What song(s) are you ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS in the mood to hear?

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Off top of my head, I'm ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS in the mood for...

Augie March - Little Wonder
Belle and Sebastian - If She Wants Me
Modest Mouse - Heart Cooks Brain
Beatles - Here Comes the Sun
Mclusky - Icarus Smicarus
Butterfly Train - Cartoon Hole
Throwing Muses - Not Too Soon

― jeremiah (jeremiah), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:09 (twenty years ago)

Dusty Springfield - The Look

― Jena (JenaP), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:16 (twenty years ago)

Not very many. Momus's "The Hairstyle Of The Devil" is on top of my iTunes list.

― Atnevon (Atnevon), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:17 (twenty years ago)

Swans - (She's A) Universal Emptiness
Red House Painters - Summer Dress
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Face Like Summer
Coil - Ostia

I'm sure there's others, but off the top of my head.

― Xii (Xii), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:34 (twenty years ago)

Maxine Nightingale - Right Back Where We Started From
Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
David Bowie - Loving The Alien
The Bee Gees - Night Fever
Sting - Seven Days
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - More Love
Alicia Bridges - I Love The Night Life (Disco High)
Chic - Good Times
Abba - Knowing You Knowing Me
Barbara Lewis, Yvonne Elliman or even Queen Latifah - Hello Stranger

― bahtology runs amok, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:40 (twenty years ago)

the archies - "sugar sugar"
adult. - "nite life"

― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:41 (twenty years ago)

al green--"let's stay together"

ennio morricone--"the ecstasy of gold"
--"il ritorno di ringo"

― Lingbertt, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 02:46 (twenty years ago)

D-Train - "You're the One for Me"

― Mr. Snrub (Mr. Snrub), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:05 (twenty years ago)

Brenton Wood-"Ooogum Boogum Song"
Lil Flip-"The Way We Ball"

― C0L1N B--KETT, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:09 (twenty years ago)

Kraftwerk "Computer Love"
Nick Drake "Saturday Sun"
Velvet Underground "I can't stand it anymore"
Desmond Dekker "My Precious World"
The Emotions "Best of My Love"
Voice Stealer "Unintensional"
Morgan Geist "Lullaby"
Nurse WIth Wound "Cooloorta Moon"
Rhythm & Sound "Musik A Fe Rule"
Wagner "Pilgrim's Chorus" from Tannhauser

― Drew Daniel (Drew Daniel), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:15 (twenty years ago)

whale - "hobo humpin slobo babe"

― j blount (papa la bas), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:19 (twenty years ago)

Minutemen, "Love Dance." Just about anything from Double Nickels, come to think of it.
Rufus/Chaka Khan, "Tell Me Something Good"
Albert Ayler, "Ghosts"
Devo, "Wiggly World"
Little Feat, "Willin'" (Sailin' Shoes version)
Lambchop, "Up With People"
Sly & the Family Stone, "Hot Fun in the Summertime"
League of Gentlemen, "Inductive Resonance"
Sonny Sharrock, the Space Ghost C2C theme music
XTC, "Life Begins at the Hop"

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

"Kick Out the Jams" by the MC5
"Cretin Hop" by the Ramones
"Loose" by the Stooges
"Eighties" by Killing Joke
"She Sells Sanctuary" by the Cult
"Nervous Breakdown" by Black Flag

Devo, "Wiggly World"

Oh amen, brother!

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:20 (twenty years ago)

Even "Dr. Wu," (G)?

― Ken L (Ken L), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:22 (twenty years ago)

Hells yeah, I take turns "singing" it like D. Boon and speaking it like Watt.

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:24 (twenty years ago)

I shouldn't have put "singing" in quotes. Boon sang a hell of a lot better than I do.

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:25 (twenty years ago)

always in the mood for ak1200 - drowning for some reason

― Hi, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:39 (twenty years ago)

Good call on D Train, snrub.

