This is my most frequently played Spotify playlist. If I'm feeling down, any two or three of the following will almost inevitably cheer me up:
"Crossfire" - Stevie Ray Vaughn
"The Game of Love" - Santana, with Michelle Branch
"Bye Bye" - Jo Dee Messina
"My Maria" - Brooks & Dunn
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys
"That Thing You Do!" - The Wonders
"Big Deal" - Leann Rimes
"Tell It Like It Is" - Heart
"Learn to Fly" - Foo Fighters
"Mony Mony" - Billy Idol
"I Keep Looking" - Sara Evans
"Here Comes My Baby" - The Tremeloes
"Pinch Me" - Barenaked Ladies
"All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down" - The Mavericks
"They Don't Know" - Tracy Ullman
"Stacy's Mom" - Fountains of Wayne
"I Only Want to Be with You" - Dusty Springfield
"Lies" - The Knickerbockers
"When the Going Gets Tough" - Billy Ocean
"She's Sure Taking It Well" - Kevin Sharp
"See You in September" - The Happenings
"Ain't That Peculiar" - Marvin Gaye
"Waiting for the Day" - Gerry Rafferty
"Only Love" - Wynonna
"Denice" - Randy & The Rainbows
"Somebody's Baby" - Jackson Browne
"Little Darling (I Need You)" - The Doobie Brothers
"(Just Like) Romeo and Juliet" - The Reflections
"Ten Thousand Angels" - Mindy McCready
"A Matter of Trust" - Billy Joel
"Waiting for a Star to Fall" - Boy Meets Girl
"Shut Up and Kiss Me" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
"You've Got Your Troubles" - The Fortunes
"Needles and Pins" - The Searchers
"It Must Have Been Love" - Roxette
"No One Needs to Know" - Shania Twain
"Smooth" - Santana, with Rob Thomas
"I Don't Want to Hear Any More" - Paul Carrack
"Found Out About You" - Gin Blossoms
"Rhythm of the Rain" - The Cascades
"I Could Not Ask for More" - Sara Evans
"All I Want" - Toad the Wet Sprocket
"This Night" - Billy Joel
"Atlanta June / El Verano" - Pablo Cruise
"Iris" - Goo Goo Dolls
"A Bad Goodbye" - Clint Black & Wynonna
"She's So High" - Tai Bachman
"You Get What You Give" - New Radicals
"I'll Never Get Over You Getting Over Me" - Expose
"Unbreakable Heart" - Carlene Carter
Yes, some of these are sad songs but a beautiful sad song can make me just as happy as an upbeat rocker.
Cei-U!
I summon the Fab Fifty!