# Songs that never fail to put you in a bouncy mood **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 23, 2001, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438 "2001-01-23T19:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/21 "2001-01-23T23:35:04Z")
Funny…my Nomad played is set to my “bouncy” mix for walking around campus today. Songs include: “Helmet” by The Bobs “Just What I Needed” by The Cars “A Wink and a Smile” by Harry Connick, Jr. “Castlevania Theme (Gothic Techno Remix)” by, uh, Nintendo or something “Old” by Paul Simon “This is the Road” by You Were Spiraling “SenSurround” by They Might Be Giants “Parcel Post” by Uncle Bonsai “Fuck the Creationists” by MC Hawking “Bad Reputation” by Joan Jett Never let it be said that my tastes aren’t eclectic! 🙂 ---
**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:** [January 23, 2001, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/22 "2001-01-23T23:37:56Z")
Walkin’ on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves Nothin’ like 80s pop to do it right. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/23 "2001-01-23T23:43:57Z")
I love a lot of these songs for getting in a good mood, but I’m a little bit weird about music anyway. The absolute best things to get me in a good mood are either Vivaldi’s Gloria, or almost anything by Mozart. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/24 "2001-01-24T00:14:15Z")
“Rosalita” by Springsteen A lot of Cole Porter, including “Always True to You in My Fashion,” “Let’s Not Talk About Love,” “My Heart Belongs to Daddy,” “Anything Goes,” “Let’s Do It,” and “Let’s Misbehave.” Harry Warren: “We’re in the Money,” “Shuffle Off to Buffalo,” “Honeymoon Hotel,” and “42nd Street.” “Hooray for Hollywood” Fourth movement of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (i.e., “Song of Joy”). Rossini’s “William Tell Overture.” Saint-Saens “Carnival of the Animals,” especially after watching Fantasia 2000 “The Intro and the Outro,” “Dr. Jazz,” “Ali Baba’s Camel,” “Humanoid Boogie,” and many others from the Bonzo Dog Band Tom Lehrer, “Poisoning Pigeons in the Park” (naturally), “My Home Town,” and “We Will All Go Together When We Go.” Spike Jones, “Cocktails for Two.” Anything by the Capitol Steps ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/25 "2001-01-24T00:29:52Z")
“You Never Can Tell”- Chuck Berry “Welcome to the Jungle”- Guns N’ Roses “Brown Sugar”- Rolling Stones “With a Little Help from my Friends”- Beatles “Lola”- The Kinks “My Generation”- The Who “Daydream Believer”- The Monkees ---
**Author:** ![tak29813](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cab0a1/32.png) [@tak29813](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tak29813)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/26 "2001-01-24T02:02:33Z")
“Me and Julio down by the old school yard” Paul Simon “Steal My Sunshine” Len “Summertime” Will Smith “Gimmie Some Lovin” either Spencer Davis or the Blues Brothers Almost any Delbert McClinton will do it. In the interest of brevity, and my sanity, that is all I can add for now. Time to bounce ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/27 "2001-01-24T02:04:24Z")
Respect - Aretha Franklin never fails to lift my spirits. ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/28 "2001-01-24T02:10:21Z")
A couple have been mentioned previously, but a couple more that always perk me up: _Brown Eyed Girl_ by **Van Morrison** _Kodachrome_ by **Paul Simon** and _Margaritaville_ by **Jimmy Buffet** ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/29 "2001-01-24T02:14:01Z")
“Fiesta” - The Pogues “Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen” - XtC “Living With the Dreaming Body” - Poi Dog Pondering (I challenge anyone to hear this song and NOT be immediately put into a bouncy mood!) “She’s A Dancer” - Crack The Sky “Hyperactive” - Thomas Dolby “My Definition of a Boombastic Jazz Style” - The Dream Warriors “Spanish Bomb” - The Clash ---
**Author:** ![OrcaChow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@OrcaChow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OrcaChow)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/30 "2001-01-24T02:16:08Z")
> [@](#): > > Sorry, couldn’t forget this one - “Coconut” by whoever (it’s on the Resevoir Dogs soundtrck…“you put the lime in the coconut you drink ‘em bot’ up…”) It’s by Harry Nilsson. “Down and the Twist-and-Shout” by Mary Chapin-Carpenter. “Twist and Shout” by the Beatles (and, yes, the Isley Brothers). “[You Know You Make Me Want to] Shout” by… grrrr… it was in _Animal House_. “I Try to Think About Elvis” by Patty Loveless. “Hey You” by No Doubt. “Poison Ivy” “Charlie Brown” “Yakety Yak” by The Coasters. And I confess: “Walk Like an Egyptian” get me happy, despite generally hating the Bangles. ---
**Author:** ![JCThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/dc4da7/32.png) [@JCThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCThunder)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/31 "2001-01-24T02:25:38Z")
“Get Down On It” - Kool & the Gang ---
**Author:** ![robgruver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@robgruver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robgruver)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/32 "2001-01-24T02:26:23Z")
Limp Bizkit: Hot Dog Kid Rock: Only God Knows Why Garth Brooks: Ain’t Goin’ Down Till the Sun Comes Up ---
