Ik weet niet meer hoe het kwam, maar ik kreeg het idee om een lijst te maken met liedjes en muziekjes waar je vrolijk van wordt. Misschien had het te lang durende en veel te grijze en koude voorjaarsweer er iets mee te maken.
Dus zocht ik grappige, energieke, humoristische liedjes waar je goed gezind van wordt. Het werd een veel te lange lijst. Daarom heb ik ze gesplitst in
een Nederlandse
en de rest: instrumentaal en andere taal.
een Engelstalige
Als je er meer nodig zou hebben, je vindt er heel wat bij uptempo genres als mambo, Weense Wals, jive, quickstep ed. Je kan ook spieken bij carnavalsmuziek.
Onder Argentijnse tango vond ik er geen, ook Amerikaanse en Engelse wals klinkt zelden vrolijk. En andere tragere tempo’s als rumba en slow zijn ook niet bepaald uitbundig.
Aanstekelijk lachen kan met meerder ‘laughing song’ versies, maar ook met Elvis.
| Titel | Uitvoering | jr | tl | duur | dans | ook | p |
| Stayin' Alive | Bee gees | 1977 | En | 4:03 | disco | 3 | |
| A pub with no beer | Dubliners, Slim Dusty.. | 1957 | En | 3:01 | Weense wals | 2 | |
| Always look on the bright side of life | Monty Python | 1979 | En | 3:19 | SlowFox | 1 | |
| Amarillo (Way to) | Tony Christie | 1971 | En | 3:41 | Disco | Chacha | 4 |
| Another Saturday night | Trijntje Oosterhuis | 2011 | En | 3:48 | Mambo | 3 | |
| Are youlonesome tonight - lachversie | Elvis Presley | 1969 | En | 2:56 | engelse wals | 1 | |
| Ay no digas | Chris Montez | 1973 | En | 2:49 | Chachacha | 1 | |
| Baby Love | Diana Ross | 1964 | En | 2:42 | Disco | 1 | |
| Bailando | Paradiso | 1996 | En | 3:46 | 3 | ||
| Be bop a lula | Gene Vincent, John Lennon (Elvis, Stry cats..) | 1956 | En | 2:56 | Lindyhop | jive | 2 |
| Heaven Is a Place on Earth | Belinda Carlisle | 1988 | En | 4:07 | Disco | 2 | |
| Blame It On The Boogie – | The Jackson Five | 1977 | En | 3:31 | Disco | 3 | |
| Bona sera Signorita | Michael Buble, Luis Prima | 1956 | En | 3:46 | Jive | 1 | |
| Boogie woogie bugle boy | The Andrew Sisters | 1941 | En | 2:22 | Jive | 2 | |
| Calender girl | Neil Sedaka | 1961 | En | 2:47 | Lindyhop | Jive | 5 |
| Calypso | John Denver | 1975 | En | 3:36 | Weense wals | 3 | |
| Celebration | Kool & the Gang | 1980 | En | 3:29 | Disco | 2 | |
| Chihuahua | Booming people, DJ Bobo | 2003 | En | 3:10 | Mambo | Salsa | 1 |
| C'mon everybody | Eddie Cochran | 1958 | En | 2:00 | Jive | 2 | |
| Colinda | Lucille Starr | 1964 | En | 2:16 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| Come a little bit closer | Jay and the Americans, Willy Deville, Johnny Duncan ea | 1965 | En | 2:49 | Chachacha | 2 | |
| Copacabanna | Barry Manilow | 1977 | En | 4:01 | Chacha | 1 | |
| Cotton eye Joe | Rednex | 1994 | En | 3:17 | Polka | 1 | |
| Cuba | Gibson Brothers | 1978 | En | 3:43 | Chacha | 1 | |
| Dance the night away | The Mavericks | 1998 | En | 4:42 | Jive, lindy | 2 | |
