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stonebeard 
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 18:14 |
Internal Exile by Fish 
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Drew
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 18:16 |
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As far as subject matter- Frank Zappa
(Ti**ies and Beer)
AMEN
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The Doctor
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 18:27 |
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E fiesta by PFM maybe
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 18:46 |
In Dulci Jubilo by Mike Oldfield  with second best Celebration by PFM.
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ClassicRocker
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 18:47 |
hmm... quite a few options
Some that come to mind...
(Prog) "Bike" - P.Floyd ( )
(prog-related) "Mr. Blue Sky" - ELO
"Good Day Sunshine" - Beatles
(non-prog) "Do You Believe In Magic" - Lovin Spoonful/
"Street-corner Serenade" - Wet Willie
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Zitro
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 19:36 |
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Harmonium - 'Dixie' comes to mind
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Mikerinos
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 21:29 |
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The Flower Kings - Chicken Farmer Song
Most modern symph. prog is really cheery, which is good depending on my mood. The cheesiness really doesn't bother me usually...
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 21:30 |
 Zitro wrote:
Harmonium - 'Dixie' comes to mind |
Dixie is the one song I can't stand on Si On Avait, the rest of the album is mindblowing, but Dixie is almost too happy.
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When the world is sick
Can't no one be well
But I dreamt we were all
beautiful and strong
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proglil49
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 21:30 |
Zitro wrote:
Harmonium - 'Dixie' comes to mind |
I'd say this, too
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I want to be an astronaut
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 21:31 |
Hoppipolla by Sigur Ros
most of the others that I thought of we already said
might as well mention Harold the Barrel by Genesis. It's happy and ironic
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Losendos
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 21:36 |
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Louis Armstrong's what a wonderful world is hard to top
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How wonderful to be so profound
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Prometheus
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 22:17 |
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Sigur Ros's "Saeglopur" is my personal favorite for happy songs (but untitled #8 makes me happier)
honorable mentions:
Sigur Ros -- "Glosoli" "Hoppipolla" "Se Lest", "Staralfur"
The Decemberists -- "We Both Go Down Together", "July, July"
Explosions in the Sky -- "First Breath After Coma"
Animal Collective -- "You Could Win A Rabbit", "Leaf House", "Sweet Road"
wow..this is really hard...i never realized just how little of my music is actually happy (technically speaking, the Decemberists are not even happy, given the lyrics...)
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"Tell me why world, unfathomable and good,
The beauty of everything is infinite and cruel."
--Kayo Dot
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rileydog22
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 22:22 |
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Dundrets Fröjder by Samla Mammas Manna.
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cuncuna
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 22:23 |
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The latest Animal Collective release is actually a party. If those guys are not happy, there is no hope for the rest of us....
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¡Beware of the Bee!
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YouLovett
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 22:25 |
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Nike Drake - Northern Sky
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Practice, Practice, Practice.
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moreitsythanyou
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 22:28 |
Prometheus wrote:
(technically speaking, the Decemberists are not even happy, given the lyrics...)
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That's so true with so many of their songs. Actually, most of Her Majesty really cheers me up. For example, Billy Liar (about a lazy pervert), Song for Myla Golberg (ok this one doesn't seem depressing lyrically), The Chimbley Sweep (sort of a downtrodden guy)
However the one that tops them all is O Valencia which is an intricate Romeo and Juliet-esque murder love story but is one of the happiest songs I can think of.
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VanderGraafKommandöh
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 22:31 |
Losendos wrote:
Louis Armstrong's what a wonderful world is hard to top |
On the contrary, I find it incredibly depressing. I love the song by the way, it's an all time favourite. The reason it's depressing? It's because It's not a wonderful world. Happy songs... ooh, most stuff by Caravan. Childlike Faith in Childhood's End by VdGG always makes me smile too.  As does Still Life. Yes I'm weird.
Edited by Geck0 - June 07 2007 at 12:15
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 23:29 |
Ghost of pedition- Opeth! 
Wonderous stories -Yes
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Posted: June 06 2007 at 23:29 |
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In the Land of the Grey and Pink [Caravan], The Chicken Farmer Song[The Flower Kings], The Flower King / The Magic Circus of Zeb [Roine Stolt], Beyond the End [Relayer]
My top four
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Prog... It's good.
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NotSoKoolAid
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Posted: June 07 2007 at 00:10 |
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It's gotta have something to do with Moon Safari.
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