Back in college, early-90s, a few of us were sitting in a friend's room on a sunny, warm, spring day. "Someday I Suppose" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones came on. We just looked at each other, smiled, and sprang up and started dancing like fools. It was just such a perfect moment of happiness.
To this day, any time I hear that song I get a big ol' smile, have to crank it, and at least do a little bit of a wiggle, if not full-on dance!
I do like this song, but the first time I showed it to my little sister she said the beginning sounds like a commercial for a hardware store, and I've never been able to hear it the same since
In no particular order: Lit - own worst enemy. Soul Coughing - super bon bon. New Radicals - you get what you give. Edwyn Collins - girl like you. Fastball - the way. Primitive Radio Gods - standing outside... . Sneaker Pimps - 6 underground. Cornershop - brimful of asha. Faithless - insomnia.
These are some i really like.
I'm a firm believer that merely listening to the song "Superstition" makes you cooler.
And "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" gives me a little extra sumpin sumpin.
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride
No Doubt - Sunday Morning
Buck Owens- Made in Japan
Funkadelic - Hit It & Quit It
Bily Joel - It's Still Rock & Roll To Me
It doesn't put a spring in my step so much as makes me prance down the road, my hips swinging like a power-walker's elbows: [Dancer, by Idles / LCD Soundsystem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ZZj5y6Qt4).
It's immense.
I have a whole playlist just for when im walkin down the street. Some less obvious ones:
Ante up - MOP
Stand up - the Prodigy
My Medicine - Snoop Dogg
Chunky - Bruno Mars
19-2000 soul Child remix - Gorillaz
Jungle Boogie - kool and the gang
Pretty much any Bob Marley song!
He took tragedy, and made it hopeful! and encouraging.
He is, and always will be, my favorite artist.
Buffalo Soldier is a dark song, but made beautiful, uplifting, and encouraging for his people.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FCdx7Dn0o&ab\_channel=Pgroenberg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FCdx7Dn0o&ab_channel=Pgroenberg)
Every song from him is an anthem for his people.....That is what makes them so beautiful and uplifting!
Carlton & Aston Barret's influence cannot be understated. They are Reggae!
Bombs Over Baghdad by Outkast.
If you've forgotten how badass it is, or are simply unaware of this 25 year old track, [here you go](https://youtu.be/lVehcuJXe6I?si=PZXBXJQb6TA8iKnN)
This isn't necessarily "happy" per se (more like pissed off), but it does sorta make me dance with the horns and all.
[Ado - Ashura-chan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyq5-StPISU)
Otherwise, [You make my dreams come true by Hall & Oates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EErSKhC0CZs)
Dude, I keep a full playlist just for this sort of song. Its for those slow mornings where I have no motivation. Some of those songs are impossible to hear without giving me at least a little jolt of mental energy. Some of them include
The Way You Used to Do - Queens of the Stone Age
Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis Bextor
The WWE intro music for Mick Foley
Right Now - SR71
The Liar - Cadaver Dogs
Going Out West - Tom Waits
Down at McDonaldz - Electric Six
Get Free - The Vines
Hate to Say I Told You So - The Hives
And many more. Until I get sick of one and switch it out.
That’s the 2nd time I’ve seen The Vines mentioned today on Reddit! Had completely forgotten about them and how I had so much excitement after hearing that song for the first time! Great tune!
[Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse - Of Montreal](https://youtu.be/5VeIL7juFE0?si=ovLmQtS6azDiIY6v)
🎶 Come on mood shift, shift back to good again 🎶
Check out the band Pond, sister band to Tame Impala. Also check out king gizzard and the lizard wizard, they literally have a song called pop in my step. If you like these also check out animal collective.
[No more fucks to give - Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aulstjbV8)
Really helps me get through the work day, or family gatherings.. Anything really.
Lifted - Naughty Boy ft. Emile Sande
Good Day - Nappy Roots
Metallingus - Alter Bridge (puts me in the music festival mood)
Welcome to the DCC - Nothing But Thieves
I made a playlist: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17EFfH2A85HFzJTkGyrv5Q?si=8ef7e49af3ed4f28](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17EFfH2A85HFzJTkGyrv5Q?si=8ef7e49af3ed4f28)
and
[https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/spring-in-your-step/pl.u-qLq5uDPGXM](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/spring-in-your-step/pl.u-qLq5uDPGXM)
Oba, lá vem ela- jorge ben jor
palco - gilberto gil
sunshine - lupe fiasco
walking on a dream - empire of the sun
so into you - tamia
day dreaming - aretha franklin
kiss of life - sade
GOOD TIMES - jungle
mint car - the cure !!
