# We're all in the mood for a melody **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [July 19, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851 "2021-07-19T20:03:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/1 "2021-07-19T20:03:15Z")
Post just **ONE** song that you want people to hear right now: (You can post another tomorrow and another day after that…) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fFYLCj-hCsc/maxresdefault.jpg "The Clash - Charlie Don't Surf (Remastered) [Official Audio]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFYLCj-hCsc) ---
**Author:** ![Ponderoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponderoid/32/19221_2.png) [@Ponderoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponderoid)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/2 "2021-07-19T20:15:02Z")
Maybe getting everyone else to listen to it will help get the song out of my head? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/CY0fLYnw59M/maxresdefault.jpg "dodie - If I'm Being Honest") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY0fLYnw59M) ---
**Author:** ![mikecurtis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikecurtis/32/3284_2.png) [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/3 "2021-07-19T20:16:43Z")
Excellent choice! I was replying to **QuickSilver** , but yours is good too, **Ponderoid** ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/4 "2021-07-19T20:16:54Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6PQVA_IcTdQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Spyro Gyra - Summer Strut") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PQVA_IcTdQ) ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/5 "2021-07-19T20:21:12Z")
> [@Ponderoid](#): > > Maybe getting everyone else to listen to it will help get the song out of my head? Heck, I was just about to try the same thing. Days ago I read something comparing a hedgehog to a small porcupine, and now I have lines from this stuck in my head. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jWtdaFDlSHA/hqdefault.jpg "Hank Williams Jr-Dixie on my mind") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWtdaFDlSHA) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/6 "2021-07-19T20:23:20Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pMx85tYZlgA/maxresdefault.jpg "Schmerzen hören") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMx85tYZlgA) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/7 "2021-07-19T20:29:25Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XkcGuZHPbKk/maxresdefault.jpg "Jack White - I'm Shakin' (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkcGuZHPbKk) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/8 "2021-07-19T20:35:39Z")
This one ticked all the boxes for me as a song to get me through our international “time out”: - Upbeat - Addressed my wanderlust (traveling tiny Caribbean islands, ahhh…) - Well-written (with a intriguing bridge) - Interesting instrumentation (steel drums) - A bandmate called it a finely-crafted pop ditty - And… “Maybe getting everyone else to listen to it will help get the song out of my head?” i doubt it. I’ve had it stuck in my brain for over a year (voluntarily, I needed something to sing around the house). [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-s9__PGNYmQ/maxresdefault.jpg "From Rochdale To Ocho Rios") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s9__PGNYmQ) Oh, just found [a live version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gxEJ9ufASqI) Good energy. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/9 "2021-07-19T21:45:28Z")
🤨 WTF OP??? 😃 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jj5nH0O8lmg/maxresdefault.jpg "Robert Plant - In the Mood (Official Video) [HD REMASTERED]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj5nH0O8lmg) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/10 "2021-07-19T21:47:09Z")
Sorry, this has been in my head for a while. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/v1c2OfAzDTI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Ting Tings - That's Not My Name (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1c2OfAzDTI) ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/11 "2021-07-19T21:54:08Z")
Glad you asked. This is what’s playing right now at my house. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/3_cEMvRwyRE/maxresdefault.jpg "Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_cEMvRwyRE) ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/12 "2021-07-19T22:00:05Z")
I love the energy in this. Forgive the early 70’s psychedelic video fx. Fanny- Blind Alley [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/bE3uwtegPEY/maxresdefault.jpg "Fanny - Blind Alley (1971) | LIVE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bE3uwtegPEY) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/13 "2021-07-19T22:22:18Z")
One of the best, but most unknown pop songs of all time: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/jdeqYx-9-AQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Teenage Fanclub - Ain't That Enough") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdeqYx-9-AQ) ETA: Ok, I’ve got one more: one of the best, but most unknown country rock songs: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/41f8AFx1TDM/hqdefault.jpg "THE EVERLY BROTHERS I'm On My Way Home Again") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=41f8AFx1TDM) ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/14 "2021-07-19T22:51:03Z")
Don’t ask me why I chose this: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6n5G3f0Pjrs/maxresdefault.jpg "Made For TV - So Afraid Of The Russians") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6n5G3f0Pjrs) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/15 "2021-07-19T23:00:30Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/PKpQRjj_WbU/maxresdefault.jpg "Billy Currington - People Are Crazy") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKpQRjj_WbU) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/16 "2021-07-19T23:12:29Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/o-erzGwxKN4/hqdefault.jpg "The Fountains Of Wayne - The Girl I Can't Forget") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-erzGwxKN4) ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/17 "2021-07-19T23:17:54Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > ETA: Ok, I’ve got one more: one of the best, but most unknown country rock songs: ## Good one. 🙂 I can’t resist a song thread. Here’s my contribution for today. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5Ue4_MWwKY8/maxresdefault.jpg "Even The Losers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ue4_MWwKY8) ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2021, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/18 "2021-07-19T23:39:42Z")
There are so many versions of this song (including a zillion covers) but this might be my favorite. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/E1tOV7y94DY/hqdefault.jpg "Elis Regina & Tom Jobim - "Aguas de Março" - 1974") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1tOV7y94DY) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ukulele_ike1/32/4613_2.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/19 "2021-07-20T01:12:09Z")
Biggest ear worm in the world, all 200 YouTube versions of it. This one is the most winsome. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/7B4CLQGxHmI/maxresdefault.jpg "Les Champs-Elysées | Joe Dassin | Pomplamoose ft. John Schroeder") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B4CLQGxHmI) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/20 "2021-07-20T01:46:31Z")
Well there’s something you should know before you bring me them victuals I don’t eat nothing that don’t bleed a little, that’s right It’s got to wiggle in the pan I’m just a carnivarian, not an Idaho Potato Man. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TvMmSue0058/hqdefault.jpg "Corky Seigel, "Idaho Potato Man"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvMmSue0058) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=2)