New "Feel Good" Playlist - Help

[marc7955]

I'm putting together a new feel good playlist to listen to on the way to work. I'm a pretty upbeat guy, I find I just can't listen to NPR in the morning any more - just too depressing. I started a new playlist last night and realized I was in a rut.

I'm looking for suggestions to add to my library. Music so good that when you hear it, you can't help but smile. To get started, here are a few of my selections: Stand - R.E.M, Mrs. Robinson - Simon & Garfunkel, Kidney in a Cooler - Keller Williams, Cleaning Windows - Van Morrison, If You Want Me to Stay - Sly, Rad Gumbo - Little Feat.

I think you get it, I'm old-school, but appreciate good new music as well. Limit your response to the one song that always does it for you. Times like these require powerful medicine! THX!

[papayaninja]

"Can You Feel It?" - The Apples in Stereo

edit: I have to add, just about ever song on their "New Magnetic Wonder" album fits. Just saying.

[crashtestdummy]

I rate my tunes from 2 to 5 stars. 5 stars are the really great ones. When I need a pick me up, I just play a smart playlist of 5 stars that I haven't heard in a week (or whatever length of time). Lately this has been helping.

[rockmyplimsoul]

These ol' school tunes should get your day off to a good start:

Traffic - Feelin' Alright?
Buffalo Springfield - Rock 'n Roll Woman
Aretha Franklin - Think
The Kinks - Apeman
The Who - Going Mobile
The Guess Who - No Time
Blind Faith - Well Alright
The Doors - Peace Frog
Roy Orbison - Candy Man
The Zombies - Time of the Season

[Chocolat]

b52's /rem -Shiny happy people

Lauryn Hill -can'Take My Eyes Off Of You


Disney movie soundtracks

[sensational93]

i second disney movie soundtracks

[Jimmy97]

Vertigo - U2
This is a favorite of mine for when I need an upbeat song.
Holiday - Green Day
You can't help but feel like you want to sing along loudly on this one
Snow ((Hey Oh)) - Red Hot Chili Peppers
Love this one.

[xinrerge]

Enjoy by Janet Jackson. It's just this really happy song that makes you feel upbeat (which is what you might be looking for). Heck, you may be singing the song after a while.

[dinniedraco]

all the small things - blink 182

[fireshadow4126]

hot air balloon - owl city (it has over a hundred plays on my iTunes)

[Cracked Neon]

There's always "Walking On Sunshine" by Katrina & The Waves, if you're going for the Old School vibe.

In newer music The Noisettes "Don't Upset The Rhythm" or "Ready For The Weekend" by Calvin Harris may be up your street (I find it often helps to get a wide variety of genres in these sort of playlists).

[133mhzipod]

The Who - Going Mobile
Traffic - Feelin' Alright?
The Doors - Peace Frog
Buffalo Springfield - Rock 'n Roll Woman
The Guess Who - No Time