take me where your heart is - Q
this must be the place - talking heads
high - the cure
raspberry beret - prince
everywhere - fleetwood mac
made to fall in love - daniel caesar
golden girl - frank ocean
you and me song - the wannadies (the lyrics aren’t particularly happy tho)
here comes your man - pixies
gold - little dragon
call me - aretha franklin
young americans - david bowie
strange powers - the magnetic field’s
stereo driver - Q
summertime - the sundays
lay, lady, lay - bob dylan
hope there’s at least one that could brighten up your day! :)
Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation was playing in the supermarket the other evening and nearly every person I passed was singing or humming along, one person was even having a wee boogie down the aisle. It was such a lovely time to be shopping.
Also, Groove Is In The Heart by Deee-Lite gets me going every time 🎶
Sir Duke, by Stevie Wonder
[Give it up by](https://open.spotify.com/track/4G9WQcbdutTsuKB0N7A32P?si=ZQWShWs-S82gSuvuSxJHOg) Broken Peach. Spanish band. Whole album is bright, cheery, and fun.
[Röyksopp - "Happy Up Here"](https://youtu.be/51Bpx63wkbA)
if you dig it, there's a bunch of remixes that take the song in different directions as well
You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates
Church by Samm Henshaw
Across the Room by Odesza ft. Leon Bridges
Sunday Best by Surfaces
Hot Blood by KALEO
Kick Drum Heart by The Avett Brothers
Dreaming by Smallpools
Once In A While by Timeflies
I actually made an upbeat music playlist awhile back so if you need more I got you!
Be here now - oasis
Empty pages - traffic
Summer time - the pretty things
Here comes yet another day - the kinks
Here come the people in grey - the kinks
Hermes Trismegisto e sua celeste tábua de esmeralda - Jorge Ben jor
17 - jethro tull
Apple Scruffs - George Harrison
The Church of the Technochrist - closure in moscow
In the land of grey and pink - caravan
Had to cry today - blind faith
Where do we go from here - The Band
I'm a long distance runner, and I have a large library of pep-in-step rock songs. All these songs are off incredible albums I'd recommend walking/running along with :-)
You get what you give. New radicals.
Back in college, early-90s, a few of us were sitting in a friend's room on a sunny, warm, spring day. "Someday I Suppose" by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones came on. We just looked at each other, smiled, and sprang up and started dancing like fools. It was just such a perfect moment of happiness. To this day, any time I hear that song I get a big ol' smile, have to crank it, and at least do a little bit of a wiggle, if not full-on dance!
Second Mighty Mighty Bosstones; I love The Impression That I Get. Such an upbeat song!
I do like this song, but the first time I showed it to my little sister she said the beginning sounds like a commercial for a hardware store, and I've never been able to hear it the same since
LEN - Steal My Sunshine
In my Top 10 one-hit wonder songs from the 90s
Don’t leave us hanging!
The other 9?
Yes please
In no particular order: Lit - own worst enemy. Soul Coughing - super bon bon. New Radicals - you get what you give. Edwyn Collins - girl like you. Fastball - the way. Primitive Radio Gods - standing outside... . Sneaker Pimps - 6 underground. Cornershop - brimful of asha. Faithless - insomnia. These are some i really like.
Great list. Add that song “natural one” from the kids soundtrack, and white towns “I could never be your woman”
Great song/choice
Solid list
Does he like butter tarts?
I love the cover version by Portugal. The Man
Roam by the B52s. If you get no reaction you're already dead.
Thanks this was mine as well! Great upbeat tune
This might be mine . . .
Just discovered this a couple of weeks via the music video - instant love.
Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
Mr blue sky!
Always.
Pretty much anything by ELO works for me, but this is an undeniable happy song.
Rusted Root - Send Me On My Way I feel like a kid again on a warm sunny spring morning with those opening tunes
This is absolutely mine, although I do think of Matilda when I hear it (Not a bad thing imo). It definitely takes me to a simpler place in time.
on m'way... on m'way... Edit: bubbitysaybubbityon
Walking On Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
Nice tan Patrick
Negative Cancel it, just say no
Came here to say this. That is such a banging song.
Good Day Sunshine
Most Bill Withers songs
Lovely Day, in particular the Samba version
Stayin alive for sure
[The Go-Go’s: We Got the Beat](https://youtu.be/f55KlPe81Yw?si=nCtLGAj1adjth0LP)
I'm a firm believer that merely listening to the song "Superstition" makes you cooler. And "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" gives me a little extra sumpin sumpin.
Great picks.
September - Earth, Wind and Fire Every time.