**Author:** ![Nacho4Sara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Nacho4Sara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nacho4Sara)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/33 "2001-01-24T02:35:18Z")
> [@](#): > > Walkin’ on Sunshine – Katrina and the Waves Hell yeah. Terribly embarrassing, but I enjoy this song! Also: **I Melt With You** , Modern English **Expression** , Salt N Pepa **Goodnight Moon** , Shivaree **Babylon** , David Gray **Again** , Lenny Kravitz **Something’s Gotta Give** , Ella Fitzgerald **In Your Eyes** , Peter Gabriel Fairly cheesy, every last one of them. But they make me smile. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/34 "2001-01-24T02:54:04Z")
Queen Bitch-David Bowie Star-David Bowie Shake it up-The Cars Along Comes Mary-The Association Hoedown–Aaron Copland (you know, the beef commercial song) The Telephone Hour from Bye Bye Birdie Honky Tonk Woman-The Rolling Stones And It Stones Me-Van Morrison ---
**Author:** ![Serendipity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Serendipity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serendipity)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/35 "2001-01-24T02:57:15Z")
**Sing, Sing, Sing** – You can’t not be happy listening to this song. I always listen to this while I’m getting ready to go swing dancing. **Fugue for Tinhorns** from “Guys and Dolls” – My best friend, my sister, and I used to do a whole little routine to this song, much to the amusement of our moms. **Are You Kidding Me?** by Anouk – Not exactly upbeat subject matter, but it always puts me in a bouncy mood. **I’ll Be the One** by the Backstreet Boys and **Rock DJ** by Robbie Williams – Hey, everyone’s allowed their cheesy moments. **Sh-Boom** by the Crew Cuts – I’ve loved this song ever since I first heard it in the movie “Clue.” **Posin’** by Jimmie Lunceford – Another great swing song. **I Will Survive** by Gloria Gaynor – Sometimes, you’re allowed lots of cheesy moments. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TVeblen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@TVeblen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVeblen)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/36 "2001-01-24T03:30:35Z")
My taste in music matches my taste in movies: eccentric and sucks. For irrational happiness: - anything by Mozart - Beethoven’s 7th symphony - some C&W songs I don’t know well enough to put titles to but always lift my spirits when I “channel surf” onto them. (Don’t mean to sound like a snot; can’t put title/artist to most songs.) But some of 'em are so unpretentiously, gorgeously _right there_ they make me happy every time I hear 'em. That’s specific, huh? Now there’s adreneline pumping, zest for life music but narrowing it down… For _bouncing_: - Cecelia by Simon/Garfunkel - Bright Sunny Day by Johnny Nash - Jump by The Pointer Sisters - just about everything already mentioned I sing along to _all_ these, loudly, Beethoven included. My singing voice has been compared–not flatteringly–to an alley cat being neutered without benefit of anethesia. Veb ---
**Author:** ![Jessity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jessity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jessity)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/37 "2001-01-24T04:18:46Z")
Wild Thing (Tone Loc) Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch (4 Tops) I’m Too Sexy (Right Said Fred) You Sexy Thing (Hot Chocolate) You Can Leave Your Hat On (Tom Jones) You Shook Me All Night Long (AC/DC Hair of the Dog (Nazareth) Sweet Home Alabama (Lynyrd Skynyrd) I could probably go on for hours!! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/38 "2001-01-24T04:40:54Z")
I forgot “Cherry in Your Tree” by XTC. Fine, bouncy song. If I’m in a good mood, I can listen to it on repeat for hours. \ Oh, and speaking as a person whose real-life name is Katrina, if I hear the first few bars of the chorus of “Walking on Sunshine” as sung by a person to whom I have just introduced myself ONE MORE TIME, I’m headed for the clock tower. And my parents thought they were keeping me from a life of pop culture connections, but NO. Instead, I was doomed to a lifetime of giggles from elementary school classes whilst watching the Disney cartoon of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” never finding my name in the personalized keychains, and “Walking on Sunshine.” Katrina and the Waves, if you’re still out there, I wish you ill. \ I feel so much better. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/39 "2001-01-24T04:45:41Z")
Serindip and Chuck: much gratis, your choices brought me smiles and brought tunes to my ears. Some nice choices. Again, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Silvio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Silvio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvio)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2001, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438/40 "2001-01-24T07:29:45Z")
“The Weight” by The Band “Little Red Corvette” by Prince “You are the Sunshine of my life” by Stevie Wonder “Don’t Stop” by Fleetwood Mac “Good Day Sunshine”, “Here Comes the Sun”, “With a Little Help from my Friends” and many many more by the Beatles “Wouldn’t it be nice” by the Beach Boys “Rocks Off” by the Stones “Baba O’Riley” by the Who “You Wear it Well” by Rod Stewart “Rock and roll never forgets” by Bob Seger “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina and the Waves “What is Life” by George Harrison “And it Stoned Me” and “Caravan” by Van Morrison [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-never-fail-to-put-you-in-a-bouncy-mood/51438.md?page=3)