Hey, I mean sleeping. Seperately. Get your minds out of the gutter.
But in any case, posting by moi will be completely not happening until Monday.
Thus, in my absence, here's a little project for us all:
Coolest Post-Elvis Song or Record Referencing The Emotion of Happiness or the Word Happiness Itself (Title or Lyric!!!)
No arbitrary rules this time -- just smile, please! And please remember: Our ongoing project to insert Billy Corgan's pretentious cueball noggin into every Weekend Listomania will resume next time.
And my totally top of my head Top Seven is:
7. The Rolling Stones -- Happy
A/k/a "Keith's Song." Obvious, I know, but what can you do.
6. The Edwin Hawkins Singers -- Oh Happy Day
If memory serves, John Lennon's favorite record of 1969 (along with Dave Edmunds "I Hear You Knockin'," which of course has no thematic connection whatsoever).
5. Neil Innes --How Sweet to Be an Idiot
A/k/a "The George W. Bush Song." Okay, a cheap shot...
4. Dashboard Confessional -- Standard Lines
"Hope you're happy." Not a particularly great song, but included just so we can have something recorded in this century...
3. Small Faces -- Happiness Stan
My second favorite song on the third greatest concept album of the 60s.
2. The Who -- Happy Jack
"I saw ya!"
And the number one coolest song about that up and positive feeling, there's not even a contest you MFs, so don't bug me, obviously is --
1. The Beatles -- I'm Happy Just to Dance With You
As with "I Want to Hold Your Hand," the title may not be 100 percent honest about the singer's intentions, but a delightful song and sentiment in any event, don't you think?
Awrighty then -- and what would your choices be?
[Shameless Blogwhore: My parallel Cinema Listomania [theme: great female ensemble casts] is now up over at Box Office. As always, if you could see your way over there to leave a comment, an angel gets its wings.]
19 comments:
Without a doubt:
I Hope You're Happy Now - Elvis Costello
"Sad Song" by Lou Reed (from "Berlin")
"Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" from the Smiths
"I'm Not Angry" by Elvis
Oh, here's another good one: "(You Caught Me) Smilin'" by Sly, from "There's a Riot Goin' On". All about someone walking in on Sly when he was shooting up ("hangin' loose/'cause you ain't used/to seein' me/turn on!")
Wild stuff...
Let's get two "glad" ones in there:
"Glad All Over"--Dave Clark Five
"Glad"--Traffic,
and let's add "Glad To See You Go" by the Ramones for extra measure
Other "happy" songs coming to immediate mind:
"Ten Feet Tall"--XTC (references happiness throughout the lyric)
"Happier Than The Morning Sun"--Stevie Wonder
"Everybody's Gonna by Happy"--The Kinks,
and kind of a left-field choice,
"Happy 'Cause I'm Going Home"--from the third Chicago album
Im into something good -hermits hermits
Happy Together - turtles
Shiny Happy People - REM
Stupidly Happy - XTC
Happiness Runs - Donovan
You Make Me So Very Happy - Blood Sweat & Tears
Stupidly Happy - XTC
Happiness Runs - Donovan
You Make Me So Very Happy - Blood Sweat & Tears
gummo said..
You Make Me So Very Happy - Blood Sweat & Tears
Go to your room, young man.
:-)
Happiness is a warm gun -beatles
Good Day Sunshine - beatles
I assumed Al Green's "Love and Happiness" would be on the list...but it didn't even make the comments yet! So here's a nice Soul Train performance from the 70s.
Ren & Stimpy also had some thoughts on the subject back in the day.
Anonymous said ...
Im into something good -hermits hermits
I second that and in a similar vein nominate ...
She's Got Everything -- Kinks
A most appropriate band for today:
Smash It Up/I Just Can't Be Happy Today - The Damned
Sinister But She Was Happy--Robyn Hitchcock
Everybody's Happy Nowadays--The Buzzcocks
Happy NIghtmare Baby--Opal
The Happy Song (Dum Dum)--Otis Redding
Happy Day--Talking Heads
and finally, Happy Everafter by the sadly unheralded Liverpool outfit known as Shack
michael stipe & rain phoenix - happiness (from the movie of the same name):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vip7qNDh1oE
stones- flight 505
('i was happy here at home')
kirsty maccoll- soho square
('why can't we just be happy baby')
nirvana- lithium
ok, i'm now 4-for-4 with depressing songs that have the word 'happy' in them. better quit while i'm ahead.
Cream - I'm so Glad
Three Dog Night - Joy to the World (eewwww)
Neil Young - The Old Laughing Lady
Harry Nilsson - Joy & Jump Into the Fire (We can make each other Happy...)
And a couple that the title fits, but the lyrics aren't particularly happy...
The Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces
The Guess Who - Laughing
Page France - Chariot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpPlrwICaSw
HAPPY BIRTHDAY - ALTERED IMAGES
These songs make me happy :)
"Happy Boy" - The Beat Farmers
"Happy Ending" - First Floor Power
"Happy When It Rains" - The Jesus and Mary Chain
"Happy X-Mas (War Is Over)" - John Lennon
"I Wanna Make You Happy" - Josie and the Pussycats
"Happy Faces" - The Maccabees
"The Only Happy Boy In Copenhagen" - Moi caprice
"Happy To Be With You" - The Skids
"I'm Happy" - Thee Headcoatees
"Miss Happiness" - Walt Mink
"Sunshine Smile" - Adorable
And then she smiled
Just for fraction of a little while
And everything was warm again inside
She's got a sunshine smile
The kind that warms up the corners of my cold room
She's got a sunshine smile
The kind that makes you forget again
Only Happy When it Rains - Garbage
Sarah Smile - Hall & Oates (I know, I know ... )
She Smiled Sweetly - Stones
Just One Smile - B, S & T
(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding - Elvis Costello
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