The UN urged supporters to join the “Global Happy Party” by uploading photos and tweets under hashtags #HappySoundsLike, #happyday and #happyplanet. However some cynics used to the hashtags to suggest that a sunny playlist alone was insufficient to effect meaningful global change.
Since 2012, when the UN General Assembly declared the first International Day of Happiness, which recognised happiness as a basic human right, the number of people killed in terrorist attacks and the world’s 20 bloodiest wars is estimated have increased by at least a third.
#HappySoundsLike…the UN playlist
A R Rahman – Infinite Love by A R Rahman
Andra Day – If This World Were Mine by Luther Vandross
Angelique Kidjo – Pata Pata by Miriam Makeba
Ban Ki-Moon – Signed Sealed and Delivered by Stevie Wonder
Britney Spears – Kiss by Prince
Carl Barat – The Who Who Song by Jackie Wilson
Charli XCX – Say You’ll Be There by The Spice Girls
Charlize Theron – Every Teardrop is a Waterfall by Coldplay
Cody Simpson – Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
Cody Simpson – Mambo No5 by Lou Bega
Conchita Wurst – All The Lovers by Kylie Minogue
Damian Lazarus – I am the Black Gold of the Sun by Rotary Connection
David Carreira – Love Never Felt So Good by Michael Jackson & Justin Timberlake
David Fonseca – Kiss Me, Oh Kiss Me by David Fonseca
David Guetta – Imagine by John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Ed Sheeran – Independent Woman by Destiny’s Child
Fatboy Slim – Harvest for the World by The Isley Brothers
Groove Armada – For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder
Henry Krinkle – Recognise by Oscar and Martin
HMD – Days Like This (DJ Spinna Mix) by Shaun Escoffery
James Blunt – We Are Young by Fun
John Legend – Got to Give it Up by Marvin Gaye
Juan Diego – Florez Largo al factotum by Rossini
Lang Lang – Made to Love by John Legend
Michael Douglas – Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah by James Baskett
Midori – The Russian Dance from Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky
Nicole Sherzinger – Three Little Birds by Bob Marley
Paloma Faith – I Feel Good by James Brown
Pharrell – This Must Be The Place by Talking Heads
Mr Vegas – My Jam by Pitbull & Mr Vegas
Rob Da Bank – Your love keeps lifting me (Higher and Higher)by Jackie Wilson
Tiesto – Red Lights by Tiesto
Tinie Tempah – Shout by Isley Brothers
Yo-Yo Ma – Prelude from Bach Suite No. 1 conducted by Pablo Casals
SOURCE: Independant
