Don't Worry, Be Happy Don't Worry, Be Happy "Don't Worry, Be Happy" is a popular worldwide hit 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 Indian mystic and sage Meher Baba (1894–1969) often used the expression "Don't worry, be happy" when cabling his followers in the West. In the 1960s, 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 duo Tuck
A Love Song for Bobby Long screenwriter/director Shainee Gabel and cinematographer Elliot Davis, deleted scenes, and "Behind the Scenes of A Love Song for Bobby Long" with cast and crew interviews. A Love Song for Bobby Long A Love Song for Bobby Long is a 2004 American drama film written and directed by Shainee Gabel. The screenplay is based on the novel "Off Magazine Street" by Ronald Everett Capps. Set in New Orleans, Louisiana, the film stars John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson, who was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Drama for her performance. Following the death of her mother