| Dancing in the streets | Martha and the Vanelas | 1965 | En | 2:40 | Disco | 3 | |
| Dancing on a Saturday night | Barry Blue | 1973 | En | 3:11 | Disco | Popcorn, Lindyhop | 2 |
| Dancing on the ceiling | Lionel Richie | 1986 | En | 4:22 | Jive | 2 | |
| Disco samba | Two men sound | 1978 | En | 7:01 | DiscoSamba | 2 | |
| Don't lose youre Hucklebuck shoes | The Royal Showband Waterford, .. | 1964 | En | 2:26 | Hucklebuck | 1 | |
| Don't worry, be happy | Bobby McFerrin | 1980 | En | 4:49 | Jive | disco | 1 |
| Doo-da, Doo-da | Camptown races | 1850 | En | 2:20 | Polka | 3 | |
| Everybody Have Fun Tonight | Wang Chung | 1986 | En | 4:17 | Disco | 3 | |
| Feel the rush | Shaggy | 2008 | En | 3:32 | Merengue | Chacha | 3 |
| Footlose | Kenny Loggins | 1984 | En | 3:55 | Jive | 1 | |
| Girls girls girls | Sailor | 1976 | En | 2:51 | Quickstep | 2 | |
| Going to Ibiza | Vengaboys | 1999 | En | 3:40 | disco | 1 | |
| Greased Lightening | John Travolta, Grease | 1978 | En | 3:10 | Jive | 1 | |
| Great balls of fire | Jerry Lee Lewis | 1957 | En | 2:30 | Jive | 1 | |
| Hafanana | Afric Simone | 1976 | En | 2:55 | Mambo | Jive | 2 |
| Happy together | The Turtles | 1967 | En | 3:00 | Disco | 2 | |
| Hello Good Morning | Nick Mackenzie | 1980 | En | 3:08 | Quickstep | 2 | |
| Hi de Ho | Cab Calloway | 1934 | En | 3:03 | lindy, jive | 2 | |
| Hippy hippy shake | The Swinging Blue Jeans | 1963 | En | 1:46 | Jive | 2 | |
| Hooray | Boney M | 1979 | En | 3:30 | Samba | 1 | |
| Hot hot hot | Buster Poindexter | 1987 | En | 4:12 | ccc, disco | 2 | |
| I Can See Clearly Now | Johnny Nash | 1972 | En | 2:42 | disco | 2 | |
| I feel good | James Brown | 1966 | En | 3:07 | mambo, salsa | 2 | |
| I gotta feeling | Black eyed peas | 2009 | En | 4:52 | disco | 2 | |
| I got the music in me | Kiki Dee | 1972 | En | 2:34 | Disco | 3 | |
| I might | Shakin' Stevens | 1990 | En | 3:02 | Jive | 2 | |
| If you want tot be happy (for the rest of your life) | Jimmy Soul | 1963 | En | 2:24 | Mambo | 1 | |
| If You're Happy and You Know It | 1937 | En | 2:33 | mars | 1 | ||
| I'm in to folk | The Radios | 1993 | En | 2:21 | Polka | 2 | |
| I'm so excited | Pointer Sisters | 1982 | En | 4:49 | Disco | 3 | |
| In the navy | Village People | 1978 | En | 4:09 | Disco | 2 | |
| In The Summertime | Mungo Jerry | 1970 | En | 3:35 | mambo, salsa | 2 | |
| Is this the way to Amarillo | Tony Christie | 1971 | En | 3:14 | Disco | 2 | |
| It wasn't me | Shaggy | 2008 | En | 3:51 | Mambo | QuickStep | 3 |
| It's raining men | Geri Halliwell | 2001 | En | 4:06 | Disco | Chacha | 1 |
| Itsi Bitsy tienie weenie bikini | Brian Hyland | 1960 | En | 2:22 | Chacha | 1 | |
| Joline | Dolly Parton | 1974 | En | 2:41 | Quickstep | 2 | |
| Joshua fit the battle of Jericho | Sidney Bechet, Mahelia Jackson | 1957 | En | 2:07 | Jive | Boogie | 2 |
| Just a gigolo | Gunther Neefs, Louis Prima ea | 1931 | En | 2:48 | Lindyhop | 5 | |
