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
Good Lovin' "The Singer" (1981). In 1985 the Salsa band "Miguel y Óscar y la Fantasía" was covered the song. Bobby McFerrin recorded a version for his "Simple Pleasures" album in 1988. Pop/rock band Hanson recorded their own version of the song for the soundtrack to the 1998 film "Jack Frost". The song was used in the 1988 movie "Salsa", starring Robbi 'Draco' Rosa. The song was sung by Kenny Ortega. The Rascals' "Good Lovin'" was used in 1983 the film "The Big Chill". The false ending was used for dramatic effect, in which the character Chloe says about the character who