Happy music...

A lot of Baroque period classical music is pretty happy sounding stuff, but as the years progressed, things seemed to get a lot more serious and cerebral overall in general. Lots of good happy sounding exceptions to that general trend over the years though.

Lots of happy sounding rock and pop music back in the 80's Reagan years though. I always wonder how much John Lennon's untimely death helped lead to that as a response. There was still a lot of downer music though, especially on certain new wave fronts.

Then grunge and the talented but depressed Kurt Cobain and Nirvana came along. THat and rap/hip hop.

Things musically have lightened up a bit though in mroe recent years in general I think. I think we have only a certain limit/capacity to get too heavy or serious musically in generl over time, and then the cycle swings the other way.

The world in general would probably be well served if it could somehow just lighten up a bit more overall down the road. :-)

Britney Spears, Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga...pretty happy stuff!

Taylor Swift? IS she getting that chip off her shoulder yet?

Even a lot of Moody Blues music starting in the very early 80's sets a generally happy tone. I know most of it makes me very happy! Most of the blatant cerebral aspects of their earlier classic 7 albums was gone, though they continued to write intelligent music that was also generally more "fun" and light. I like it all but which more exactly depends on my mood of the day mostly I suppose.

Zydeco music will put a little kick in your getty up. I like Buckwheat Zydeco and C.J. Chenier. Laissaz bons temps rouler!

Ode to Joy of course!