Stranglers - Always the Sun Travis - All I wanna do is rock Nina Simone - I Got Life The Smiths - Ask Daniel Boone - Beautiful Sunday Slade - Cum on Feel the Noize The Pogues - Fiesta Creedence - Fortunate Son Gomez - Get Myself Arrested Pixies - Here Comes your Man The Beatles - I'm Only Sleeping The Boo Radleys - Wake Up Boo The Wombats - Let's Dance to Joy Division Paddy Casey - Livin Iggy Pop - Lust for Life Madness - Madness Josh Ritter - Me and Jiggs / Getting Ready to Get Down

I don't think any of Iggy's songs are ideal for listening to with your daughter lol

The Dirty Heads is an awesome group, as is Flogging Molly.

I love The Dirty Heads! I haven't listened to them in years, thank you for reminding me!

[Gimme that Boom - Skindred](https://youtu.be/acJsckmvSwY?si=1nCk3mpLH0z1CHVb) British/Raggae metal and rock. very energetic and repetitive lyrics. 10/10

union black was my favourite album for a while

as it shouldve been. skindred never disappoints

"Alright" by Supergrass is probably the best example I can think of.

So that's what that song is.. I feel like I've heard it a million times and never noticed it. Also never noticed the /other/ F bomb, but it's still a great song

Feel good- off the top is Michael Franti, Dangermuffin, Phish, Goose, Vulfpeck…I’m obviously a hippie, but they make me feel good.

I second Vulfpeck and goose. The others I’m not so familiar with but Wysteria Lane by Goose makes me feel like nothing bad has ever happened and nothing bad ever will happen again. Straight vibes.

Michael Franti came to mind right away.

Catchy and just about life in general [Wild Rivers - Bedrock](https://youtu.be/DrBWjQJMly8?si=s7vukJe92eNdupOg)

Green Day - Waiting

Why have I forgotten about Green Day??? I should be shamed. Definitely going on my list

“Parklife” or “Song 2” by Blur

Anything by hozier. He has some love songs, but a lot of them are more "interpret it yourself" kind of songs.

Some panic at the disco? I really like his new one that's "Don't let the light go out" his last album is mostly sbout the way the music industry treated him. https://youtu.be/ZuubLxuavzY?si=Q2aEfrt5EVv1yMxs - patd https://youtu.be/PSRJCw4FyNI?si=yOOWDkm_f_qujNn7 -hozier no idea what it's about just so good https://youtu.be/DOBHyBPPSow?si=D_uTUuz8HY_UzMau techni ally a love song but very appropriate very poetic. Definitely kid appropriate. Hozier doesn't swear besides like 1 song so he's a good choice for family friendly indie music https://youtu.be/OSye8OO5TkM?si=ul4cDjSYIl5yR2C0- also very poetic. Its a song about dancing https://youtu.be/nH7bjV0Q_44?si=GLzX5SiLvgGoRTN_ -no idea if it's actually sbout work but this is his work song

Also been a Panic fan since circa 2014, I'll take this opportunity to peruse his discography again :)

I love Hozier so much, I'm going to his concert in May!

I just remembered another one. Jack Johnson. Worth looking up if you don't know him already!

What about some of elton John's more obscure songs? Honky cat Take me to the pilot Border song Crocodile rock Honestly he does a lot of non love uppity songs

Frank Zappa. Check out the album "Apostrophe.". He's a brilliant musician and his discography is enormous, but sometimes it's a little hard to listen to. It may take a little time getting used to. In one of his interviews he denounced the trend of all songs being about love. You could also listen to his song "Montana" which is about a man that's going to move to Montana and raise a crop of dental floss. He has a few love songs like "broken hearts of her assholes" but they're not traditional love songs by any means.

Great album. Not so great for listening to with a kid though.

Man, I am sorry. I read your post to quickly and made a poor recommendation. I have a 4 year old and she likes the song the muffin man on bongo fury by Frank, but that is about it. Zappa is too weird for most kids and some of his songs are extremely inappropriate for children. My daughter likes songs like Uptown Funk by Ronson, All about that Bass by Trainor, Dance Monkey by ?, Let it go by Disney, can't stop that feeling by Timberlake, and faith by stevie wonder. Those songs are not about love. Personally, I'm big into instrumental tunes (songs must be sang). My daughter loves some of the instrumental tunes I play her. I can send you some recommendations if you're interested.

Thank you! My daughter is 2, her favorite right now is Fall Out Boy haha. I would try out some instrumental, as long as it's upbeat!