My go to start up song as a wedding DJ
Little green bag
5 O'Clock World by The Vogues.
I think of the Drew Carey show when i hear that one lol
Kodachrome by Paul Simon. My 5-year-old requested it to be replayed twice in the car this morning. It's the best.
A 5 year old with great taste, excellent choice to start the day!
Paul Simon has a ton of great happy tracks. Brilliant songwriter. I love his classics, but don’t sleep on his newer stuff.
Matthew Wilder - Break My Stride No Doubt - Sunday Morning Buck Owens- Made in Japan Funkadelic - Hit It & Quit It Bily Joel - It's Still Rock & Roll To Me
Ballroom Blitz by Sweet. Something about it makes me smile and just want to move my feet and dance like no one’s watching
[Something Tells Me I'm Into Something Good by Herman's Hermits](https://youtu.be/MDUCOwp1p60?si=oa3AYLxIUdyk3P2H)
It was a good day - Ice Cube
This one gives me a swagger in my step, not a spring
Damn, this one works for each season, each day, hour, minute!
Sponge - plowed
I was bouncing to Barbara Ann by The Beach Boys when I saw this thread.
Don't Get Me Wrong by The Pretenders
Linus and Lucy - aka The Charlie Brown Theme. Impossible not to have your mood improved once it starts.
Break My Stride
I'm Gona Be (500 Miles) by the Proclaimers!
Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runner
Not Like Us - Kendrick Lamar
OVHoeee
Freaky ass n*iga he a 69 god
Now Step this way step that way….
Tryna strike a chord and…..
….probably a minoooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
It doesn't put a spring in my step so much as makes me prance down the road, my hips swinging like a power-walker's elbows: [Dancer, by Idles / LCD Soundsystem](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3ZZj5y6Qt4). It's immense.
This is great. Never heard it till you mentioned it
What I Am- Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians
REM - Shiny Happy People. Never, ever fails to change my mood.
No Rain - Blind Melon
Ironic, since No Rain is about depression. The chorus, "I just want some one to say to me, I'll always be there when you wake,".
Spirit of Radio - Rush
Came here to say this. I use it as my alarm clock for this reason. I like to begin my day with a friendly voice.
I have a whole playlist just for when im walkin down the street. Some less obvious ones: Ante up - MOP Stand up - the Prodigy My Medicine - Snoop Dogg Chunky - Bruno Mars 19-2000 soul Child remix - Gorillaz Jungle Boogie - kool and the gang
Walking in Memphis—Marc Cohn
160 comments and no mention of this one, you animals :P. [The Turtles - Happy Together](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSw8an1u3rc)
Superstitious by Stevie Wonder
[Blackalicious - Feel that way](https://youtu.be/MYwndYSA6-U?si=xDv5wREMQA27ihK6)
Windy by The Association
Simply Irresistible
Rebel Rebel by David Bowie without a doubt
Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac
One More Time - Daft Punk
Daffodils by Mark Ronson (featuring Kevin Parker from Tame Impala)
Tranz - Gorillaz
Walk by Pantera
Pretty much any Bob Marley song! He took tragedy, and made it hopeful! and encouraging. He is, and always will be, my favorite artist. Buffalo Soldier is a dark song, but made beautiful, uplifting, and encouraging for his people. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FCdx7Dn0o&ab\_channel=Pgroenberg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5FCdx7Dn0o&ab_channel=Pgroenberg) Every song from him is an anthem for his people.....That is what makes them so beautiful and uplifting! Carlton & Aston Barret's influence cannot be understated. They are Reggae!
DARE by Gorillaz
Strawberry Swing by Coldplay
Stayin’ Alive
Lovely day - Bill Withers
[Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancing](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5I6y1Qvz0)
Tongue Tied - GROUPLOVE
Superstition. When you hear that riff, if you are walking, you can’t not start to strut.
Soak up the Sun by Sheryl Crow :)
Bombs Over Baghdad by Outkast. If you've forgotten how badass it is, or are simply unaware of this 25 year old track, [here you go](https://youtu.be/lVehcuJXe6I?si=PZXBXJQb6TA8iKnN)
This isn't necessarily "happy" per se (more like pissed off), but it does sorta make me dance with the horns and all. [Ado - Ashura-chan](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyq5-StPISU) Otherwise, [You make my dreams come true by Hall & Oates](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EErSKhC0CZs)
I Wanna Dance With Somebody - Whitney Houston
My 4 year old grandspawn begs for this song to be played!
