What songs speak to your heart? What songs make you:

Depressed?
Angry?
Happy?
Energetic?
Sedate?
Anything I missed?

Lemme know. For me, It's this:

Depressed- "So, You'll Aim Toward the Sky" by Grandaddy
Angry- "Killing Me" by Robbie Williams
Happy- "Gravity Rides Everything" by Modest Mouse
Energetic- "Deer Dance" by System of a Down
Sedate- "Underneath the Weeping Willows" by Grandaddy

Depressed: My Immortal by Evanescence
Angry: 15 Years by the Levellers
Happy: Rue de Silva with Touch Me
Energetic: Spitting Games - Snow Patrol
Sedate: Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

Sad: Dust In The Wind by Kansas-1978
Angry-Most Rap :P
Happy-Happy Together by The Turtles-1967
Energetic-Working For The Weekend by Loverboy-1981
Sedate-Without You by Nilsson-1971
==============================================================There are SO many more though ;)

'Depressed' - Probably 'Sacrifice' by Elton John. Poignant.
'Happy' - 'Jump' - Pointer Sisters
'Energetic' - Oddly enough 'Maniac' by Mike Sembello
'Sedate' - Er . . . When a man loves a woman by Percy Sledge - probably the plodding chords do that.  ;D
'Angry' - Pointless cover songs
'Sad' - Pointless cover songs

The Boxer-Simon and Garfunkle
Happy-Stones
Born to Run-Springsteen
Who Are You-Who
No Regrets-Tom Rush

"Flies on my D*ck" by Ween makes me feel... uh... weird.

"Flies on my D*ck" by Ween makes me feel... uh... weird.


Lol. With a title like that, it would make me feel weird as well, Apricot.  ;D

Kansas-Dust In The Wind makes me sad. :\'(

any disco and funk song makes me happy and energetic. :)





Howard

any disco and funk song makes me happy and energetic. :)



Me too Howard  8)

How you remind me by Creed makes me angry, reminds me of my ex.

classic rock, 80s (and early 90s) pop, and disco make me feel good!

most rap makes me cringe. However, the ones with good messages make me feel hopeful!

Tanya

The Leaving Song by AFI: saaad
Normal Days by Denali: pretty and angry
anything by Hilary Duff: VERY FRIGHTENED

Keane's "Everybody's Changing" had a very weird effect on me. Way back when, in the dark mists of time, I was friends with this chick, and when we were together, she always emphasized how much she loved that song and how much it reminded her of our relationship.

Come a rather frantic two weeks later (I swear it felt like months, it was, and still is, chock full of weird and strange memories, I have to admit), we had to go our separate ways. She was emotionally unstable and went through this (rather harrowing, as I'm sure you'll understand) suicidal experience where she felt that every minute of every day she was being chased and caught up by the shadows which had haunted her for so long.

This song, you'll understand, existed much much later. But when she telephoned me up and reminded me of it (all in the most sensitive of ways) I couldn't help believing that it was so pertinent.

Nowadays, all I know that that song is not part of, is the yearning process. Maybe it's a cleanser..

nostalgic:love songs from the 70's
psyched to run full speed ahead:superfast songs with a heavy beat(funk/house/cheerleading mixes)
happy:anything i can dance to tied with everything nostalgic  :)

There are many in each category. I'm going to try to be very brief.

Depressed: This Used to be my Playground-Madonna
Angry: Life is a Lemon (And I Want my Money Back)-Meatloaf
Happy: La Isla Bonita-Madonna (Carlos and my song  ;D)
Energetic: I'm So Excited-The Pointer Sisters, Smooth-Santana
Sedate: Castle Walls-Styx And just about anything from Pink Floyd.


I should point out that I am usually feeling that way BEFORE I turn on the music. I turn on the music BECAUSE I am feeling that way.




Cat

Sedate: Dark side of the Moon by Pink Floyd


The whole album?

Kansas-Dust In The Wind makes me sad. :\'(

any disco and funk song makes me happy and energetic. :)





Howard



I agree howard with both "Dust In The Wind", and with disco/funk. Another song that makes me sad is "Nights In White Satin" by The Moody Blues. Both great songs though.  :)

How you remind me by Creed makes me angry, reminds me of my ex.

Creed? I know that Nickelback had a big hit with "How You Remind Me" in late 2001/early 2002, but did Creed have a song of the same title that I'm not aware of?

Anyway, that is one song that makes me feel energetic; there are others, but I can't think of them all right now; I'll post my complete list when I get an opportunity.

Depressed - Michael Andrews and Gary Jules - Mad World
Angry - Cheeky Girls - Take Your Shoes Off
Happy - Girls Aloud - The Show
Energetic - DJ Casper - Cha Cha Slide

Creed? I know that Nickelback had a big hit with "How You Remind Me" in late 2001/early 2002, but did Creed have a song of the same title that I'm not aware of?

