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As a happy 50+, I want to suggest Free Four - Pink Floyd. It sums up why 30 - 40 year-olds should not feel grumpy

Or Bashful

Or Dopey

Mid-life crisis?

Nae such thing!

'Finally Friday' - George Jones

>8-D

If this is mid-life crisis, I'm not complaining. I'd have thought the legion of unemployed 16-25 year olds would have been the least happy. Maybe they have the optimism of youth on their side to help them out. Or perhaps they weren't asked.

There's always someone worse off than yourself. Somewhere. Small consolation if you're feeling so low you can no longer think rationally and probably wouldn't appreciate such a seemingly glib piece of "advice". Nonetheless, for most of the GIO listeners, I would suspect it's true.
Just a wee thought
Ralf McTell Streets of London

I just read that one-man-band guy Don Patridge died this month...play 'Rosie' as a tribute...a bit of kazoo-playing is awfully cheery!

"Get real ly" speaking ...

'Mind Games' ... Devo

'Bhang Bhang, I'm a Burnout' ... Dum Dum Girls

'Human Behaviour' ... Byork
'I know what I am' ... Band of Skulls
'Time' ... Bowie
'Cry for Love' ... Iggy
'Beginning of a great adventure' ... Lou Reed
'That was then, this is now' ... The Monkees
'Give out but don't give up' ... Primal Scream
'Panic' ... The Puppini Sisters
'Pyscho Therapy' ... The Ramones
'Identity' ... X-Ray Spex
'Forever Young' ... Youth Group

Cheery/optomistic songs:
Get happy - Judy Garland
I'm a believer - the Monkees or Sono Bugiarda - Caterina Caselli
My best days are ahead of me - Danny Gokey
I'm alright - Kim Richey (although maybe not!)

Nostalgic songs:
This is us - Knopfler/Harris
Que sera - Jose Feliciano or Diego Torres

Songs that tend to make me happy:
Born to run - Springsteen
See my baby jive - Wizzard
Dance the night- the Mavericks
This old heart of mine - Isley Brothers
Hurry on now - Alice Russell
Walk of life - Dire Straits

and my better half thinks Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline is the best "feel good" song ever.

Joe
Linlithgow

In the avoidance of sanctimonious tripe

Love at the pier ~ Blondie
Jailbird ~ Primal Scream
Trash City ~ Latino Rockabilly War
Smile ~ Elastica

Shit happens!

Songs about shoes would make me happy (& I know there's a list out there, because I wrote it) but then again I'm not in the 'unhappy' age group...anymore!

Theraputically speaking ...

'Old becomes new'... The Real McKenzies
'Will ye be proud' ... The Real

'How to stay alive' ... Gong
'Much too old' ... Gong
'You never blow yr trip forever' ... Gong

Get Over It and Move On - Graham Parker

Today is Gonna Be a Great Day - Bowling for Soup

Why does the Sun Shine? - They Might be Giants

Let's Get Loud - the Baseballs

McKenzies

apologies for barging in there!

Ur welcome

#9 Louise, New Shoes - Paolo Nutini

It was on the list remember!

So I guess Pink Floyd's Time isn't getting played...

Another birthday yesterday (and 2nd year in a row: none of my requests played on GiO), but at least the light at the end of the 35-44 tunnel is visible.

Better than magic! Better than January!

Just a Smile / Pilot

Sunshine of your smile / Mike Berry


(I'm as old as Paul McCartney) was on the b side.





No idea why any of you would want to know that!

ye have to laahf..

Juke Box Jive - Rubettes
Swing Your Daddy - Jim Gilstrap
I'm Free - Roger Daltrey
Fairground - Simply Red
Go Buddy Go - Stranglers
Leopard Skin Pill Box Hat - Dylan
Up Town Top Ranking - Althea & Donna
Flying Saucer Attack - Rezillos
True Love Leaves No Traces - Leonard Cohen !!!

apologies for the Jimfrae-esque list, got in to work to early, bored.com

Paul from Ayr

#16 a belated Happy Birthday, Cap'n and if you want to swap for my side of the tunnel you're very welcome! Just as long as I get to do it with hindsight ...

anyway

Light at the End of the Tunnel - Half Man Half biscuit

...or possibly There's A Light Over at the Frankenstein Place from Rocky Horror?

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Mary Chapin Carpenter - I Feel Lucky

Maria McKee - YOu Gotta Sine To Get Saved

Maria Mckee - Opelousas (Sweet Releif)


The latter a particularly brillaint suggestion if I may say.....and as one of the weans passed the driving test play it for him. I think the 4th Child!

I'm also a happy 50+. I feel like 18 and don't behave much better. They say 50 is the new 30 and for some, myself included, I think that's right: age brings an acceptance that every day above ground is a great day.

Trouble is the folks we're cheering up here were all brought up with the excessive angst of The Smiths.No wonder they are down.There's an inbuilt contradiction in The Smiths:the music is joyful and includes bravura guitar performances twinned tuneless singing, lyrics that could have been written by Ardrian Mole and all delivered with the emotional conviction of William MacGonnagall. I can only presume Johnny Marr felt the contradiction is what made it all work - which, to be fair, it obviously does - I just concentrate on the guitar work.

So how about, Lighten Up, Morrissey - Sparks

Other things that cheer henri up are the song I sincerely believe should be the Scottish National Anthem:

I Was Born With A Smile On My Face - Stephanie De Sykes the line the whole of my life's been a pantomine is especially culturally appropriate, I think.

and of course, there's the Monthy Python song from the Life of Bryan, but it's been done to death.

