Yesterday’s Goodwood debacle caused an emotional rollercoaster, and as I was speeding home - enjoying being out of first gear for the first time in hours - I listened to only songs that would cheer me up. Some were just infectiously happy, others were rousing in an angry kind of way, and all helped just a little bit.

In the interests of rescuing future moods, here’s my playlist of 20 songs that made the difference.

1. Miami - Will Smith
2. Wake Me Up Before You Go Go - Wham
3. We Can Work it Out - Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons
4. Reach - S Club 7
5. Alright - Supergrass
6. Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
7. Love To Hate You - Erasure
8. You Can’t Stop the Beat - Cast of Hairspray
9. Down Under - Men at Work
10. Hey Mama - Black Eyed Peas
11. Reet Petite - Jackie Wilson
12. Pencil Full of Lead - Paulo Nutini
13. (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley
14. The Power of Love - Huey Lewis & the News
15. Rockin’ All Over the World - Status Quo
16. Take Me to the Clouds Above - LMC vs. U2
17. Allez ola olé - Jessy Matador
18. Found a Way - Drake Bell
19. You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet - Bachman Turner Overdrive
20. Johnny B Goode - Chuck Berry

I also took the opportunity to make my first YouTube Playlist - fun to do, but I tried to embed it and it comes up with an error so who knows if it will work or not!

What songs cheer you up?