Happy Songs! (1 song at a time; w/ link)

[Kent_Clark]

Country music isn’t just breakups and jail. . .

Donna Fargo, The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.

[Thin_Ice]

The Rain, the Park and Other Things - The Cowsills

[Leo_Bloom]

Give Me the Beat – The Doobie Brothers

Floods me with peace.

[Bullitt]

@kunilou

Country music isn’t just breakups and jail. . .

Donna Fargo, The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.

Yer darn tootin’ there. Glen Campbell is back in post #11.

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

I Got Rhythm - Sarah Vaughan, Sarah Vaughan - I Got Rhythm - YouTube

Hakuna Matata - The Lion King, Hakuna Matata | The Lion King 1994 - YouTube

[Bullitt]

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

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

[burpo_the_wonder_mutt]

@Chefguy

Don’t Worry, Be Happy, 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, note the “beach bunny” and the “mermaid” KKs and compare them to the later version. :eek: (Caution: different sound levels)

[Chefguy]

I Can See Clearly Now, Johnny Nash

[CheshireKat]

This great cover of Andy Kim’s Rock Me Gently" by Halifax Pier. Thank you, Canada.

[Thin_Ice]

Afternoon Delight - Starland Vocal Band

[Chefguy]

End of The Line, Travelling Wilburys; a song that makes me happy and sad at the same time.

[gkster]

“Your Smiling Face” by James Taylor

James Taylor - Your Smiling Face +Lyrics

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

“Happiness Is…” by Ray Conniff

Ray Conniff - Happiness is (HD) (CC)

[gkster]

“Happiness”, from the musical You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown! by Clark Gesner

Happiness - You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown (1967)

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

“The Silly Song” - Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

Snow white - The silly song

[running_coach]

On Top Of The World-Imagine Dragons

[Bullitt]

running coach, that reminds me of one…

Carpenters, Top of the World: The Carpenters- Top Of The World(HD/HQ) - YouTube

[Thin_Ice]

Beep Beep - The Playmates

[backsidejohnny]

ONJ, ELO and everything that is happy.

- YouTube

[Prof.Pepperwinkle]

Living in the Sunlight - Tiny Tim

First Spongebob Song - Tiny Tim - Living In the Sunlight