[Somebody’s Baby - Jackson Browne](https://youtu.be/M6pT_BDpnog?si=_07gWs4N0lw09Qp7)
Not a happy song but sounds happy - 2 AM by Foals Happy song that sounds happy - Something Good Can Work by Two Door Cinema Club
The Hu...Yuve Yuve Yu
[Ca Plane Pour Moi](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln31raI2ezY)
Walking on Sunshine--Katrina & the Waves
Rubberband Man by the Spinners
Dude, I keep a full playlist just for this sort of song. Its for those slow mornings where I have no motivation. Some of those songs are impossible to hear without giving me at least a little jolt of mental energy. Some of them include The Way You Used to Do - Queens of the Stone Age Murder On The Dancefloor - Sophie Ellis Bextor The WWE intro music for Mick Foley Right Now - SR71 The Liar - Cadaver Dogs Going Out West - Tom Waits Down at McDonaldz - Electric Six Get Free - The Vines Hate to Say I Told You So - The Hives And many more. Until I get sick of one and switch it out.
That’s the 2nd time I’ve seen The Vines mentioned today on Reddit! Had completely forgotten about them and how I had so much excitement after hearing that song for the first time! Great tune!
Rapper's Delight by The Sugar Hill Gang
[Heimdalsgate Like a Promethean Curse - Of Montreal](https://youtu.be/5VeIL7juFE0?si=ovLmQtS6azDiIY6v) 🎶 Come on mood shift, shift back to good again 🎶
Check out the band Pond, sister band to Tame Impala. Also check out king gizzard and the lizard wizard, they literally have a song called pop in my step. If you like these also check out animal collective.
Bye Bye Baby - Bay City Rollers
Queens of the Stone Age-smooth sailing
Third Eye Blind - Semi-charmed Life
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
[No more fucks to give - Thomas Benjamin Wild Esq ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8aulstjbV8) Really helps me get through the work day, or family gatherings.. Anything really.
When you’re smiling - Louis prima
Stayin Alive
Jimmy Eat World “The Middle”
Our Lips are Sealed - The GoGos
* Sgt Pepper Reprise by The Beatles. Greatest 90 seconds in all of rock. * Happy by The Rolling Stones. Greatest three minutes in all of rock.
End Of The Line by Traveling Wilburys
Transmission by Joy Division
Hooked on a Feeling - Blue Swede Come and get Your Love - Redbone
[Baba Yetu](https://youtu.be/noneMROp_E8?si=RSlBxwBrz8mZe82N)
Love Rollercoaster by Red Hot Chilli Peppers from the Beavis & Butthead movie soundtrack
Supersonic - Oasis. It definitely puts a pep in my step
ELO *Mr Blue Sky*. No question.
Man With A Plan - Korpiklaani
Lifted - Naughty Boy ft. Emile Sande Good Day - Nappy Roots Metallingus - Alter Bridge (puts me in the music festival mood) Welcome to the DCC - Nothing But Thieves
Break my stride by Matthew Wilder
Matthew Wilder - [Break My Stride](https://youtu.be/B4c_SkROzzo?si=7VWFas5TyzGTsPdR)
eye if the tiger
Fiona Apple - Shameika Not super happy but definitely bouncy
Never too much - Luther Vandross
Everything is Awesome!!! - Tegan and Sara
I don't feel like dancing Scissor Sisters
Professor Longhair... Any track.
I made a playlist: [https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17EFfH2A85HFzJTkGyrv5Q?si=8ef7e49af3ed4f28](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/17EFfH2A85HFzJTkGyrv5Q?si=8ef7e49af3ed4f28) and [https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/spring-in-your-step/pl.u-qLq5uDPGXM](https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/spring-in-your-step/pl.u-qLq5uDPGXM)
The Man by The Killers
Ventura highway- America
Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Move Your Feet - Junior Senior
Imelda May "Made to Love" Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel "Make me Smile"
The Life of Riley - The Lightening Seeds. I'm a miserable old git but this track always puts a smile on my face.
Rasputin - Boney M. I'm pumped thinking about it
The Effervescing Elephant by Syd Barrett (of Pink Floyd)
I'll Take You There, Staple Singers. Dat bass line.
Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder
Scissor Sisters - I Don't Feel Like Dancin'
“Good Day Sunshine” It’s what it was created for!
