The Happiest Rock Song of Each Decade: Sixties, Seventies, Eighties

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Lannie Rose
4 min readAug 17, 2024

Happiest song of the 1960's

Everybody must get stoned!

Bob Dylan: Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Everybody Must Get Stoned)

Well, they’ll stone you when you’re trying to be so good
They’ll stone you just like they said they would
They’ll stone you when you’re trying to go home
And they’ll stone you when you’re there all alone
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

Well, they’ll stone you when you’re walking on the street
They’ll stone you when you’re tryin’ to keep your seat
They’ll stone you when you’re walkin’ on the floor
They’ll stone you when you’re walkin’ to the door
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

They’ll stone you when you’re at the breakfast table
They’ll stone you when you are young and able
They’ll stone you when you’re tryin’ to make a buck
Then they’ll stone you and then they’ll say “good luck”
Tell ya what, I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

Well, they’ll stone you and say that it’s the end
Then they’ll stone you and then they’ll come back again
They’ll stone you when you’re riding in your car
They’ll stone you when you’re playing your guitar
Yes, but I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned alright

Well, they’ll stone you when you walk all alone
They’ll stone you when you are walking home
They’ll stone you and then say you are brave
They’ll stone you when you are set down in your grave
But I would not feel so all alone
Everybody must get stoned

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Bob Dylan

Rainy Day Women #12 & 35 (Take 1, Rehearsal and Finished Track) lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Happiest song of the 1970's

We’re gonna have a good time, yeah!

Grand Funk Railroad’s Foot-Stompin’ Music

Come on everybody, we’re gonna’ have a good time, yeah
Gimmie’ all the love that’s in ya’, I’m gonna’ give ya’ mine
I wanna’ hear some hand clappin’
I want you to get in the groove
We’re gonna’ play this footstompin’ music, everybody get up and groove, yeah

Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo

Does everybody want to?
Does everybody want to?
Does everybody want to?
Everybody want to?
Everybody want to?
Everybody want to?

Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Come on right now
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Everybody
Oooo-oooo, oooo-oooo
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
Yeah
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
(oooooooooooo-ooo) ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
Ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo-ooo, ooo
Yeah

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Mark Farner

Footstompin’ Music lyrics © Conexion Media Group, Inc

Happiest song of the 1980's

We gonna celebrate your party with you, come on!

Kool & The Gang: Celebration

Yahoo!
This is your celebration
Yahoo!
This is your celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s celebrate
Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s celebrate

There’s a party going on right here
A celebration to last throughout the years
So bring your good times and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you, come on

Celebration
Let’s all celebrate and have a good time
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time

It’s time to come together
It’s up to you
What’s your pleasure
Everyone around the world, come on
Yahoo!
It’s a celebration
Yahoo!

Celebrate good times, come on
It’s a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s celebrate

There’s a party going on right here
A dedication to last throughout the years
So bring your good times and your laughter too
We gonna celebrate your party with you
Come on now

Celebration
Let’s all celebrate and have a good time, yeah, yeah
Celebration
We gonna celebrate and have a good time

It’s time to come together
It’s up to you
What’s your pleasure
Everyone around the world, come on
Yahoo!
It’s a celebration
Yahoo!
It’s a celebration

Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s celebrate, come on now
Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s celebrate
We’re gonna have a good time tonight
Let’s celebrate, it’s all right
We’re gonna have a good time tonight
Let’s celebrate, it’s all right, baby
We’re gonna have a good time tonight (Celebration)
Let’s celebrate, it’s all right
We’re gonna have a good time tonight (Celebration)
Let’s celebrate, it’s all right
Yahoo!
Yahoo!
Celebrate good times, come on
Ooh, ooh, ooh, hoo
Celebrate good times, come on
It’s a celebration
Celebrate good times, come on {Let’s celebrate}
Come on and celebrate tonight
Celebrate good times, come on
’Cause everything’s gonna be all right
Let’s celebrate
Celebrate good times, come on {Let’s celebrate}
Ooh, hoo, hoo
Celebrate good times, come on
Let’s have a great time, celebrate
Celebrate good times, come on

Source: Musixmatch

Songwriters: Claydes Smith / Ronald Nathan Bell / Robert Bell / Robert Mickens / Dennis Thomas / George Brown / James Taylor / Eumir Deodato / Earl Toon

Celebration lyrics © Wb Music Corp., Warner-tamerlane Publishing Corp., Old River Music, Delightful Music Ltd

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Lannie Rose
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