Happy songs are very difficult to write. How many truly great upbeat songs are there?
Being upbeat is the key to life.
I find sadness and strife to be so much more interesting with an upbeat melody.
Music is life. Music defines peoples' experience on this planet.
I have always been a sucker for the big, upbeat chorus.
My grandmother was always upbeat, a naturally happy person. I think I got that from her.
I always have music. I love it to be very upbeat. When you're having drinks, I like something like Cesaria Evora. During dinner, I like the much more traditional - old Frank Sinatra and things like that.
Political statements are usually more direct, and it works with the upbeat music as well, for some reason, the directness of your statements.
I'm actually a pretty upbeat person outside of playing music.
For any thinking person, it (perpetual happiness) is untenable. If you're a thinking person, your upbeat sometimes, said sometimes.
It's more fun to hang out with someone who's upbeat and positive than it is to hang out with Hater McWhineypants.
I like being upbeat, positive, happy, enjoying family.
I really wanted to make something that was exciting for everybody, that everybody could enjoy, that was upbeat and positive and that everybody can dance to.
Pop music has always adopted the style of marrying upbeat melodies to dour lyrics.
So even though I consider myself a fairly upbeat person, energetic and things like that, I never do very well on happiness tests.
