Get Happy

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"Get Happy" is a classic upbeat song closely associated with Judy Garland, celebrated for its joyful gospel-inflected style and iconic performance in the film "Summer Stock."

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Get Happy canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf popular song
song
associatedChoreographyInSummerStock minimalist stage choreography
associatedCostumeInSummerStock black fedora
tuxedo jacket
associatedWith Judy Garland
backingInSummerStockPerformance male chorus
orchestra
composer Harold Arlen
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalStatus American film musical classic number
decadeOfOrigin 1930s
featuredInFilm Summer Stock
filmPerformanceBy Judy Garland
filmPerformanceYear 1950
firstPerformer Ruth Etting
frequentlyPerformedAs cabaret standard
concert encore
genre gospel-influenced popular music
show tune
hasIconicStatusFor Judy Garland film performances
hasInfluenceOn American popular music standards repertoire
language English
lyricalTheme celebration
joy
lyricist Ted Koehler
notableArrangementType big band arrangement
notablePerformer Ella Fitzgerald
Frank Sinatra
Judy Garland
Tony Bennett
oftenIncludedIn Judy Garland Festival
surface form: Judy Garland tribute shows

classic Hollywood musical retrospectives
partOfTradition Great American Songbook
performedInSceneType musical number
style gospel-inflected
upbeat
vocalStyleInSummerStockPerformance swing-influenced

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Judy Garland hasSignatureSong Get Happy
Summer Stock featuresSong Get Happy
Harold Arlen notableWork Get Happy
Ted Koehler notableWork Get Happy
concert show "Songs My Mother Taught Me" hasNotableSong Get Happy
subject surface form: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Hyman Arluck notableWork Get Happy