# Songs that Cheer You Up when You Are Down **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 1, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033 "2017-01-01T09:36:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![KatieCats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/54ee81/32.png) [@KatieCats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KatieCats)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/21 "2017-01-02T05:15:07Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Great Big Sea: “It’s Just an Ordinary Day” > > [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcjBU8zbdY](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcjBU8zbdY) I was coming to post this as well. It’s the most played song on my iTunes, and is the first song on my pickmeup playlist. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/22 "2017-01-02T06:43:18Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > Great Big Sea: “It’s Just an Ordinary Day” > > [https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcjBU8zbdY](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-wcjBU8zbdY) Excellent suggestion! It brought back many happy memories of playing Maritime music years ago. And thanks to everyone for the others. Looks like I will have some fun YouTubing to do. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/23 "2017-01-02T07:02:12Z")
[What I like about you.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqnw5IfbZOU) [Take me to the river.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puDTZAlCv4A) [URL=“[- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqZceAQSJvc)” ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/24 "2017-01-02T07:36:07Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > [I Won’t Back Down - Tom Petty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUTXb-ga1fo) When it comes to Petty, “[Learning To Fly](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh7VB_r8K-Y)” is one that’s been a pick-me-up for me lately. It makes me feel like, even if the future is uncertain and everything seems to be going wrong, there’s still a reason to hope. Meat Loaf’s “[Alive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2f0pft8qYI)” is also a good’n. ---
**Author:** ![tuesdayweld](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@tuesdayweld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tuesdayweld)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/25 "2017-01-02T10:40:06Z")
Buddy Holly is my go to for seriously down & out moods; try Rave On, Not Fade Away, Carrie Ann, Peggy Sue. Sorry you are feeling blue! ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/26 "2017-01-02T12:42:16Z")
Anything from the disco era. How can you remain sad when there’s a beat and your feet refuse to keep still? ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/27 "2017-01-02T14:07:02Z")
[Toad the Wet Sprocket - Hobbit On the Rocks](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23Dj7oUkFsg) [Foo Fighters - Down In the Park](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpBd2TB06Uo) (yes, I know it’s a cover, I like theirs better) [Parliament/Funkadelics - Flash Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0ZGNGBNIL8) [Mozart - Symphony 40](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTc1mDieQI8) [Mel McDaniel - Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUMZ085VpHY) ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/28 "2017-01-02T14:33:27Z")
Pretty much any Let’s Active, especially from the _Cypress_ or _Big Plans for Everybody_ albums. I’ve been replaying [Counting Down](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-KqUd7yHG8) continuously this holiday (and the neighbors may be pissed by now.) Mitch Easter was (and probably still is) a feel-good genius. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/29 "2017-01-02T16:43:16Z")
Since I didn’t provide any links earlier: “Lazy Sunday” by the Small Faces: [The Small Faces - Lazy Sunday Afternoon - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXeRB-3nDR8) “Hello Susie” by the Move: [youtube hello susie - - Video Search Results](https://video.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?fr=yhs-mozilla-002&hsimp=yhs-002&hspart=mozilla&p=youtube+hello+susie#id=4&vid=cacfe07e0987f85f15aca93dde6ec185&action=click) “Animal Farm” by the Kinks: [The Kinks - Animal Farm (Official Audio) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TNlt5DKWEs) ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033/30 "2017-01-02T17:10:22Z")
[Chin Up, Cheer Up](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yeRkMM2L5g), Ryan Adams [Inside](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOK638Oe_zc), Jethro Tull [How Happy I Am](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er_UZtuV1Os), The Incredible String Band [Take a Giant Step](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMcYpDdaH_M), The Monkees (The video itself cheers me right up. It’s from the TV show and it’s a cheesy, bizarre, 60s-extravaganza.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-cheer-you-up-when-you-are-down/776033.md?page=1)