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Songs that Make You Glad to Be Alive

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I'll start -

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks



Video or audio is appreciated!

PS -> Is it a sign that I'm a true nerd that I experience actual (albeit low-level) trepidation about starting a topic that might bomb? I mean, what will that do for my forum rep? :wink:

Nah, we're music nerds. We'll make lists till the day we die (AND BE PROUD OF IT).

Anyways - I'm interested to hear your answers.

Also - Sufjan Steven's "That Dress Looks Nice on You"

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Last Smile For Jaron, by Tera Melos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P44fcwlf ... re=related
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seven forty seven by that weird scottish band who wear beanies
the name escapes me
something to do with alaska?
nah, it'll come to me...
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Cheesy, but 'Hard Sun' by Eddie Vedder (off the INTO THE WILD OST) can always make me feel pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvYLZ-aL ... re=related
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On my own by Ulrich Schnaus.

The video is an experimental montage by myself.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMsJ4AAIJV8


This cover of BBR's 'Start as you mean to go' by Katsen.
I just loved the energy and raw melody/vocal mix in it,
made me very happy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DdA6mG4 ... HNVKK1iFiQ
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Anything by Plone.
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Aphex Twin - Xtal:

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s7409651 wrote:Cheesy, but 'Hard Sun' by Eddie Vedder (off the INTO THE WILD OST) can always make me feel pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvYLZ-aL ... re=related
YES! I absolutaly love this one, along with Rise - short but amazing. you should hear the original by Indio just in case you didn't know, its a remake. =)



Original is cool as hell!
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88marquis wrote:
s7409651 wrote:Cheesy, but 'Hard Sun' by Eddie Vedder (off the INTO THE WILD OST) can always make me feel pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvYLZ-aL ... re=related
YES! I absolutaly love this one, along with Rise - short but amazing. you should hear the original by Indio just in case you didn't know, its a remake. =)



Original is cool as hell!
I wasn't sure what to think the first time this got played to me, but I think I have to agree with you guys on this one.

Also........... for me, it's this:



beautiful beautiful beautiful. Disney movies lost a lot when they went the way of the Broadway musical, with all the characters dancing around and wailing like idiots. This is way better.
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turquoise70 wrote:
88marquis wrote:
s7409651 wrote:Cheesy, but 'Hard Sun' by Eddie Vedder (off the INTO THE WILD OST) can always make me feel pretty good.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvYLZ-aL ... re=related
YES! I absolutaly love this one, along with Rise - short but amazing. you should hear the original by Indio just in case you didn't know, its a remake. =)



Original is cool as hell!
I wasn't sure what to think the first time this got played to me, but I think I have to agree with you guys on this one.

Also........... for me, it's this:

Dude. I absolutely loved that movie whaen I was a kid. SSOO NOSTALGIC....
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Thanks for the link to the original Hard Sun - i had heard it was aremake but had never heard the original.. great!

The Rescuers.. hot damn. I feel sorry for kids who grow up today with all the ADD shows & movies. The oldies are just fantastic. I also loved Robin Hood :P
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man i'm sitting on my front porch this morning enjoying the wicked sunny weather and listening to the birds. i had my ipod on shuffle and 'a ridge between mountains' came on, which i haven't heard since last summer....shit is perfect music for sunny days.
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Seven Forty Seven
Pearl Jam - Strangest Tribe (A little known b-side gem from Lost Dogs that is really personal for me)
Mika Vainio - Raatelu (Noise taken to the most emotionally impactful level I've ever come across)
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Synthestesia wrote:
turquoise70 wrote:
88marquis wrote: YES! I absolutaly love this one, along with Rise - short but amazing. you should hear the original by Indio just in case you didn't know, its a remake. =)



Original is cool as hell!
I wasn't sure what to think the first time this got played to me, but I think I have to agree with you guys on this one.

Also........... for me, it's this:

Dude. I absolutely loved that movie whaen I was a kid. SSOO NOSTALGIC....
wow, you too?
:shock: :D
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Numerator wrote:
Synthestesia wrote:
turquoise70 wrote: I wasn't sure what to think the first time this got played to me, but I think I have to agree with you guys on this one.

Also........... for me, it's this:

Dude. I absolutely loved that movie whaen I was a kid. SSOO NOSTALGIC....
wow, you too?
:shock: :D
I still love it. And I just ordered Down Under on DVD :D
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i love the original rescuers.
here are a couple of songs that make me happy to be alive:
girls - hellhold ratrace
something about bleak helplessness of our generation that really resonates with me. "some times you just gotta make it for yourself"

dom - living in america
this guys one of my friends from highschool. hes blowing up and getting reviewed on pitchfork. makes me happy to know that SOMEONE around me is actually making it! plus the songs super catchy.

the black dog - 3/4 heart
autechre - bike
these early nineties electronica tracks remind me of a time when electronic music was new and crazy to me. they predict a hyper-civilized future with flying cars and cyberspace. since we're never gonna get to see that, i listen to this.
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Isi by Neu
Public Image by PIL
Most Flight of the Conchords songs
Guns of Navarone by Skatalites
Another Girl Another Planet by the Only Ones
Dancing Queen by Abba
Singing in the Rain, performed by Barry Cryer and Tim Brooke Taylor on the kazoo and swannee whistle
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and the odd nosdam remix...

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wmg are bastards
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Kincaid by VHS head, reminds me a lot of some childhood summers

The old Autechre songs from the incunabula era, basscadet is so damn FUNKY
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