Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy (REACTION) First Time Hearing It - Robin Williams Is In This?

[@charlottevan_8]

Robin grew up in Marin County, just north of San Francisco, for part of his youth, and had returned to live in the same county just before his death. He's very beloved in the Bay Area, and the tunnel just past the Golden Gate Bridge was renamed for him and the arch of the tunnel painted with a rainbow.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Thanks for taking the time to share some info! Learning a lot. That is a beautiful tribute to him.

[@Marnee4191]

I think it's a very important point to make that Robin Williams had one of the worst cases of Lewy Body dementia that the pathologist who performed the autopsy had ever seen. He did not take his life because he had lost hope or was severely depressed. This is close to my heart, because my Dad developed Lewy Body just before he died. My Dad never had any mental illness. About two months before he died, he was bowling, golfing, living alone, mowing the lawn, kicked my ass in table tennis. Six weeks later, he was laying on the kitchen floor, while his legs were still "walking", speaking word salad. He hallucinated. By the time he died, not only had he mainly forgotten who we were, but he'd forgotten how to walk, and forgot how to SWALLOW. It was a horrible, horrible death. It's a disease that is somehow associated with Parkinson's, which we realized my Dad had had, but he staved off the worst of the symptoms through being very physically active, so it had gone unnoticed up until the end. I will tell you quite frankly that Robin William's death was less tragic than it could have been. I have seen the end stage of this disease. Williams's wife has gone on to work on promoting research into this disease. She wrote a very enlightening and lovely letter here in a neurology journal: www.neurology.org/doi/10.1212/wnl.0000000000003162 called "The terrorist inside my husband's brain". I recommend it to anyone who has pondered his death. I try to relay this info when it comes up, because so many people were rocked by his death. His death was really tragic, but what breaks people's hearts is thinking that he was in mental anguish when we were watching and laughing or relishing in his performances. He did have some struggles, but his death is not what so many people think.

[@taniaPBear]

I didn't know that. Can't understand why. All the pointless information that gets shoved in our face every day, especially about celebrities, but this I never heard. Thank you so much for sharing that, shines a whole new light and I'm so sorry for what your Dad, yourself and all your family and friends went through. ✌❤

[@JosieBowman-u2c]

Yes my dad too,it was cruel

[@Marnee4191]

@@taniaPBear It's understandable or at a minimum inevitable. It was news to people when he died. But the people involved didn't realize fully about his Lewy Body Dementia until the autopsy. You know how the media is and viewer attention span is - it was reported here and there, but just didn't make the big splash that his initial death made. Thank you for reading this and thank you for your condolences.

[@itsakittyting]

I did not know that, thank you for educating me ♥

[@GinMae]

Thanks, Saeed - this is such an awesome song.. Bobby was an amazing writer, producer and vocalist! appreciate your reaction! (glad you mentioned Mark Twain/Samuel Clemens.. one of the most clever and grounded people I've ever read... lol)

[@AP-gb3eh]

Mcferrin is a amazing performer, got to spend a acoustic evening with him years ago, it was great

[@MarkhamShawPyle]

Bobby McFerrin inherited a right smart of talent. His father Robert McFerrin, the baritone, became the first African-American man to sing at the Met. (In Aida and in the title role in Rigoletto, mind you.)

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

O wow! Tx for the info

[@TheNotedHero]

I couldn't tell you the number of times I have sung this song out in random places with friends in the late 80s and early 90s. It was a musical meme for us.

[@AP-gb3eh]

Just something to think about. Robin Williams had a stunning career and life . He was loved around the world, sadly he developed a brain disease that caused him unbearable pain and he ended his life. I don’t think that’s what he would want us to focus on, me I remember his comic genius and his incredible kindness. That is his legacy

[@timithius]

I haven't heard this for ages! It made me smile. 🙂

[@bethphillips9693]

Haven't heard this in decades! Losing Robin Williams was a terrible blow to the world.

[@shonastewart7943]

We had the radio on at work. When this song came on, we would sing along. It drove our supervisor crazy. She thought it was some kind of a plot against her. 😂 Just made more of us sing along loudly.

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

What a initiative from Belgium. Wow that is a first. How to show people they are worthy. YES YES for this song. My husband loves this song/words. Tx Saeed. Greetings from South Africa

[@daleenengelbrecht4861]

The famous quote - "I have not failed 10 000 times, I found 10 000 ways the light bulb won't work " Positive thinking. This came into my mind whilst listening to this. And I know you know all about Thomas Edison 😂

[@SaeedReacts.]

That is a great example you mention! Succes is built on a pile of 'failiures' and the lessons we learn from them. Such a great tune! Thanks for watching. Greetings from Belgium

[@threekidzmom04]

I never saw this video but I have always loved the song! Just makes you happy!

[@LoisChisholm]

I liked this song so much that I bought the album. It was amazing! ❤❤❤

[@bob2shred894]

So, I got a joke gift when I was a teenager. It was one of those singing, dancing fish on a plaque. The song it would sing and dance to was Don't worry be happy. That's all I think about when I here this now and it makes me smile.

[@SaeedReacts.]

