Happy (formerly known as "I'm Not Happy") is a formerly unidentified alternative rock song by German band Butter, released in 1996 with two different versions on the album Happy and the EP So Long.
Search History[]
The song was posted to WatZatSong on November 22nd, 2020, by user Bamboo2. It was recorded sometime in the mid 1990s, but the OP didn’t provide any information about where it came from, and the OP posted a longer snippet the next day.
The OP’s other songs were recorded off of John Peel sessions, usually on BFBS or Graffiti - WDR1 and Dutch radio stations, but the OP confirm anything.
On September 17th, 2024, the song was identified by Discord users AzureBlast, Marktrail, and Mystic65 as the EP version of Happy by Butter, presumably after searching for songs from the mid 1990s with the title Happy and finding .
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I'm dreaming while everybody is working around me
I'm flying, trying to escape from it all
I fall asleep and find myself back in the jungle
In a beautiful house in the trees
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh yes, I know life's too short to be sad
[Chorus]
I'm not happy, happy
Happy today
Happy, I'm not happy
Happy today
[Verse 2]
I'm walking through markets and markets, I'm walking through my head
I'm walking through the lines of [?] and haze
Everything you like, but I can't decide
Yes, I'm passing the lines of fruits from all over the world
[Chorus]
I'm not happy, I'm not happy
Happy today
Happy, I'm not happy
Today
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm discontented
I'm longing for more in this life
[Chorus]
I'm not happy, happy
Happy today
Happy, I'm not happy
Today
[Verse 3]
Here I stand, looking, looking around me
And what do I see behind the frowns?
Sorry, it's the wrong day for you to tell me a joke
[Pre-Chorus]
Yes, I know that life's too short to be sad
[Chorus]
But I'm not happy, happy
Happy today
Happy, I'm not happy
Happy today
[Outro]
I'm not happy, I'm not happy
I'm not happy, I'm not happy
Happy, I'm not happy
I'm not happy, I'm not happy
I'm not happy, I'm not happy
Butter[]
Butter was a downtempo and alternative rock band from Hamburg, Germany. They were signed to Yo Mama Records.
The band consisted of Christophe Kähler, Ole Janssen, Sascha Panknin, and Vince Bahrdt.
In 1996, they released their first EP, So Long, which included this song and three others.
- So Long (not to be confused with the unknown song of the same name)
- Summer In You
- Happy
- Even If I Let You In
In 1996, they released their first and only album, Happy, which included an alternate version of this song.
In 1996, they released their second and final EP, Laughin’ Man, with three songs and two remixes.
- Laughin’ Man (Radio Edit)
- Laughin’ Man (Jacky Ickx Mix)
- Laughin’ Man (Fitipaldi Dub)
- Beautiful Nothing
- Morning Song
Shortly after, the band disbanded.
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