Petula Clark - "Downtown"
Aphex Twin - "Heliosphan"
Mobb Deep - "Up North Trip"
The Smiths - "Cemetery gates"

― Jacob (Jacob), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:43 (twenty years ago)

HEY YA

― miccio (miccio), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:45 (twenty years ago)

unrest - so sick
amon duul - im garten sandosa
oneida - sheets of easter
oneida - jazz is the teacher...
scott walker - rhymes of goodbye
the fall - the classical
t. rex - metal guru
prince - sister
prince - u got the look
the velvet underground - sister ray
abba - super trouper
mclusky - without msg i am nothing
nirvana - drain you
the crystals - he's a rebel
the homosexuals - vociferous slam
sonic youth - teenage riot
pavement - elevate me later
real mccoy - another night
ace of base - the sign

― peter smith (plsmith), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:48 (twenty years ago)

The Fall - "L.A.", "Paintwork", "Cruiser's Creek"
The Exploding Hearts - "Thorns in Roses".
actually that one's just been stuck in my head for days, and i like it. that album in general has never failed to cheer me right up though.

"elevate me later" is a good pick also

― sleep (sleep), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 03:54 (twenty years ago)

Holy sh!t -- the first thing I thought of when I read the subject line was Maxine Nightingale's "Right Back Where We Started From," and then one of the first responses mentions it.

Well then, also "Penny Lane."

― Joseph McCombs (Joseph McCombs), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 06:06 (twenty years ago)

The following songs are all at the core of what I like to refer to as my "musical comfort food", i.e. a selection of songs I've loved for YEARS AND YEARS that I've pretty much always been able to turn to, regardless of situation or mood or whatever, and derive a great deal of pleasure from:

Duran Duran, "I Believe/All I Need To Know"
Japan, "Swing"
Depeche Mode, "Walking In My Shoes"
Spandau Ballet, "To Cut A Long Story Short"
Visage, "Whispers"
Ultravox, "We Came To Dance"
Classix Nouveaux, "Is It A Dream"
Blancmange, "That's Love, That It Is"
ABC, "Tears Are Not Enough"
Soft Cell, "Say Hello, Wave Goodbye"
Kissing the Pink, "Watching Their Eyes"
Hilary, "Kinetic"
Altered Images, "Don't Talk To Me About Love"
Icicle Works, "Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)"
The Cure, "A Forest"
Thompson Twins, "The Long Goodbye"
Psychedelic Furs, "Yes I Do"
Smash Palace, "Living On The Borderline"
Wire Train, "Chamber Of Hellos"
The Quick, "The Rhythm of the Jungle"
Lene Lovich, "Bird Song"
The Pretenders, "Don't Get Me Wrong"
Bananarama, "The Wild Life"
Madness, "Baggy Trousers"
Wang Chung, "Don't Be My Enemy"

― Samantha Baker (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 06:35 (twenty years ago)

The Cardigans--"Erase/Rewind"
The Pharcyde--"Otha Fish"
Prince--"Computer Blue"
Swayzak--"I Dance Alone"
Lamb--"Cottonwool" (Fila Brazilia Remix)

― kevin says relax (daddy warbuxx), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 08:01 (twenty years ago)

underworld - cups

― adam west (adamwest), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 08:28 (twenty years ago)

Samantha Baker (newromanti...), January 12th, 2005.
hey this was my list apart from these (i've never heard them ):
Japan, "Swing"
Visage, "Whispers"
Classix Nouveaux, "Is It A Dream"
Blancmange, "That's Love, That It Is"
Kissing the Pink, "Watching Their Eyes"
Hilary, "Kinetic"
Altered Images,(did they do "happy birthday?)
Icicle Works, "Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)"
Psychedelic Furs, "Yes I Do"
Smash Palace, "Living On The Borderline"
Wire Train, "Chamber Of Hellos"
The Quick, "The Rhythm of the Jungle"
Lene Lovich, "Bird Song"

i discovered the brilliant soft cell song last week and wang chung last month.

― nick le bon-taylor, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 08:50 (twenty years ago)

Duran Duran, "LATE BAR"
Depeche Mode, "SEE YOU"
Spandau Ballet, "MUSCLEBOUND"
Ultravox, "DANCING WITH TEARS ON MY EYES"
ABC, "POISON ARROW"
Altered Images, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
The Cure, "COCKATOO"
Thompson Twins, "NOTHING TO LOSE"
Psychedelic Furs, "LOVE MY WAY"
Lene Lovich, "USPERNATURE"
Bananarama, "KING OF THE JUNGLE"
Madness, "HOUSE OF FUN"
Wang Chung, "Don't LET GO"

― nick le bon-taylor, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 08:54 (twenty years ago)

Honestly? None.

