Music that makes you feel better

[Specter Von Baren]

What are some songs that make you feel better? I've been having some days lately where I feel down about all the things I have to do every week and a few songs help me feel better when I listen to them. Here's a couple.

Flogging Molly's 'The Worst Day Since Yesterday
Three Days Grace's 'life Starts Now'
My Chemical Romance's 'I Don't Love You Like I Did Yesterday'
Skillet's 'One Day Too Late'

 

[Sassafrass]

Lately this, Jack Sparrow, most of Miracle of Sound's stuff and Run Away From Me.

 

[I Stomp on Kittens]

This song right here can lift me up out of any bad/sad mood. Anneke's chorus is just so cheery sounding

The entire album is excellent as well.

 

[Daystar Clarion]

Every time.


Picks me up every damn time, helped me so much the last few months.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

May as well reference a recent post of mine on a similar thread:

Here's a few numbers that cheer me up in some manner or another 7, 13, 24, quack

Thin Lizzy - New Day [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAKIPTzqY3g]
They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse In Your Soul [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFfmNQbcucw]
The Beatles - Back in the USSR [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c66NZDB_1tc]
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane II [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIv4YM5pVa8]
John Martyn - Don't Want to Know [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIqQ01RduIw]
Black Sabbath - Turn Up the Night [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poDK4AkEtKM]
Devin Townsend - Life [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z_UJ0_biJw]
Camel - Lady Fantasy (in particular 9:10 - 12:02 is legitmately headbang worthy for me) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhWDbdS-vjg]
Amon Amarth - Valhall Awaits Me [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkRjYw6iR-g]
At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URhmC865SGI]
Darkthrone - FOAD [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5adF0xlvM_U]
Motorhead - Overkill [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3VNUyjRRjxM]
Anathema - Untouchable [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrgrEkhudfo]
Pink Floyd - Fearless [http://vimeo.com/36224081]
Motorpsycho - BS [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyv41qKESnE]
Tool - Hooker With a Penis [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoWMmZEoT84]
Judas Priest - Painkiller [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXHnTKcjTL0]
The Pogues - Body of an American [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOZHwWFjb30]
Ihsahn - Called by the Fire [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uosSo6y7G6g]
The Tallest Man on Earth - King of Spain [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qdM8WdTfH4]
Reel Big Fish - Sell Out [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gO59rZrisQ]
Diablo Swing Orchestra - Voodoo Mon Amour [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2mZVOd0jWY]
The Isley Brothers - Harvest for the World [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yz_OsEISBGo]
Electric Wizard - Dunwich [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnpFhNl0fnc]
Fleetwood Mac - Don't Stop [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SybgWaQy7_c]
Charles Minus - Moanin [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HNZzjCj6Ac]
The Chi-Lites - Stoned Out of My Mind [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koiSiWLq3ds]
Boston - More Than a Feeling [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSR6ZzjDZ94]
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otdHbA4GlSI]
Dream Theater - Another Day [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fm7ntyycGbU]
Mercyful Fate - Gypsy [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k6ostxtkLo]

And throw this cherry on top for good measure:


And maybe a couple [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGBhQbmPwH8] more. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JczQHE3IRh8] One more. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-rJnnW3GiA] >.> I should stahp.

 

[ShinyCharizard]

The Gapra Whitewood (from FFXIII) is the ultimate chill song.

 

[Grach]

I've been listening to Daft Punk's RAM album and Give Life Back to Music just lights up my day. Also, most of Jamiroquai's songs and Blind Guardian's Battlefield.

 

[MysticSlayer]

I have an odd way of cheering myself in music:



For the record, the fact that both songs are named Asylum is pure coincidence.


Yeah, I normally don't go after traditionally cheerful music to cheer me up. Well, sometimes I do, but I think my obvious love for Edguy should show that.

 

[BQE]

I have an odd way of cheering myself in music:

Yeah, I normally don't go after traditionally cheerful music to cheer me up. Well, sometimes I do, but I think my obvious love for Edguy should show that.

