"I will sing to the Lord, Because He has dealt bountifully with me." - Psalm 13:6“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music." - Albert Einstein
I love music...especially the songs that make you want to get up and dance and the ones that touch your heart and remind you how much you love and are loved. Almost every genre appears on my iPod and among all of that music are many songs that I call my happy music because for one reason or another they make me feel good. This page is a list of some of my favorites. There won't be really any rhyme or reason to the order because I intend to add songs as I think of or discover them. If you have a favorite "happy" song that isn't on my list, please share it with me so that I can check it out and maybe add it to my list.
- The Power of One - Bomshel (One of my all-time favorite feel good songs.) Click here for a great YouTube video.
- Longer - Dan Fogelberg (Our wedding song)
- Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars
- Rhythm of Love - Plain White T's
- Heaven - Los Lonely Boys
- Angels - Amy Grant
- This One's for the Girls - Martina McBride
- The Joy of the Lord - Twila Paris
- Do You Believe in Magic - The Lovin' Spoonful
- Dynamite - Taio Cruz (Radio version only, please.)
- Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
- Standing Outside the Fire - Garth Brooks
- Sunny Side of the Street - Frank Sinatra
- Juke Box Hero - Foreigner
- You Picked Me - A Fine Frenzy
- Open the Eyes of My Heart - Sonicflood
- Everywhere I Go - Amy Grant
- You've Got a Friend - James Taylor
- If Everyone Cared - Nickelback
- Cha Cha Slide - Mr. C (I can't help it; I love doing the cha cha slide with my kids.)
- Something More - Sugarland
- Unanswered Prayers - Garth Brooks
- Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident) - John Michael Montgomery
- Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
- Stay Here Forever - Jewel
- Drift Away - Uncle Kracker
- Lord I Lift Your Name on High - Sonicflood
- Friends - The Rembrandts
- Days Go By - Keith Urban
- If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
- I Could Have Danced All Night - Marni Nixon
- God Gave Me You - Dave Barnes
- Breathe - Faith Hill
- Swing on a Star - Bing Crosby
- Live Like We're Dying - Kris Allen
- I Have Decided - Amy Grant
- I Could Sing of Your Love Forever - Sonicflood
- Lean on Me - Bill Withers
- Smile - Uncle Kracker
- My Baby She's All Right - Scruffy the Cat
- My Front Porch Looking In - Lonestar
- It's in His Kiss (The Shoop Shoop Song) - Cher
- Arise, My Soul, Arise - Twila Paris
- The River - Garth Brooks
- Better Get to Livin' - Dolly Parton
- I'm a Believer - The Monkees/Smashmouth
- Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon and Garfunkel
- Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
- Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
- El Shaddai - Amy Grant
- Just the Way You Are - Billy Joel
- Jesus is Just Alright - The Doobie Brothers
- 1, 2, 3, 4 - Plain White T's
- You are My Sunshine - Bing Crosby
- Fireflies - Owl City
- Make Someone Happy - Nancy Wilson
- Love is a Wonderful Thing - Michael Bolton
- My Baby Loves Me - Martina McBride
- You Light Up My Life - LeAnn Rimes
- Celebration - Kool and the Gang
- The Kid in You - Krystal Harris
- Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me - Keith Urban
- Sing Your Praise to the Lord - Amy Grant
- My Hallelujah Song - Julianne Hough
- Life's a Dance - John Michael Montgomery
- Sunshine on My Shoulders - John Denver
- You are so Beautiful - Joe Cocker
- I've Just Seen a Face - The Beatles/Jim Sturgess
- Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
- Kick It Into Gear - Jennifer Paige
- Lucky - Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat
- Shower the People - James Taylor
- Perfect Day - Hoku
- The Dance - Garth Brooks
- Clumsy - Fergie
- Thy Word - Amy Grant
- Walking on Sunshine - Katrina and the Waves
- Listen to the Music - The Doobie Brothers
- Travelin' Thru - Dolly Parton
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive - Bing Crosby
- Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) - Dierks Bentley
- Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows
- You're the Inspiration - Chicago (I'll date myself and admit that this was my prom theme.)
- Blue Skies - Bing Crosby
- Baby I'm Yours - Cher
- You Raise Me Up - Celtic Woman
- Love Will Keep Us Together - Captain and Tenille
- Help Pour Out the Rain - Buddy Jewell
- I've Got Plenty to be Thankful For - Bing Crosby
- The Longest Time - Billy Joel
- Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
- Stand By Me - Ben E. King
- Best Years of Our Lives - Baha Men
