Always look on the bright side of life !



MTF.xx

Something is happening to me and I only hope the same thing is happening to you?



Herman and his Hermits.



When was the last time we heard any Herman, Simon?



MTF :)

THE ONLY WAY IS UP - Yazz



Tortie x

#1 I'll second that!





WALTZING ALONG - JAMES



SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE - REM



WHAT A BEAUTIFUL DAY - LEVELLERS

[a song about November - only one relevant day left]







:^)

Morning All,



OPTIMIST - Lady Gaga



HOPE - Jack Johnson

Hi again everyone



Happy St Andrew's Day!



HAPPY HOUR ~ The Housemartins



YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY ~ Blood, Sweat and Tears



DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY ~ Bobby McFerrin



HAPPY TALK ~ Captain Sensible



xx

EVE OF DESTRUCTION - BARRY MCGUIRE



IT'S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT - R.E.M.



WE GOTTA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE - THE ANIMALS



DEAD END STREET - THE KINKS



:o)

Morning all. Lovely and sunny here, but very chilly.



Very tired this morning, partly because we were late-ish back from seeing the marvellous Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain last night (so didn't get to bed til just gone midnight), and partly because Lady Driver woke me at 3:30am to tell me that she couldn't sleep, and then, having got that off her chest, she drifted immediately off to the Land of Nod.



I, however, haven't slept since.



Bless her.



Right, down to business. Choons for today...



BOBBY McFERRIN - Don't Worry, Be Happy

REM - Shiny Happy People

MONTY PYTHON - Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

D:REAM - Things Can Only Get Better

STATUS QUO - Never Too Late



Back later after I've thunk a little...

WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD - Louis Armstrong

WISHING AND HOPING - MERSEYBEATS



HOPE IN A HOPELESS WORLD - PAUL YOUNG



CHEERS THEN - BANANARAMA



DON'T WORRY BE HAPPY - BOBBY MCFERRIN







:^)

Good Morning again -



Suggestions -



THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER - D Ream



THE ONLY WAY IS UP - Yazz



I'M COMING UP - Diana Ross



IT'S GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY - Mamas & Papas



GETTING BETTER - Beatles

Me again!



WAKE UP BOO! -Boo Radleys (always makes me happy)



HAPPY HOUR - Housemartins



IT'S GETTING BETTER - The Beatles



Off for a lie down now!



Tortie x

#2 MTF, if you like Herman's Hermits, Peter Noone is touring the UK next year with Chris Montez, Brian Hyland etc but I'm not sure which would be your closest venue if you want to see the show! I'm going to the show on last night of the tour as it ends in Scotland!



https://www.flyingmusic.com/our-shows/the-solid-silver-60s-show/tour-dates/



x

Morning Bloggers,



It's been a little while (for those that might remember!) so easing myself back in gently with



LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLE - HARRY NILSSON



Back a little later with a few more ...



G

Wow thanks Flo.



Yes, I am a tad keen on Hermans hermits, it has to be said!



MTF :)

EVEN THE BAD TIMES ARE GOOD - Tremeloes

GLORIOUS - ANDREAS JOHNSON



GLAD ALL OVER - DAVE CLARK FIVE





:^)

Oops, ROLL



8-p

DON'T STOP - Fleetwood Mac



CELEBRATION DAY - Led Zeppelin

Fade away and radiate - Blondie.





Hold on tight (to your dreams) - ELO.







MTF :)

Hi Simon and everyone.



Out of the window today glorious blue sky ...what a contrast to yesterday ....dullsville!



Anyway no time to be pessimistic:



1. ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE OF LIFE - Monty Python people

2. OH HAPPY DAY - Ed Hawkins

3. HAPPY TOGETHER - The Turtles

4. THE ONLY IS UP - Yazz

5. YOU MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY - Blood, Sweat and Tears

6. HAPPY TALK - Captain Sensible

7. DONT WORRY BE HAPPY - Bobby McFerrin

8. DONT WORRY - Kim Appleby

9. ALRIGHT - Supergrass

10.EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens ( him of "The Streak")



Oh well may catch ya later



Have a nice day



Mandy ;)



PS: in response to MTF query yesterday... I am same age as Kylie and Julia Roberts!

