I suspect if I took a poll of our readers, most of you would have what I call, “a bad mood song.”  This is a song you listen to when everything has you down.  It just takes you away from your problems.  For me, that song is “So Alive” by Love and Rockets.

This is something of a bizarre pick me up song.  Love and Rockets are mostly a punk-style alternative rock band, and their stuff is not usually particularly uplifting.  But there it is.  When I really listen to the words, they just take me out of my head.   It has such an effect on me that I try to avoid it on my iPod unless I really need a release.  Then, I dial it in, close my eyes and listen:

Don’t know what color your eyes are, baby
But your hair is long and brown
Your legs are strong, and you’re so, so long
And you don’t come from this town
My head is full of magic, baby
And I can share this with you
I feel I’m on top again, baby
That’s got everything to do with you

Just reading those lyrics makes me smile and instantly puts me in a much better frame of mind.  Check it out at Amazon.com or on itunes.