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The Songs That Always Cheer Us Up

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0:00 It's huge for you guys though. >> Yeah. Close your eyes. >> Which one is that one? >> Staring at the blank page before me. Open up a dirty window. Let the sun die. >> Welcome back to another episode of Careful Boys. If you're out there and you're feeling under the weather, a little bit sad, we are here to tell you which songs we listen to to cheer us up. When you're when you're sick. >> Sad. >> You said under the weather. >> When you feel that means you could be that could be sad. >> That's you right now. >> Hey, you said you're not a dick anymore. [laughter] >> Wait, under the weather can't can be seen as like sad. >> I think it's interchangeable. >> Is it only sick? >> Is it interchangeable? >> I think it's only >> my f [laughter]

0:51 under the weather, man. I actually got a playlist called Feel Good to Cheer. >> Let's go. All right. What do you got? What do you got before? I don't want to get demonetized. I'll play it. >> Hold on. Then I play it. >> No, you you have to tell us the song and >> just tell us the song. >> The one is called Chosen >> by Blast Tiger. >> Sing it. Sing it. >> Your feel good. >> Oh, WE'RE GOING TO GET DEMONETIZED. >> YOU MAKE THE SOUND. >> BONGA. BONGA. [laughter] >> Jamaican drums. >> Bonga gunk. >> It's feel good. It's pretty feel good. >> Bonga. Bonading. Bonga. Yep. The other one is living it up. Jaru. Yeah, that's a good one. >> And then Nelly Ride with me. >> It's a country song now. Oh, that's a >> Why do I live this way? Hey, got to get

1:42 the money. Must be the money. >> Uh the this is how we do it. [laughter] >> And it feels all right. The party's here on the west side. >> That song was a banger, bro. >> That's a good one. Yeah. >> Return of the Mac. >> Oh, Return of the Mac. Hey, that's, you know, isn't that like a post breakup song? >> Technically, Return of the Mac >> cuz it's about how he's like now he's back to being single guy again. >> Oh, yeah. That makes sense. >> Oh, >> Return of the Mac. Like, all right, you don't want me. The Mac is back. >> I don't know how to sing this song. >> And so is the McRib. Which one? >> Bente. >> Yeah. Play it real quick for one second. Stop. >> You can't hear. You know, you know it. >> It's um Is that slide? >> It is. >> Yeah.

2:34 >> That's cool. I should make a sad playlist. >> Sad? No, you got to make a feel good playlist. >> So, this is what this is the playlist I play. Like if we're just trying to chill in the backyard with the family, whatever's playing. >> Yeah, we're trying to help people feel better when I'm What am I sad from? >> I made this. Okay, >> that's good. >> I'll send it to you. Okay. [clears throat] >> You fought it and then you shard it and then it [laughter] >> you're sad from a You're sad from a gambling loss. >> Sad from a gambling loss. Oh, >> that's a deep That's a deep >> So, you need some money song. >> Yeah, >> money. >> I almost don't want to think about money anymore at that point. I have to think about something else that makes me happy. >> ████ ████ >> Yeah. Hell yeah. Hell yeah, dog. Hell yeah. [laughter] Bonus is so disappointed. Heard that, brother. Heard that. You know what's a really obvious like song that I like? >> Yeah. >> The one that goes

3:26 things are gonna get easy. [singing] >> Once I hear that ████ I'm like going to get brighter. >> Almost the whole Guardians of Galaxy soundtrack. >> That's such a good soundtrack. >> That's That soundtrack is solid. >> One of my favorite songs ever, and this is just cuz I like to hear it. It makes me feel good, is Trouble Man by Marvin Gay. >> How does that one go? >> Maybe I don't know the name. How does it go? >> I don't know if I can sing it. >> I'm a trouble mana. [laughter] >> Actually, that's what it is. [laughter] >> Oh, when I lose a lot of money. Selen, it's all coming back to me now. >> Oh, come on. That's good. >> Good one. >> That's funny. >> The of the Guardians soundtrack, my favorite song from all time that always

