William Shatner’s version of “Mr. Tambourine Man” will make you laugh until you cry.
If you’re down in the dumps, run right out and buy a copy of Golden Throats.
There’s also a GT Beatles’ tribute disc that features Telly Savalas and “Little” Joe Pesci. :::shudder:::
What songs do you Dopers use?
The Beatle’s album “Revolver”.
Specifically “And Your Bird Can Sing”, “Got To Get You Into My Life”, and of course “Yellow Submarine”. :wally Takes me right back to early childhood . . . 
I am always cheered by REM’s “Stand.” I know that lots of REM fans hate this simple little ditty, but it brings a smile to my face every time I hear it.
I always feel better when I listen to Ry Cooder’s self titled album. At work, if I just couldn’t get motivated, a tape of John Phillip Sousa marches would get me moving.
I can’t believe I’m admitting this, but breaking out the ol’ Neil Diamond stuff always makes me laugh. He just over-emotes everything (IMO). Not that there aren’t some good hooks in there and all, but oh the laughing I do at stuff like “Forever in Blue Jeans.”
As a big fat fangirl, I have a special appreciation for The Androids’ Do It With Madonna.
And as someone who stopped growing at 5’ 1", Randy Newman’s Short People always gets a chuckle out of me.
It’s Raining Men, the Gerri Halliwell version. You cannot be sad when you listen to this silly, silly song.
“Ready Steady Go” by L’arc En Ciel.
Anything by the group Move works pretty well too.
I guess it helps that I don’t know Japanese.
I used to listen to “Lust for Life” two or three times in the morning during exam week.
I’d do a little dance, too.
Almost anything by Mojo Nixon does the trick
“Build Me Up Buttercup” by The Foundations. It doesn’t make me laugh or anything but it’s a very upbeat tune.
“Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division. Even when I’m down, I can take heart that I haven’t felt the urge to hang myself yet.
Nothingsevergonnastandinmyway Again–Wilco
Love Will Keep Us Together–live Wilco cover
In Love–William Shatner with Ben Folds
Luckenbach Texas–Willy Nelson and Waylon Jennings
Matthew Wilder’s… what’s the name? The “Nobody gonna break my stride song”…
I can’t help it, it just cheers me up.
Also (and inexplicably)
Come on Eileen - Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Brass in Pocket - The Pretenders
Piano Man - Billy Joel
(and more)
Actually, all of them are songs that I absolutely must sing when I hear them. For whatever reason, it’s very therapeutic for me to sing, even though I am horrible at it.
At My Most Beautiful, by REM. Other than being a really nice, mellow song, it reminds me of a certain very happy period of my life. Also, Frank Sinatra’s rendition of More always makes me cheery for the rest of the day.
The Decendants - Thank You
Never fails to put me in a damn fine mood (hell, I’m brightening up a bit just thinking about it).
Anything by The Bonzo Dog Band or Tom Lehrer
Up! by Shania Twain
I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff
Flashdance (What a Feeling) by Irene Cara
Peace of Mind by Boston
Mr. Blue Sky (ELO)
Dead Man’s Party (Oingo Boingo - my cleaning song)
and
and
the sound track from Cosmos
I listen to that too! It’s first on my “Happy” play list along with “Lust for Life” and a variety of DEVO songs.