Walking on Sunshine

    Artist: Katrina & The Waves

    I used to think maybe you loved me

    Now, baby, I’m sure

    And I just can’t wait ’til the day

    When you knock on my door

    Now every time I go for the mailbox

    Gotta hold myself down

    ’Cause I just can’t wait ’til you write me

    You’re coming around

    Now I’m walking on sunshine

    I’m walking on sunshine

    I’m walking on sunshine

    And it’s starting to feel good, hey

    All right now

    And it’s starting to feel good

    I used to think maybe you loved me

    Now I know that it’s true

    And I don’t wanna spend my whole life

    Just waiting for you

    Now I don’t want you back for the weekend

    Not back for a day, no, no, no

    I said, baby, I just want you back

    And I want you to stay

    ...

    I feel alive, I feel a love

    I feel a love that’s really real

    I feel alive, I feel a love

    I feel a love that’s really real

    I’m on sunshine, baby

    I’m on sunshine, baby

    I’m walking on sunshine

    I’m walking on sunshine

    I’m walking on sunshine

    And it’s starting to feel good, hey

    All right now

    And it’s starting to feel good

    I say it, I say it, I say it again, now

    ...

    Background

    This is a track from “Walking on Sunshine,” the debut album by new wave band Katrina and the Waves, released in 1983. The song got a place in pop culture history because of its huge, unfettered, unapologetic hooks. This is pop music that struts out of the speakers with its head held high, blaring horn lines and crisply recorded snare bashing out a catchy rhythm accentuated by Kimberley Rew’s ultra-jangly guitar riffs. Katrina Leskanich’s brassy vocals are similarly cheerful and unaffected, and the whole coalesces for one of the most unforgettable choruses of its era. This song is cheerful and brilliant as well.