# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/21 "2021-07-20T02:51:34Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/QAG2NCYGACM/maxresdefault.jpg "Lucille") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAG2NCYGACM) ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/22 "2021-07-20T03:16:04Z")
I’m a bit of a sucker for a catchy bass line: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wI5usbhzmbY/maxresdefault.jpg "L.A.B. - In The Air [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI5usbhzmbY) ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/23 "2021-07-20T03:40:36Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/W-YFUvqwuLk/hqdefault.jpg "77s - Drowning with Land in Sight - Film at 11") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-YFUvqwuLk) ---
**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:** [July 20, 2021, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/24 "2021-07-20T03:45:53Z")
This one’s been stuck in my head the last few days for some reason; [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NP9iOqdxS8c/hqdefault.jpg "The Moody Blues- Question") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NP9iOqdxS8c) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/25 "2021-07-20T03:47:40Z")
Lord Huron - I Lied feat. Allison Ponthier [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6fk_i1oPR2U/hqdefault.jpg "Lord Huron - I Lied ft. Allison Ponthier (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fk_i1oPR2U) ---
**Author:** ![Chad\_Sudan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chad_sudan/32/4509_2.png) [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/26 "2021-07-20T10:22:29Z")
Wow, so many great songs above! Loved Jack White, Fanny, Billy Currington, Pomplamoose, L.A.B., and Lord Huron. But most of all, the song by Teenage Fanclub, with those Byrds-like harmonies. (Thanks, @EinsteinsHund!) Here is the exquisite Imogen Heap on piano, discoursing on life’s sweet assemblages. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5hdMYt1Np78/maxresdefault.jpg "Imogen Heap - You Know Where To Find Me") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hdMYt1Np78) ---
**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 20, 2021, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/27 "2021-07-20T11:37:33Z")
My Song of the Day selection is completely redonkulous, but see if it don’t rattle in your skull it all day long: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FJdbSMEG0B4/maxresdefault.jpg "Dirty Minds - Here Come the Mummies") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJdbSMEG0B4) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/28 "2021-07-20T12:32:56Z")
I’m not usually a big fan of covers but this cover of [Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8LBkYjniTU&list=FLkKiDfuotcMiliNjptWCnsg&index=1) is pretty awesome ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/29 "2021-07-20T13:22:35Z")
Good morning! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nCgT6MmoyqQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Morning Song") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCgT6MmoyqQ) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/30 "2021-07-20T13:46:24Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/zRgWvvkSvfk/maxresdefault.jpg "Sweet - Love Is Like Oxygen - Disco 20.03.1978 (OFFICIAL)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRgWvvkSvfk) For some reason, this popped into my mind on the ride into work today. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/31 "2021-07-20T14:04:19Z")
That is so chill now it’s playing in my house! WN is a treasure! ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/32 "2021-07-20T14:07:02Z")
In honor of this news: [Kansas violinist/singer Robby Steinhardt dies at 71](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kansas-violinist-singer-robby-steinhardt-dies-at-71/946874/5) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tH2w6Oxx0kQ/maxresdefault.jpg "Kansas - Dust in the Wind (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH2w6Oxx0kQ) ETA: > [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’m not usually a big fan of covers but this cover of [Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8LBkYjniTU&list=FLkKiDfuotcMiliNjptWCnsg&index=1) is pretty awesome As a Michigander with a fondess for the Gordon Lightfoot version, I did not dig this rocked-up version at first, but I gradually warmed up to it. Well-done video. One amusing thing at the end I noticed-- for the lyrics “In a musty old hall in Detroit they prayed” the singer pronounced Detroit the American way, with two syllables, not “Dee-TROY-it” like Lightfoot, so he had to add a word to keep the meter: “…Detroit _ **where** _ they prayed” ---
**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 20, 2021, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/33 "2021-07-20T14:13:33Z")
I heard this when it was first released, and bought the album because of it. Sadly, everything else on the album was dreck, but this song (and this mix) is awesome: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/4D0qkTuXjZ8/hqdefault.jpg "Sneaker Pimps - 6 Underground (Nellee Hooper Edit)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D0qkTuXjZ8) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/34 "2021-07-20T14:14:23Z")
I just had occasion to quote a line from this song, and now I can’t get it out of my head! [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/0udu4KYv1zI/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGGUgZShlMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBPVuDn7PSJKm4A1IAPfkYp7s9LXA "ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0udu4KYv1zI) Kinda makes you wanna burst out into song too, dinnit? ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/35 "2021-07-20T14:36:54Z")
Yeah, that was kind of a staple of the Trip Hop mid-90s setlist. I always wondered why I had never heard of anything else by The Sneaker Pimps, while I have heard plenty (and own albums) from Massive Attack, Portishead, DJ Shadow, Tricky, etc. It’s a great track. Just doing a very quick sampling “Spin Spin Sugar” sounds like a decent one from that album, too, but I’ve never felt compelled to listen to that whole album. I’m kind of curious now. “She Bangs the Drums” never fails to get me into a good mood. Is it about love? Is it about heroin? Is it a mix of joy and sadness? I don’t know exaclty – I personally think the song is a bit darker than its shiny veneer, but it doesn’t matter, it still uplifts me. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/epyUiwjzuZ0/hqdefault.jpg "Stone Roses - She Bangs the Drums") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epyUiwjzuZ0) ---
**Author:** ![shh1313](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shh1313/32/8020_2.png) [@shh1313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shh1313)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/36 "2021-07-20T14:50:14Z")
I have to get Pink Floyd in the mix. This is my personal favorite. I have never tired of Pink Floyd. > **[Pink Floyd - ... home, home again... (Time) - YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=KmKaomo5Y8Y&feature=share)** > > ... Home, home again I like to be here when I can When I come home cold and tired It's good to warm my bones beside the fire Far away, across the field The t... ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/37 "2021-07-20T16:02:55Z")
Playing For Change has some great offerings. _The Weight_ features Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson, along with musicians across 5 continents. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/ph1GU1qQ1zQ/maxresdefault.jpg "The Weight | Featuring Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson | Playing For Change | Song Around The World") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/38 "2021-07-20T17:12:21Z")
Hoo Boy! this thread is going to keep me busy for a while. Here’s one. I was lying in bed listening to the radio (CKUA) and this started playing. I jumped up, ran to the office and looked up the artist/track and bought the mp3. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_0F4f7ZPiSI/hqdefault.jpg "Alela Diane - Lady Divine") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0F4f7ZPiSI) ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/39 "2021-07-20T17:12:57Z")
I’m a bit obsessed with Kat Cunning lately. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_UrDtPZHlqc/maxresdefault.jpg "Kat Cunning - Wild Poppies [Official Video]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UrDtPZHlqc) ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2021, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/40 "2021-07-20T17:13:43Z")
I love this tune … [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Dx8DoEy2weA/maxresdefault.jpg "The Duke") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx8DoEy2weA) @Biggirl A blast from my past - Nice ! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=3)