music that makes you smile

I love Morecombe and Wise "Give me sunshine" its a nice catchy song, always makes me happy.

Always Tom Lehrer, especially Vatican Rag. Harry Belafonte and someone There's A Hole In My Bucket. Someone doing Hole In The Ground.

gullygranny My GD gets me to do my version of Joyce Grenfell's "Stately as a Galleon" it has always made me smile.

So many songs here make me smile and I can always manage a little jig to Eddie Grants "Walking on Sunshine".

Thanks for a lovely thread. I've smiled at many of the suggestions, not a bad thing on a cold and rainy Monday afternoon.

Hey you with the pretty face/Welcome to the human race

Daddima - it was Frank Kelly, thank you! Just listened to your link and it was still just as funny!

Who was that deadpan man who wrote slightly rude but very funny songs? - Jake Thackery - it has just come back to me! I liked him.

I've posted a link to The Last Resort by The Eagles (under the title Paradise). It has always been one of my favourite Eagles songs but given recent events in California, the words are much more meaningful and very sad.

“Just another manic Monday ....” springs to mind.....perhaps with more of grimace than a smile after reading a few comments here!!

I think Jeff Lynne is one of the most talented performers going. ELO are great, fantastic songs.

I have lots of songs that make me smile but coming home from M&S today I had one on that made me weep buckets: the theme to Out of Africa. I don't know why it makes me so sad, I've never been to Africa or had any connection!

gillybob, two now I think ?

What a boring place the world would be without such a variety of languages.

That OP 'song' is sooo boring, tuneless...and daft.

Brilliant - They are still playing "The White Cliffs of Dover" in most care homes. Won't it be great when they are playing classics like this?

Was wondering if we could use our mature savvy and ignore anyone who makes a snide comment? Witty and accurate though many of the retorts are, I feel that's just what the sad people are looking for. My Mother used to say 'ignore them and they'll go away'. Lovely and nostalgically fun contributions in the main for which I thank you all GNs.

Flower of Scotland sung at rugby internationals.
Love it!

Fennel thank you
I'm smiling at the memory of my Grandpa standing in front of a little black and white TV dancing (his version) to Andy Stewart's
Donald where's yer troosers? ?

Jane10 me too .
Especially
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2aqHGaSxRI

Anything by Glenn Miller instantly has me smiling!

I love Pharell Williams “Happy”, too. Lovely to dance round the kitchen and sing along!

And another very old one from me - I think the little man looks like John Bercow:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=li0qPwn4U8Y

Willow - Was it Allan Sherman?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jjiWS__Mp0&list=PLTro4fyHt6N42WKLXDyN4-lexHziYad1A

willow10 , it was Frank Kelly ( Father Jack in Father Ted)

youtu.be/NQkF7fpw-wI

Without doubt for me is Pharel Williams "Happy"
I went to see Stevie Wonder in Hyde Park with my youngest son & Pharel Williams was a supporting act. I hear this I am transported to that lovely, summers day in London

Joyce Grenfell -" Stately as a Galleon", I just love that one.

Willow was it Val Doonican (? Spelling) wore sweaters. My Mum loved him too. Paddy McGinty’ goat is one that comes to mind.