perhaps you could rename this thread, ML, so it's more descriptive. suggestion: "I'm looking for Happy Songs", and then you might get more responses.

personally, i gravitate to songs in minor modes with broken hearts.

notable exceptions which spring to mind: "Another Train" by Pete Morton "The River, Mother Nature and Me" by Jenny Lester those are 2 great songs that are not about murder or rejected love. not sure i'd call them happy, though...not in the sense of 'perky-happy', anyway.

when i'm teaching children, which is my profession...then i do sing happy stuff, like "Hush little baby", "The Bear went over the Mountain", "This little birdie flaps its wings"....

~black walnut