I'd like to teach the world to sing.

Havermeyer

If you were to recommend just ONE song to anybody that wasn't feeling too happy with themselves/life, what would that song be?

P.s. Mods, I hope this thread doesn't get moved to the music forum because, tbh, that's not really my target audience with this question.

Cheers.

hunter164

Club Tropicana!!

Krsnik87

The Beatles - Help

Doctor DooM

Life.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPPM977NfXQ

suckslikeafox

Something by Tom Petty maybe

Captain Ginger

"You're the best around" - Joe Esposito

Try to be best
‘Cause you’re only a man
And a man’s gotta learn to take it

Try to believe
Though the going gets rough
That you gotta hang tough to make it

History repeats itself
Try and you’ll succeed

Never doubt that you’re the one
And you can have your dreams!

You’re the best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own

Fight ‘til the end
Cause your life will depend
On the strength that you have inside you

Ah you gotta be proud
starin’ out in the cloud
When the odds in the game defy you

Try your best to win them all
and one day time will tell
when you’re the one that’s standing there
you’ll reach the final bell!

You’re the best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ho-how-ho-own

INSPIRING GUITAR SOLO

You’re the best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-ow-own

Fight ‘til you drop
never stop
can’t give up
Til you reach the top (FIGHT!)
you’re the best in town (FIGHT!)
Listen to that sound
A little bit of all you got
Can never bring you down

You’re the best!
Around!
Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down
You’re the Best!
Around!

repeat to fade, occasional background shouts of “Oh Ye-eah!”

Adam

Regina Spektor - I Want To Sing

Jigsaw

William Shatner - You'll have time

Live life
Live life like you're gonna die
Becasue you're gonna
I hate to be the bearer of bad news
But you're gonna die

Maybe not today or even next year
But before you know it you'll be saying
"Is this all there was?
What was all the fuss?
Why did I bother?"

Now, maybe you won't suffer maybe it's quick
But you'll have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time
Because you're gonna die.

Yes it's gonna happen because it's happened to a lot of people I know
My mother, my father, my loves
The president, the kings and the pope
They all had hope

And they muttered just before they went
Maybe, I won't let go
Live life like you're gonna die
Because you are

Maybe you won't suffer maybe it's quick
But you'll have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time
'Cause you're gonna die

I tell you who else left us
Passed on down to heaven no longer with us
Johnny Cash, JFK, that guy in the Stones
Lou Gehrig, Einstein, and Joey Ramone
Have I convinced you?
Do you read my lips?
This may come as news but it's time
You're gonna die
You're gonna die

By the time you hear this I may well be dead
And you my friend might be next
'Cause we're all gonna die

Yeah, oh maybe you won't suffer and maybe it's quick
But you'll have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time
You'll have time cause you're gonna die
Yes, you're gonna die
You're gonna die, I tell you
You're gonna die
You are gonna die

'Cause maybe you won't suffer maybe it's quick
But you have time to think
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?
You'll have time 'cause you're gonna die

Live Life
Life life like you're gonna die
Because you're going to
Oh yes
I hate to be the beater of bad news
But you're gonna die

Maybe not today or even next year
But before you know it you'll be saying
"Is this all there was?
What was all the fuss?
Why did I bother?
Why did I waste it?
Why didn't I taste it?"
You'll have time, baby
You'll have time
'Cause you're gonna die
You are gonna die
Oh yeah

FunkZ

Yeah You're The Best definitely. I just put it as my flashbox earlier today!

And Shine by Take That.

Or The Crying Machine by Steve Vai!

Adam

FunkZ wrote: »

Yeah You're The Best definitely. I just put it as my flashbox earlier today!

And Shine by Take That.

Or The Crying Machine by Steve Vai!

Oh no, if it's Vai it's gotta be Tender Surrender!

Jay P

2+2=5 by Radiohead. Tisted logic ftw!

FunkZ

Mirror wrote: »

Oh no, if it's Vai it's gotta be Tender Surrender!

If it's Vai it has to be any song man! :pac:

genericgoon

nummnutts wrote: »

If you were to recommend just ONE song to anybody that wasn't feeling too happy with themselves/life, what would that song be?

P.s. Mods, I hope this thread doesn't get moved to the music forum because, tbh, that's not really my target audience with this question.

Cheers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jHPOzQzk9Qo

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

REM - everybody hurts.

Adam

FunkZ wrote: »

If it's Vai it has to be any song man! :pac:

^5!

Jigsaw

Mirror wrote: »

Oh no, if it's Vai it's gotta be Tender Surrender!

Now that's a bit of serious guitar playing right there!! Prefer Satch though.

Adam

Jigsaw wrote: »

Now that's a bit of serious guitar playing right there!! Prefer Satch though.

