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| Length = 4:50 (album version) 4:03 (music video) 3:50 (radio edit) | Label = EMI-Manhattan Records〔 | Writer = Bobby McFerrin〔 | Producer = Linda Goldstein〔 | Certification = Platinum〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://8tracks.com/eldermoura/don-t-worry-be-happy )〕 Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1989) US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jan 1989)〔 | Last single = | This single = "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (1988) | Next single = | Misc = }} "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a song by musician Bobby McFerrin. Released in September 1988, it became the first ''acappella'' song to reach number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, a position it held for two weeks. The song's title is taken from a famous quotation by Meher Baba. The "instruments" in the ''acappella'' song are entirely overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by McFerrin, using no instruments at all; McFerrin also sings with an affected accent.〔Saunders, Michael. ("'Don't Worry, Be Happy'--It's Catching" ) Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Sun-Sentinel:1988.〕 The comedic original music video for the song stars McFerrin, Robin Williams, and Bill Irwin, and is considerably shorter than the album version. ==Background== The Indian mystic and sage Meher Baba (1894–1969) often used the expression "Don't worry, be happy" when cabling his followers in the West. However, Baba also 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''"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Baba's Words, The Master's Glossary )〕 — incorporate responsibility with detachment, as well as the master/disciple spiritual relationship. In the 1960s, the truncated version of the expression was printed up on inspirational 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 expression's 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 'Don't worry, be happy,' which is a pretty neat philosophy in four words, I think." Versions of "Don't Worry, Be Happy" have been recorded by several artists. The Katsimiha Brothers made a Greek cover of the song with original lyrics, and Montenegrin musician Rambo Amadeus made a parody entitled "Don't Happy, Be Worry", as a critique to the optimism of the music scene in the former Yugoslavia in the face of war and economic depression. In addition, the lyrics of "Fight the Power" by hip-hop artists Public Enemy refer critically to "Don't Worry, Be Happy". This song is also added into the Big Mouth Billy Bass, a very popular animatronic singing toy. Hermes House Band covered the song on their ''Rhythm of the Nineties'' album in 2009. Reggae artist Cas Haley covered the song as a hidden bonus track on his ''Favorites'' album (together with former Jah Roots lead singer, Josh Heinrichs). Also in 1989 Dutch rock DJ Alfred Lagarde recorded a version in Dutch with a heavy Surinam accent under the name Johnny Camaro. Spanish Ska band The Locos covered this song in a similar style, Ska. Linda Goldstein said the song gave McFerrin "the freedom to explore," adding, "He is a man of infinite, unfathomable, boundless voices and everything he has ever heard has gone into his brain, from the Mickey Mouse Club theme to the Metropolitan Opera."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.videobychoice.com/play/video/dLMRHpw-QBs/bobby-mcferrin-extended-interview )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Don't Worry, Be Happy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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