# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/61 "2018-08-20T22:19:04Z")
Country music isn’t just breakups and jail. . . Donna Fargo, [The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QZNQIDLaIg) ---
**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 20, 2018, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/62 "2018-08-20T22:55:01Z")
[The Rain, the Park and Other Things - The Cowsills](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiMCTjO_dHI) ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/63 "2018-08-20T23:43:54Z")
[Give Me the Beat – The Doobie Brothers](https://youtu.be/9p88Rh3C_rQ) Floods me with peace. ---
**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 21, 2018, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/64 "2018-08-21T00:28:06Z")
> [@kunilou](#): > > Country music isn’t just breakups and jail. . . > > Donna Fargo, [The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QZNQIDLaIg) Yer darn tootin’ there. Glen Campbell is back in post #11. ---
**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 21, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/65 "2018-08-21T13:46:46Z")
I Got Rhythm - Sarah Vaughan, [Sarah Vaughan - I Got Rhythm - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G7UIeYGq0k) Hakuna Matata - The Lion King, [Hakuna Matata | The Lion King 1994 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbY_aP-alkw) ---
**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 21, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/66 "2018-08-21T14:23:56Z")
This one needs a short intro. Death comes to us all, and we know not when. Until then, each day is a gift. This song makes me happy, I love the guitar riffs and the tune. Although Wiki says this about the song, > [@](#): > > The song is about the inevitability of death and the foolishness of fearing it, and was written when Dharma was thinking about what would happen if he died at a young age. , every time it comes on the radio I crank it up and sing along. So it’s a happy song for me. Don’t Fear the Reaper, Blue Öyster Cult — [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PVn6b9QQZeM](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PVn6b9QQZeM) I am Christian and I believe in the afterlife. I look forward to spending forever together with my wife. _Romeo and Juliet Are together in eternity Don’t fear the reaper_ ---
**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 21, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/67 "2018-08-21T14:30:51Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > [Don’t Worry, Be Happy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU), Bobby McFerrin > > Bonus: Robin Williams in the video. > [@Bullitt](#): > > A classic, happy song. McFerrin lived in San Francisco in the late 1980s and his kids played in the same soccer league as mine did. So I’ve seen him on the soccer fields, but I never went up to him to say hello. > > Great song. > > _In every life we have some trouble > But when you worry you make it double > Don’t worry, be happy_ Amusing McFerrin story, courtesy of Wikipedia: > [@Wikipedia](#): > > In 1989, he composed and performed the music for the Pixar short film Knick Knack. The rough cut to which McFerrin recorded his vocals had the words “blah blah blah” in place of the end credits (meant to indicate that he should improvise). McFerrin spontaneously decided to sing “blah blah blah” as lyrics, and the final version of the short film includes these lyrics during the end credits. Additionally, in the [original version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3rgXLNi7Xo), note the “beach bunny” and the “mermaid” KKs and compare them to the [later version](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfwVtiOyIfw). :eek: (Caution: different sound levels) ---
**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 21, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/68 "2018-08-21T14:35:22Z")
[I Can See Clearly Now](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaqXY5IUIDc), Johnny Nash ---
**Author:** ![CheshireKat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheshirekat/32/1207_2.png) [@CheshireKat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheshireKat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2018, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/69 "2018-08-21T14:57:00Z")
This great cover of Andy Kim’s [Rock Me Gently](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ9v-_arC-I)" by Halifax Pier. Thank you, Canada. 🙂 ---
**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 21, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/70 "2018-08-21T17:50:25Z")
[Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1UXCdyNo0) ---
**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 21, 2018, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/71 "2018-08-21T20:41:09Z")
[End of The Line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVjToYOjbM), Travelling Wilburys; a song that makes me happy and sad at the same time. ---
**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 22, 2018, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/72 "2018-08-22T02:50:36Z")
“Your Smiling Face” by James Taylor [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/7Fsfod891J0/hqdefault.jpg "James Taylor - Your Smiling Face +Lyrics") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Fsfod891J0) ---
**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 22, 2018, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/73 "2018-08-22T12:09:11Z")
“Happiness Is…” by Ray Conniff [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tFB2dk5tNqg/hqdefault.jpg "Ray Conniff - Happiness is (HD) (CC)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFB2dk5tNqg) ---
**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 23, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/74 "2018-08-23T05:31:51Z")
“Happiness”, from the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown! by Clark Gesner [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/9qFX-htaB0M/hqdefault.jpg "Happiness - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (1967)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qFX-htaB0M) ---
**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 23, 2018, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/75 "2018-08-23T15:10:00Z")
“The Silly Song” - Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/AXJCQQEiNYo/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGFEgTyhlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLACS0RFgzO7ldRmZTqBE0WwzPf7JA "Snow white - The silly song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXJCQQEiNYo) ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/76 "2018-08-23T21:30:20Z")
[On Top Of The World](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5tWYmIOWGk)-Imagine Dragons ---
**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 23, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/77 "2018-08-23T21:36:49Z")
**running coach** , that reminds me of one… Carpenters, Top of the World: [The Carpenters- Top Of The World(HD/HQ) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDPMmaHWj1I) ---
**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 23, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/78 "2018-08-23T22:57:08Z")
[Beep Beep - The Playmates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7hch0wQD1w) ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2018, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/79 "2018-08-23T23:40:06Z")
ONJ, ELO and everything that is happy. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDxcfTm1QTc) ---
**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 24, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651/80 "2018-08-24T12:38:07Z")
Living in the Sunlight - Tiny Tim [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Gaj8iFlf7FY/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGH8gKSgXMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBNoIZsgosSAA3545vGGUQSRbKG0Q "First Spongebob Song - Tiny Tim - Living In the Sunlight") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gaj8iFlf7FY) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-songs-1-song-at-a-time-w-link/819651.md?page=5)