FEATURE:
The Feegood Mix
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IT seems, rather predictably, the summer is over and is being…
replaced by something much more ‘British’. With the declining weather and cool breeze: a lot of people I know are unhappy or unwell; going through some tough times and battling to get back to their best. In response to that; I have been looking through some of the songs that put a smile on my face – those tunes that get me uplifted and dig deep. Mixing 1990s club anthems with some classic cuts: a compendium of serotonin-building jams that should banish the pre-winter blues and bring some sunshine back.
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SIDE A:
Madonna – Material Girl
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNSUOFgj97M&w=560&h=315]
Deacon Blue – Twist & Shout
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fc6v7OWq5Bk&w=560&h=315]
M83 (ft. Mai Lan) – Go!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3YZTYXftzg&w=560&h=315]
Deee-Lite – Groove Is in the Heart
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etviGf1uWlg&w=560&h=315]
CeCe Peniston – Finally
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xk8mm1Qmt-Y&w=560&h=315]
Beats International – Dub Be Good to Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnELifX3sQ&w=560&h=315]
Snow - Informer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StlMdNcvCJo&w=560&h=315]
Shaggy - Oh Carolina
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtLqmWt2h2g&w=560&h=315]
ATB – 9PM (Till I Come)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9OIIapSko&w=560&h=315]
Daft Punk (ft. Niles Rodgers and Pharrell Williams) – Get Lucky
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NV6Rdv1a3I&w=560&h=315]
Mark Ronson (ft. Bruno Mars) – Uptown Funk
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0&w=560&h=315]
Stevie Wonder – Part Time Lover
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPf0YbXqDm0&w=560&h=315]
Kool & the Gang – Celebration
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GwjfUFyY6M&w=560&h=315]
Black Box- Ride on Time
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0quXl_od3g&w=560&h=315]
SIDE B:
Snap! – Rhythm is a Dancer
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMPM1q_Uyxc&w=560&h=315]
Salt-N-Pepa (ft. En Vogue) – Whatta Man
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-WFNbMohTQ&w=560&h=315]
Hanson- MMMBop
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE&w=560&h=315]
Spiller (ft. Sophie Ellis-Bextor) – Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOdgbRx4ihQ&w=560&h=315]
Urban Cookie Collective – The Key, The Secret
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_j-Tji1DueU&w=560&h=315]
Oasis – Stand By Me
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maTP315XZCQ&w=560&h=315]
Michael Jackson – Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Uj3zitETs4&w=560&h=315]
Charles & Eddie – Would I Lie to You?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_UXvcr22rM&w=560&h=315]
Jackie Wilson – Reet Petite
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTs8a7dVa0&w=560&h=315]
Fatboy Slim- Gangster Trippin'
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k1comdW1Ig&w=560&h=315]
Bob Marley – Could You Be Loved?
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm7muPjevik&w=560&h=315]
Electric Light Orchestra – Mr. Blue Sky
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjPqsDU0j2I&w=560&h=315]
Beach Boys – I Get Around
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wREBD2og5iY&w=560&h=315]
The Beatles – Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiLadvl-VQo&w=560&h=315]
Basement Jaxx – Bingo Bango
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU-vdq7QxvY&w=560&h=315]
Bobbie McFerrin – Don’t Worry, Be Happy
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&w=560&h=315]
I hope the list – or sub-sections of it – have helped reduce the fatigue, sadness and depression – if only for a little while. Music has that transformative power: in a time where there is still too much introspective and insular music – we need to celebrate the songs and artists that go the extra mile to create a smile. Play the list and suggest your own choices: it would be great to add some more to the above.