What songs do you listen to when you are in a funk? I am putting together a playlist so that if my day is very bad I can put it on shuffle on the drive home and know that there is nothing in it that will bring me lower or put my mind in darker places (so no 'Hurt', no songs about lost loves, painful relationships or grief).
I would welcome all suggestions, however I am not one of those people that likes to listen to overly happy music while depressed; nothing worse than being really low and having some guy or gal larking on about how amazing life is (there's a reason everyone tops themselves at Christmas...).
I so far have far too much Weird Al Yankovic and a few hand picked songs (Baby got back, You got the Style, Come on Eileen, Cover of the Rolling Stone and so on) which meet my criteria, but would like to expand.
Appreciate it y'all...
#Edit#
I am in a much better place mental health wise than when I wrote this post originally, thank you all for your help back then.
I still have my playlist built from your suggestions, but I'd like to open up the floor to new suggestions as I got a lot of cool songs last time :)
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Tedeschi Trucks Band -Bound for Glory...if this doesn't do it you have a problem my friend.
Dog's Head Out a Car Window by Bernard O'Shea
And yeah, Leyla, Boys are Back in Town and Teenage Kicks, all good; as is ELO's Mr Blue Sky.
[***] Uckers by Flight of the Conchords also good.
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M U T H A
WTF
Maybe showing my age here (or lack thereof) but this one always make me smile by the end of it.
Theory of a Deadman - "I hate my life"
Love the 80's as does my ten year old... we started listening to A-ha together recently. That brought me back!
No brainer - Reasons to be Cheerful (part 3) - Ian Dury; and/or Hit me with your rhythm stick - by same.
Or One day like this - Elbow; or of course Get Lucky - Daft Punk.
That'll do for now. Tell me it doesn't cheer you up, in which case I'll buy you a beer - or several. Lol.
How did I miss this thread first time around ?
For me
The only was is up by Yazz
(Was playing in car when I came out of first ever job interview) I got it
Call me Al - Paul Simon
Never Gonna Give you up - Rick Astley
Rule the world - Take That was first dance song at my wedding - was a great day
3 lions - great to fire you up before a match
With this thread being brought back from the dead , on scanning my earlier choices I realised I missed out "Good Vibrations" and if I have that then I certainly need "God Only Knows "despite it not being particularly upbeat.
this always cheers me up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmH3Gwf9UiY&ab_channel=papakilatube
so does this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9AT3jjAP0Y&ab_channel=theultraguide
Im very mature
If I want a lift watching Hitler/Rangers on You Tube still always cheers me up, though of course no music.