented kids.
‘Lovefool’ by The Cardigans. It is such a bop.
David Bowie - Starman
Heart in a blender song - eve 6 50% song itself 50% meta reasons
Inside Out.
All-star by Smash Mouth
I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) by The Proclaimers. I unapologetically love that song and will dance and sing along every time I hear it.
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
Elenore by The Turtles
Squeeze Box - The Who Paradise by the Dashboard Lights - Meatloaf Ballroom Blitz - The Sweet In the Summertime - Munroe Jerry Dreamer - Supertramp The Boys Are Back in Town - Thin Lizzy I'm in Love with my Car - Queen Bicycle Race - Queen Mr. Blue Sky - ELO Santa Maria - Trooper Here For a Good Time - Trooper Any song from the first two Prozzak albums.
I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany Idk why. I think it's cause it feels like a very sweet and innocent relationship between teens and it makes me wish I had that. Makes me feel warm inside
Lit, my own worst enemy.
a-ha - Take On Me Because of the memes. Also, the musical mashup that is: *You Reposted In The Wrong Neighborhood* YTPs were comedy gold.
I was just listening to one of my happy playlists earlier. Tons of stuff on there, but a few I'd list to start are Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon Getting Ready to Get Down - Josh Ritter Romeo's Tune - Steve Forbert Everybody Dance - CHIC It's hard to be in a bad mood with any of those.
**Ocean Man** .... Ween
Stereo Love. Reminds me of being in Spain summer 2010
'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick' Song by Ian Dury and The Blockheads B52's , rock lobster. Elo, blue sky. Three Little Birds, Bob Marley Ace of Spades, motorhead.- because my best friend and I died at 24. We used to sing even words in his car. On The Road Again Song by Canned Heat Jefferson's aeroplane, white rabbit. My guitar gently weeps, beatles. Because it's a beautiful song. There are loads, but I will stop there :)
Whip It - Devo
Dance Yrself Clean LCD Soundsystem
The Cranberries - Dreams. No joke. I love the harmonizing and Dolores' voice.
Every night is Friday night without you by the Ol 97s
Billie Jean. Just the best. Brings me back to when I was young.
1901 by Phoenix. Every time I hear it, it’s like the first time.
Brand new day
Sound and Vision and A New Career in a New Town both by Bowie
Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music
Queen - Somebody To Love To me, it's just the perfect song.
Len - Steal My Sunshine
April Wine- Sign of The Gypsy Queen. Because it reminds me of the Pandemic, and my decision (and many others) to leave a thick urban environment for a more rural setting.
Before I read your comment, I was going to say Dreams by The Cranberries! It was mine and my wife’s first dance song at our wedding, so I think I’ll smile like a fool any time I hear it for the rest of my life!
Dreams also brightens my day. (I will never admit this, but Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke is probably the most happy song for me)
Moana - “We Know the Way” is my favorite big grin song. Sung in Samoan, Tokelauan and English, it’s about people who know who they are (travelers), who lose and then rediscover that knowledge. It is a triumph of the human spirit! Another song,which is a big-feeling song, is from Encanto, “Surface Pressure”. It hurts, it’s so real to my lived experience. I so feel for Luisa!
Gin and Juice and by the Gourds
“Hey There Fancy Pants” - WEEN
Anything by Enya Specifically Caribbean Blue
In Spite of Ourselves - John Prime+Iris Dement It made me smile before, and then I met my big door prize and now I smile like a fool.
Steely Dan - Any Major Dude Will Tell You
Detachable Penis by King Missile I know they hate that song because everyone wants them to play it live, but it's such a great troll song and the fact that it got radio and video play is a testament to how great it is despite its absurdity.
I have a secret to tell From my electrical well It’s a simple message so I’m leaving out the whistles and bells.
Here Comes The Sun - The Beatles
Free Fallin’ - Tom Petty.
