Hang the DJ: Part I

Hey hey hey… Its DJ Happytown on the 1 & 2’s bringing you the most feel-good tracks to ever travel the road of pure ecstasy from the studio to my eardrums. The following tunes are what I purposefully labeled feel-good songs because to call them the happiest would be a misnomer as I am sure some of them are about depressing shite. Last time I checked, the only person who likes to “Dance with Themselves” is the drunk girl flailing her arms, about to vomit in the corner of the bar… and despite the obvious title, I still don’t know what Toto is rambling on about in “Africa” but I do love me some Kilimanjaro references in my music.

These are the songs I listen to when I want to feel like I just did 3 kilos of cocaine without the unpleasant hangover. In addition, they all get the coveted mom dance seal of approval.

So please enjoy the below amalgamation of my two favorite things: lists and music.

• Africa- Toto
• Ain’t No Mountain High Enough- Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
• And We Danced- The Hooters
• Beer- Reel Big Fish
• Botch-A-Me- Rosemary Clooney
• Break My Stride- Matthew Wilder
• Buddy Holly-Weezer
• Could You Be Loved-Bob Marley
• Cracklin’ Rosie- Neil Diamond
• Crazy Little Thing Called Love- Queen
• Dancing With Myself- Billy Idol
• Dancing Queen- Abba
• Drive- Incubus
• Electric Feel- MGMT
• Every Little Thing She Does is Magic- The Police
• Feeling Good- Michael Buble, Muse, etc. (Yeah I said Buble. So what if I liked a manufactured man voice? Don’t judge)
• Footloose- Kenny Loggins
• For Once In My Life- Stevie Wonder
• Friday I’m In Love- The Cure
• Funkytown- Lipps Inc.
• Head Over Heels-Tears for Fears
• How Sweet It Is- James Taylor
• How Will I Know-Whitney Houston
• I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) - Four Tops
• I Saw Her Standing There- The Beatles
• I’m Still Standing- Elton John
• I Want You Back- The Jackson Five
• (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave- Martha and The Vandellas
• Love Will Never Do Without You- Janet Jackson
• Love You Madly- Cake
• Love Her Madly- The Doors
• Lovely Rita- The Beatles
• Magic- The Cars
• Modern Love- David Bowie
• My Girl- The Temptations
• Over the Hills and Far Way- Led Zeppelin
• PYT (Pretty Young Thing) - Michael Jackson
• Respect- Erasure
• Roseanna- Toto
• Runaround Sue- Dion
• Sir Duke- Stevie Wonder
• So Happy Together-The Turtles
• Stir It Up- Bob Marley
• Surf Wax America- Weezer
• Sweetness-Jimmy Eat World
• Take On Me- A-ha
• Tears of a Clown- Smokey Robinson and the Miracles
• The Way You Make Me Feel-Michael Jackson
• Turning Japanese- The Vapors
• Uptight (Everything’s Alright) - Stevie Wonder
• Uptown Girl- Billy Joel
• Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go- Wham
• Wanna Be Starting Something- Michael Jackson
• We Built This City- Starship
• Wouldn’t It Be Nice-Beach Boys
• You Might Think –The Cars
• Young Hearts Be Free Tonight- Rod Stewart
• (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher-Jackie Wilson

Feel free to comment with your own gems. I am sure I will come up with more myself.