See, told you we'd do this.
Lily Allen is still at number one with
Smile, so here are ten entirely true and in no way made up facts about
Happiness. Sorry.
- Cutting edge, alternative, and highly relevant to our average reader comedian Ken Dodd reckons that happiness is the greatest gift that he possesses. He must have had some shit Christmasses
- Thom Yorke is told on at least 17 occasions every day to "cheer up", on the basis that "It might never happen".
- The Supernaturals, whose Smile could recently be heard soundtracking the adverts for the bank of the same name, were so irritatingly cheery that it would take them being locked in a room for over 14 hours during which they'd be constantly subjected to a variety of painful torture techniques, beatings and general unpleasantness before they'd even begin to look miserable. Uh, apparently.
- Ace of Base's Happy Nation was written about Belgium.
- In 1999 Gay Dad were looking for some Joy!. Nowadays they'll settle for someone who vaguely remembers who they were. Or 10p for a cup of tea.
- The Happy Mondays achieved all their start of the week based euphoria via a mix of positive thinking, breathing exercises and tai chi and not through the use in any way of mind bending narcotics.
- David Bowie is happy. He hopes you're happy too.
- Chico, apparently the happiest man in the world of pop, goes home every night and cries himself to sleep, exactly mirroring the actions of those who hear his records.
- Smile and the world smiles with you, but sing along to a Rooster record and you sing along alone.
- It uses more muscles to frown than to smile. The Sugababes have the most highly developed mouths in pop.
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