Tomorrow's category is "...when you're sad", and it occurred to me that for both moods I would listen to similar stuff, actually: if I'm feeling down, there's a particular track which always cheers me up (more on that tomorrow), whereas if I'm feeling up, I'm not going to ruin that mood by sticking on something that makes me want to cry at the state of the world.
There is one particular track which I adore listening to and singing along to when I'm in a particularly good mood, and it often makes its way on to mixtapes. And you know what? It's pretty obscure, especially compared to everything else I've included in this meme so far. So obscure that it's not even on Youtube. It's called 'Summer', and it's by the High Back Chairs.
It's basically 80s pop, but without the cheese - beautiful soaring melodies with sprightly guitars, and this massive vocal hook which just gets me beaming from ear to ear. They were signed to Dischord so I was aware of them because of a lot of other related bands who I love. Sorry I can't share the track, or at least can't be bothered to upload it right now - I'm not changing my choice because it was immediately the one that came to mind.
I've found a site which purports to offer you all their mp3s, so you can savour its full glory: High Back Chairs goodness. Whether this is legal or actually going to work, I have no idea.
Alternatively, and much more preferably, buy 20 Years of Dischord, because it's one of the very best compilations ever.
Or ask me for a mixtape.
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