I'm in another pandemic funk, feeling blue.
The song that first comes to mind when I need to think "This too shall pass" is Bob Marley's No Woman No Cry with its awesome vamp "Everything's gonna be alright. Everything's gonna be alright..." It's a little sad though, starting with "Said I remember when" there's mention of "people we lost along the way", and crying of course. So, I just have to hold onto the vamp, stay there.
Don't Worry Be Happy, that Bobby McFerrin classic is a little more positive, quirky-fun, with that whistling and doop-doop and especially the woo-ooh-hoo melody. I love nonsense. There's quite a bit of gloom in it though when you're in the mood for gloom. Still, it does say, "It will soon pass, whatever it is." Right?
The song that is making me really feel better these days is from the 2016 movie Sing. Singing is my thing, so that's a good start. In the movie, the song is performed by an elephant, which was my mother's favourite animal. It's a bouncy, fun version of Stevie Wonder's Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing. It has a good ba-ba-ba section, which I always like. The best thing about Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing is that it makes me feel like dancing. That's the key for me. Singing and dancing make me feel good.
Listen to Tori Kelly's Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing.
