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
Grammy Award for Best Performance Music Video Long Form. In 1998, the categories were retitled Best Short Form Music Video and Best Long Form Music Video, respectively. For the 30th Grammy Awards (1988), Best Performance Music Video nominees included Anthony Eaton for producing "The Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert" (a recording of a benefit concert for The Prince's Trust), Russian American pianist Vladimir Horowitz for "Horowitz in Moscow", Cyndi Lauper for "Cyndi Lauper in Paris", Bobby McFerrin for "Spontaneous Inventions", and Barbra Streisand for "One Voice". Directed by Brian Large, "Horowitz in Moscow" was a recording of Horowitz's first concert appearance in Russia since 1925 and features