While many beats are upbeat,a lot of the time music has sad undertones, often hidden in the lyrics. I've found that most of upbeat artists I listen to are more mainstream. Such popular bands with appeals to happiness are as follows:
1.Katy Perry. Most of her songs deal with having fun and be comfortable as you are. (Not all of her songs follow this general rule though). One example include Last Friday Night (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlyXNRrsk4A.)
2. Ke$ha. The only songs I've heard of hers are shallow, fun and about partying. If she has a dark side, she tries not to show it.
3. Jason Mraz. He once said that people liked his song "I'm Your's" because it was simple and sweet. This statement goes for most of his songs, which veer toward the light, romantic side of life and love.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl88QEll-Xc
4. Colbie Cailliat. Her songs are usually about love and are holistically not heavy. The themes are usually the brighter side of love.
5. The Beatles. Although they're not the first band that comes to mind when thinking of this topic, a running motif of their songs is love, acceptance, and happiness. What could be happier than that?
That's a good "happy song" list. 20/20
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