4:16 makes you feel happy is the D. There's a girl in a harbor town and she works laying whiskey. Is that Tom Jones? >> No, it's um I forget the name of the band now, but it's >> when he's in the car. >> It's called Brandy. >> Brandy, you're a go. >> Yeah, that's so good. That's such a great song. Damn. Who sings that? Through the Looking Glass. [screaming] There's no other like song known of them, so that's kind of why it's like hard to remember. But yeah, Brandy, dude, it's such a good song. >> I'll play a little bit of like Empire of the Sun. >> Oh, which one? >> Like Like Walking on a Dream. That the whole album basically. >> Walking on a Dream. >> Yeah. >> Okay, cool. >> That's a That's a happy time. >> What's your What's your happy songs? >> What's your happy songs? >> Wait, so like we're sad and we're trying

5:07 to bring up the mood. >> We're under the weather. >> Yeah. Well, when I'm sad, I like to listen to sad music to feel better. >> How? Cuz you're like you're sad. >> I like slow music. Like I It's that slower. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. See, the thing is when we're sad, we listen a little bit of sad to write it out and then we go to the happy feel good. >> When we're sad, you don't go straight to feel good music. >> What's your sad one? >> Um, well, it's slow, but it's not sad, but there's a song that Rihanna sings in Black Panther. >> Ah, Panda Replay. Yes. Ponder. >> Ah, umbrella. >> If you're under the weather, you need an umbrella. >> Ella, >> it's from Black Panther. >> I'm pretty sure it's from the Black Panther soundtrack. It's from the second movie. >> Uh-huh. >> Wakanda. [laughter] >> They got the drums. >> Um, I don't know. Should I just play it?

5:58 >> Sing it. Sing it, you guys. >> No. >> By the way, she sings. >> Yeah, I know you sing, dude. >> She sings. She's so Filipino. >> Yeah, >> that is so Filipino, isn't it? >> What's that? Um, what's that Chinese song that all these guys are learning like for the meme? >> I know what you're talking about. Oh my god, I don't even know that song. >> The credit scene. Let me >> Yep. Mhm. >> That's the Rihanna song that Okay, that's nice. That's cool. >> I only listen to Icy Fire and then I cry by myself and then I go to feel good. >> Is that Ed Sheeran? >> Does this song Does the Ed Sheeran songs that kid like that perform to that are very important make you emotional every time? I think well it only makes me nostalgic now >> after you've like had an entire ride with them and done a bunch of things. It's different. It's more of an era you think about a time versus like you get in your feels.

6:49 >> Okay. Are there any songs that make you happy that >> uh would you'd be surprised would have that effect? >> That makes you really happy. >> I don't know. [laughter] >> You know what song always randomly? It's like a guilty pleasure kind of like is uh >> YMCA. >> No. Unwritten by Natasha Bettingfield. >> Hell yeah, dog. >> It's huge for you guys though. >> Yeah. [laughter] >> Which one is that one? >> Staring at the blank page. Open up a dirty window. Let >> Yeah. >> Yeah. It just >> But it to me it sounds like a It's just I associate 24-hour fitness with that song. >> Yeah. Yeah, that's fair. It would be that. You know what also gets me along the same lines? >> Uh what's it called? The one that goes

7:39 uh I don't want to ride you. >> I love that song, dude. That's It's tight. And Gravity by the same artist. Oh, >> dude. Gravity is pretty hard, dude. >> That's a really good one. >> That's a hard song. Norah Jones. I think there's certain songs it's really hard to be angry while this song is on. And I think one is um Tom Jones is not unusual. >> That's a great >> It's hard to be mad. >> Can you imagine like you're just pissed and it's like >> it's not unusual. >> Tom Jones in general. >> Tom Jones in general is a tough one to be sad for. >> What's the ████ cat? >> ████ dude. I CAN'T BE MAD ANYMORE. [laughter] >> Mammo number five is a good one, too. >> No, I'm just kidding. I'll listen to