For those wishing to overcome feelings of impending mortality there's

The Resurrection Shuffle - Ashton Garner & Dyke

For those seeking inspiration to overcome their feelings of depression there's

Walk Tall - Dreadzone - (one of many that I'd love to hear on GIO - they're playing Oran Mhor next week - thinking of sending Bryan & Babs some tickets to open minds etc) and

This Could Be The Day - James Grant this time, surely?

and,for the'emotion is helped by motion' brigade, let's all get up and dance to a song that was a hit before your mother was born,

Sunshine of Your Love - Cream vs The Hoxtons rejected so many times maybe it's not in the library? - but trly great and,

Fever - Sarah Vaughan (Adam Freeland Re Mix)

Well, that'll do. Any of them would keep my spirits up. I shall be attending a dinner in The Thistle this evening, a boozy celebration of a former footballing hero.It doesn't fit in with my new diet and fitness regime, but we have to keep the clientele happy.My life is a pantomime, upon reflection, a giant episode of Madmen.

Fit Like?

regardez - youse

henri

Lighten Up, Morrissey - Sparks

excellent suggestion.

The video of which the great Mozz had the sense of humour to open his shows with on the last tour....

"Be Thankful for What You Got" William DeVaughn >8-)

Cheer up 30-40’s, you can look forward to 2032 when PLANET GONG will finally make contact with Earth.

2032 from 2032 by GONG

#63 previous blog - Another fine poem.

'Pump It' - Black Eyed Peas
'Late In The Evening' - Paul Simon
'That's the way God planned it' - Billy Preston
'Too good to be forgotten' - Chi-Lites
'Crazy For You' - Madonna

#24 an excellent way of looking at "young" folks grumpiness HH. However, why be so cruel to the great William Topaz MacGonnagall? He was never that bad!

almost forgot,

for those looking for some 'higher' inspiration

I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren

Sky Blue Sky - Wilco bang on theme,and happy,feel good

for those who kinds like things as they are

Night Ride Home - Joni Mitchell among her finest, no one captures happy like Joni

Happy - the Rolling Stones

My Carnival - Wings this is an unnoticed gem, truly cheery

Empire Ants - Gorillaz

and the beautiful, soulful cover of Light My Fire - Clarence Carter - really touches the soul.

Now, pull yourselves together, guts will get you there and all the other exhortations that were regularly flung at me in moments of weakness.No matter how much I resented it at the time, I'd cheer up: and then I was ready to start....

Ready To Start - Arcade Fire

regardez youse

henri

#24

Re: Stephanie De Sykes

Is yon a Claymore Pantomine?

Watch out! It's behind you!

>8-D


Next week's themes are on a wee video on Bryan's home page.

#27
nice touch MM ... 'Bernie the Bolt' would have been impressed!

Gerascophobia ... the fear of growing old
Antidote? ... 'My Generation' - The Zimmers

Get them 'oldies' on to say it like it is ...

#30

Quite right, DC, I heard on the Radio the other night MacGonnagall had A.D.H.D or similar... Morrissey, on the other hand is sane as far as I know:-)

inspirational Motown:

Wake Up Everybody - Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes

When You're Young & In Love - the Marvelettes

Keep On Truckin - Eddie Kendricks

Roadrunner - Jur Walker & The Allstars

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder

of course for those not in love and with no one in their life who needs them, they may bring on the opposite response....?

regardez youse

henri

if it's intimations of immortality that's the matter with the whingers then

Don't Knock - Tom Jones (from Praise and Blame)

should be a comfort

mortality, eejit

Runrig, Hearts of Olden Glory.

The colours of Scotland leave you young inside.

Happy Friday...

You Shook me all night long - AC/DC

Sweet Child O' mine - Guns and Roses

I'm a very happy 35+ because I've heard good music since the 70s!

#38 I'll second that, and henri's James Grant

#33

"Left a bit, up a bit, right a bit, fire!"

Ah gwan then. Despite the rain, it's 1hr from Curry+Beer time on a Friday.

Cheer up you old b** - worse things happen at sea:
* The Supernaturals - Smile
* Chumbawumba - Tubthumping

And cos the age range we're talking about is often the age of small children arriving:
* Runrig - News from Heaven
and you can introduce them to the stuff that's great:
* The Saw Doctors - Galway and Mayo

Don't forget: once you hit the big 40, you're on the upward path
* Noah & the Whale - 5 Years Time

And when it's all said and done, what will be will be:
* Joss and the Family Stone - Que Sera Sera

#24

Like ed.ac.uk contemporary, Mitch Benn, I .

Although I have later learned to love Johnny Marr's fine guitar work, it never brought me down at the time or later.

As a teenager, I was more into the positivism of Howard Jones.

In fact, given that (and the weather), let's have:
* Howard Jones - Don't Always Look at the Rain

#35 Dont worry Henry, those tracks are still great to hear even if it's not happening!

CHEER UP YA *!!!

Bowling for Soup --- The Bitch Song

Mac Davis --- Hard to be Humble ( I'm sure ma Da still sings this every morning )

Clash --- Stay Free ( I hear this and i'm 14 again!! Ouch, the pain of plooky youth )

#34

The lost verse of WTMacG

The Tay, the Tay, the silvery Tay,
Is all I can think of, damn'd ADHD

Lesley Gore - Sunshine, Lollipops And Rainbows ...
has to bring a smile. The video for the song which comes from the weird and wonderful film "Ski Party" might make you smile too...

#24 et all - I take it you are referring to William Topaz McGonagall (correct spelling).
#15 - yep along with many others.
For tonight how about my favourite cheery song - Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry Be Happy

#49,

Naw, it was McGonnaggal we were speaking about