| Kalimba de luna | Tony Esposito | 1984 | En | 3:45 | chachacha | disco | 2 |
| Karma Chameleon | Boy George | 1983 | En | 4:03 | mambo, salsa | 2 | |
| Keep on smiling | Tom Jones ea | 1970 | En | 3:21 | Quickstep | 1 | |
| Kiliwatch | Cousins | 1987 | En | 2:36 | Jive | 2 | |
| Kiss me kiss you baby, | Brotherhood of man | 1975 | En | 3:03 | disco,boogie | 2 | |
| Kokomo | The beach boys | En | 3:34 | bachata | |||
| Last Night | Chris Anderson | 1965 | En | 3:28 | Rolmops | Cha-cha | 3 |
| Let the good times roll | Shirley & Lee, BB King, Roy Orbison ea | 1956 | En | 2:24 | Lindyhop | 7 | |
| Let your love flow | The Bellamy Brothers | 1976 | En | 2:53 | Disco | Popcorn | 1 |
| Let's face the music and dance | Nat King Cole, Sinatral Robbie Williams, Fred and Ginger | 1934 | En | 2:27 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| Let's get loud | Jennifer Lopez | 2000 | En | 3:55 | Chacha | party | 2 |
| Little green bag | Greorge Baker Selection | 1969 | En | 4:13 | Quickstep | 4 | |
| Loco in Acapulco | Four tops | 1988 | En | 4:11 | Disco | 3 | |
| Look who it is | Helen Shapiro | 1963 | En | 2:22 | Popcorn | 1 | |
| Lucky lips | Cliff Richard & The Shadows | 1963 | En | 1:38 | Jive | Boogie | 1 |
| Making you mind up | Bucks Fizz | 1981 | En | 2:41 | Jive | 2 | |
| Mama Mia | Abba | 1975 | En | 3:31 | disco | 1 | |
| Mambo Italiano | Dean Martin, Sofia Loren e.a. | 1954 | En | 2:20 | Mambo | 1 | |
| Mamma loves mambo (Pappa -) | Perry Como | 1954 | En | 2:45 | Mambo | 4 | |
| Miss Chatelaine (just a kiss) | KD Lang | 1992 | En | 3:16 | Quickstep | 2 | |
| My boy Lollipop | Millie Small | 1964 | En | 2:00 | Popcorn | 1 | |
| My sweet Rosalie | Brotherhood of man | 1976 | En | 2:36 | Quickstep | 2 | |
| New York New York | Frank Sinatra | 1944 | En | 3:29 | SlowFox | 3 | |
| No milk today | Herman's Hermits | 1966 | En | 2:45 | Disco | Chacha | 1 |
| Now is the time | Jimmy James and the Vagabonds | 1976 | En | 3:34 | Disco | 1 | |
| Obla di ob la da | The Beatles | 1968 | En | 3:15 | Chacha | 2 | |
| Oh Carolina | Shaggy | 1993 | En | 3:14 | Chacha | 2 | |
| Oh! Boy | Buddy Holly | 1957 | En | 2:05 | Boogie | 2 | |
| Oh! Carol | Neil Sedaka | 1959 | En | 2:21 | Chacha | 3 | |
| Oh! Oh what a kiss | Will Andy | 1966 | En | 2:37 | Chacha | 2 | |
| You're the One That I Want | Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta | 1978 | En | 2:51 | Quickstep | boogie | 1 |
| One way ticket | Eruption | 1978 | En | 3:37 | Chacha | disco | 2 |
| Out in the streets | Coco Jr 5The Dinky Toys) | 1993 | En | 3:41 | disco | 3 | |
| Papa chico | Tony Esposito | 1987 | En | 3:55 | salsa | 2 | |
| Party (Let's have a) | Elvis Presley, Wanda Jackson | 1957 | En | 1:32 | Jive | 1 | |
| Pata pata | Miriam Makeba | 1967 | En | 3:03 | Chacha | 1 | |
| Pick a bale of cotton (versnellend) | Riverside, Lead Belly | 1945 | En | 2:49 | Pickabale | 3 | |
