What music do you use to cheer yourself up?

fatcat · Post by **fatcat** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:06 am

Storyville's tune Good Day For The Blues can usually pry me out of a blue mood.

nattiep · Post by **nattiep** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 1:57 pm

Hmm.. When I'm bummed I usually put on KT Tunstall or Coldplay. KT in particular. Such as "Heal Over".
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AlPijH9TjWg
It's quiet songs like those that cheer me up. That one gives me goosebumps and make me tear up sometimes because it's so pretty. Dunno why but quiet little acoustic songs or little love songs cheer me up.

Now when I'm angry or happy it's big loud metal or music that I can sing loud or scream to. Or play my bass fast to.

stubby · Post by **stubby** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 4:53 pm

How many of you have tried to augment instead of "fix" your down mood with music? Sometimes, what can be sweeter than revelling in it - at least for a little bit? I remember one night being very down, coming home late when it was very quiet in the house. I put on Joni Mitchell's Clouds, knowing that the last thing I really wanted was to be cheered up. I listened to the tune "The Gallery" over and over again, soaking in those beautifully sad harmonies. My angst was even't caused by any kind of the problems presented in the lyrics but it just seemed to sink me lower and lower into my funk - not sure why. I woke up feeling purged. Even now, I associate that song with being down although in listening to it since, it's never had the same impact as it did on that night.

I would maintain that it's hard to tell what effect any music is going to have on you in a given emotional state. I'm not sure I could find a piece that would just cheer me up if I was looking. To me, this is part of the fascinating beauty of music.

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:56 pm

Ernie from Sesame Street singing the "Rubber Duckie" song.

rob · Post by **rob** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:57 pm

Oh, BTW, I actually have that song on vinyl.

cwk · Post by **cwk** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:14 pm

I listen to blues or jazz,once in a while I like the
hot sounds of Metallica shredding.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ttaqVd0rOjA

dale_fortune · Post by **dale_fortune** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:45 am

60's Surf Music.

firstbassman · Post by **firstbassman** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 7:38 am

Well, thankfully, I don't ever actually need cheering up.

However, to help relieve the boredom of long car rides (when I'm by myself naturally) it should come as no surprise to the Forum that I BLAST the following CD (along with other live JA material):

The greatest performed music ever put on vinyl.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 8:35 pm

never?

rictified · Post by **rictified** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:01 pm

I play The Stooges at night when I go to bed sometimes, especially Raw Power, seriously. I love that band, that album is the most powerful album ever recorded IMHO, beats everything if you like that kind of stuff. I like all their albums although the new one is taking some getting used to, the mix is terrible on it.

revolver323 · Post by **revolver323** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:19 pm

Deathclock

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:46 pm

The Temptations' "Glasshouse" (1975).

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:54 am

+ Redbone's "Tennessee Girl" (1971). Turning it up full blast is guaranteed to chase my blues away - yessiree!

iamthebassman · Post by **iamthebassman** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:12 am

Elton John -Tumbleweed Connection
Moody Blues -Days of Future Passed

rickcrazy · Post by **rickcrazy** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 4:27 am

I dig those, too, very much.