― Alba (Alba), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 09:00 (twenty years ago)

Martha and the Muffins - Swimming

― Guymauve (Guymauve), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 09:48 (twenty years ago)

annie - heartbeat

― ana (ana), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 11:04 (twenty years ago)

Honestly? None.

Yeah. Some come close but nothing really.

― The Good Dr. Bill (The Good Dr. Bill), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 11:26 (twenty years ago)

Uptown Top Ranking innit.

― CharlieNo4 (Charlie), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 11:29 (twenty years ago)

Prince - Life Can Be So Nice
Loose Joints - Tell You (Today)
The Avalanches - Close To You/Diners Only/A Different Feeling
Daft Punk - Digital Love

― Jedmond (Jedmond), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 13:36 (twenty years ago)

Paint it Black - Flamin Groovies version
All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix version

― AndyJack, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 13:57 (twenty years ago)

Carpenters - "We've Only Just Begun"
Jurgen Paape - "So Weit Wie Noch Nie"
Mouse on Mars - "Rompatroullie"
Cher - "Believe"
Lambchop - "You Masculine You"
Isley Brothers - "Who's That Lady"

― Mark (MarkR), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:02 (twenty years ago)

Scritti Politti - "Doubt Beat"

― Ian Moraine (Eastern Mantra), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:52 (twenty years ago)

Superpitcher-Heroin
Felix Da Housecat-Silver Screen Shower Scene (LRD Remix)
Glenn Underground-The Cheribums
Felix Da Housecat-Submarine

― Ronan (Ronan), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:55 (twenty years ago)

Alba OTM.

― Bimble... (Bimble...), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 14:57 (twenty years ago)

at a push i'd say "temptation" by new order. but over the past month it's been "i believe" by kylie. i'm worryingly obsessed with it. i'm sure it'll pass, though; these things always do.

― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 15:00 (twenty years ago)

Oh! The Scritti Politti mention made me remember another song: "Hypnotize", by SP. And I think I'm pretty much always in the mood for Heaven 17's "Temptation" (thanks for the semi-reminder, grimly!), the Human League's "The Lebanon", and Gang of Four's "Is It Love", which I know "real" GoF fans hate, but hey, I'm totally into that whole synthpop thing and, as a result, I love that song.

― Samantha Baker (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 22:27 (twenty years ago)

"nick le bon-taylor"?? Uh, please tell me you're not going to just breeze through this place! Anyway, these responses are for you:

1. Altered Images did indeed do "Happy Birthday".
2. You've never heard the Icicle Works song? Or the Classix Nouveaux one? I'm aware the rest might not exactly be total mainstream '80s New Romantic/New Wave, but... I mean, at least "Birds Fly (Whisper To A Scream)"?
3. I love "Late Bar", "See You", "Musclebound", "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes", "Poison Arrow"... uh, basically anything you've mentioned, really. :)
4. God. Do you know how awe-struck I am that you would have similar musical tastes to mine? Wow. Please don't go.

― Samantha Baker (Dee the Lurker), Wednesday, 12 January 2005 22:36 (twenty years ago)

yeah, now that I think about it, I don't think there is a song that I'm ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS in the mood to hear. The ones I mentioned upthread maybe come close, but arent' quite ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS.

― Lingbertt, Wednesday, 12 January 2005 23:37 (twenty years ago)

Bobby Womack--More Than I Can Stand
Sly and Family Stone--Time
Scritti--Wood Beez
Prefab Sprout--I Remember That
Byrds--Don't Make Waves
Love--¡Que Vida!
Jackie DeShannon--What Was Your Day Like
Flying Burritos--Hot Burrito #2

― eddie hurt (ddduncan), Thursday, 13 January 2005 00:54 (twenty years ago)

I forgot to mention: Yo La Tengo, "We're An American Band"

― I Am Curious (George) (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 13 January 2005 02:51 (twenty years ago)

yeah, now that I think about it, I don't think there is a song that I'm ALWAYS ALWAYS ALWAYS in the mood to hear.

I thought that. I thought my moods and emotions were far too complex to always be aligned with any song. Then I heard "Love Rollercoaster" by the Ohio Players again. And now I don't think that anymore.

― Rick Massimo (Rick Massimo), Thursday, 13 January 2005 15:31 (twenty years ago)

four years pass...

be my baby, you can't hurry love, and a bunch of other girl group songs.

― dan138zig (Durrr Durrr Durrrrrr), Friday, 20 March 2009 12:43 (sixteen years ago)

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