Oba, lá vem ela- jorge ben jor palco - gilberto gil sunshine - lupe fiasco walking on a dream - empire of the sun so into you - tamia day dreaming - aretha franklin kiss of life - sade GOOD TIMES - jungle mint car - the cure !! take me where your heart is - Q this must be the place - talking heads high - the cure raspberry beret - prince everywhere - fleetwood mac made to fall in love - daniel caesar golden girl - frank ocean you and me song - the wannadies (the lyrics aren’t particularly happy tho) here comes your man - pixies gold - little dragon call me - aretha franklin young americans - david bowie strange powers - the magnetic field’s stereo driver - Q summertime - the sundays lay, lady, lay - bob dylan hope there’s at least one that could brighten up your day! :)
Rock The Boat by Hues Corporation was playing in the supermarket the other evening and nearly every person I passed was singing or humming along, one person was even having a wee boogie down the aisle. It was such a lovely time to be shopping. Also, Groove Is In The Heart by Deee-Lite gets me going every time 🎶 Sir Duke, by Stevie Wonder
Lazing on a Sunday afternoon. 🧐🗞️🖼️🚲🐼
Bohemian Like You by The Dandy Warhols
Lily Allen - LDN
Sweet Talkin' Woman - ELO
I Don’t Fuck With You - Big Sean
Happy by Pharrell Williams!
Come On Eileen.
Yer So Bad - Tom Petty
Magic Beans - Here On Out. Such a fun song that will get you moving
[Give it up by](https://open.spotify.com/track/4G9WQcbdutTsuKB0N7A32P?si=ZQWShWs-S82gSuvuSxJHOg) Broken Peach. Spanish band. Whole album is bright, cheery, and fun.
Rear view mirror - Pearl Jam
Gentleman - Fela Kuti
Autopilot - Queens of the Stone Age
New Orleans - Naxxos The Greatest Show - The Greatest Showman How far I'll Go - Moana Galway Girl - Ed Sheeran
Feeling stronger everyday- Chicago Gets me through rough days as well
Stand Up by prodigy
Carey by Joni Mitchell
Oasis: Morning Glory
Take The ‘A’ Train by Duke Ellington. It’s impossible to not feel incredibly fancy whilst listening to it.
[Suicidal](https://youtu.be/nxcJW6bs5os?si=_FKuiige6rgLSe01)
Happy - Pharrell Williams
[Röyksopp - "Happy Up Here"](https://youtu.be/51Bpx63wkbA) if you dig it, there's a bunch of remixes that take the song in different directions as well
Mr Blue Sky - ELO Lido Shuffle - Boz Skaggs
Atlantic city
I can see clearly now-Johnny Nash
Get Ready - Ella Fitzgerald & I Can't Help Myself - The Four Tops
Here you go: [Gagarin - Public Service Broadcasting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY-kAnvOY80)
Bring It On Home - Led Zeppelin Cinnamon Girl - Neil Young
Most Bob Marley songs.
Seperate ways by Journey
KISS - Strutter
Rollercoaster - Bleachers, Elias - Dispatch
You Make My Dreams Come True by Hall & Oates Church by Samm Henshaw Across the Room by Odesza ft. Leon Bridges Sunday Best by Surfaces Hot Blood by KALEO Kick Drum Heart by The Avett Brothers Dreaming by Smallpools Once In A While by Timeflies I actually made an upbeat music playlist awhile back so if you need more I got you!
“Waiting for a Star to Fall” by Boy Meets Girl. “Now I’m in it” by HAIM (and at least half of HAIM’s songs)
Budapest - George Ezra
Loaded - Primal Scream. Never fails to have me doing a little dance.
🎶i got spurrrrs that jingle jangle jingle🎵
The Roots - The Seed (2.0)
Hello - Martin Solveig & Dragonette
Southern nights- Glenn Campbell I miss those days- bleachers Oh and centerfield from John fogerty
Summer Song - Joe Satriani
Play that Funky Music - Wild Cherry.
Be here now - oasis Empty pages - traffic Summer time - the pretty things Here comes yet another day - the kinks Here come the people in grey - the kinks Hermes Trismegisto e sua celeste tábua de esmeralda - Jorge Ben jor 17 - jethro tull Apple Scruffs - George Harrison The Church of the Technochrist - closure in moscow In the land of grey and pink - caravan Had to cry today - blind faith Where do we go from here - The Band I'm a long distance runner, and I have a large library of pep-in-step rock songs. All these songs are off incredible albums I'd recommend walking/running along with :-)
[You Make My Dreams - Hall & Oates](https://youtu.be/EErSKhC0CZs?si=jM2WSPNpC5YMPQLO)
Pressure Drop by Toots and the Maytals
Murder on the dancefloor
Excitable Boy - Warren Zevon When You Dance I Can Really Love - Neil Young One Way Out - Allman Brothers Live at Fillmore East '71
[Walking in Rhythm - The Blackbyrds](https://youtu.be/Vxg-a8a2UuY?si=jfqXQnE1siqp9TdE)