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I just heard this story yesterday: Several years ago, a friend of mine was going to see a Bobby McFerrin show at Ohio University. The day of the show, the stud
by jbenz 17y ago
I just heard this story yesterday: Several years ago, a friend of mine was going to see a Bobby McFerrin show at Ohio University. The day of the show, the student newspaper wrote an article warning everyone that if McFerrin heard a lot of shout outs requesting Don't Worry Be Happy, that he was very likely to storm off the stage and not return.
Which if you think about it, Don't Worry Be Happy would have to be the most ironic possible song to cause a person to storm off.
I guess the audience kept mum on the requests, because my friend says it was one of the best shows he's ever been to. And he's been to a lot.
Note: coming from me, this is just heresay. I can't actually testify to Bobby McFerrin's hatred of Don't Worry Be Happy.
- jacquesm 17y agoInteresting anecdote. He wrote it in an hour or so because of being frustrated. I can imagine if you have 'great plans' and all people recognize you for is a thing that you whipped out like that it could get a little frustrating. The real compliment is in that his musical genius is such that he could even do that. There are other examples of that, I think that such huge popularity of a thing you whipped out in a short time causes people to think of you as a 'one hit wonder', and I'm sure that is not what Bobby McFerrin is all about.