Diamond Platnumz – Happy

13 million views and it’s also got us feeling, well…

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[8.17]Al Varela: Love the unabashed joy of this song. The smooth and lively beat keeps your feet moving as Diamond Platnumz leads the charge with a jovial, fun attitude that’s easy to get swept up in. Especially with little adlibs from simply singing his own melody to those fun trill noises. I love the crowd singing along with him too, really emphasizes that this is a community-wide joy and it’s not all about Diamond. Definitely the kind of spirit lifter to remind you that despair isn’t all we have.
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Alfred Soto: Finally — a happy song that doesn’t sound like the players are grinning like tetanus victims! The joy is in the exchanges between the Tanzanian singer and his backup vocalists.
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Nortey Dowuona: At least my brudda s2Kizzy is happy again. Good for him.
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Ian Mathers: Petition to immediately replace the Pharrell song of the same name with this one for a few years while we let the former cool off a bit. After the moratorium, though, can we keep this one in circulation? It’s joyous, sly, laid back, and funny enough it can hold its own.
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Will Adams: What a relief for a song about feeling happy to actually sound like it, and not just because it doesn’t involve Minions!
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Edward Okulicz: Sometimes a song can’t do a better job of reviewing itself than it does from the title. It’s not the most complex sentiment, it’s not the most complex song, but it’s sung with such infectious vibes that the sun has started coming through the window. Except it’s 1 in the morning right now while I write this.
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