All the talent, none of the emotion. Even live.

genericgoon

Johnny Cash- Hurt

:P

Pretty much anything by The Polyphonic Spree or The Flaming lips. I'm pretty sure that if all manic depressives listened to the Polyphonic Spree they would be cured.

SV

Bob Sinclar- sound of freedom
Yves la rock - rise up
Bob Marley - Jammin

hhh123

Laid to rest by lamb of god

SV

hhh123 wrote: »

Laid to rest by lamb of god

Jesus titty ****ing christ.

A worse song I have not heard.

FunkZ

Mirror wrote: »

^5!

/fives

Jigsaw wrote: »

Now that's a bit of serious guitar playing right there!! Prefer Satch though.

Ah man I do like some Satch alright, but Vai blows him outta the bowl of Coco Pops and puts him back in the milk carton.

Mirror wrote: »

All the talent, none of the emotion. Even live.

Yeah he was ****ing ****e live tbh, I didn't enjoy it at all, apart from Stu Hamm. He rocked. MIssed Gilbert though, that sucked...

Adam

Yeah, Hamm is legend!

Gf got me an Evo Experience ticket the second time I saw Vai(last gig). That night was made of awesome!

Another song, Sick Puppies - All The Same

Bijoux

Just to go with their general mood, I would recommend Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd...

To cheer them up, it's got to be Sunscreen by Baz Luhrmann...it's epic!

FunkZ

Mirror wrote: »

Yeah, Hamm is legend!

Gf got me an Evo Experience ticket the second time I saw Vai(last gig). That night was made of awesome!

Another song, Sick Puppies - All The Same

Hamm just had the whole crowd going even though everyone had probably heard it 1,000,000 times on the DVDs.

Man what's Evo Experience? I'd love to see Vai live, when he played last I just wasn't into guitar at all, if only he had come a few years earlier. I hope he plays again soon though.

Paravonian - Pachonbel skit on YouTube, check it outtt!

plug-in-baby

walking on sunshine !!best feel good song ever !!:D

beautiation

A bit naff I know, but You Can't Hurry Love by Phil Collins always makes me smile.

KnifeWRENCH

I'm pissed off right now and none of your suggestions are making me feel any better :mad:

I think I'll stick with "Ride of the Valkyries" and go break other peoples things to cheer me up.

Zee Deveel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO22nkwj4oI

It seems so hard to stay so positive
I know how it feels
It just takes time something's gotta give
Don't let the negative
Steal the blue out of the sky
Don't leave it all behind

This is life this is it
It's not everything you want
It's everything you get believe it
It's not worth leaving
Yea this is life once again
It's been knocking at your door
You ought to let it in
Don't waste it it's time you faced it

It seems like years
Since you've known happiness
So down so long
So calm your fears
And you'll get out of it
Just hang on

So this is life this is it
It's not everything you want
It's everything you get believe it
It's not worth leaving
Yea this is life once again
It's been knocking at your door
You ought to let it in
Don't waste it it's time you faced it

Why do you cry?
Why do you cry?
Steal the blue out of the sky
Don't leave it all behind

This is life once again
It's been knockin at you door
Don't waste it it's time you faced it
This is life this is it
It's not everything you want
It's everything you get believing
It's not worth leaving
Yea this is life once again
It's been knocking at your door
You ought to let it in don't waste it
It's time you faced it
This is life
This is life
Don't let it pass you by, pass you by
It's time you faced it
It's time you turned around and faced it

Lyrically, I think this is a good one. However, circumstances vary. Sometimes just hearing a song you loved in the good ol' days is just what the doctor ordered.

all the stars

The Greatest Day by Beverly Knight

feel good track if ever the was one.

Overheal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqGsxwQpa_g

I dont think youre happy enough! Ill teach you how to be happy! Ill teach your grandmother to suck eggs!

edit: which totally begs some ren and stimpy nostalgia...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN6NtWw5nmY

dr.bollocko

I think you will find that your answer is BOSTON!
I have more than a feeling that this will make everyone nod their head appreciatively.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcsVPis1iNs

funk-you

Gloria - Patti Smith

-Funk

leninbenjamin

Solomon Burke - Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

can't find a decent version of it on youtube so here's the blues brothers one instead.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNs19viU5OA

jester77

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VFxA7o4f5E

NotMe

No-one said Shaft yet? :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvSIYJpzlD8

taidghbaby

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zvBD3CsI0M

i is unable to put video in post so i'll put in the link!

bedouin soundclash-a great song and if you have a few mins i suggest listening to it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zvBD3CsI0M

sbEdge

Beautiful Day or Where the Streets Have No Name, U2, Uplifting.