# 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:** 8
**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 24, 2021, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/142 "2021-07-24T03:33:06Z")
Doing the GET THIS SONG OUTTA MY HEAD thing. Just looking at the title of another thread (Female singers belting it out) stuck it in there. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/T71MYh8kqZc/maxresdefault.jpg "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight - Jennifer Hudson | Sing: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T71MYh8kqZc) ---
**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 24, 2021, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/143 "2021-07-24T03:56:10Z")
It’s midnight somewhere, right? 😃 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/FGVGFfj7POA/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGAgYChgMA8=&rs=AOn4CLB9EP5Tq5QIV5v97DMx3pcNiC2XdQ "Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGVGFfj7POA) (I once played this classic with our marching kazoo and percussion band for Mardi Gras on the West Coast. We were a big hit!) ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/144 "2021-07-24T04:11:30Z")
Big Freedia is here to help with your weekend! Release your wiggle! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pa5IV_3fVfk/maxresdefault.jpg "Big Freedia "Explode" (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa5IV_3fVfk) ——— Bow wow wow wow! Excellent selection, **peccavi**! 😃 ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/145 "2021-07-24T04:21:21Z")
I am faaaaar too old to release that much wiggle. How 'bout some energetic chair dancing? ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/146 "2021-07-24T04:37:04Z")
For all us old farts: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EmXZVEC2urU/maxresdefault.jpg "Lida Rose / Will I Ever Tell You?") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmXZVEC2urU) ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/147 "2021-07-24T12:45:33Z")
Channeling Phil Spector: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YFiRDuX53h8/maxresdefault.jpg "I've Got Your Number, Son") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFiRDuX53h8) ---
**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 24, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/148 "2021-07-24T12:59:54Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/oYjYjuAaBEY/maxresdefault.jpg "First Aid Kit - Walk Unafraid (Alt. Take with Peter Buck)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oYjYjuAaBEY) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/149 "2021-07-24T13:54:55Z")
I can not remember the last time I fell in love with a song upon my first listen. This is it. I have delicious shivers. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkJXemNfw58) ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/150 "2021-07-24T14:16:27Z")
Can’t help but turn this up whenever I hear it: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HivQqTtiHVw/maxresdefault.jpg "David Bowie - Modern Love (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HivQqTtiHVw) The live concert footage is icing on the cake. ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/151 "2021-07-24T14:36:34Z")
That was beautiful. Never expected to have tears streaming down my face while listening to music this morning, but this did it. I’ve never heard this sung by a choir before, but it’s breathtaking. Thank you… ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/152 "2021-07-24T14:42:06Z")
I actually stopped listening to it because I felt like I was going to start crying and be unable to stop. I plan to come back to it later today when the errands are done and I can bawl to my hearts content. ---
**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 24, 2021, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/153 "2021-07-24T15:09:53Z")
Well, as long as I’ve got people bawling, might as well keep going (and really, you can’t have a thread like this without Aretha, can you??): [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diwF1-xJwZM) ---
**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 24, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/154 "2021-07-24T16:14:25Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > [Here’s a thread about the band I started last year,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-the-music-fanny-or-so-you-thought-you-knew-70s-rock/850741/1) where you can read more, and talk about them further. Oh… it’s the _thread_ you started, not the band. ---
**Author:** ![peccavi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peccavi/32/388_2.png) [@peccavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peccavi)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/155 "2021-07-24T16:45:34Z")
Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend and treating everyone around them right. If not, you’re, [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/90GqAf3zJ8s/hqdefault.jpg "Bebe - Malo (Videoclip Oficial)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90GqAf3zJ8s) ---
**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 24, 2021, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/156 "2021-07-24T17:36:24Z")
I love this. ---
**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 24, 2021, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/157 "2021-07-24T17:44:55Z")
> [@pjd](#): > > Oh… it’s the _thread_ you started, not the band. As far as you know. . . 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/158 "2021-07-24T21:56:13Z")
[![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/DlMMe3ksfew/hqdefault.jpg "No Money Down - Humble Pie") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlMMe3ksfew) ---
**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 24, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/159 "2021-07-24T22:13:19Z")
The best song on the best rap album of 2018 is [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/0YAe-puyWGY/maxresdefault.jpg "Power Of The World (S Curls)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YAe-puyWGY) ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2021, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/160 "2021-07-24T22:15:21Z")
Isn’t it good? I bought it right after I heard it this morning and I get shivers every time I’ve listened to it since, which has been several times. ---
**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 25, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851/161 "2021-07-25T01:31:52Z")
I’m adding a +1 here too. Wonderful! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-in-the-mood-for-a-melody/946851.md?page=9)