Songs that make you feel good

Rihanna - What's My Name? ft. Drake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0CGsw6h60k

Plies - Becky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcKG4EJ6rsQ

Kate Ryan - Ella Elle L'a (Official Video 2008)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oqd9lzMP1V8

I don't understand why most people list pop music when asked what makes them happy. Once in a while I'll come across a somewhat silly pop song that makes me happy, but most of the time it's just annoying to me. I usually crave much heavier stuff, whether it's silly or serious, rock or hip-hop.

It must have something to do with being an introvert.

frostfern wrote:I don't understand why most people list pop music when asked what makes them happy. Once in a while I'll come across a somewhat silly pop song that makes me happy, but most of the time it's just annoying to me. I usually crave much heavier stuff, whether it's silly or serious, rock or hip-hop.

It must have something to do with being an introvert.

It has to do with fast rhythm = joy/anger/energy and personal taste (pop, rock, rap, r'n'b, classical, etc.)

The slower the rhythm the less joyful we get regardless of the style.

To no small surprise, my list contains a lot of loud music (with potentially some NSFW lyrics, too). Warning - some of these songs may cause your hair to grow 1-2' and tattoos to appear on your arms and neck.

Motörhead

• Ace of Spades (this link is the live one featuring Dave Grohl and Slash): https://youtu.be/kU1WCgm-RQw

Mötley Crüe

• Kickstart My Heart: https://youtu.be/9q5pl0Nf1Uk

Hellyeah

• Hellyeah: https://youtu.be/CN53BLdsWWk

Beatles

• Helter Skelter. For two reasons. One, McCartney wrote it solely to be louder than The Who, after Townsend called "I Can See For Miles" the loudest song ever recorded, and two, at 4:24, it has the single most classic line in rock history - "I've got blisters on my fingers!": https://youtu.be/QWuXmfgXVxY

A-ha

• Take On Me (yes, I grew up in the 80's): https://youtu.be/djV11Xbc914
• (Millenials may know it from the Family Guy reference: https://youtu.be/1Ek_1s3DHWk )

Beastie Boys

• No Sleep Till Brooklyn. Forgive the video - it was their first album, and it was the 80's.: https://youtu.be/07Y0cy-nvAg

David Bowie

• Modern Love: https://youtu.be/n2je8B_2CeM
• Suffragette City. Simply because it has the classic line "Wham bam, thank you ma'am!": https://youtu.be/Y0UsRWmylgA

Dropkick Murphys
[*]Kiss Me I'm Sh*tfaced. It's funny. I especially get a kick out of the line "I can bench press a car, I'm an ex-football star, with degrees from both Harvard and Yale. Girls just can't keep up, I'm a real love machine, I've had far better sex while in jail!": https://youtu.be/CBa-5gZRHJ8

Ko
Sadly, Ko has only put out one album to date ("Let's Blaze") but it's one of the few albums I can listen to, start to finish. A lot of it may trigger, so be warned before you check more out, but if you're not feeling particularly vulnerable, "Kurt Kobain" is a pretty cool acoustic piece.

• Moving Mountains. The subject material is about trying to get off drugs (something a lot of us are familiar with), but it's upbeat and not in some preachy way.: https://youtu.be/24YjgWrIdr0

Pantera

• Cowboys From Hell: https://youtu.be/_7EQlfprV9E

Tool

• Forty Six & 2. An amazing song! There's one fill where the drums, guitar and bass are all playing different time signatures. https://youtu.be/Tja6_h4lT6A

Students of Aaron O'Keefe

These kids train at a music school run by Aaron O'Keefe in Ohio, and cover a number of big name songs. They do it quite well, too! The singer in 46 & 2 (Karla Scarpinski, aka Karla Rose) has started her own band, but still works with the school, as well.

These are as uplifting for the videos and watching the kids have fun rocking out, as much as it is for the content of the songs and the quality thereof.

• 46 & 2 (Tool cover): https://youtu.be/mYKLvYGqaC0
• You Could Be Mine (Guns n' Roses cover) A total girl rock-out. The bassist does okay, but the drummer and the female singer completely bring it. I first thought the singer was cute, then she nailed the "miiiine yeah!" at the end and finished it off with that burst of laughter and I knew I was in love. Her cuteness aside, I actually like her vocals on this song better than Axl's - I never really liked this song before. https://youtu.be/XT8upWEDirM

I'm sure there are more, but I think I've taken up enough server space for now.

Truth too late wrote:The Candy Skins, For What It's Worth (cover of Buffalo Springfield)

I'm usually pretty critical of cover tunes, but these guys did a great job of a classic song!

Private Joker wrote:Beastie Boys - Girls

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmoHDfXcm_M

Yeah, this one ranks up there, too. Heck, everything from the "Licensed to Ill" album does!

butternut634 wrote:Under Pressure- Queen & David Bowie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNxUFa47WlI

I love this song, but I can't listen to it; it's waaaay too triggering to me. It sucks, too, as this is probably one of the greatest collaborative songs out there.

frostfern wrote:I don't understand why most people list pop music when asked what makes them happy. ... I usually crave much heavier stuff.

I know what you mean. But, the heavy stuff evokes stronger emotions which aren't exactly "happy" to me. It's just feeling. For example, the following can make me happy, but its meaning can put me in a funk:

Caviar, Lioness (Lyrics).


On the other hand, how can anyone be in a funk after listening to Long Beach Dub Allstars - Sunny Hours (Lyrics):

Casper wrote:I'm usually pretty critical of cover tunes, but these guys did a great job of a classic song!

I'm the same way. And, I think that one's better than the original. The original addressed the Sunset Strip curfew riots (1966). The Candy Canes updated it to modern challenges. For me, I identify it with my narcissistic mentality, the "inner critic" (approaching everything in a heightened state of alert, prepared for defense, "rules are rules," being a "square").

40 Day Dream - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
https://youtu.be/_7nD1T7mjp8

The Crash Test Dummies pretty much always make me smile, no matter when or where I happen to hear them. Idk, I think it's the combination of his voice and the lyrics-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZnT_s-n__g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP10_JkHDL0

Truth too late wrote:

frostfern wrote:I don't understand why most people list pop music when asked what makes them happy. ... I usually crave much heavier stuff.

I know what you mean. But, the heavy stuff evokes stronger emotions which aren't exactly "happy" to me. It's just feeling. For example, the following can make me happy, but its meaning can put me in a funk:

Caviar, Lioness (Lyrics).

I can listen to music without caring too much about the lyrics. To me there's nothing horribly melancholic about that song in a musical sense. Now Kid A. by Radiohead can put me in a funk because the music is just weird and dark and a bit insane. Well, National Anthem is kind of upbeat, but still super dissonant.

On the other hand, how can anyone be in a funk after listening to Long Beach Dub Allstars - Sunny Hours (Lyrics):

Okay. I like that song. There's some soul to it though. It's not just mindlessly happy. Reminds me of Sublime.