#14 Really good to see you Glenn! Where've you BEEEEEN?



:^D

Good Morning again everyone



Lucky Man - The Verve



Peaceful Easy Feeling - The Eagles



What A Wonderful World - Louise Armstrong



I Can See Clearly Now - Jonny Nash



Never Walk Alone - Gerry and the Pacemakers



I'm A Believer - The Monkeys



That's all I can think of at the moment. Will try to pop back later.



Shona x

3 LITTLE BIRDS - Bob Marley



PUT YOUR RECORDS ON - Corrine Bailey Rae

OK, I've thunk a little, but this is all for now - I have work to do!!



THE BEATLES - Happy Just To Dance With You

BOO RADLEYS - Wake Up Boo!

SUPERGRASS - Alright

THE BEATLES - Please Please Me

INNER CITY - Good Life

BEACH BOYS - Good Vibrations

Hi Glenn, yes of course we remember you. Not coming back to Devon anytime soon?



Mandy, y'days post was referring to your 10 after your sign off ;)



MTF.xx

#19 Alex - I've been emailing/tweeting/texting Dr Mosh and requesting CELEBRATION DAY - LED ZEPPELIN for some weeks now ... so I really hope the track is chosen today

:^)

BETTER THAN TODAY - Kylie Minogue



HOIB Candidate :)

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR - Julie Andrews

BEAUTIFUL WORLD - TT (Wah!)





EVERYTHING IS BEAUTIFUL - Ray Stevens

Dream a little dream of me - Mamas and Papas.



I'm telling you now - Freddie and his dreamers.



MTF :)

Hi folks,



Sorry about the earlier entries - just a bit of fun on our part!



We're happy to put forward the following suggestions:



BEAUTIFUL DAY - U2



MAGIC - PILOT



SMILE - MCFLY



SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE - R.E.M.



Plenty of uplift in those tunes. Sun is shining in warmest Reading. It's gonna be alright peeps.

I Believe in Miracles - Hot Chocolate

So many possibilities today. That's very optimistic of me I guess, but here goes



Reasons to be Cheerful - Ian Dury and The Blockheads

Beautiful Day - U2

Empire State of Mind - Alicia Keys

Even better that the real thing - U2

Fantastic Day - Haircut 100

Feeling Good - Muse

Girls just want to have fun - Cyndi Lauper

House of Fun- Madness

Kings of wishful thinking - Go West

Living it up - Level 42

One day like this - Elbow

Opportunities - Lets make lots of money - Pet shop boys (Optimistic in this climate)

Back to Life - Soul 11 Soul

Thrill Me - Simply Red



thats probably enough from me -must get back to work

Are we going to be having a moustachless, midweek, middle aged, mosh Matt?



Blimey!



MTF :)

morning :-) I enjoyed Sparks too



AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD



I'M ON MY WAY TO A BETTER PLACE CHAIMEN OF THE BOARD



A CHANGE IS GONNA COME SAM COOKE



YES WE CAN CAN THE POINTER SISTERS



HIGH HOPES FRANK SINATRA



PSL x

Housework to do - that's not a song, that's a chore



Catch you later



Shona x

Good Morning Simon, Team and Blogpoppets



Bit late for me - got interrupted by some work...



How about:



GOOD LIFE by Onerepublic



GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY by the Mamas and Papas



THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER by D-Ream



FEELIN' GROOVY by Simon and Garfunkel



EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT by Stevie Wonder



Deebee ~X~

BRINGING ON BACK THE GOOD TIMES - LOVE AFFAIR



GOOD TIMES BAD TIMES - LED ZEPPELIN





:^)

HI HO SILVER LINING - Jeff Beck



FIXING A HOLE - Beatles



PENCIL FULL OF LEAD - Paolo Nutini



A BRAND NEW DAY - Sting

GOOD TIMES ARETHA FRANKLIN



GOOD TIMES CHIC



BE YOUNG BE FOOLISH BE HAPPY THE TAMMS



I GET THE SWEETEST FEELING JACKIE WILSON

MOONSHADOW - Cat Stevens (Sort of fits the theme)



I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW - Jimmy Cliff

Well, thats a cheery way to start the day.



