# What is the Ultimate Feel-Good Song? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 28, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983 "2014-01-28T22:06:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![MacLir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MacLir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacLir)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/61 "2014-01-29T15:58:49Z")
> [@flight](#): > > I had no idea who this was when I clicked the link. This song absolutely wins for feel-good song. Unlike a lot of the others there is no layer of excitement or melancholy, or any other concept other than relaxed good-feeling. I had always liked this song, but never saw the musicians until recently. :eek: That dude has some serious sideburns. šŸ˜ƒ I was watching this video, and my daughter looks over my shoulder and remarked ā€œHe looks like a monkey!ā€ šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![sbunny8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c77e96/32.png) [@sbunny8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbunny8)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/62 "2014-01-29T16:00:30Z")
Mister Blue Sky, by ELO ---
**Author:** ![MacLir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@MacLir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacLir)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/63 "2014-01-29T16:18:39Z")
Iā€™ll nominate this one - [Summer Rain](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xa9vWVEYojg) A couple wrapped up in each other ā€œhappily-ever-afteringā€šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![SmellMyWort](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SmellMyWort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmellMyWort)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/64 "2014-01-29T16:35:35Z")
Nothing feels better than dancing with my 18 month old so really any song that gets her moving has my vote. She isnā€™t too picky but I canā€™t argue with her affinity for [Best Day of My Life](http://www.metrolyrics.com/best-day-of-my-life-lyrics-american-authors.html) by American Authors. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/65 "2014-01-29T16:53:04Z")
> [@MacLir](#): > > I had always liked this song, but never saw the musicians until recently. :eek: > > That dude has some serious sideburns. šŸ˜ƒ > > I was watching this video, and my daughter looks over my shoulder and remarked ā€œHe looks like a monkey!ā€ šŸ˜› It was the 70ā€™s, hair was in. Itā€™s a little fun song and reminds me of days when life seemed easier and more relaxed. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/66 "2014-01-29T17:18:45Z")
[Closer to Free](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closer_to_Free), by the BoDeans. Peppy. Catchy. Toe-tapping. Even if it became the theme song for a fairly hackneyed night-time soap opera. (Albeit, one starring Neve Campbell.) ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/67 "2014-01-29T17:19:14Z")
ā€œAll I Wanna Doā€ by Sheryl Crow. ---
**Author:** ![SykoSkotty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@SykoSkotty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SykoSkotty)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/68 "2014-01-29T19:05:04Z")
All great choices so far, but the current song I canā€™t stop feeling good about is: [HAPPY!!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM) ---
**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:** [January 29, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/69 "2014-01-29T19:13:44Z")
This takes me back to a bright sunny day in the summer of 2000, buying comic books for my little daughter: [Enya - Wild Child (video) - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wM7A6Eht7s) \* If this song had been around in the summer of 1975, Iā€™d have sung it to the one real love of my life as we lay in the tall grass every evening, waiting for the stars to come out: [- YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RSBmE6EBcM) \* \*Enya, _Wild Child_ and _Floraā€™s Secret_. ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/70 "2014-01-29T19:16:54Z")
Only one Beach Boys so far? Iā€™ll pick ā€œCalifornia Girlsā€ but really it is only one of many I could choose. ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/71 "2014-01-29T21:09:25Z")
Avoiding, but not disagreeing with, previous recommends: 25 or 6 to 4ā€“Chicago Yellow Submarineā€“The Beatles ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/72 "2014-01-29T21:18:41Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Only one Beach Boys so far? Iā€™ll pick ā€œCalifornia Girlsā€ but really it is only one of many I could choose. Or ā€œDonā€™t Worry Babyā€, possibly one of the most lushly recorded vocal harmonies ever. ---
**Author:** ![Tully\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7ab992/32.png) [@Tully\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tully_Mars)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/73 "2014-01-29T21:31:37Z")
Jackie Wilson - ā€œYour Love Has Lifted Me Higherā€ ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/74 "2014-01-29T21:42:35Z")
I like ā€œKiss Meā€ by Sixpence None The Richer. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/75 "2014-01-29T22:03:59Z")
