:!: :!: :!: :!: Ballin mega vibes. Grower.

really like the verses but the repeated "happy" in the chorus kinda grates on me unfortunately! I like the use of distortion and the echoing ending but my aversion to that repetition means I'm not crazy about this one alas.

I enjoyed the song. The staccato guitars in particular make it stand out, and when it kicks off at the end is a highlight. The lyrical content doesn't seem to rise above the majority of the dross that has come out in this round, which is a shame, and I don't get a happy feel from this no matter how many times you repeat the word "happy". In fact it feels decidedly downbeat and melancholic, so an utter challenge fail in my book, saved by being a good track.

The "happy happy happy" is funny but also feels like it's rebuking the challenge. The vocal performance is what saves the concept here - but it feels like a Friday the 13th song and not a happy song no matter how much you say "happy". I love the climax - really good build-up to that. Execution: A, concept: B+, hooks: C+

Upbeat? Positive? Hmm...I'm not sure. I did enjoy this song though, especially the discordant guitar work. The repeated note in the chorus is cool (very Song 2) and I love that you make a virtue out of singing in your own accent. It really takes it up a notch when everything kicks in but I think it becomes a little too loud, compared to the early part of the song. I had to turn my headphones down every time I got to that bit!

This does not really sound happy to me, more ominous and discordantly post-punk. I found the "happy happy happy" part both annoying and sort of hard to understand as I was listening. I think maybe because it reminds me of that "I know I know I know" part in Bill Withers' "Ain't No Sunshine" so I kept parsing this as "I pee I pee I pee" when I was listening without paying attention? I like the general sound and how it eventually gets noisy and then quiet, but it felt like it failed the prompt in terms of mood and the lyrics and chorus melody ultimately just felt kind of lazy, or like they were trying to be subversive but not quite succeeding.