I've got a feeling that its going to be a really good, fun show.



MTF :)

Hello all !

I do like a good happy song and over the years many have got me through troublesome times. One of my favorates however is :



DONT YOU WORRY ABOUT A THING - STEVIE WONDER or INCOGNITO



also appropriate however,



ALRIGHT - EAST 17

ALRIGHT - SUPERGRAS

DARK CLOUDS - SPACE



Expect I shall come up with more later my dears xx

~ Gill ~

ONE DAY LIKE THIS - Elbow



SOMETHING INSIDE SO STRONG - Labi Siffre

IF I HAD A HAMMER - TRINI LOPEZ

Morning everyone



A glorious sunny morning here in Robin Hood county - quite fitting for today's theme.



My cheerful chappies:



I Can See Clearly Now The Rain Has Gone - Johnny Nash

Marvellous - The Lightning Seeds

Good Enough - Dodgy

Happy Man - Seasick Steve



N x

Morning all - a quiet day in work and very cool, Paul the Weatherman was predicting the S-stuff at the weekend for Yorkshire.



#37 Dee-Bee what ever happened to that nice keyboard player from D-Ream, Brian somebody, he seemed to have a nice smile.



Anyway - an optimistic choon might be a LED ZEPPELIN choice to fit in with Dr Mosh



FOOL IN THE RAIN

Well there's a light in your eye that keeps shining Like a star that can't wait for the night.

A NIGHT LIKE THIS - Caro Emerald





Oldie?

Oh and of course a couple from Ms Simone:



Feeling Good - Nina Simone

Got Life - Nina Simone

Hello Again,



'Celebration' Kool and the Gang



Have a good day everybody

What a fantastic selection to choose from so far. We will place our faith in one more tune:



IT'S A KIND OF MAGIC - QUEEN



In doing so we hope to celebrate hope, optimism and the great moustached Freddie Mercury.

MR BLUE SKY - ELO



SEE THE SUN - Dido



FROM THIS MOMENT ON - Shania Twain



WAITIN' ON A SUNNY DAY - Bruce Springsteen



GOOD DAY SUNSHINE - The Beatles



WONDERFUL LIFE - Gwen Stefani



LAND OF HOPE AND DREAMS - Bruce Springsteen



DANCING IN THE STREET - Mamas and Papas (or Van Halen, or one or two others)

A few more Hermans.....



I'm into something good.



Wonderful world.



This door swings both ways.



The most beautiful thing in my life.



Its alright now.



I gotta dream on.



MTF :)

A bit of Irony?



THIS IS OUR HAPPY HOUSE - Siouxsie & Banshees

#15 MTF - many, many years ago, there used to be a children's TV programme called Junior Showtime, I was a member of a dancing school that was on it, and Herman's Hermits were the guest stars. I remember being really proud because I got Peter Noone's autograph (well, I was only a junior school!)

Bright eyes - Art Garfunkel :(



MTF.xx

ALL RIGHT NOW - Free



KEEPING THE DREAM ALIVE - Freiheit

Also:



The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades - Timbuk3

Tequila - Terrorvision

Good Morning All :)



Just a flying visit at the moment, because the twins are driving me crazy!



But looking on the bright side of life... ('Ere there's a song in that ;))



I FEEL GOOD - JAMES BROWN



FEELIN' GOOD - MICHAEL BUBLE



I'VE HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE - BILL MEDLEY & JENNIFER WARNES



TOP OF THE WORLD - THE CARPENTERS



I FEEL FINE - THE BEATLES



I'll be back later, if I can escape for a few minutes...



BFN xxx

THE MARVELOUS TOY - Tom Paxton (or Peter Paul & Mary)



WONDERFUL WORLD Sam Cooke



Another HOIB candidate

ZIP-A-DEE-DOO-DAH - Toots & The Maytals

DISNEY GIRLS - Art Garfunkel.



