bonemachine's take on the cult classic Frankie Goes To Hollywood track 'Happy Hi!'
“Happy Hi” was not originally included on the original 1984 vinyl and cassette releases of Welcome To The Pleasuredome, but replaced FGTH’s cover of “Do You Know The Way To San Jose” on most CD editions released the following year. It also appeared as a B-side on several releases of the band’s fourth single “Welcome To The Pleasuredome”.
One writer for Smash Hits described the track as “Frankie go electropop”.
lyrics
Oh why in this world must we work life like a deal, sometimes I feel,
Its all make believe.
Put glory in your heart and never say die,
forget your troubles go where hearts are Happy hi,
so Happy hi, yeah!
And why in this world is life like a train, never stopping at stations.
If I could freeze time under the starry sky, never questioning why.
And what in this world is achieving perfection,
We may not get there but boy do we care,
Don't be scared.
Put glory in your heart and never say die,
forget your troubles go where hearts are Happy hi,
so Happy hi yeah!
Put glory in your heart and never say die,
forget your troubles go where hearts are Happy hi,
so Happy hi yeah!
Put glory in your heart and never say die,
forget your troubles go where hearts are Happy hi,
so Happy hi yeah!
credits
released April 7, 2023
Songwriters: Brian Philip Nash / Holly Johnson / Mark William O'toole / Peter Gill
On this version:
Calvin Rendle - Vocals
Adam Francombe - Guitar
Adrian Barrett - Bass
Stuart Graves - Synths, Loops and Samples
Mark Upton - Trumpet
Recorded at the New Clinic and Mark Upton's studio
Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Neil Elliott and Ben Whyntie at the Old Blacksmith Studios, Portsmouth
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