Songs that make you happy/want to dance

[pipscariad]

Back before Christmas there was a thread on songs that make you cry - well, I wondered which songs do the opposite for you, and make you feel happy and bubbly, or you just have to dance around to?

It can be a bit of an 'Eeyore-ish' time of year, so I thought some uplifting music might be a good idea, plus I had an ipod for my birthday, and speakers for xmas, so I am shamelessly looking for some good song to upload!

Here's one of my favourites, to start the ball rolling - Walking on Sunshine, Katrina and the Waves.

[Rhona]

Get Into the Groove/any early Madonna

Honky Tonk (Down In Mexico)

[FionaH]

Raining men by the weather girls! Silly but it makes me smile

[HeyWayne]

Songs that get me dancing inside (I'm a dude, so don't dance outwardly - except for Bean of course).

Birdhouse In Your Soul - They Might Be Giants
The Safety Dance - Men Without Hats (great 80's video)
End of the World - REM
There's No Other Way - Blur
Today - The Smashing Pumpkins
Paradise City - Guns 'n' Roses
A Day Like This - Elbow
Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
Unfinished Sympathy - Massive Attack

Countless others, but I shan't bore you with any more.

[mrdinkle]

YouTube - Al foster band - night of the wolf

YouTube - The Exciters , Blowing Up My Mind

You Tube - Runnin Away - Sly and the family stone

Many more, but those spring immediately to mind!

Can't omit this though:

It can make you smile and cry

Gold Soundz - Pavement

[lizzylemon]

Stacks for me but in particular:

Professional Widow - Tory Amos
Devils Haircut - Beck
Foolsgold - Stone Roses
Going back to my roots - Odessy
Canned Heat - Jamiroquai

[mrdinkle]

You can add Devils Haircut to mine (infact the whole of Odelay) and Fool's Gold 9:54 of course.

[Brengirl]

For my sins I will admit to being prone to exhibitionism on the dance floor. Don't know one tune from another and never listen to music. However when in party mood I am known to rock around the clock. The next day I am full of remorse and think OMG what am I like? The music just blows me away.

So anything that has rhythm does it for me.

[di]

Where to start?
Fools Gold is a good one
Also,to name a few....
Van Morrison~Brown Eyed Girl(possibly one of my faves)
The Wonderstuff~Size of a cow
Moloko~The Time is Now(our wedding march)
Tom Waits~Ice Cream Man
Most KT Tunstal and Chili Peppers and Kings of Leon and Pink and Scissor Sisters and........
I like dancing!It's good for the soul!

[HeyWayne]

Oh, just thought of another.

No Rain - Blind Melon.

Video makes me think of Headfry.

[pipscariad]

Excellent, keep 'em coming - gives me lots to check out Shameless pinching of others good songs/ideas is allowed on the Vine in't it?

[bobleponge]

Brown eyed girl, makes me think of my kids when they were young.

[FROSTYFRECKLE]

I'm not really a music person (no favourite group as such) but I love anything from the movie Happy Feet

[mrdinkle]

I believe in miracles - jackson sisters

I have danced like a fool to this numerous times.

[Brengirl]

I believe in miracles - jackson sisters

I have danced like a fool to this numerous times.

Just what is it that possesses us to gyrate and posture with abandon?