In 1930, as America was sinking into an unprecedented economic depression, a jaunty pop song invited listeners to “get happy”
IN 1930, as America was sinking into an unprecedented economic depression, Harold Arlen and Ted Koelher wrote a jaunty pop song that invited listeners to “forget your troubles”, “get happy” and “chase all your cares away”. In a time of distress, the music offered a moment of reverie. “Get Happy” became one of the biggest hits of the era, and was later covered by stars including Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald.
Forty years later, as the global economy careered into crisis, pop turned to escapism again. Songs by Katy Perry , Rihanna ”) and Ke$ha preached a hedonistic lifestyle of “maxing out your credit cards, getting black-out drunk”, says Simon Reynolds, a music journalist.
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