That Song Makes Me Feel Good

     Although I'll do it until I've lost my mind, it's often hard to argue music due to its subjectivity. One thing everyone can agree on is we all have this sacred collection of songs that make us happy. They might not necessarily be by our favourite bands, they may or may not have nostalgic connotations, or they just might have that je ne sais quoi. These are songs we play because they always put us in a good mood. I never tire of my group .
     While sitting in a downtown coffee shop at 5:30 this morning, I scrawled a list in my journal faster than I could out-think myself. I'd love to hear yours.

1. "Glasgow Kiss" by John Petrucci. If I had an anthem, this would be it. Guitar instrumental I sing to myself when bored.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8ssuW06eoA

2. "America" Yes version of the Simon and Garfunkel classic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdsUPaIueUw

3. "Alive" by Pearl Jam. I will never tire of thee, Stone Gossard opening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbhsYC4gKy4

4. "A Quick One While He's Away" by The Who, though I'm happy to hear it as performed by Green Day or My Morning Jacket.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C1ku7QNRudg

5. "Stadium Love" by Metric.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6N4a7RX5x7E&ob=av2e

6. "The Cave" by Mumford and Sons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJcvLyoAAnk

7. "Money For Nothing" by Dire Straits. That riff, that riff.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlPjxz4LGak

8. "Big Rock" by Feeding Like Butterflies, with any of my Good People screaming the "Down to Jericho" part. And it's really hard to find online.

9. "Run Runaway" by Slade. At some point in 1986, I decided that electric guitar was my favourite sound in the whole world.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJwTvBexyJM

10. "Baba O'Riley" by the Who.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8_Pf144Qmg&feature=fvst

11. "Kill My Soul" by The Catherine Wheel. I drum it on my steering wheel.

12. Symphony #9 ("Ode to Joy") by Ludwig van Beethoven. Arguably the best piece of music ever, I learned years after deciding that that Mom played it when she married Dad.

13. "Grace, Too" by the Tragically Hip.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBhDqir7UpA

14. "Army" by Ben Folds.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-7xb63OBHc

15. "J. A. R." by Green Day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Na1c-9bm8NU

16. "Not Ready to Go" by the Trews. A song that always makes me think of the girl who would one day become my wife.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKKYhBYQ2yE

17. "Blind Faith" by Dream Theater.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kde6bb3ULyc

18. "Get Back" by the Beatles.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XHgP2rJZhM&feature=related

19. "Rockin' In the Free World" by Neil Young. When I decided I liked head-banging.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDzL_WU3mmE&feature=related

20. "Alchemy" by Five Minute Miracle. Old Saskatoon band. Fifteen years later I still find myself whistling this riff.