Songs that always cheer you up!

Play That Funky Music - Wild Cherry

...eventually The Red Hot Chili Peppers evolved and covered Love Rollercoaster

a.k.a. Roller Coaster of Love.

A-hey, do it now, huh
Yeah, hey

[Verse 1]
Hey-ah, once I was a boogie singer
Playing in a rock and roll band
I never had no problems, yeah
Burning down the one-night stands
Then everything around me, yeah
It got to start to feeling so low
And I decided quickly, yes, I did, heh
To disco down and check out the show

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, they were dancing and singing
And moving to the grooving
And just when it hit me
Somebody turned around and shouted

[Chorus]
"Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music, white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die", heh heh
'Til you die, yeah (What?)
Hear, hear, heh
[Verse 2]
A-heh, I tried to understand this (Yeah)
Heh, I thought that they were out of their minds
Heh, how could I be so foolish, how could I
To not see I was the one behind?
So still I kept on fighting
Well, losing every step of the way (Hey, what'd you do?)
I said, "I must go back there", I got to go back
And check to see if things still the same

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, they were dancing and singing
And moving to the grooving
And just when it hit me
Somebody turned around and shouted

[Chorus]
"Play that funky music, white boy (Yeah)
Play that funky music right, oh
Play that funky music, white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die", heh
'Til you die (Yeah)
Whoa, 'til you die
Gonna play some electrified funky music, yow!

[Guitar Solo]
Ah ha ha
[Verse 3]
Hey, wait a minute, now first it wasn't easy
Changing rock and roll and minds
Yeah, things were getting shaky
(Yeah) I thought I'd have to leave it behind, uh
Ooh, but now it's so much better, it's so much better
I'm funking out in every way
But I'll never lose that feeling, no, I won't
Of how I learned my lesson that day

[Pre-Chorus]
When they were dancing and singing
And moving to the grooving
And just when it hit me
Somebody turned around and shouted

[Chorus]
"Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music, white boy
Lay down the boogie and play that funky music 'til you die", heh heh
'Til you die (Yeah)
Oh, 'til you die, yeah
Come on, let's go!

[Outro]
(They shouted, "Play that funky music") Play that funky music
(Play that funky music) You gotta keep on playing funky music
(Play that funky music) Play that funky music
(Play that funky music) Come on and take you higher
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right, yeah
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right, yeah
Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right, yeah
Play that funky music, honky
Play that funky music right

"A Season In Hell"  🙄  John Cafferty & BBBand {83}

Eddie & the Cruisers

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ8MViO-8_k&ab_channel=ClaytonE.Crowley

One Love People Get Ready - Bob Marley and The Wailers

...This is another one that is more than 'Cheery'...but it does always cheer me up.

Changes In Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes, Jimmy Buffett

Get Up Stand Up - Bob Marley & The Wailers

...Personally I'm more of a Lover than a Fighter, but this one calls out duplicitous piety kinda like Wind Up (Jethro Tull) and I find that encouraging.

Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight

[Verse 1: Bob Marley]
Preacher man don't tell me heaven is under the earth
I know you don't know what life is really worth
It's not all that glitter is gold and
Half the story has never been told
So now you see the light, aay
Stand up for your right. Come on

[Chorus: The Wailers and Bob Marley]
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, don't give up the fight

[Verse 2: Bob Marley]
Most people think great God will come from the sky
Take away everything, and make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth
You would look for yours on earth
And now you see the light
You stand up for your right, yeah
[Bridge: The Wailers & (Bob Marley)]
Get up, stand up (Yeah, yeah)
Stand up for your right (Ohh-huuh)
Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up)
Don't give up the fight (Life is your right)
Get up, stand up(So we can't give up the fight)
Stand up for your right (Lord, Lord)
Get up, stand up (Keep on struggling on)
Don't give up the fight (Yeah)

[Verse 3: Peter Tosh]
We're sick and tired of your ism and schism game
Die and go to heaven in Jesus' name, Lord
We know and we understand
Almighty God is a living man
You can fool some people sometimes
But you can't fool all the people all the time
So now we see the light
(What you gonna do?)
We going to stand up for our right
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

So you'd better...

[Outro: The Wailers]
Get up, stand up (In the morning, get it up)
Stand up for your right (In the night)
Get up, stand up
Don't give up the fight (Don't give it up, don't give it up)
Get up, stand up (Get up, stand up)
Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up)
Get up, stand up (Don't be a nig​ger in your neighborhood, yeah)
Don't give up the fight (Get up, stand up)
Get up, stand up (I don't think that should be very good, Lord)
(Get up, stand up)
Stand up for your right (Get up, stand up)
Get up, stand up (I said, don't be a nig​ger in your neighborhood, yeah)
Don't give up the fight

The Champ, Nelly

Take The Long Way Home - Supertramp

...not so much the lyrics as the spirit.

All That Heaven Will Allow - Bruce

"I'm Allright!"  🤣  Bo Diddely {63}

Beach Party time. This is the original that was covered by the Stones at the Tami show in 65'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjTra-2OF08&ab_channel=BoDiddley-Topic

Back In Black - AC/DC

It's kinda a smack in the face, but it's also a very upbeat "I'm Back Baby!!!".