Happy, feel-good music. Let's make this an epic thread.

[morebass!]

The Brand New Heavies make some great Happy Music. In the same vein KC and the Sunshine Band did the same thing.

Of course The Man himself --- James Brown!

A lot of Ray Brown's playing sounds like he's happy. Mose Allison too.

+1 on the Yes

and Raffi

 

[David Jayne]

 

[Electric_Spank]

Never fails to cheer me up.

 

[CrispyDelicious]

A couple from a canadian country boy:

Super-positive, with a hilarious chorus: Hick-hop? Country funk?

 

[fivestringgecko]

Okay, round two! Again, no particular order, just off the top of my head. Some awesome posts so far! Woot!

5sg.

"Feels Just Like It Should" by Jamiroquai
"Hollywood Swinging" by Jamiroquai (Live at the Hard Rock '97)

"Let Me Know" by Eric Lindell

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(R.I.P. 3/2/08 ... a terrible loss for the music world)
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"Stay" by Dave Matthews Band

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(the original is awesome too, but I dig the attitude of the remix)

"Amore (Sexo)" by Santana
(hot cha chaaaa! lol)

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"Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder
"Higher Ground" by Marcus Miller
"Higher Ground" by Eric Clapton w/ Sheryl Crow

 

[CrispyDelicious]

5sg, you deserve a prize, man:

 

[fivestringgecko]

hehehe.... Thanks Crispy! Glad someone's digging the links. We've got to keep this thread going!

I'm actually kinda surprised I've been able to find youtube vids for all those links so far.

More links to come!

5sg.

 

[Mudfuzz]

Guitar Wolf is good up music...

 

[ProfGumby]

Another one, anything by the Blues Brothers, always puts a smile on my face.



Also, YYZ from Rush always does it for me. I cannot hear that song and not feel good!

 

[5StringBlues]

The blues don't have to be sad:




The subjects of this song will make you feel good and happy!

 

[tdogg]

if this doesnt make you smile, you arent human.

 

[5StringBlues]

^ thats so funky it's fonky!


Fun to play on bass too....................

 

[baptistcreature]

Some of 'em aren't exactly happy, feel-good songs, but these always put me in a good mood:



Horrible yes, but still kinda funny.

 

[Mudfuzz]

The blues don't have to be sad:




The subjects of this song will make you feel good and happy!

Ha! cool song, I haven't heard that one before, I have a friend that NEEDS to learn that one.

 

[Clark Dark]

 

[Rushpwnsx]

For some reason this song plays twice in this youtube video...
Violent Femmes - Good Feeling

 

[Thunderthumbs73]

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M. Mike Mills (pickstyle) on Precision Bass. Classic Mills, Classic R.E.M. And then goofing on upright with Muppets...

Original recording with a few video-specific overdubs:

 

[Mudfuzz]

OK more.
Boris http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb0xkgE97b8
Primus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Va1x8cJt9U
Minutemen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf5XvauKXMs
Mike Watt http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-iya4yjsX8

 

[Joe Gress]

 

[Clark Dark]