What song puts a smile on your face??

"Beginnings" (by Chicago) see?

I play in an R&B/Beach/Rock "horn band", and we cover that tune. Even our mediocore version makes me smile!

Originally Posted by NorthernGlow

And Billy Idol's Rebel Yell usually works too.

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What do you think of the Northern Kings version? Slowing it down and Leppäluoto singing it definitely changes the feel of the song.

Originally Posted by KittenKrazy

don't laugh-but....

Don't Worry, Be Happy - can't remember the singer, just the movie

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That was Bobby McFerrin. I love that song, too!

"That's Entertainment" by the Jingle Cats never fails to put a smile on my face.

Lady GaGa-bad romance, I just love it !!! My friend Kez and I always sing it together. x

2 definitely

"our house is a very very fine house, with 2 cats in the yard

life usedto be so hard. now everything is easy 'cause of you......."

( Our House by Crosby Stills Nash and Young) (1970)
and

"let your love bind you to all living things... "

( Let Your Love Flow by the Bellamy Brothers) (1976)

OMG what great songs. My brother, hubby and I all got excited seeing what songs everyone put!!

YAY For Louis Armstrong

One song that makes me smile that I just remembered was

Dream a little dream by Louis Armstrong and ella fitzgerald

Be safe.

The Middle, by Jimmy Eat World. I have very low self esteem, it used to be much worse. But I was driving to work one day and I thought no one liked me (they didn't), but this song came on and I actually listened to the lyrics and it was like it was speaking right too me. Here are some of them:

Hey, don't write yourself off yet
It's only in your head you feel left out or looked down on.
Just try your best, try everything you can
And don't you worry what they tell themselves when you're away.

That's the beginning, but it always makes me feel better and it always comes on the radio at the right time.

Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison. Makes me feel like summer no matter how dreary the day is.

If it's after midnight on a weekend and we've been drinking beer, DH and I can sing along with most of John Prine's old hits (he actually had a couple) and just laugh like crazy. There's something about those Illegal Smiles of your youth that are just wonderful to remember.

You have to be old to know his stuff.

There are a couple of songs on this thread that I went, "Oh, yeah....awwww." ("Our House" and "Brown-Eyed Girl")

But my "instant smile" song is James Taylor's "Secret O' Life".

The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time.
Any fool can do it
There ain't nothing to it
Nobody knows how we got to
The top of the hill
But since we're on our way down
We might as well enjoy the ride

'course - any James Taylor songs pretty much makes me smile.

Originally Posted by strange_wings

What do you think of the Northern Kings version? Slowing it down and Leppäluoto singing it definitely changes the feel of the song.

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It sure is very different but I like it. JP has a great voice!

Originally Posted by nanner

There are a couple of songs on this thread that I went, "Oh, yeah....awwww."

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Me too. There are a few songs I'd even forgotten about and think I need to find now to add to my collection. I got this subscription to a song download site when I got my first MP3 player and still have a few credits left. YAY!

Thank you all for sharing the songs that make you smile. Another one popped played on my playlist and I told my brother he had to sing it with me (we like to sing songs together). He said he didn't know it, and I knew he didn't. IMO it's such a great song, and I hadn't heard it in years, probably like 24 years since I moved to Wyoming from Portland, Or. DH and I heard it in Canatas one night (In Louisiana). I danced around the store and sang it even though I hadn't heard it in 24 years.

Little River Band - Lady

I think it's just beautiful, and extremely fun to sing.

Be Safe.

I have "Volcano" by The Presidents Of The United States of America on my iPod. It's one of those dumb, catchy tunes that just cracks me up every time I hear it. The lyrics are hysterical.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXwzS...eature=channel

Oddly enough, I really like Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" video. Of course, it could be because that Slovenian model, Jurij Bradač, is just about the hottest thing on two legs! (Move over Gerard Butler! Make room for Jurij!)

No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who.

So many - the first that comes to mind is "Mockingbird" by Carlie Simon and James Taylor.

Nanner - I love "Our House" too.

"House Party" by J Giles makes me happy.

Ok, I admit it. I'm one of the "seasoned" ones. We're listening to "Hello it's me" by Todd Rundgren right now on a record.

Tom Waits....Step Right Up! If you haven't heard it, you need to! The lyrics are hysterical, and better then any narcotics!

Originally Posted by cheylink

Tom Waits....Step Right Up! If you haven't heard it, you need to!

The lyrics are hysterical, and better then any narcotics!

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I haven't heard that in years! Your'e right! It is hysterical!

Just listened to "Year of the cat" by Al Stewart. That really makes me smile too.

Several songs by Cibo Matto do it for me, especially "Birthday Cake" or "Know Your Chicken."

Doesn't Remind me of Anything by Audioslave, Heaven Beside Me by Alice in Chains, and Clocks by Coldplay. Partly the lyrics, and partly because the music gives me chills.

oh - how could I forget

Creeque Alley
by The Mamas & The Papas

I totally had to add it to the list because I love it so For those who don't know, it's the story of how destiny arranged 4 people to cross paths and form a famous music act.

They wrote it because they were constantly asked "How did you all meet and form a group?" and the song answers the question (I don't know if it was already mentioned in this thread)