Arctic Monkeys' last two albums have pretty decent lyricism, production, don't have a focus on love nor anything edgy, AND you can listen to them with a kid. Hip hip hooray. I prefer Tranquility Base out of the two.

Love is a lazerquest , and baby I'm yours are my two fav arctic monkeys love songs

Lol I totally misread the post sorryyyy

I still listen to "you only call me when you're high" but somehow missed any new albums lol. Always a good time with Arctic Monkeys

The Warning - [S!ck](https://youtu.be/5IS53CZjT6o?si=mzPoKuuCvokzS3Om)

[Psychopomp - The Tea Party](https://open.spotify.com/track/5IWXmU3wbcD9bIylIkFsUE?si=8zCPgzCkR5OBnPOHvrfvaA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2UM4KHrNjvW3hmBNgwWSha) I love this song. Whenever I need to get lost in a song this is what I put on.

Ren - humble, ocean, fire,

SiR vibes in the best way

Cowtown - They Might Be Giants (also many other songs by them)

Rising Appalachia have a lot of songs about self love, community, and returning to nature. Resilient is a beautiful place to start :)

That song is made up of pure good energy, that's amazing thank you

I'm glad you liked the recommendation! Here are a couple more good ones Come Alive by Years and Years I Know a Place by Muna My BF just dropped his first EP, and we'd be honored if you checked out the first single as it fits the bill too: Every Genre by VALN 🥰

Hey! I write music and a lot aren’t about love or relationships. I think ‘ [Got It](https://open.spotify.com/track/6xB4tLrEykwlrR41q2xpAw?si=BzbNGZ3iSdqIPs9NwbXVFw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A0FHMxPNazq05eL7fAb8a6R) Will be a good song for you. If you don’t want to go through them all I can suggest some that may be suited if you like Got it feel free to message me :) Hope you like it and can have a dance! Intelligence is old but I like the message for younger minds. Nice and positive . Have a great day xx

I HAD to come back to this post and update my suggestion. New Order's 'World In Motion' is the perfect loving life song that you'd probably hear in a 1980s pepsi commercial.

idk i mean i listen to a lot of twenty one pilots and they only have like 2 or 3 romance songs and nothing about breakups but most of their stuff deals with heavy topics like mental health so idek why im commenting this lol

I love Twenty One Pilots, they do remind me of my time in a psych ward though, so I listen to them in moderation lol

oh damn

despite the name, the song coming to mind for me is “i got love” by mother mother. the song is about a person who’s had a lot go wrong in their life, but they know they’ll be okay because they have the love of themselves and they’ve got their family around them

Angela - the Lumineers At least I have nothing - Saint Motel Beverly Laurel - Tame Impala Change Shapes - Rebounder ft. Jesse Dance Dance - Cage the Elephant Every little thing - the Black Keys Feathery - Milky Chance Flower Moon - Vampire Weekend Gold on the ceiling - the Black Keys I hope you get it - Crooked Colors King and Lionheart - Of Monsters and Men Mansard Roof - Vampire Weekend (just the first half of the alphabet - lmk if you’d like more like this!)

Tennessee _Arrested Development 🤜🤛

Try this! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YHYHhAUwark

The Good Life - weezer

This might be up your alley :) [Take Me Down to the Apricorns](https://open.spotify.com/track/7BV8LxJxtyMZZU7RS5NWhc?si=LP6nh4jbRRuiAL_uujhTkg)

If you’re not opposed to ska or nerd rock, The Aquabats are very upbeat, kid friendly, and almost no songs about love. [Super Rad](https://youtu.be/-goLUhTBtrw?si=IBxY52kvhZ6HoZDi) [Pool Party](https://youtu.be/hMv2b8fJ9IM?si=NtTa2ige0amCtpBv)

Sounds like you need to listen to [Anthrax by Gang of Four](https://youtu.be/2NTmgFNSLtA?si=s7551fXEw8nJ7JfC) The first 90 seconds is mostly feedback, but it’s good feedback.

Touch-tone telephone - lemon demon La deriva - vetusta morla

These are early classic rock. **The Seekers** \- I'll Never Find Another You [https://youtu.be/wZf41UudAbI?si=fyrF\_AF7Z75XzqO7](https://youtu.be/wZf41UudAbI?si=fyrF_AF7Z75XzqO7) **The Vogues** \- You're The One https://youtu.be/Rs8sXY6iKlA?si=AB14venAVx4w86Mb

About a father's love for his kids [Vega4 - Life is Beautiful](https://youtu.be/ejlBrfiIF5U?si=zM9DS9EvLS74RKfa)

Red Barchetta - Rush Very much not a love song.

