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"If You Wanna Be Happy" is based on the song "Ugly Woman" by the Trinidadian calypsonian Roaring Lion (writing credited to his real name, Rafael de Leon), recorded in 1934. It hit #1 on the Hot 100 on May 18, 1963, as well as on the R&B singles chart. [1]
"I Wanna Be a Hippy" is a song by English electronic music group Technohead. The vocals were taken from David Peel 's song "I Like Marijuana", which he sang in the 1989 movie Rude Awakening . It first appeared as the B-side to the group's Mary Jane EP , issued by Dutch hardcore techno label Mokum Records .
"Be Happy" is a song by American singer Mary J. Blige. It was written by Blige, Sean "Puffy" Combs , Arlene DeValle, and Jean-Claude Olivier from duo Poke & Tone for her second studio album, My Life (1994), while production was helmed by Combs and Olivier.
“I Want to Be Happy” charted several times over thirteen years: [1] Carl Fenton and His Orchestra (1924, Billy Jones, Ernest Hare, Wilfred Glenn, Elliot Shaw, vocal, peaking at #5 over three weeks) Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra (1925, seven weeks, two of them at #2) Jan Garber and His Orchestra (1925, 5 weeks, peaking at #5)
During the chorus, the lyrics—"If you wanna be my lover/You gotta get with my friends"—address the value of female friendship over romantic relationships, while the ascending group of chords and the number of voices creates a sense of power that adds to the song's level of excitement. [28] The same pattern occurs, leading to the second chorus.
"Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a 1988 song by Bobby McFerrin, released as the first single from his album Simple Pleasures (1988). It was the first a cappella song to reach number-one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks.
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