I see....well I'll see your disturbed and raise you this gem righhhhhht...

Spoiler: Here

Bear in mind, BQE is a pretty jaded misanthrope.

 

[Jynthor]

I have an odd way of cheering myself in music:




Yeah, I normally don't go after traditionally cheerful music to cheer me up. Well, sometimes I do, but I think my obvious love for Edguy should show that.

Pretty much this, I like to play heavy metal to make myself feel better.
I feels kind of empowering, I suppose.

Also, nice to see another Edguy fan.

 

[the darknees abyss]

Anything by Miracle of Sound always makes me feel better also one republic's music makes me feel better

 

[littlealicewhite]

"Bloody Mary Mix" by Trocadero, soundtrack for Red vs Blue season 10.

 

[Mr Fixit]

This one from the Mighty Mighty Bosstones is actually a very depressing song as far as lyrics & content go, but it always makes me feel better.

Spoiler

And this Avantasia song is so awesome how could it not make you feel better.

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Clutch always makes me happy, but this one makes me smile with the opening lines.

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And now for a little metal from Mastodon

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And last, but not least... Eminem... Because why not...

Spoiler

 

[deathzero021]

I mostly listen to Doom/Death/Black metal. It doesn't exactly make me feel "happy" but, it... i feel better listening to it. I believe it has to do with the way the right type of music can really connect to the listener on an emotional level, a song can sing the emotions and thoughts that you feel and so this resonates with the listener. Extreme metal, usually with a bit of depressing doom-like traits or atmospheric elements as they call it now, is what i like best.

Depending on my mood, sometimes i listen to other types of music like electronic, chiptune, symphonic and punk.

 

[Able Seacat]

There are quite a few songs that cheer me up. I don't thing I could list them all so here are a select few.

Spoiler: Mumford & Sons

Spoiler: Bon Iver

Spoiler: Sigur Ros

Spoiler: Ludovico Einaudi

Spoiler: Coyote Kisses

There are more and more again that haven't come to mind but I enjoy all the above and I definitely find they cheer me up.

 

[PrimitiveJudge]

Half on my list make me happy and at peace and the other half make me happy and want to declare war on something. I listen to doom/death/gothic/extreme/melodic/symphonic/viking/pirate Metal. The only metal I cannot stand is Nu Metal.

Dimmu Borgir - Gateways
Dimmu Borgir - Dimmu Borgir
Amon Amarth - All of their songs
Cradle of Filth - Lord Abortion
Kalmah - They will Return
Dethklok - The Cyborg Slayers
Children of Bodom - Taste of my Scythe
Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Blood of Hatred
Dark Tranquility - Dry Run
Sirenia - most of their songs
Shade Empire - Human Sculpture
Shade Empire - Conjuration
Acrassacuda - Message from Baghdad
Ozzy - Bark at the moon
Arch Enemy - My Apocalypse
Elis - Innocent Hearts
Dragonlord - Until the End
Devildriver - all of their songs
Alestorm - most of their songs
Naglfar - any of it.

I'll stop, otherwise I will be here all day.

 

[Johnnyseven]

Spoiler: Marian Call, Music at 1:15

Spoiler: Some Hip Hop

Spoiler: and obviously

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Tough call, since I have so many. So I'll just put this here:


You're welcome.

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

Spoiler

FUCK IT ALL, FUCK THIS WORLD
FUCK EVERYTHING THAT YOU STAND FOR

Nothing better than the 'knot to get rid of dem feels. I find cheerful music just irritates me when I'm in a shit mood, sad music is good but inevitably makes me feel worse, but getting a bit of rage out deals with it. Slipknot, and especially Corey's vocals (and fantastic lyrics), seem to just capture that unhinged rage better than any other band I can find. There is nothing better to burn it all away than to thrash about like a twat, screaming the chorus to Surfacing.