
Today is Bobby McFerrinās birthday.
His 1988 song āDonāt Worry Be Happyā still manages to put a smile on my face after all these years.
The music video, co-starring Robin Williams and Steve Martin, still cracks me up.
A trio of professional goofballs, all of whom I consider creative geniuses.
I was today year old when I found out about a collaboration (likely recorded around the time āDonāt Worry Be Happyā was released) between Robin Williams, Bobby McFerrin, and Beatlesā producer Sir George Martin to remake āCome Together.ā
The making-of video above is a gem and well worth your time.
The final song and fan music video can be enjoyed below.
On the subject of ābe happy,ā we tend to focus too much on the āhappyā part and forget about the ābeā part of the equation.
Iāll let you extrapolate how they may or may not fit your current circumstances and life. But itās a good reminder to myself for sure.
As is this quote by another birthday notable who made āhappyā music:
āThere are good days and there are bad days, and this is one of them.ā
Lawrence Welk (1903-1992)
So what are a few things that make me happy?
Arting. Editing. Learning. Playing. Writing.
Amongst those, the first and last are always on the menu. Bookends of a āgoodā day.
The middle section are optional, but recommended, making even ābadā days better.
The common denominators are Creativity and Curiosity.
My apple-a-day cure-mosts.
Also, alliteration, alphabetization, and rhyming are funā¦to me anyway.
VARIATIONS ON āBEā
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Don't Worry Be Clappy! š
Don't Worry Be Flappy! šļø
Don't Worry Be Lappy! š»
Don't Worry Be Nappy! š“
Don't Worry Be Sappy! šÆ
Don't Worry Be Scrappy! š
Don't Worry Be Slappy! š
Don't Worry Be Snappy! š„
Don't Worry Be Tappy! š°
Don't Worry Be Yappy! š£ļø
Don't Worry Be Zappy! ā”ļø
SPRUNG FORWARD
Dunno about you, but Iām still recovering from Lose-An-Hour Day over the weekend, the beginning of Daylight Saving Time in the US. Still donāt understand the logic of keeping this tradition. While most enjoy the extra sunshine, the time change doesnāt make any man, woman, child, or dog I know happy.
Two things that are making me happy (and optimistic):
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Whether youāre worried, happy, or somewhere in the middle today, I hope youāre able to find some rainbows and silver linings.
Thanks for reading!
Clint
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