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Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry - Be Happy" is sarcastic.
To me, it's clearly about stoicism.
"Ain't got no place to lay your head, somebody came and took your bed / Don't Worry, Be Happy!" Klarer Fall von toxischer Positivität. Er zählt lauter Beispiele für beschissene Situationen im Leben auf, in denen man sich ganz zu Recht bedrückt oder hoffnungslos fühlen kann. Der Ratschlag, sowas doch positiv zu sehen, ist irgendwo zwischen idiotisch, schädlich und herzlos. Der Song ist geil, aber falls der Text ernst gemeint ist (was ich nicht glaube), ist seine Botschaft auch dumm.
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