- If You Wanna Be Happy
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Name = If You Wanna Be Happy
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Artist =Jimmy Soul
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Released =1963
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Length = 2:23
Label = S.P.Q.R./London Records
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* #1 (Billboard Hot 100 )
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Misc ="If You Wanna Be Happy" is a song recorded byJimmy Soul , written byFrank Guida . It hit number one on theBillboard Hot 100 onMay 18th 1963 . The song is based on the calypso "Ugly Woman" byRoaring Lion . It was issued on Guida's S.P.Q.R. label and distributed byLondon Records .The song is featured in the movie "Mermaids", released in 1990.It was also played in the 1997 movie "
My Best Friend's Wedding ".The band Rocky Sharpe and The Replays released a cover version of the song in
1983 .The artists/bands Kid Creole and the Coconuts,Joe Dolce ,The Skatalites andBarnes & Barnes have released cover versions as well.Recently, the song has become popular in various internet communitiesFact|date=November 2007 - associated with
memes and other comedic mediums.The course of the song plays on the
shock site lemonparty.org
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