Diane
I love boppy songs I can sing along with. Happy words with sunshiny mental imagery are great. Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves is just about perfect.
Catherine
Well, Walking On Sunshine is now firmly entrenched in my head, and I expect will be for some time… 🤪
Martha
My favourite song for Fridays is this one by Martin Solveig featuring Dragonette – Hello. It was used in a Ted Lasso episode where Bear has an after-hours post-game experience. I can’t help but get out of my work chair and dance around like I’ve just won a World Cup football game.
Nicole
This was in my memories today and it feels appropriate to say that Don’t Stop Belieivin” is a good one:
The hotel we were staying at in Vancouver warned us it may be a bit loud the first night due to a private party. When we arrived we found out the private party was a Bat Mitzvah. The front desk suggested we stay out late to avoid the noise. I’m so glad we didn’t listen to them. The sounds of teenage girls singing Don’t Stop Believing on the top of their lungs was a highlight that stays in my memory of the trip. It was really sweet optimism and welcome noise. 🎤🎶🎸
Elan
You cannot help but be inspired to move (or move faster) to the song “Because We Can” by Fatboy Slim, featured in the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, which has a tempo of 140 BPM. Imagine you are a turn of the century can can dancer, or just be propelled by the lyrics, because whatever you are doing, you CAN (can)!
Sam
I don’t normally think of Jeremy Dutcher as Friday afternoon pump up music but I’m so excited that I’m going to see him Saturday night and that he’s playing in Toronto with the TSO for Pride.
Who is Jeremy Dutcher? He’s his bio from the TSO/Roy Thomson Hall website:
“Jeremy Dutcher, the indelible Two-Spirit artist and cultural ambassador from the Tobique First Nation, returns to the TSO! Renowned for his groundbreaking album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, which earned him the 2018 Polaris Music Prize and the 2019 JUNO Award for Indigenous Music Album of the Year, Jeremy merges traditional songs with neoclassical, jazz, and pop influences. Join Jeremy and your TSO for this transcending performance during Pride and National Indigenous Peoples Day, featuring music from Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa and his newest album, Motewolonuwok.”
There might even be tickets left!
Pomawsuwinuwok Wanakiyawolotuwok by Jeremy Dutcher
