For sheer bouncy silly gloom-be-gone good cheer, my go-tos are both by Jonathan Richman:
I Have Come Out To Play and Rooming House On Venice Beach.
That's the thrill of living in the Hellmouth! There's a veritable cornucopia of fiends and devils and ghouls to engage ... Pardon me for finding the glass half-full.
Giles ,'Same Time, Same Place'
Buffista Music 4: Needs More Cowbell!
There's a lady plays her fav'rite records/On the jukebox ev'ry day/All day long she plays the same old songs/And she believes the things that they say/She sings along with all the saddest songs/And she believes the stories are real/She lets the music dictate the way that she feels.
JZ - Jan 27, 2016 11:29:55 am PST #6113 of 6436
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
Atropa - Jan 27, 2016 12:18:33 pm PST #6114 of 6436
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Astro Zombies! Either the original by The Misfits, or the cover by MCR.
Lee - Jan 27, 2016 5:46:37 pm PST #6115 of 6436
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
What songs make you chair dance, or bop around while you're cleaning or doing laundry? I want to put together a playlist to listen to when I'm stressed or depressed or being self-critical.
Very old school: Three dog night's Joy to the world; Elton John's Crocodile rock. Bruce Springsteen's Viva Las Vegas
Slightly less old school: Cobra Starship's Guilty pleasure
Tom Scola - Jan 28, 2016 3:14:50 am PST #6116 of 6436
Mr. Scola’s wardrobe by Botany 500
The Dirtbombs — Motor City Baby
juliana - Jan 28, 2016 3:39:14 am PST #6117 of 6436
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
MCR - Thank You For The Venom (Live, Warped Tour)
Bruno Mars - Uptown Funk (which I was actually bed dancing to while I was in labor)
Bob Seger - Rock N Roll Never Forgets
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 30, 2016 12:33:06 am PST #6118 of 6436
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hell, anything by Bob Seger except "Beautiful Loser" and "Against the Wind." (Which are great, just not cheery.)
Outkast - Hey Ya!
The Darkness - I Believe in a Thing Called Love
Elton John - Step into Christmas, Island Girl
Jesse - Jan 30, 2016 2:25:50 pm PST #6119 of 6436
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
My "fun" playlist includes things like Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Poison (BBD), Brass Monkey (Beastie Boys), Shining Star (Earth Wind & Fire), If I Was Your Girlfriend (Prince).
Frankenbuddha - Feb 02, 2016 8:36:35 pm PST #6120 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Ack, another great weirdo gone. RIP Paul Katner. Definitely preferred the Airplane to the Starship, but at least he knew when to get off (and prevent them from using Jefferson in the product that produced "We build this city"). "After Bathing at Baxter's" is a long time favorite of mine of whacked-out psychedilica that's less than well known. Doesn't hurt as much as Bowie for sure as the vital years were long gone, but still a bit of a kick in the teeth.
dcp - Feb 06, 2016 10:01:44 am PST #6121 of 6436
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Google Play price for the Hamilton OC recording is $0.99
Frankenbuddha - Feb 20, 2016 1:12:14 pm PST #6122 of 6436
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I've been working my way through the Bowie catalog (in my car) in reverse (mainly so I can pick up some earlier stuff I only have on vinyl). Interesting to pick stuff up like that he took the chorus of a song on HEATHEN to use as the main part on the song Lazarus from his last album/musical title track. Not the words but the music. I'm curious how conscious that was, but it's wonderful. Those later albums (and I don't mean just Outside or Earthling) have a lot going on I missed before.