# Happy Songs! (1 song at a time; w/ link) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 15, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651 "2018-08-15T13:47:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/21 "2018-08-17T12:35:47Z")
The Hollies — Long, Cool Woman in a Black Dress (1972) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1l0xpkk0yaQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Hollies - Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) [v2] [Lyrics] [1080p] [HD]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1l0xpkk0yaQ) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/22 "2018-08-17T14:08:54Z")
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feeling Groovy) - Simon & Garfunkel [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NvlW4bEjB5A/hqdefault.jpg "Feeling Groovy by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvlW4bEjB5A) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/23 "2018-08-17T15:22:19Z")
Yakety Sax - Boots Randolph (The original version is a tad long, so here’s 10 straight hours of it.) [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlbBIpTPM8o) ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/24 "2018-08-17T15:25:16Z")
The soundtrack to [The Adventures of Don Juan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ktwwXV4EUo). Always puts me in a good mood. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/25 "2018-08-17T15:37:18Z")
Röyksopp - Happy Up Here [https://youtu.be/51Bpx63wkbA](https://youtu.be/51Bpx63wkbA) ---
**Author:** ![Thin\_Ice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/aeb1de/32.png) [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/26 "2018-08-17T16:05:34Z")
[Easy Lover - Philip Bailey, Phil Collins](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkRKT6T0QLg) ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/27 "2018-08-17T22:56:56Z")
“S’wonderful” by George and Ira Gershwin; Ella Fitzgerald’s version [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/MLI8mj0i07M/maxresdefault.jpg "Ella Fitzgerald ~ 'S Wonderful") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLI8mj0i07M) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/28 "2018-08-18T14:00:00Z")
“Please, Kind Sir” by P.D.Q. Bach, performed by Serious Options [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jd1uF_ky8MM/maxresdefault.jpg "Please Kind Sir — PDQ Bach, performed by Serious Options") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd1uF_ky8MM) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/29 "2018-08-18T15:37:57Z")
I used to play this one in the car, with the young’uns, over and over and over and… California Dreamin’ — The Mamas and the Papas (1965): _California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day California dreamin’ on such a winter’s day_ ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/30 "2018-08-18T16:04:55Z")
[Break My Stride](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28KobNbbI2s), Matthew Wilder ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/31 "2018-08-18T17:52:27Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/HBpsOu8jyU8/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBmdtaBo9bel_Uv5haDBfvh0-PwrQ "Earth, Wind & Fire - Sing a Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBpsOu8jyU8) Earth Wind and Fire - Sing A Song ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/32 "2018-08-18T17:59:14Z")
[Spirit In The Sky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZQxH_8raCI), Norman Greenbaum ---
**Author:** ![Aquadementia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aquadementia/32/555_2.png) [@Aquadementia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aquadementia)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/33 "2018-08-18T18:14:07Z")
Score one more for Queen, [You’re My Best Friend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaZpZQG2z10). ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/34 "2018-08-18T18:19:09Z")
“Sing” Originally written for Sesame Street; here’s the Carpenters cover [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/2LYekeK0HWo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGHIgRCg1MA8=&rs=AOn4CLC0dzdELDtnxIUeiP0gjU7i0UqFfA "The Carpenters - Sing a Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LYekeK0HWo) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/35 "2018-08-18T18:27:56Z")
R.E.M., Shiny Happy People: [R.E.M. - Shiny Happy People (Official Music Video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOKMUTTDdA) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/36 "2018-08-18T18:34:01Z")
Lines Upon A Tranquil Brow - Songs of the Pogo [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zLJ3H3zCm8E/maxresdefault.jpg "Lines Upon A Tranquil Brow") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLJ3H3zCm8E) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/37 "2018-08-18T18:35:46Z")
[Madness - Wings of a Dove](https://youtu.be/MReDjx1FIaE?t=67) [quote=“Bullitt, post:29, topic:819651”] I used to play this one in the car, with the young’uns, over and over and over and… California Dreamin’ — The Mamas and the Papas (1965): [/QUOTE] 😕 The link is to the Beach Boys doing “Good Vibrations”—which is a happier song than the melancholy “California Dreamin’.” ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/38 "2018-08-18T19:10:51Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > [Madness - Wings of a Dove](https://youtu.be/MReDjx1FIaE?t=67) > 😕 The link is to the Beach Boys doing “Good Vibrations”—which is a happier song than the melancholy “California Dreamin’.” That’s weird. I had the correct page but my iPad copied a previous page’s link — **Railer13** ’s link from post #12. I just tried it again and the iPad did the same thing. Finally, the 3rd time was the charm, here it is: [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upYPlIld-yg) It can be a melancholy song but I like it and it makes me happy! ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/39 "2018-08-18T20:03:41Z")
Sound of Sunshine, Michael Franti and Spearhead [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KqgHosrqJ8o/maxresdefault.jpg "Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound Of Sunshine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqgHosrqJ8o) ---
**Author:** ![Oly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oly/32/8255_2.png) [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/40 "2018-08-18T20:13:20Z")
The Happy Wanderer Cheerful even in monotone! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651.md?page=3)