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24 Jan 2012 |
We're going cheerful today to blast away any remnants of early week blues there may still be. Our Killer Rock track is a repeat, but fits the bill perfectly. The addictive vibe of "Jumpstart" by These Kids Wear Crowns get us into a cheerful rock mood. Ou favourite video for the song, the fan-made lyrics video, has been blocked in some countries, thus we have to contend ourselved wiht a single image whilst feasting on the ear candy. |
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24 Jan 2012 |
The signature cheerful ditty of the 80's came of the form of Joe Dolce's “Shaddap Your Face”. The American-born Australian drew on experiences with his extended Italian family to pen the number, which went to number 1 in several countries. |
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24 Jan 2012 |
Our Easy Listening track is also from the 80's and became the first a capella song to reach number 1 in the Billboard Hot 100. Bobby McFerrin's “Don't Worry, Be Happy” also won three Grammy's. For many years, it became the standard reply amongst friends when times seem to get too tough. |
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24 Jan 2012 |
An upbeat, up-tempo Afrikaans track fills in our South African category today. Afrikaans pop-rocker Ray Dylan had great success in his home country with “Hokaai Stop Die Lorrie,” which, directly translated, means hang on, stop the lorry, and is an idiomatic expression meaning to hang on when things look like getting out of hand. |
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24 Jan 2012 |
Another return performance in our blog comes form Las Ketchup. The Spanish group was discovered by flamenco producer, and soared to great heights of success in Europe on the back of their irresistibly-cheery “Ketchup Song”, which sold more than 7 million copies. |
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