Get Happy (song)

"Get Happy" is a song composed by Harold Arlen, with lyrics written by Ted Koehler. It was the first song they wrote together, and was introduced by Ruth Etting in The Nine-Fifteen Revue in 1930.[1] The song expresses the gospel music theme of getting happy, an expression of religious ecstasy for salvation.

"Get Happy"
Song by Ruth Etting
Songwriter(s)Ted Koehler
Composer(s)Harold Arlen

It is most associated with Judy Garland, who performed it in her last MGM film Summer Stock (1950) and in live concert performances throughout the rest of her life. The versions from Summer Stock finished at #61 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. An instrumental, hot jazz arrangement of the song, performed by Abe Lyman's Brunswick Recording Orchestra, served as the original theme music for Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies cartoons from 1931 to 1933.

The song lyrics incorporate the title phrase in the longer phrase "Come on, get happy", but it should not be confused with the Partridge Family theme song "C'mon Get Happy".

English musician Elvis Costello named his fourth studio album, released in 1980, after the song.[2]

Notable recordings

References

  1. Arlen, Samuel. "Harold Arlen – Biography – A Dream to Perform". Harold Arlen. Archived from the original on January 19, 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2011.
  2. Clayton-Lea, Tony (1999). Elvis Costello: A Biography. London: Andre Deutsch Ltd. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-233-99339-3.
  3. "A Bing Crosby Discography". BING magazine. International Club Crosby. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  4. "allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
  5. "City Heat (1984) - Soundtracks - IMDb". IMDb.
  6. Hugh Laurie as Gregory House and Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy (March 7, 2011). "Bombshells". House. Season 7. Episode 15. Fox.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.