A Given Band's Happiest Song?

[YDload]

This thread is to discuss which song from a certain band's catalogue is their happiest. You can either list some from your favorite bands or name a band and challenge someone else to give their most joyous work.

Now, as I've said plenty of times before, I can't figure out what a singer is saying in most cases. If the music says "happy" then I will judge a song on that, regardless of any "hidden" meanings the lyrics give. Oh yeah, real original guys, you made a song with happy music and dark words! I don't care shut up!

The Flaming Lips: This Here Giraffe. Actually, there are a lot of contenders but this is what I think. How bout yunz?

[Dave de Sylvia]

Simon & Garfunkel - At The Zoo

[Interstate]

The Unicorns - Jellybones

But then again, all their songs sound scarily happy.

[Jam2Me]

Simon & Garfunkel - At The Zoo
I'm gonna contest (pronounced Kun-test for all you Egyptians) that and say "Cecilia".

[Dave de Sylvia]

I'm gonna contest (pronounced Kun-test for all you Egyptians) that and say "Cecilia".
Sorry, nothing's happier than going to the zoo.

[Jam2Me]

Make up sex > Zoo

[YDload]

Man, nobody is into this thread. I'll lay down some of my thoughts and you can yell at me for being wrong later...

Primus: Golden Boy

At the Drive-In: Star Slight, Give It A Name, or Pickpocket

Husker Du: Books About UFOs (Hare Krisna is just a parody of "I Want Candy" so let's just ignore that!)

The Mars Volta: N/A (So far I don't think they have a single happy song)

Minus the Bear: Fine + 2pts.

Melvins: Set Me Straight

The Replacements: Favorite Thing

Soundgarden: My Wave

Coheed and Cambria: A Favor House Atlantic (also has the highest-pitched vocals so watch out)

And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead: Baudelaire

okay let's try this thread again!

[Kayetan]

Dirty Three-.....nonexistant.
That's all I have for now.

[bwell]

White Stripes- We're gonna be friends

or whatever it's called, comes to mind.

[Little Man being Erased]

The Smiths - "Cemetry Gates"

[Dave de Sylvia]

The Replacements: Favorite Thing
Waitress In The Sky

[Jacaranda]

Coheed and Cambria: A Favor House Atlantic (also has the highest-pitched vocals so watch out)
No! "The Suffering" is much more happier with the "Hey, hey!"

Rolling Stones - Happy. No one can discontest this.
Jane's Addiction - Been Caught Stealing; its all about the bassline so fun and happy and upbeat yada yada.

[EightMilesHigh]

The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice

[Dave de Sylvia]

The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice
No way, anything of Smiley Smile outhappies that.

[Electric City]

Radiohead- Anyone can play guitar.
Joy Division- Love Will Tear Us Apart
Interpol- Say Hello To The Angels

[JonM]

WHOA WEIRD I posted a prompt to ask what Radiohead's happiest song was the second somebody else did.

I'm going to disagree on that one. I'm gonna say "Pyramid Song."

[Jacaranda]

Joy Division- Love Will Tear Us Apart
I'm going to have to vote for "Interzone" or even "No Love Lost" rather than that song.

[Dave de Sylvia]

Love Will Tear Us Apart is far from even Joy Division's most neutral song :confused:

It's like saying

Nirvana - That dreary song Kurt sings

[Electric City]

Pyramid Song is about drowning yourself.

And I might have misread Love Will Tear US Apart.

[Jacaranda]

If the music says "happy" then I will judge a song on that, regardless of any "hidden" meanings the lyrics give.
C'mon read first post at least.

[Dave de Sylvia]

But the music doesn't say happy :confused:

[EightMilesHigh]

No way, anything of Smiley Smile outhappies that.

I've actually never heard Smile, so yeah, I suck....

[StaticSynth]

WHOA WEIRD I posted a prompt to ask what Radiohead's happiest song was the second somebody else did.

I'm going to disagree on that one. I'm gonna say "Pyramid Song."

In my opinion, "Maquiladora" is their happiest song, though "Pyramid Song" is one of their most hopeful songs.

[EonBlueApcolyps]

Sigur Ros - Hoppípolla
Coldplay - Talk
Men, Women, and Children - Dance In My Blood
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - There She Goes, My Beautiful World

[unComfortablyNumb]

Queens of the Stone Age - Do It Again or I Wanna Make It Wit Chu

or if you're a drugee, then maybe Feel Good Hit of the Summer

[Little Man being Erased]

Queens of the Stone Age - Do It Again or I Wanna Make It Wit Chu

or if you're a drugee, then maybe Feel Good Hit of the Summer
No way. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" wins hands down.

[bwell]

RHCP- Cabron.

[Little Man being Erased]

Nick Drake - "Man in a Shed"

[EightMilesHigh]

T. Rex - Jeepster

Girl I'm just a Jeepster for your love...

[MAthiAS]

Lets see... The Go! Team... um... any?

[The Sludge]

Nirvana: Slither?
White Stripes was a great choice with We're Gonna Be Friends
How About..
Jack Johnson "Bubble Toes"
Blink 182 "Rock Show"
NOFX "My Vagina"
Joey Ramone's verson of "Its A Wonderful World"
Foo Fighters "Big Me"
Green Day "King For A Day"
Bif Naked "I Love Myself Today"
From First To Last "Emily"
Cannibal Corpse "I Cum Blood" (kidding on that one)

[YDload]

If you listen to all those bands enough to tell what their happiest songs are, then you've got a high tolerance for terrible music!

[unComfortablyNumb]

No way. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" wins hands down.
Wow. I didn't even know they had covered that song. Besides, it doesn't count cause it's a cover. :p

[Little Man being Erased]

It most certainly does. I challenge you to a duel.

[unComfortablyNumb]

*draws sword*






/hopes this isn't a gun duel

[rocknrollstar5]

REM - shining happy people

[Kyle]

The Strokes - Someday
Pixies - Here Comes your Man.....maybe

[Little Man being Erased]

*draws sword*






/hopes this isn't a gun duel
*fires cannon*


/watches your head explode


Turns out it was a cannon duel.

[Ed592]

the libertines - dont look back into the sun

ian drury and the blockheads - wake up and make love.

They would make me happy if my whole family had just died in front of my eyes

[incubliss]

Muse - The Groove

[Tangy zizzle]

Queens of the Stone Age - Everybodys Gonna be Happy
Pixies - Mr Grieves
Ted Leo - Angels Share

[PeEpHoLe_10]

Mudvayne:Happy?



:upset:



Im sorry.



But really,although its obviously not about something happy id say Run To The Hills by Maiden sounds kinda happy to me.:confused:

[Scuba_Steve]

Elliott Smith (What, he can be happy?!?)- Say Yes

[PECOAE]

Primal Scream - Movin' On Up
The Cure - Let's Go To Bed OR perhaps The Lovecats
Pixies - Here Comes Your Man
The Clash - Train in Vain
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Skin Off My Yellow Country Teeth
Belle & Sebastian - For The Price of a Cup of Tea