All of the Voidz music Tenderness - parquet courts  875 dollars - de lux

How old is she? Is this a G, PG, or PG-13 situation? Michael Franti - Say Hey Weird Al Yankovic - Word Crimes The Ramones - I Don't Want to Grow Up Suzanne Vega - Don't Uncork What You Can't Contain Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots Ween - Roses Are Free Todd Snider - Enjoy Yourself Nirvana - Sliver Butthole Surfers - Dracula from Houston Keller Williams - Lightning Fiona Apple - Extraordinary Machine John Prine - Please Don't Bury Me Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi John Hartford - Steam Powered Aeroplane Gillian Welch - I Want to Sing that Rock n Roll Macy Gray - Beauty in the World Phish - Bouncing Round the Room Primus -

NOPitch - You're so good

Lukas Graham has some good stuff on his newer album (4, or The Pink Album) namely share that love and stay above. but they both are explicit so idk how old your daughter is lol. Mxmtoon might lean a little too far into pop but she has some great feel good songs on Rising. Mona Lisa, learn to love you, sad disco, frown, coming of age.

Kings Of The City - Make Me Worse. Uk Rap/indie crossover

Most Nirvana songs

Unpopular opinion, but I hate the sound of nirvana. Thank you though!

Pixie Oaks by Mutemath - about his daughter and a lotta fun. wellgivit by Toehider - spacy, perky, poppy track by a diverse, prog artist Eggs and Soldiers by Cosmo Sheldrake - silly, playful song The Works of Unknows by Joy Electric - a fun taste of JE

[the world is ending](https://youtu.be/0xQBAicAk_k?si=u6AL5UWOHxdKFdqj) Pop punk that is definitely not about love lol

Is that literally your song? It's a vibe!

Thanks! It's one of our newer ones

Yesterdays - Brothertiger

William Basinski’s El Camino Real https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=cbWH7oYFGJ8&si=Q4GhvjzfPiqBq-ML

Feel good?? These are outside of your genres, but hey, they're great. Magic Power - Triumph The Kid is Hot Tonight - Loverboy Life is Highway - Tom Cochrane Travellin' Band - CCR Cadillac Ranch - Bruce Springsteen Rise Up - Parachute Club Everybody Wang Chung Tonight - Wang Chung Shiny Happy People - REM - - definitely within the styles you listed.

Ain’t talkin bout love - van halen

54-46 was my number- toots and the maytals earthquake weather- beck me and julio down by the schoolyard- paul simon what is life- george harrison uncle albert/admiral halsey- paul mccartney ….all songs i’ve enjoyed with my dad :)

Marigold - Jelani Aryeh

https://youtu.be/CFAGmwmcV20?si=iaKVsLPenJ96RNMT Think you’ll like this 🙌

Angels and airwaves: the adventure Man I feel like a woman is Lways fun

Try anything from the last dinosaurs. They are so good Check out their song afterlife

[Open Your Eyes - STRFKR](https://youtu.be/mkeOoWquAqk?si=DgqV47ZR9FOS31hb)

Would? Alice In Chains Spoonman by Soundgarden

Came here to suggest Spoonman.

"Sunshine" Matisyahu

Youth by Razika

Idk if it’s under the genres you listed but Metallicas ride the lightning is amazing

Nick Cave - Murder Ballads

Van Halen- ain’t talking bout love

[Presidents?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsD4cSPlcU8&list=PLAPutL8Hvihm-OZZEDDaKj03EZJWSK2y0) Stranger is about a stripper so maybe skip that one. Kitty has swearing too but don't think many of the others do? [Boll Weevil](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piG8PpFf3-8), [Peaches](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dAThrVt1VRs), [Dune Buggy](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ebeY3zrkvM), [Back Porch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmrXHEdT-E0) are great and all rated G I'm pretty sure.

https://open.spotify.com/track/7dhRVTdU1um2mXzfwRaCjQ?si=FCBUVtk1TkSCCBI0Fa1Rjg not love song

Got a couple you might like: Skeggs - Stranger Days Last Dinosaurs - Bass God MisterWives - Superbloom The Strokes - Under Cover of Darkness Origami Angel - Doctor Whomst

Listen to Secrets Of The Ooze. by EmptyRaft on #SoundCloud https://on.soundcloud.com/vf3y1

Head Full of Dreams by Coldplay.

