By far, the hardest part of responding to this week’s 10 on Tuesday prompt was picking only 10 songs, as I have several playlists comprised solely of songs that always put me in a good mood. As a result, the songs I chose are presented in no particular order, mostly because I have no idea how I would rank them. I think my favorite mood-elevator depends heavily on what kind of mood I’m trying to change.
Oh, and because I just recently covered the fact that “Birdhouse in Your Soul” by They Might Be Giants has spent 20+ years as my go-to happy place song, I exempted it from this list since it’s not, like, new information.
Here’s my list:
1. “Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da,” The Beatles – I’ve loved this song as long as I can remember, which dates back when I was about five and we had a routine to it at my baton lessons. So, a long time, in other words, and it still always makes me smile.
2. “One Big Love,” Patty Griffin – Such a happy, summery song.
3. “Copacabana,” Barry Manilow – Cheeziest song in the history of the world, which means it’s totally, 100% fun as far as I am concerned.
4. “Toes,” Zac Brown Band – Thinking about having my “toes in the water/ass in the sand” perks up any gray day.
5. “Boys, Boys, Boys,” Lady Gaga – This song always makes me wish I had a personal choreographer so I could dance awesomely down the street whenever this comes up on my headphones.
6. “American Land,” Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band – No lie, I play this when I am vacuuming because it makes it so much cheerier.
7. “Livin’ on a Prayer,” Bon Jovi – This puts me in a great mood because it somehow reminds me of everything that was great about being 16 and nothing about how terrible it could be.
8. “Code Monkey,” Jonathan Coulton – If you’ve ever worked in a tech job, you’ve known a code monkey (or been one), which makes this song hilarious, always.
9. “King,” Belly – Everything by Belly improves my mood (90s power-pop FTW!) but this is my favorite.
10. “Perfect Day,” Lady Antebellum – Another version of the happy, summery song – apparently an easy go-to mood lifter genre for me.
Tell me in the comments… What songs always put you in a great mood?
Most of anything by Lady Gaga makes me happy…
1. Vacation by the Go Gos
2. Girls Just Wanna Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper
3. Goodbye Earl by the Dixie Chicks
4. The Other Shoe by the Old 97s
5. A Heart in New York by Simon and Garfunkle
6. Marvelous Toy by Peter, Paul & Mary
7. Mambo #5 by Lou Bega
8. Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd
9. Friends in Low Places by Garth Brooks
10. We Are the Champions by Queen
Who says you can’t awesomely dance down the street without a personal choreographer? Just because you are the only one that thinks it’s awesome… 😉
I CAN’T BELIEVE I missed Bon Jovi on my list. *le sigh*