Anyway, that is one song that makes me feel energetic; there are others, but I can't think of them all right now; I'll post my complete list when I get an opportunity.


Ummmm, no, you are right, it's nickelback.

I should point out that I am usually feeling that way BEFORE I turn on the music. I turn on the music BECAUSE I am feeling that way.


Good point, Cat. It seems we use music to focus on the emotions we already feel rather than to make those emotions happen within us.

I seem to be on a quest today to bump extremely old threads. Intriguing stuff...

An update from a post I wrote about 6 years ago (because a lot happens in 6 years).

Depressed: 'How far' - Matina McBride
Angry: Any 50 cent song or Sean Paul song...Slaves to their own rap stereotype
Happy: 'Mr Bassman' - Johnny Cymbal
Energetic: 'Ill be ready' - Sunblock
Sedate: 'Winter winds' - Mumford and Sons

music almost always makes me happy and I could probably list 100's.  When I don't feel good I don't want to  get down tonight.  Dust In The Wind- Kansas is a depressing kind of a song.  The Answer Is Blowing In the Wind- Peter Paul and Mary is a sad song. 

Some of Pete Seeger's political songs, especially the historical ones, depress me because there is really no movement.
Some of Woody Guthrie and Utah Philips make me angry because they sing of injustice.
Chuck Mangone usually makes me happy, but "The Children of Sanchez" also makes me melancholie
Good jazz, and salsa make me energetic
Most Bach, and especially his lute music are very calming.

My tastes in music are, to say the least, eclectic.  You might also check out Japanese koto music for a good relax, and if you want to move, try flamenco, if you can sit still to that, you ain't got no rhythm.  And Greek "Zorba" music is the same - umpha

Not that I don't enjoy contemporary music - rap excepted - but there is soooo much more than the contemporary scene, and for my money, that which has passed the test of time is much better than most of what I hear today

Been a while since I've done one of these. 

Difficulty rating: Artists you've heard of.

Keyboard version (new wave / EBM / goth / industrial / it's got keyboards in it):

Depressed? - Sisters of Mercy, Dominion/Mother Russia)  (Honorable mention: the more obvious choice of This Corrosion.  Problem is, the song's actually probably just a rant about his band's troubles.  Can anyone substantiate the rumor that it was deemed too depressing for whatever choral group Eldrich originally picked out and he went with the New York Choral Society as a second choice?)
Angry? - NIN, Heresy.  (Honorable mention: As long as I'm playing the Sisters of Mercy card, Vision Thing)
Happy? - Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Success  (Obscurity limit removed?  Art of Noise, Hammersmith to Tokyo and Back, ten minutes of slowly-building audio awesomeness, and it was performed live.)
Energetic? - Front 242, Headhunter. Best. Track. Evar.  (Obscurity limit removed?  The Weathermen, Bang.  "It's 8:02, the coffee's cold...")
Sedate? - MC 900 Foot Jesus, The City Sleeps

Guitar version (rock / alt-rock / metal / it's got guitars in it):

Depressed? - Jesus Jones, Right Here, Right Now.  Love the 1991 post-cold-war optimism, cringe at how naive it sounds with 20 years of hindsight.
Angry? - RATM, Bombtrack.  (Honorable mention: RATM, Killing in the Name
Happy? - Timbuk 3, Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)
Energetic? - Judas Priest, tie between Turbo Lover and Locked In.  Total 80s cheese, and either's a guaranteed speeding ticket.
Sedate? - Joe Walsh, Life's Been Good (to me so far).  (Honorable mentions: Dire Straits, Calling Elvis and David Wilcox, Riverboat Fantasy)

Air Supply's Goodbye makes me feel depressed.

Depressed: "Forever Failure" by Paradise Lost
Angry: Can't really think of one.
Happy: "Flying High" by Freedom Call
Energetic: "Jumon Kourin Magical Force" by Sister MAYO
Sedate: "Every Struggle" by Riyu Kosaka

I've had a hard time with this list because there's about a gazillion songs I could put on each, but here are the ones I'm listening to the most at the moment...

Depressed: "Gravity" Sara Bareilles, or "How it Ends" by DeVotchka

Angry: "25 to Life" Eminem

Happy: "Hey Ladies" The Beastie Boys or "Freedom" George Michael or "Overjoyed" by Stevie Wonder

Energetic: "My Chick Bad" by Ludacris or "Low" by Flo-rida.  Basically any good hip hop.

Sedate: "Mad World" Gary Jules version instead of Tears for Fears original.  or "Comfortably Numb" by Pink Floyd

Basically any good hip hop.



Isn't that an oxymoron?  ;D


Depressed/sad: Wild World - Cat Stevens
Angry: most 2000's covers of 80's songs
Energetic: All Over You - Live
Sedate: Souvenir - OMD

Like everyone else said, there are tons... these are just the first to pop in my head.