MTF :)

DAYDREAM BELIEVER - Monkees



And I think that is quite enough suggestions from me :)



But what a fantastc theme.

Wowzers Tortie. Lucky you, have you still got the autograph?



I do remember JST, just ;)



MTF :)

I FEEL GOOD = JAMES BROWN



LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL = RAY CHARLES or BB KING



LOVE AND HAPPINESS - AL GREEN



DANCING IN THE STREET - MARTHA REEVES



LUST FOR LIFE - IGGY POP



PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING - ELVIS COSTELLO

Dont stop me now, I'm having such a good time - Queen.



Has Glenn gone again?



MTF :)

Ah, no I see he will be back later!



Must get on, myself.



MTF :)

?????????????????? JBG? Harry? ????????????????????

#63 I think it must be somewhere in my parents' loft, MTF!



Tortie

JOYBRINGER - MANFRED MANNS EARTH BAND



BAILAMOS - ENRIQUE IGLESIAS





:^)

Good morning all, a busy blog this morning with great scope to let the old grey cells run free and recall oldiest of hope and cheer.



THE BEST IS YET TO COME - MICHAEL BUBLE



BORN TO BE ALIVE - PATRICK HERNANDEZ



Enjoy the day

A few more oldie suggestions...



AIN'T NO STOPPIN' US NOW - McFADDEN & WHITEHEAD



NOTHING'S GONNA STOP US NOW - STARSHIP



And my HOIB contender...



WE ALL STAND TOGETHER (FROG CHORUS) - PAUL McCARTNEY



I really am gone gone gone...

#55 Tortie... how sweet! Maybe you could go and see Peter Noone if he's playing near you in the tour and remind him of all those years ago, as these 60s guys always come out to chat, sign autographs and have pics taken, especially if you make them a cake!!!! Here's my favourite original Searcher, Mike Pender with a cake I made him a couple of years ago!

https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3554/5737307469_6057d52a88.jpg



MTF and Tortie, Peter won't be with his Hermits though.. the excellent Vanity Fare will be backing him, Chris Montez, Brian Hyland and Brian Poole... and VF are brilliant and always back 'soloists' on the 60s tours as well as playing their own stuff!



It sounds like Peter Noone is still fantastic all these years on and he must be well into his 60s! Ooohhh can't wait for May 6th and I might even make him a cake! ;o)



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvY9xwfvHyw



xx

Morning all,

how about..

HERMAN'S HERMITS

"I'm Into Something Good"

Some great suggestions above - I'm feeling more optimistic already... ;o) Can I second Billie's Freiheit suggestion. I don't know why, but for some reason that song always makes me think of Christmas.



Busy day at work today - I was in early (no traffic), but then hit the ground running pretty much as soon as I got my coat off. Barely having time to catch my breath and a coffee. Such a pity when work gets in the way of good blogging time.



Hi Glenn - nice to see you again!



#47 LOL! I've no idea - think he must have faded into obscurity...



~X~

Sally Traffic referred yesterday to the saying that one has never seen a farmer on a bicycle. Is it possible for Simon to play "I've Never Seen A Farmer On A Bike" by the Singing Postman, which may have been the B-side to "Have You Got A Loight, Boy?"



I SAW GOD IN A SUPERMARKET by TONI CHILDS (is this not an optimistic song?)

CHEER DOWN by GEORGE HARRISON

I'M ONLY HAPPY WHEN IT RAINS by GARBAGE

KARLA FAYE by MARY GAUTHIER

LIVING IN HOPE by THE RUTLES

You Get What You Give - New Radicals



Willy the Shake

x

And finally from me a soulful quartet:



Let's Stay Together - Al Green

Just The Two Of Us - Bill Withers

Lovely Day - Bill Withers

For Once In My Life - Stevie Wonder



Loving today's theme and choon choices!



Have a lovely day one and all :-)



N xx

#72 Florence, that's amazing! You're artistic talent knows no bounds. I think you

Thanks Flo, there goes another 5 mins and 44 seconds of my morning. LOL!