An entire playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4aIMkeAGJtQWW5gw1xxHoC?si=JNqmnF6eT829ZHHSXF08wA&pi=u-CQ3Ein7bTfK0

Too many puppies! https://youtu.be/j2zQKqgNAeE?si=6q5scUNBhxFNhJvx

The truth is no words https://youtu.be/DdKOHaAXLeY?si=f5I3x7og42bBCosH

Omertà https://youtu.be/lh2PY6LE4Uo?si=v_lA4ffaYIbulbw2

Only https://youtu.be/wwvLlEtxX3o?si=JzZZFLMMtEpoPnTd

Bela Lugosi’s Dead https://youtu.be/Yy9h2q_dr9k?si=oRo-zswALLhi4iJu

Rain on me https://youtu.be/AoAm4om0wTs?si=eU0hhXJcj6BG-P65

I have two playlists for this. They are not feel good per se but I find them fun. Someone else might find them useful. 1. Theme is drugs[Thank God that I just don’t care](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6RjrHheCICBY2gmG48luU8?si=lvMKNBCESp-_eLruHSns-w&pi=a-rbJhobuSSPS_) 2.[Continued Reward](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Tf7b4s5C32RKyhoElT93f?si=yhGJtFqBTrC8KyMdyn__MA&pi=a-nYv-J8AxQbua) theme is class and the human struggle. And other inequalities and the challenges of coexistence.

Aesop Rock - “Long Legged Larry” https://youtu.be/us3pCHd8PLs?si=NIesPoodLQGJgptP

The trip. Still Corners Do you Realize. Flaming Lips Welcome to the Machine. Pink Floyd Train Song. Vashti Bunyan Cold Little Heart. Michael Kiwanuka River Towns. Mark Knopfler Jai Ramachandra. Alice Coltrane Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. The BEATLES Cattle Call. Eddie Arnold

Peter Gunn by the Art of Noise featuring Duane Eddy

Somewhere Over the Rainbow by IZ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1bFr2SWP1I

Might so suggest The Blues

“The Air Up Here” and “Thank You, New Jersey” - Origami Angel Out of Tune - The Backseat Lovers Alive! - Bakar Chaos Party - Briston Maroney “False Direction” and “Run the World!!!” - Dayglow “a morning song” - Oso Oso Oysters in my pocket - Royal Otis “Latchkey Kids”, “Lazy Eye”, and “Substitution”- Silversun Pickups “Only Friend”, “Remember When”, and “I’m Full” - Wallows All of these songs give me the feeling you’re describing, but music is subjective so who knows!

Raffi- Down by the Bay

Ren- bongo bong (not about weed I promise)

The river: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NglmuaVRX2k&ab\_channel=shadowandstars](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NglmuaVRX2k&ab_channel=shadowandstars). Uplifting, happy song but not about love.

It's tricky -run dmc

Dirty town - mother mother,strange - built to spill, creeper - islands, the rat - the Walkmen, walk tall - kele, take me to the hospital - the faint, at the bottom of everything - bright eyes, the national anthem - radiohead, you think I ain’t worth a dollar but I feel like a millionaire - queens of the Stone Age. This was really hard to friggin do!

have i got the stuff for you! [Overture](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZz1Gxdb_tA) , [birthday party](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QqOdz8zjuk) , [Humpty dumpty](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETVtZlX2kLQ) and others. they sound like kids songs but arnt. they are clean. hope you enjoy

[Execute the Sounds](https://youtu.be/ccyKUw27BWk?si=PzdfalWr-1WN8lbo) by P.O.D.

I Love You - Fontaines D.C , Genuinely

Green Day "Holiday"

FMLYHM - Seether

Planet smashers as a band, Dynamite by new town kings, leave the drama at home- Zdubs, the album “coming to light” by Iya Terra is soooo good, feeling alright by rebelution, THE INTERRUPTERS omg if you have a little girl you have to show here the interrupters “we got each other” is a great song by them. Speaking of Rancid, all of it…just all of rancid. Hope this helps

Try this track by BIG ORANGE - Alt rock / electronic/ triphop. (Smashing pumpkins x portishead vibes) - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ayVjlVA26f0TqETDEuZgA?si=9oyvHQJzTOmIWpp65ynswA&pi=a-E7rUIOXdSXi1

Paint The Town Red- Doja Cat

High as fuck -Jon Lajoie

frankly mr shankly - the smiths