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Posted by Lira on Aug-10-2004 13:25:

Happy music

I'd like some recommendations on happy music. Not just happy hardcore (which I personally love), but happy tunes from any genre, with uplifting lyrics and almost unbearable optimism that could be featured on DDR or anything related to hopping Japanese schoolgirls and candy kids. I'm cheese tolerant, by the way.

Examples:
Atari Teenage Riot - Kids are united
Reset - Wings of love
Bang! - Shooting Star

edit: I'd like to stick to electronic music just for the sake of it, if possible

Posted by basd on Aug-10-2004 13:28:

REM - Shiny happy people
Katrina & The Waves - Walking on sunshine
Len - Steal my sunshine

Happy happy joy joy sunshine sunshine sunny tracks for you

(meh, that sounded a bit too gay..)

Posted by Lira on Aug-10-2004 13:36:

quote:
Originally posted by basd
REM - Shiny happy people
Katrina & The Waves - Walking on sunshine
Len - Steal my sunshine

Happy happy joy joy sunshine sunshine sunny tracks for you

(meh, that sounded a bit too gay..)

Cheers mate

By the way, I'm looking mostly for electronic music (I forgot to mention this, shame on me ), although I know how happy that tune from REM can be

"Shiny happy people rolling and shiny happy people rolling...."

Posted by Delay Llama on Aug-10-2004 16:12:

The Lawyer - I Wanna MMM
Critical Mass - Happy Generation

Posted by dj tek on Aug-10-2004 18:17:

hmmmmm...

Safri Duo - Samb-adagio[Airscape remix]
Afterburn - Northpole
Vengaboys - Kiss[Airscape remix]
Mauro Picotto - Komodo[any mix when the main melody drops]
System F - Out Of The Blue[Original][One of the first full blown feel good dutch trancers.. respect !]
The Bestie Boys - Fight For Your Right[Junkie XL remix]
Olav Basoski - Waterman
Veracocha - Carte Blanche[Original]
Yahel & Eyal Barkan - Voyage[Original]
Yves Deruyter - Feel Free[Original]
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime

Posted by Zayatz on Aug-10-2004 18:42:

dj bobo makes you happy

Posted by fathomless1 on Aug-10-2004 19:04:

DJ Sammy - Heaven

Posted by Danny Ocean on Aug-10-2004 19:07:

Blur - Song 2 (Ivan Gough & Grant Smillie Mix)

Posted by EriK_V on Aug-10-2004 19:13:

quote:
Originally posted by fathomless1
DJ Sammy - Heaven

you got it all wrong

dj sammy = HEAVEN

Posted by Torley Wong on Aug-10-2004 20:19:

Flock of Seagulls - I Ran
Yello - Oh Yeah (aka The Duff Man Theme)
A-Ha - Take On Me

I always find these 80s hits to make me smile

The Japanese have a lot of their own masterstrokes when it comes to happy music. Need I say...

Utada Hikaru - Travelling

This song, and the accompanying music video, will make you want to travel! It's SOOO unbelievably catchy and well-produced, and unique-sounding too. Why can't we have more pop on this shores like this?

Speaking from personal experience.

Posted by Yeti on Aug-10-2004 23:13:

older one but totally happy

RMB - Experience