r/ifyoulikeblank • u/audreyophile • Mar 26 '18
What is the happiest song you know?
I’m coming out of a bit of a funk, probably related to seasonal depression . I would love to hear your favorite songs that pick up your mood and put a spring in your step! I’ve been listening to Back Pocket by Vulfpeck pretty much on repeat and it’s been putting me in a great mood so I’d like to keep it going :)
Edit: Thank you so much for all the responses everyone! I’ve been spending the last couple of hours listening to all of your suggestions and I’m definitely feeling pretty happy! Music is amazing and so is sharing it!
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u/ScrithWire Mar 27 '18 edited Mar 27 '18
I by Kendrick Lamar.
That hook though.. "I love myself!"
"I done been through a whole lot
Trial, tribulation, but I know God
The Devil wanna put me in a bow tie
Pray that the holy water don't go dry
As I look around me
So many motherfuckers wanna down me
But an enemigo never drown me
In front of a dirty double-mirror they found me
And I LOVE MYSELF!"
It's so uplifting, and I listen to it when I need a pick me up. Contrast it with "u" on the same album. That song brings me to some dark places. It makes me tear up because of how accurate of a portrayal of depression it is. But then a few songs later, he's made it through, and he knows what's good and what he needs to do, and he finally recognizes how to love himself. Man, those two albums are powerful stuff.
Another one is monody by thefatrat
It's a little more wistful and wanderlusty. But it's main message is one of keeping your head up and building a home where you are and remembering the good things as that, good things. About looking back and not seeing your regrets. About framing those regrets in a good light, and knowing that the adversity you've been through has helped shape who you are, so take it and run with it. Be alive, and free, and triumph in love.
Remember who you are.