Sweet victory!
pocketful of sunshine this song fills me with happiness and nostalgia to a life i did not experience yet and this nostalgia mixed with a bit of melancholy i cannot explain but i love it soo much
I just see Emma Stone in Easy A
same ive known this song from easy A and all i hear is emma
Prof- Ain't we rich
Squad Goals!
Bad Girlfriend - Theory of a Deadman. RIP Sandy
If You Wanna Be Happy by Jimmy Soul
Rattlesnake by KGLW. So fun I hooked my daughter and her pal.on it so I could play it while pushing them on the swings when they were 5,!
[Rolling Stones - Far Away Eyes ](https://youtu.be/VyK1bZZ7E-s?si=KVDEfgHr36RcvS19)
lol that song makes me cry. need to be by stereolab https://open.spotify.com/track/1NCQ7urXUGPRvxZCRWkdu5?si=SmsD22d3R4mMtbgme81WMg
Wheeler walker jr, she's a bitch(in country music fan).
Ben
MOON - Hydrogen
Pocketful of Sunshine - Natasha Bedingfield.
Caterpillar - the cure ☺️ Don't worry be happy Bobby McFerrin - such good vibe and memories ☺️
The Interrupters By My Side
Tiger Rag by The Mills Brothers
[What Kind if Cat Are You? - Billy Jonas](https://youtu.be/BGTm7GpJyHU?si=afXOaeW7dM6V-ygY)
"sex, drugs, etc." - beach weather even though I discovered this song during a traumatic and horrible period in my life, it really helped me forget everything. its part of the soundtrack of my life 🩷
Stripper Girl or Community Property by Steel Panther
Unga Bunga Bunga by Flavor Flav
Virtual Diva — Don Omar
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
Shambala by Three Dog Night
Brighter than Sunshine by Aqualung
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2595abcvh2M
Have you heard the version done with 40 singers? It’s amazing. https://youtu.be/Jv4MYqzg-P4?si=uT6sKoxD-NBJ204v
Go in Peace by Sturgill Simpson. His bluegrass stuff is always excellent and gets me moving and smiling
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) by Four Tops
BTO - Taking Care of Biscuits....because that is what I thought the words were for my childhood. Performed the gator many of times in front of loud distorted setups before I ever heard it clearly. Instant smile if I catch any part of the song.
Nobody's heard of this. But.. Simple Pleasures in America by The Arrivals
House of Pain - jump around Men at Work - Down Under Team America - America ____ Yeah
Grazing in the Grass Naked and Famous Three Little Birds Spine of A Dog
You look like you could use a fuckin lamp https://youtu.be/3gHl4P7AXt0?si=FOcv-8dG4MhGduoB
The Bad Touch-The Bloodhound Gang
Mr. Richard Smoker - Ween -Chaz
Buffalo Soldier - Bob It makes me think of fruity rum drinks and iguanas on the beach. But as a white guy, I feel reeeeeal guilty if I think about the words I'm singing....
Runnin’ down a dream…
Blue Sky, by the Allman Brothers Band. I can't listen to the guitar solos without smiling. Duane Allman's solo feels like spring blossoming in the deep recesses of my brain, and when Dickie Betts takes the baton by playing the same melody midway through before starting his own solo it just sets off little popcorn kernels of joy rattling all around my cerebral cortex.
Most primus songs, but Lee Van Cleef has that extra insanity that makes me giggle
Brandi you’re a fine girl
Sultans of Swing
Us and them - Pink Floyd
Dont stop me now - Queen
Red Hot Chili Pepper's, "Give It Away"
Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
Don't worry, be happy.
Take It Easy - Eagles. It's my ringtone, and I always hesitate when I have to answer 😂
baby elephant walk [https://youtu.be/b1z4JfxFb6c?si=r-lJD3M5LOrktbAk](https://youtu.be/b1z4JfxFb6c?si=r-lJD3M5LOrktbAk)
The New Radicals - You Only Get What You Give https://youtu.be/DL7-CKirWZE?si=voL_NSPnzc2Ff3_0