> [@sbunny8](#): > > Mister Blue Sky, by ELO One of my favorites. Iā€™ll toss in ā€œ[Sunny Afternoon](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKsHh3BFPI)ā€ by The Kinks ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/76 "2014-01-30T02:04:30Z")
A great number of suggestions. The Beatles clearly lead the Feel-Good field. Also: I Feel Fine Get Back Hey Jude Getting Better Penny Lane As I look through my own library, **horns** seem to play a prominent role in many feel-good songs. Iā€™d say the 80ā€™s is the leading decade for feel-good (edging the 60ā€™s). And at #1ā€¦ Iā€™ll put Katrinaā€™s **Walking on Sunshine** as #1, narrowly edging out the OPā€™s selections, Spencer Davisā€™ ā€œGimme Some Lovingā€ and Jackie Wilsonā€™s ā€œHigher and Higher.ā€ Some others here. Not necessarily the Ultimate Feel-Good song, but certainly worthy of honorable mentions: [Shout](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG7KCOO76Wc) - Isley Brothers (or Otis Day & the Knights!) [Centerfold](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqDjMZKf-wg) - J. Geils Band [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A - George Michael One Week](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fC_q9KPczAg) - Bare Naked Ladies [MmmBop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE) - Hanson [I Want You Back](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3Q80mk7bxE) - Jackson 5 [Born to Run](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxuThNgl3YA) - Bruce Springsteen [Blinded by the Light](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcWVL4B-4pI) - Mannfred Mann [Little Willy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmbEuRzlhIs) - The Sweet [Feeling Stronger Everyday](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PvN7ujfj2w) - Chicago [Canā€™t Keep it in](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb_03LP55Lc) - Cat Stevens [I Want You to Want Me](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJs_L7yq5qE) - Cheap Trick [Surrender](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th370QmFtk8) - Cheap Trick [Love the one Youā€™re with](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HH3ruuml-R4) - Stephen Stills [Thank God Iā€™m a Country Boy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOjQwyVbJl4) - John Denver [I Wanna Rock & Roll All Night](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Env5iMrBjws) - Kiss [Hold My Hand](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoW3bqnr7tw) - Hootie & the Blowfish [Time to Change](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyooALwfxO8) - The Bradys (gasp!) [Take it Easy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEzTdBJUHO8) - Eagles [Call Me Maybe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWNaR-rxAic) - Carly Rae Jepson [I Get Around](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnPL5OXSBNE) - Beach Boys [Scarlet Begonias](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj_kK1j3CV0) - Grateful Dead [Ruberband Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKbADFJOCkU) - The Spinners [Born to be Alive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UaJAnnipkY) - Patrick Hernandez [Whenever I Call You Friend](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B7jWOyzUiY) - Kenny Loggins & Stevie Nicks [Keep Yourself Alive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfILg4mJAG0) - Queen [Juliet](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7MlTAO9Kxg) - LMNT [You are the Sunshine of My Life](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWst-r26whI) - Stevie Wonder [Smile](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffej15-Dgl0) - Uncle Kracker [Life is a Highway](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3sMjm9Eloo) - Rascal Flats or Tom Cochrane [Think](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGXU7268Z50) - Aretha Franklin [Freedom](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=diYAc7gB-0A) - George Michael [Youā€™re the One that I Want](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8gAM0C9U64) - Olivia Newton John & John Travolta [Come Sail Away](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5MAg_yWsq8) - Styx ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/77 "2014-01-30T03:58:08Z")
[Tommy James and the Shondells Mony Mony](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkMgs3lFwkQ) 2 1/2 minutes of pure joy ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/78 "2014-01-30T04:16:10Z")
Hereā€™s a Feel Good song. Itā€™s [Feel Good Inc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw8PpYBiDsc) by Gorillaz. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/79 "2014-01-30T04:29:32Z")
[This.](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk) I watch it whenever I need a lift, and it works every time. ---
**Author:** ![Peanuthead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peanuthead/32/360_2.png) [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983/80 "2014-01-30T04:51:01Z")
I think if we took a vote Mungo Jerry would be the winner hands down. Especially with that cool video. And speaking of videos hereā€™s one for you. [The Videos:](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cWY5wW5G4Q) If that donā€™t get you rockinā€™ you better call the undertaker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-ultimate-feel-good-song/679983.md?page=5)