I thought of a few more while listening to music at work today - I’m home so I can make youtube links! I really do love upbeat stuff, I have a TON.
Fountains of Wayne - Hey Julie (the guy in the song has a lousy job, and it made me think of what you said about work getting you down). It’s still upbeat, job is lousy, girlfriend is great.
B-52’s Funplex
Bjork- Big Time Sensuality
Counting Crows- Einstein on the Beach
Farm, The- Groovy Train
Gorillaz- Feel Good, Inc.
Groove Armada- Superstylin’
KLF, The- Justified And Ancient
MacColl, Kirsty- Walking Down Madison
Pixies, The- Here Comes Your Man
Primitives, The- Crash
Ramones, The- Warm California Sun
Ramones, The- Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Ramones, The- The KKK Took My Baby Away
Rancid- Ruby Soho
Shiny Toy Guns- Le Disko
Sneaker Pimps- Six Underground
Tegan and Sara- Walking With a Ghost
Pizzicato Five’s album, Playboy & Playgirl. You won’t be able to sing along, though, unless you know Japanese. That being said, it’s incredibly poppy*, happy music.
Komeda is the most infectiously catchy band I have ever heard. I can listen to them for hours and hours. Their songs are unique and geniusly structured,
Here’s a YouTube Clip
just look at their comments!
They’re a band no one I meet has ever heard of, but ends up getting all their albums within a week. Don’t know how they never made it big here in the US
Eh, they’re okay. I didn’t think anyone had ever heard of them, either, though - pleased to meet you!
I like **Doktor Kosmos ** better, though. (From the same label, Minty Fresh).
Does that make me a commie? :eek:
Back to the OP, a lot of **Scissor Sisters ** stuff is very upbeat, if a little on the cheeky side. *I Don’t Feel Like Dancing * is impossible not to… want to dance to!
When I’m feeling really beat down at my job (which I have been a lot lately, just finished an enormous week), I like to drive home blasting I Can’t Decide. Yes, okay, the lyrics are almost pure evil, but lord is it ever fun, and catchy, and you can’t tell me that airing out your evilest thoughts and feelings to a catchy tune every now and then isn’t good for keeping you in line?
Thanks everyone! The week has been insane so far and I haven’t had chance to check everything, but rest assured that any I don’t recognise I’ll try to hunt down when I get breathing space!