| Poppa Joe | Sweet, Dr. Hook | 1972 | En | 2:47 | Samba | 2 | |
| Pretty Belinda | Chris Andrews | 1972 | En | 2:37 | Popcorn | Jive | 2 |
| Puttin on the Ritz | Taco, Fred Astair | 1930 | En | 2:32 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| Que sera sera | Doris Day | 1956 | En | 2:16 | Weense wals | 1 | |
| Reet petite | Jacky Wilson | 1957 | En | 2:40 | Jive | 1 | |
| Rock around the clock | Bill Haley | 1956 | En | 2:30 | Jive | Boogie | 1 |
| Rosetta | Georgie Fame & Alan Price | 1971 | En | 2:47 | Quickstep | Jive | 3 |
| Rum and coca cola | The Andrew Sisters | 1944 | En | 3:15 | Lindyhop | 2 | |
| Save all your kisses for me | Brotherhood of man | 1976 | En | 3:05 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| See you later alligator | Bill Haley and his Comets | 1956 | En | 2:30 | Jive | 2 | |
| Sexbomb | Tom Jones | 1999 | En | 3:32 | Chacha | 2 | |
| Sexmachine (Get on up) | James Brown | 1970 | En | 3:28 | mambo, disco | 1 | |
| Sh boom Sh boom | Crew Cuts, Chords… | 1954 | En | 2:51 | Lindyhop | Jive | 3 |
| Shaddap you face | Joe Dolce | 1980 | En | 3:15 | SlowFox | popcorn | 1 |
| Shake your booty | KC and the Sunshineband | 1976 | En | 3:05 | Popcorn | Disco | 4 |
| Shake, rattle and roll | Bill Haley & The Comets | 1954 | En | 2:30 | Jive | boogie | 2 |
| Shalala lala | The Wynners, Venga boys | 1974 | En | 2:51 | Chacha | disco | 2 |
| Shame and scandal in the family | Shawn Elliott | 1977 | En | 2:39 | Chacha | 1 | |
| She likes weeds | Tee Set | 1987 | En | 4:06 | Chacha | disco | 5 |
| She's in love with her teacher | Ruth Mc Kenny | 1987 | En | 2:41 | Jive | 2 | |
| Sing sing sing | Benny Goodman, Louis Prima | 1935 | En | 4:10 | Quickstep | 4 | |
| Sing-a-long-song (Ding dong Mambo) | Jimmy Jim, Tim Tim | 2005 | En | 3:01 | Mambo | Jive | 3 |
| Soca dance | Charles D. Lewis | 1990 | En | 3:03 | 2 | ||
| Sorry I'm a lady | Baccara | 1977 | En | 2:29 | Disco | Chacha | 3 |
| Stayin' alive | Bee Gees | 1977 | En | 4:45 | Disco | 1 | |
| Sugar baby love | The Rubettes | 1974 | En | 3:23 | Disco | Jive | 3 |
| Summer in the city | Joe Cocker | 1994 | En | 3:44 | mambo | jive | 2 |
| Sweet Caroline | Neil Diamond | 1971 | En | 3:30 | Tango | Slowfox, disco | 2 |
| Sweet like cola | Lou Bega | 2011 | En | 3:28 | Chacha | 3 | |
| Sweets for my sweet, sugar for my honey | CJ Lewis, Searchers | 1994 | En | 2:29 | Chacha | disco | 2 |
| Swimming in the pool | The Radios | 1990 | En | 2:53 | Jive | merengue | 2 |
| Swimming into deep water | Don Rosenbaum | 1972 | En | 3:28 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| Swing the mood | Jive Bunny and te Mastermix | 1989 | En | 4:08 | Jive | 1 | |
| That's amore | Dean Martin, Helmut Lotti, Malando | 1967 | En | 3:20 | Weense wals | 4 | |
| That's the way I like it | KC and the Sunshineband | 1975 | En | 3:04 | Disco | 1 | |
