Day 9 of the song challenge invites us to share a song that makes us happy. This is another prompt where there are literally hundreds of songs I could choose from – I used to have a playlist in iTunes entirely comprised of pick-me-up songs, that I could turn to when I needed that energy.
For today, though, one of the most reliable songs from that list. here’s The Vince Guaraldi Trio, with “Linus and Lucy”
Heather Munn
https://youtu.be/wvUQcnfwUUM
Annette Spirit Davis
Stephanie Weippert
https://youtu.be/oWgTqLCLE8k
Daniel Reitman
David Weingart
https://youtu.be/upIlhve5r-g
David Weingart
https://youtu.be/iPUmE-tne5U
David Weingart
I literally bought the soundtrack CD just to get this song.
https://youtu.be/uhW-Sk8O1u4
Amelia Edwards
http://youtu.be/5t4PMcVs1rY
Amelia Edwards
Cheesy, but makes me inexplicably happy.
Manny Jacobowitz
Elaine Roberson
https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs
Juanita Coulson
Does it have to have lyrics? Some of my happiest musical moments are of scores without lyrics. But for happy…lyrics I don’t understand because they’re in a language I never learned: “Karibe Taki”, sung by Yma Sumac. Glorious.
Rob Wynne
Not at all. Mine didn’t, after all!
Paul Kwinn
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ScfUfsUlGro
Rob Wynne
How much does it cost? I’ll buy it. 🙂
T J Burnside Clapp
Can’t hear this one without singing along! 🙂
Dell Christy
Ok, I figured out this link thing. This is a silly joke between me & Catie Santiago -- https://youtu.be/SsmVgoXDq2w
Lauren Cox
One of my favorite songs of all time. Reminds me of driving along curvy backroads on a sunny fall day with the windows down and leaves scattering out on the road behind me. https://youtu.be/DtAITPpMzWI
Jim Poltrone
I should get the sheet music to “Linus and Lucy”, and try to play it. It’s tricky because the two hands are working quite independently.
When I’m feeling down, I usually reach for the music of Roger Hodgson, formerly of Supertramp. But it’s more comforting than happy.
If I want a song that gives me happy feet, there’s this:
Jim Poltrone
And this one. I love the chord changes in the chorus.
https://youtu.be/ZbZSe6N_BXs
Jim Poltrone
And this one. I’ve seen a video of him performing this live with a detached-keyboard Minimoog (my favorite synth axe).
https://youtu.be/z8OAkWksTKw
Blind Lemming Chiffon
https://youtu.be/cbCPGG8Miow
Blind Lemming Chiffon
Joshua Rifkin’s playing is my idea of perfection.
Erin Nappe Bellavia
I just consulted a youtube playlist I made called “BE IN A GOOD MOOD,” and while I *could* share that entire list, I’m going to go with this one: https://youtu.be/XVuHoQ4lDpc
Rob Wynne
I love everything I’ve heard from Carbon Leaf. I need to take a deep dive into their catalog.
Erin Nappe Bellavia
Rob Wynne I’ve seen them live a bunch of times. I love them. (if you don’t have any of their albums, I’d start with Indian Summer and Echo Echo. The live albums are a lot of fun, too.)
Rob Wynne
I first discovered them via this Avengers fanvid, and then Brian Richardson recommended I look more into them, and I started to but got sidetracked, so I really should get back around to them. 🙂
T J Burnside Clapp
Oh man, that’s good! But WOW, what a tearjerker. Wanderin’ Around is definitely more upbeat. 🙂
Rob Wynne
Oh yes. I rewatched it after posting it just now, and it still gets me right here *taps heart*
That vid is just…perfect, too. I mean, the scene selection, the editing, the paring of visual sequences with the lyrics…it’s a masterclass. I don’t know if it’s the best fanvid I’ve ever seen, but it’s a contender, for sure.
Jennifer Diamond
One that speaks to my happy little Pagan heart… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqKqwSoT-0w&list=PLDBDDF67784F70864&index=7