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Wonders: Bobby McFerrin

Switched on Pop

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Bobby McFerrin - One Hit Wonder?

Bobby McFerrin's Don't Weary Be Happy was a number one hit in the 1970s. The song became an object of derision for Billy Bass and George H.W. Bush, but is still part of his musical message. He says he wants to use music as a tool to bring people together. "I like to think that regardless of how you come into the concert hall at the beginning, you know, how you came in"

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