Don't Worry, Be Happy
September 1988
Do not Worry, Be Happy is the title of a song by the American jazz singer Bobby McFerrin. The title is based on a quote from Meher Baba. McFerrin's song was released in September 1988 and also occurred in the soundtrack of the movie Cocktail (1988).
History
"Do not worry, be happy! " ( In German: " Do not worry, be happy !") Were the last words of the Indian guru Meher Baba before his vow of silence. He criticized that people shouting and therefore silent on 10 July 1925, the remaining 44 years of his life. To communicate, he used henceforth letter boards and hand signals.
In his song Do not Worry, Be Happy McFerrin processed the last words of Baba. Its already put forward in the manner of a Calypso song begins as follows:
With the help of overdubbing technique McFerrin has interpreted (as well as the other pieces of the album Simple Pleasures, on which the song appeared ) all the voices of the arranged in the a cappella style song itself. The supposed instruments in this piece imitated all McFerrin with his voice.
Recordings
McFerrin took only a few hours for the recording of the song, so far as was Do not Worry, Be Happy one of the cheapest in terms of cost number -one hit of all time in the United States. However, it took me several weeks to write the lyrics.
From music critics Do not Worry was, Be Happy added overwhelmingly positive, which was mainly due to the convincing overdubbing implementation. To date, numerous cover versions by various artists of the piece originated. In addition, the piece is played in many movies and series.
Achievements
The song reached No. 1 in 1988 in the USA, Germany, Austria, and # 2 in the UK and in Switzerland.
The play was the first a cappella number -one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 at all, where it stood two weeks at the top. In the other countries, it was also the first a cappella number one. In Germany, the single occupied ten weeks course 1
For Do not Worry, Be Happy McFerrin in 1989 received three Grammy at the Grammy Awards. In the music video Robin Williams and Bill Irwin played with.