| The Belgian song | Mister John | 1998 | En | 8:07 | Quickstep | 4 | |
| The Caribean Discoshow | Lobo | 1981 | En | 4:53 | Chacha | disco | 2 |
| The Laughing Policeman | Charles Jolly / Penrose | 1901 | En | 2:36 | polka | disco, mars | 8 |
| The laughing song | John Wilfahrt Orchestra | 1953 | En | 2:23 | polka | disco, mars | 8 |
| The laughing song | George Younce, The Cathedals | 1970 | En | 1:51 | quickstep | 7 | |
| The laughing song | B.J. Berg | 1973 | En | 2:05 | quickstep | 8 | |
| The laughing song | George W. Johnson | 1898 | En | 2:31 | quickstep | 8 | |
| The Llama Song | Burton Earny | 2004 | En | 1:29 | ?? | 6 | |
| The locomotion | Little Eva, Kylie Minogue | 1965 | En | 3:15 | Jive | 1 | |
| The shoop shoop song (it's in his kiss) | Cher, Betty Everett | 1964 | En | 2:15 | Popcorn | disco | 2 |
| The way to your hart | Soulsister | 1989 | En | 3:30 | Quickstep | 2 | |
| This land is your land | Trini Lopez | 1963 | En | 3:49 | Jive | 3 | |
| Those lazy-hazy-crazy days of summer | Nat King Cole | 1961 | En | 2:25 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| Those were the days | Mary Hopkins | 1968 | En | 5:01 | Quickstep | 1 | |
| Time of my life | Jennifer Grey & Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing) | 1987 | En | 4:58 | Mambo | 1 | |
| Time to swing | Lotti | 2008 | En | 2:50 | Jive | 2 | |
| To my father's house | Les Humpery Singers | 1970 | En | 3:22 | Quickstep | jive | 3 |
| Twisting by the pool | The Radios, Dire Straits | 1982 | En | 3:30 | Jive | 5 | |
| Uncle John from Jamaica | Vengaboys | 2010 | En | 3:18 | Quickstep | 6 | |
| Up on the roof | The Drifters | 1962 | En | 2:40 | Popcorn | 2 | |
| Wake me up before you go-go | Wham | 1984 | En | 3:44 | Jive | disco, boogie | 1 |
| Walking back to happiness | Helen Shapiro | 1969 | En | 2:29 | Quickstep | 3 | |
| Walking on sunshine | Katerina and the waves | 2000 | En | 3:59 | Quickstep | ?rumba? | 1 |
| Waterloo | Abba | 1973 | En | 2:49 | Jive | 1 | |
| We all stand together | Paul McCarthney - Rupert and the Frog | 1984 | En | 3:28 | Weense wals | 1 | |
| We are the champions | Queen | 1981 | En | 3:11 | Weense wals | 1 | |
| We built this city on rock and roll | Jefferson Starship | 1985 | En | 4:56 | Disco | 2 | |
| We cheer you up join the pinup club | Barbarella | 1988 | En | 3:17 | Quickstep | boogie, disco | 2 |
| What a Wonderful World | Louis Armstrong | 1967 | En | 2:20 | ?? | 1 | |
| When The Saints Go Marching In | Dukes of Dixieland | 1896 | En | 5:22 | ?? | 1 | |
| Wooly Bully | Sam The Sham & The Pharaos | 1965 | En | 2:30 | Jive | Lindy | 3 |
| Y.M.C.A. | Village People | 1978 | En | 4:01 | Disco | 2 | |
| You Are My Sunshine | Jimmie Davis, Johnny Cash… | 1940 | En | 2:12 | jive, lindy | quickstep | 2 |
| You set my heart in fire | Tina Charles | 1976 | En | 3:02 | Disco | Popcorn, samba | 2 |