MTF :)

Just thought of another one for the HOIB contender:



YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE YOUR OWN SUNSHINE by Neil Sedaka



I'm off - boss is cracking the whip...



~X~

Song about optimism, you sure can't beat



'Dignity' Deacon Blue



and it's an uplifting tune

#72 Flo - that's great - you really are very creative!



T x

Flo, bet you were glad you stuck the cake on securely. Very very clever indeed.



MTF :)

Morning all. A bright, sunny day here which fits well with the optimism theme. Some great choices already, so am adding my vote to:



Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong

All Right Now - Free

Glorious - Andreas Johnson (was it CLP who played it yesterday? I haven't hear it in years but always reminds me of the hot Saturday afternoon in August when Bon Jovi did the "closing old Wembley" gig in 2000. A great day)



I'll add:

It's My Life - Bon Jovi

Here Comes the Sun - the Beatles (so many Beatles songs to choose from on this theme but this is my fave "the smile's returning to their faces..."

Get Happy - Judy Garland



More later...

Optimism & Hope



JERUSALEM - EMMERSON LAKE AND PALMER

MTF I was glad I stuck the cake down well with the way he held it up for my pic !!!



#81 Good idea BB... especially as it's St Andrew's Day today!



Deebee, Tortie and MTF... cake making was a favourite hobby of mine for quite a few years but I only make them for family or as gifts now because I don't want to spend so many hours in the kitchen as some cakes take many hours to shape and decorate.



A bit more Searchers' related stuff... I saw Frank Allen, whom I have known for a long time, just after he'd written his second book a couple of years ago...

https://www.the-searchers.co.uk/thesearchersandme/Frank%20and%20book%204.JPG



I made Frank a cake too.. and a book is quicker to make than a Rickenbacker!!

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7011/6430224359_9c07601184.jpg

Frank's a really nice person and so is John McNally... they're still touring and John's 70 years old... but I think Peter Noone isn't quite as old as John!



Hmmm... what cake could I make for Peter Noone? A milk bottle maybe?



xx

Thanks for the welcome back Katy M, MTF + DeeBee.



Got a little 'waylaid' last year after ones holibobs, and then Christmas, and then upping sticks proper to t'north (where I have discovered to my horror that there are no pasties!). Poor excuses I know, but it's all I've got to offer. Hopefully things will be settling down a little now so should be a little more regular 8-)



GoD

Oooh Just heard this one on radio and will offer up



Our Day Will Come - Amy Winehouse



Back to the washing....busy, busy busy.



Shona x

#87 Morning Glenn, welcome back!



You could always make your own pasties, whilst you are in your northern wilderness!



T x

#87 Hello Glen, nice to meet you

And a few more tunes for good measure ...



WONDERFUL LIFE - BLACK

SATURDAY IN THE PARK - CHICAGO

BACK IN THE HIGH LIFE AGAIN - STEVE WINWOOD



and this may not be the most melodically 'uplifting' choice but the lyrics are beautifully warming. I would recommend a listen for anyone not familiar!



THE GREATEST DISCOVERY - ELTON JOHN



Off again, delivery bods due!

#72 Wow Flo. That's some cake! Well done you. X

Hollands pies Glenn, that could fill the gap that the pasties used to? One of our dear Clp bloggers did the reverse move that you have made and yearns for her pies. I think she gets them by mail order now!!



Flo, I am convinced that is a book not a cake. Its ace!



MTF :)

Washing? Crochet? Christmas Shopping? Reading? Crossword?



Answers on a postcard please.................not that I'm fed up or anything.

Digging?



Nice and warm in my back garden it is too. No jacket required.



MTF :)

#95 Lucky you MTF. It is freezing here. Dogpoppets don't want to go out - so walking isn't an option at the moment.

Bums!



Sorry Shona.



MTF :(

Good morning - well it was when I started! Probably afternoon now!



Wonderful world - Louis Armstrong

Always look on the bright side of life - Monty Python etc.



Away to catch up - sorry if others have picked choons already can we share?



Jennie

I could always play hat chasing.

Good idea :)



MTF.xx