Music That Makes Me Happy!

Who sang the best version of the National Anthem ever? Although I'd give a close second to Whitney Houston's 1991 version, the Marvin Gaye version featured in the NIKE commercial featured above is the one I love the most.

I was listening to Marvin Gaye this morning on my MP3 player and got to wondering: does today's generation listen to any male vocalist that has this level of talent? Who?

Also on the music front: this article answers questions pondered through the ages: do baseball players pick their own "intro" music played through the stadium soundsystem when they come up to bat?

My beloved Cardinals are headed to the playoffs--here's the current list of tunes that play as each player heads to the plate. Fans also suggest appropriate tunes for their favorite Redbird. Brendan Ryan's bad 'stache is prompting frequent requests that the music that accompanies him to the plate go CHICKA-BOOM-CHICKA-BOOM.

Finally: I am putting together a playlist of songs that are "bad mood busters" on my MP3. Here's how I've started:

Hey You--311
Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me?--Keith Urban
Three Little Birds--Bob Marley
It's A Great Day To Be Alive--Travis Tritt
I Can See Clearly Now--Johnny Nash

What other tunes are perfect for a music list meant to get me out of funk?