Songs That Just Make You Feel Good

So, last night I started on a new playlist for my IPOD. Actually, the idea came to me yesterday while listening to a John Mayer song and thinking that it sounded really fun and made me feel good. I then asked some friends I work with to give me their suggestions for a new playlist called, “Feel Good Songs”.

I sat at my desk at home last night for over an hour going through my vast collection of music and made a great start on it. And as I was doing it I realized that most of them would fit into a certain tempo that would be easy to dance to. I’m guessing they make us feel good because they have a tempo that our bodies or souls find sympathetic. A good many of them have a temp that is close to “Some Kind Of Wonderful” by Grand Funk if you’re familiar with that. I’m listening to them today while at work to see if they really fit the category or not. So far I like ‘em all. Here’s the list I have thus far, but will add more soon.

Twisting By the Pool – Dire Straights
What I like About You
Oh, Pretty Woman
I Love A Rainy Night
Good Love Is On the Way
Drivin’ My Life Away
Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Good News – Les Paul and Friends
I Got A Line On You – Jeff Healey
Some Kind Of Wonderful - GFR
Sweet Home Alabama
What Was I Thinking – Dierks Bently
Love Shack
Penny Lane – Beatles
Here Comes The Sun
She Came IN through The Bathroom Window
Get Back
Back In The USSR
Jim Dandy – Black Oak Arkansas
Feeling Alright – Joe Cocker
The Valley Road – Bruce Hornsby
Maneater – Hall & Oates
Got My Mind Set On You – George Harrison
The Lion Sleeps Tonight – The Tokens
You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet – BTO
Ride Like The Wind – CC
Suddenly I See – KT Tunstall
Sledgehammer – Gabriel
Roll With It – Winwood
Joy to The World – 3 Dog Night
Last Night – Toto
New Blue Moon – TTW
Daydream Believer – Monkeys
The 59th Street Song (Feeling Groovy) - Paul Simon
Wake Up Little Susie – S&G
You Can Call Me Al – S&G
Graceland – Paul Simon
Down ON the Corner – CCR
Handy Man – James Taylor
Your Mama Don’t Dance – Loggins and Messina
Who Wouldn’t Wanna Be Me – Keith Urban
Why Don’t We Just Dance? – Josh Turner
Firecracker – JT
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
Take It Easy – Eagles
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High – Petra
Your Rescued Me – Among Thorns
Good Times – Robert Randolph
Can’t Get Next To You – Temptations
My Girl – Temptations
Get Ready – Rare Earth
All About Grace
All She Wants To Do Is Dance – Don Henly
Confessions Of a Lunatic Friend – Bryan Duncan
Gonna Fly Now (Rocky Theme Song)
Simply Irresistible – Robert Palmer
Pinball Wizard – The Who
Glad – Traffic
Gimme Some Lovin’ – Spencer Davis Group
When A Man Loves A Woman – Michael Bolton
Blessed – Brett Dennen
Red Rubber Ball
Spooky