Sharing with all of you, that gorgeous energy at TAPS Beer Bar last night. Every Thursdays at 9:30pm (The Clair & Sharon Show) Dont Worry, Be Happy is a song by musician Bobby McFerrin. Released in September 1988, it became the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. The songs title is taken from a famous quote by Meher Baba. The instruments in the a cappella song are entirely overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by McFerrin, using no instruments at all. The Indian mystic and sage Meher Baba (1894–1969) often used the expression Dont worry, be happy when cabling his followers in the West. However, Meher Baba communicated variations of the sentiment; fuller versions of the quote – such as, Do your best. Then, don’t worry; be happy in My love. I will help you— which incorporate responsibility with detachment, as well as the master/disciple spiritual relationship. In the 1960s, the truncated version of this expression by Baba was printed up on inspiration cards and posters of the era. In 1988, McFerrin noticed a similar poster in the apartment of the jazz band Tuck & Patti in San Francisco. Inspired by the expressions charm and simplicity, McFerrin wrote the now famous song, which was included in the soundtrack of the movie Cocktail, and became a hit single the next year. In an interview by Bruce Fessier for USA Weekend magazine in 1988 McFerrin said, Whenever you see a poster of Meher Baba, it usually says Dont worry, be happy, which is a pretty neat philosophy in four words, I think.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 07:09:09 +0000
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