Playlist - Part 1

Okay.

I'm intimidated by playlists. Because some people are super-serious about 'em. Hours of thought into songs and lyrics and order and all that.

But I've been on the quest for feel-good songs. Here are some that make me happy. In the order in which I came up with them this morning. 20 for now.

1. Happier than the Morning Sun - Stevie Wonder
2. For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder
(Note: I could add a lot more Stevie Wonder to this list)
3. Fixing A Hole - The Beatles
4. I've Just Seen a Face - The Beatles
5. Underwear - The Magnetic Fields
6. The Book of Love - Jodi Shaw
(Note: I love all the other versions of this, but this one is peppy and fun - other versions, like The Magnetic Fields and Peter Gabriel, will sometimes make me cry.)
7. Banana Pancakes - Jack Johnson
8. Obsessed with You - The Orion Experience
(Note: my acquaintance-slash-object-of-past-"obsession du jour" Erik Paparazzi is in this band)
9. People - Bill Ricchini
10. Stickshifts and Safetybelts - Cake
(Note: I have a self-portrait kinda planned for this one)
11. Si Tu Dois Partir - Lloyd Cole
12. Happy Feet - Kermit the Frog
13. Taller Than Jesus - Sean Altman
14. Desafinada - Ella Fitzgerald
15. Kiss Me, Stupid - Baby Steps
(Note: my friend Joe McGinty)
16. The Dinghy Song - Ruth Wallis
(Note: first heard this when my step-dad gave me the Dr. Demento box set for Christmas when I was in, like, 9th grade)
17. California Sun - The Ramones
18. The Internet is for Porn - Avenue Q
(Note: okay...the whole soundtrack...except maybe There's A Fine, Fine Line...on certain days)
19. Widow - Teddy Goldstein
(Note: funny song for commitment-phobes)
20. If You Won't - Jesse Harris
(Note: I heart Jesse Harris)