{"id":238,"date":"2018-02-09T13:00:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-09T13:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/playlist-18-songs-that-define-the-get-happy\/"},"modified":"2023-02-02T08:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-02-02T08:10:11","slug":"playlist-the-get-happy-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alreadyheard.com\/staging\/playlist-the-get-happy-tour\/","title":{"rendered":"Playlist: 18 Songs That Define the \u2018Get Happy Tour\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With Bowling for Soup<\/b> kicking off the \u2018Get Happy Tour\u2019<\/i> this weekend, to celebrate Already Heard has put together a playlist of songs suitable to have a bloody good smile to, featuring a who\u2019s who of bands from ‘GHT\u2019<\/i>\u2019s past and present.<\/p>\n

What better soundtrack could you need to spike your hair and break out your new Vans in preparation for the feel-good pop-punk party of the year.<\/p>\n

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Bowling For Soup – I\u2019m Gay<\/h2>\n

If there was one song that sums up the spirit and attitude of the Get Happy Tour<\/i> it would be this one. Relentlessly upbeat, dripping with pithy, humorous quips and with more profound depths than you might expect. Jarett puts it best himself in the simplest of terms\u201dIt\u2019s perfectly fine to be a happy individual\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Bowling For Soup – Friends O\u2019Mine<\/h2>\n

\u2019Friends O\u2019Mine\u2019<\/i> marked one of BFS<\/b>\u2019 first forays into including songs with serious intent alongside the gags and sarcasm. The autobiographical acoustic number puts the listener inside the van with the band for an audio trip down memory lane, complete with an ode to good friends, lost friends and one too many beers.<\/p>\n

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Army of Freshmen – Get Um Up<\/h2>\n

Taken from their second album \u2019Beg, Borrow, Steal\u2019<\/i>, this track serves as the perfect introduction to Army of Freshmen<\/b>. Bouncy, immaculately crafted pop-punk guitars intertwined with playful synth licks \u2013 check, energetic, verbose wordplay delivered with tongue twisting precision by Chris Jay \u2013 check, irresistible, riotously fun chorus hooks and impassioned vocals from Kai Dodson \u2013 check and check! This tour will see one of the most criminally underrated pop-punk outfits of all time make a return to the UK.<\/p>\n

Army of Freshmen – Concrete Hope<\/h2>\n

2012\u2019s \u2019Happy To Be Alive\u2019<\/i> saw Chris Jay and his Freshmen cohorts in a more mature, thoughtful mood. \u2019Concrete Hope\u2019<\/i> saw them produce their most rounded sound to date with keys duelling with their trademark synths and typically exuberant guitars. A reflective, but still feel good chorus highlighted the importance of holding on to hope in any situation.<\/p>\n

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The Aquabats! – Super Rad!<\/h2>\n

Completing this year\u2019s Get Happy Tour<\/i> line up are pop-punk, new wave comic book heroes come to life The Aquabats!<\/b> \u2019Super Rad!<\/i> see\u2019s the quintet in particularly inspired Ska-infused form, underlining everything that makes them both such a fun listen and the ideal choice for a tour engineered to make fans smile.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve also featured hits from the stars of ‘Get Happy Tour\u2019<\/i>\u2019s past for your listening pleasure, including everyone\u2019s laptop rap, nerdcore originating hero MC Lars<\/b> and Cali\u2019s finest purveyors of Pop-Punk and Hip-Hop, Zebrahead<\/b>.<\/p>\n

Bowling For Soup – Ohio (Come Back To Texas)
\nBowling For Soup – Shut-up And Smile
\nBowling For Soup – The Last Rock Show
\nArmy of Freshmen – Talk Of The Town
\nArmy of Freshmen – Turn It Up
\nThe Aquabats! – Look At Me (I\u2019m A Winner)!
\nThe Aquabats! – The Legend is True!
\nMC Lars – Hot Topic Is Not Punk Rock
\nMC Lars – This Gigantic Robot Kills
\nZebrahead – Hello Tomorrow
\nZebrahead – Anthem
\nBloodhound Gang – Fire Water Burn
\nWheatus – Teenage Dirtbag<\/p>\n