That dancing fish on a plaque always makes me think of The Sopranos when Tony gets it as a gift 🤣. Seems like you have your own memory with this song and the fish. That is awesome. Made me smile now too 😄🐟🐠

[@AlizaLUCA]

Many different songs with that title, great ones, thanks for sharing ❤

[@jillrose8921]

An old saying...Laugh and the world laughs with you. Enjoyed this reaction!

[@GinMae]

.. and the rest of the quote was "cry and you cry alone".. thanks, Jill!

[@ellencourtney7187]

Haven’t heard this in ages! It was everywhere for a while. So contagious & fun 😍😜 But also deep-that’s why it is special having a literary person like you with a reaction channel. Thank you.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Very contagious indeed! Instant good vibes 😄

[@r0kus]

Thank you for your wonderful reaction to this classic video. You immediately recognized the clown Robin Williams (understandably) but you probably did not know the other clown was Bill Irwin. Bill never got the fame which Robin did, but IMO his physical comedy was better. I first noticed him in a standout minor roll in the movie _Popeye_ (1980), which starred Robin Williams and Shelley Duvall.

[@patriciacanadiansenior8130]

Always loved this song!

[@SaeedReacts.]

So good!

[@DravenGal]

Wow. Memories! This song was a tad overplayed in its day, but it's rather nice to hear it again!💚❤

[@ReinnaEdwards]

😮 I think your voice is so confident😮

[@semchen9]

Bobby McFerrin's Guru, Meher Baba, used to utter these Words.

[@lisannebaumholz5028]

I know this is one of Bobby McFerrin's most popular and well-known songs (along with "I Can See Clearly Now) but I've always thought of him as a master of the voice as an instrument as well as an amazing improviser across musical genres. Here he is live at the Montreal Jazz Festival with Jorane (a Quebec cellist/vocalist): kzbin.info/www/bejne/haO0dGSvibRjg7csi=6ketJ3CRMUHCJLgV And a live performance of Vivaldi's Concero in G minor for 2 Cellos: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n6GTaoKGe8t9mJosi=tYP2EVutj-oMzCyv (McFerrin also did a record of classical pieces together with Yo-yo Ma.)

[@gypsygirl3255]

Bill Irwin and Robin Williams! Both amazing physical comedians.

[@SaeedReacts.]

Oh, right. Mr. Noodle! He looked familiar, but i forgot his name. Thanks for reminding me.

[@jeanfrancis8121]

I think some of the scenes in the video are paying homage to the Marx brothers. 🤩

[@chelseahaley8350]

Taking me back to my childhood with this one! ❤ Congrats on 48K!

[@Marnee4191]

Nice reaction! I was like you 15 years ago. I had heard parts of it, but had never heard the whole thing until then. It amazed me to learn he created this entirely himself, using just his vocal chords. I usually gloss over the lyrics. I sing along, without thinking much about them. So, I got the main jist of the song before, but you helped me listen more closely and understand it better!

[@debbers]

Hey Saeed, That's always been my philosophy in life be happy first and foremost and everything else will fall into place, be happy with what you have, some people have far less. I love those kinds of coincidences! Robin Williams was a one of a kind, we were lucky he touched our lives! My glass is always half-full! I always stay until the end, I see you go from sometimes feeling down to feeling better by the end of the video, this was one of those times. I hope whatever is troubling you isn't too serious, if it is don't be afraid to ask for help! Deb

[@SaeedReacts.]

Hey Deb! That is a great philosophy. Thanks for the wise words and checking in! All is well. Have a wonderful day.

[@veronicamorgan9029]

Great song. A blast from the past😊

[@scottdebruyn7038]

As a fellow fan of Robin Williams, perhaps you'll get a kick out of a thought I had years ago. You are aware of Williams' amazing improv, I'm sure. Imagine Robin Williams, Dana Carvey, George Carlin, Eddie Murphy and Jim Carrey in a comedy movie together... You know, give them a simple plot with some general scenarios and then just roll the cameras! BTW, if you ever get a 'bee in your bonnet' to react to some comedy, my recommendation is for some George Carlin. Specifically, his comedy albums of the 70's & 80's, perhaps the early 90's. I still loved his comedy after the early 90's, but he certainly became more curmudgeonly and unless you were a longtime fan, it could be a bit much. 😏😁

[@SaeedReacts.]

That would have been an epic movie 😄. I have watched quite a few video's of George Carlin over the years and even rewatched a lot of them. Modern Man comes to mind. I definitely get what you mean about his comedy changing 😄. A lot of truth in what he was saying though. But I would love to explore more comedy as well. That would warrant a second channel perhaps.

[@jolenewitzel7919]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@bazkeen]

A song to wash away all those blues 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@SaeedReacts.]

Exactly!

[@DolaPrice]

❤❤❤🎉😁

[@canadian1677]

very Popular at the Time

[@SaeedReacts.]

Great tune!

[@canadian1677]

@@SaeedReacts. Robin Williams is so missed, He was a Genius of Comedy and made everyone Laugh, but his Mental Health Demons caught up to him

[@raymondreynolds5898]

Interestingly enough this song was acapella

[@JosieBowman-u2c]

Na noo na noo

[@tomtomlinson4826]

Just went fom your reaction to John Lennon's heartwrenching Mother to this.Talk about contrast!!