I was walking down the sidewalk this afternoon, apparently whistling.\u00c2\u00a0 And a guy coming the other way looked at me and said “Well, *you’re* having a good day, aren’t you?”\u00c2\u00a0 Tis a fine day, but you have to appreciate the power of a song that can make it sound like a good day.\u00c2\u00a0 This is what I was whistling:<\/p>\n
J Girls – Yellow World:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=En9rDa3gBYA[\/youtube]<\/p>\n
Which brings me to other reliably good mood music.\u00c2\u00a0 You know, that stuff that guarantees a smile.\u00c2\u00a0 We’ll start with the Violent Femmes’ I Held Her In My Arms:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=PWWB-Uvc27A[\/youtube]<\/p>\n
Ack.\u00c2\u00a0 That’s a hard video to watch, eh?\u00c2\u00a0 Still love it.\u00c2\u00a0 One of the few songs that can top that, though, is Everclear’s AM Radio:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8JEoFzvxiyI[\/youtube]<\/p>\n
Seriously, how you can anyone not be smiling after that?<\/p>\n
Finally, as a bonus, here is the song that will stop me dead in my tracks and have me sing the whole thing out loud on demand – Louis Jordan’s Beans and Cornbread:<\/p>\n
[youtube]http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gV7_2oy8LMY[\/youtube]<\/p>\n
If you’re thinking about trying that, though, be careful – willingness to sing doesn’t necessarily translate into ability.<\/p>\n
Have a good weekend, all.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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