8:29 Mammo number. >> Come on. That's a >> I got one for you though that you that's going to be your new one. There's a Tom Jones remix of uh She Drives Me Crazy. You know the song that goes She drives me crazy. >> There's a Tom Jones version of that song. >> What? >> It is sick, dude. >> It is. >> You're going to love it. >> Is it Is it OG? Like it's a remix that hasn't been out there? >> Um it's not widely known. >> She didn't have a list, bro. >> Hey, did you know that dude was Welsh? >> Welsh? Yeah. >> Tom ████ Jones. >> What the freak? >> This guy knows everything about that area of the world. >> I know. I didn't know this ████ until >> Huh? >> He's not American. >> He's not. >> Does he have American accent? No. Right. Cuz you you lose it when you sing. Right. >> That's why everyone sounds American when they speak. When they sing. >> I'll just play 10 seconds of it.

9:22 [music] >> Whoa. Oh, that's Tom Jones, baby. [laughter] ████ >> That sounds AI, bro. >> It's brings that same pussycat energy, dude. >> Yeah, it's dope. There's also uh like the songs in Rent are very >> those cheer me up. >> Those cheer me up a lot, too. >> How about Baby, do you know what? >> Don't the old school raving songs cheer you up? Like ATB? >> Oh, hell yeah. >> Really? I'm like, "What the f███?" >> No, you start salivating. That's why you start like >> You cringe at at the sound of that. >> I like that ████ before. That's crazy.

10:12 >> Cuz the production quality is not even good, too. You know, I would listen to it, I'm like, "Damn, I like this song that was made on a ████ like Casio keyboard." That's crazy. >> Did you When we were at the fight the other day and then uh Tupac started playing, I was like, "Hey, this was your favorite song, huh?" >> Oh, yeah. That song's good. ambition doesn't ride. [laughter] >> The songs that you liked when you were rapping. >> Oh yeah, >> those still make you feel like happy today. >> I don't know if they did in the past. [laughter] >> I don't think happiness was a feeling. >> Some of them do like What's Love by Fat Joe? That still makes me feel like Yeah. Once you hear that, you're just like, "Oh." >> Did you like any Japanese songs that made you happy? >> Not really. I love sushi. You like that one? [laughter] >> I love sushi. >> Sushi. Sushi. I love I like the Well,

11:04 this is newer, but the pineapple apple pen. [laughter] >> Is that Japanese? >> People listen to that as an audio file, like just the song only. >> I have Japanese songs that definitely make me feel happy, but they're all associated with like anime. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. My Yeah. Mine's like an older >> Did you listen to Teresa Tang? >> Mhm. >> Oh my god. No way. You actually did. >> I loved like Jay Chow, too. Remember >> Jow? >> Oh, man. He was so good. >> True True Taiwanese right there. >> Yeah, those were Did you have any happy Asian songs? >> I don't know the names of any of them, but I literally have a Chinese playlist in in my Spotify. >> Wow. >> Do you got Khalil Fong on there? You know who he is? >> I don't know who that is. >> What? He's hella good. >> You got Yoyo Ma. [laughter] >> You got Aaron Quac. Shout out Aaron Quac. >> Aaron Quac. Oh, yeah. Do Do you Do you like the four heavenly generals? What

11:55 are they? Heavenly Pillars or something like that. Pop music. >> Did you guys ever I don't know who that is, but did you ever listen to um F4 or like remember that whole >> Yeah. With Vaness? >> Yes. Yes. I loved that drama series and I don't know. >> Yeah, that whole story is really fun. Vaness is the homie, >> man. Those were good. >> Yeah, you you should go up to Venice and be like, "She likes you." And then walk away. >> She wrecks you. [laughter] You speak first

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