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Have a Happy
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Weisman/ Fuller/ KayeNow once it was told to me
We're born with a magic key
It opens the door to miracles of spring
It takes you to wishing wells
To ice cream and carousels
And yet this magic key won't unlock a thing
Unless you have a happy, ya have a happy
Have a happy, warm smiling face
I start believin', in believin'
Let your address, be sunshine place
There's love and there's joy I'm told
Much more than your heart can hold
It's there like the ring you would grab
On a merry-go-round
The world isn't half as gray
With friends on a rainy day
But people keep away, when you wear a frown
Unless you have a happy, ya have a happy
Have a happy, warm smiling face
I start believin', in believin'
Let your address, be sunshine place
Let your address, be sunshine place
Let your address... be sunshine place Recorded:
1969/03/05, first released on
Let's Be FriendsReactions
Lives up to its title and gives one an uplift on each listen. Not the best song he ever performed, but it adequately serves its purpose in the film and transfers fairly well to vinyl - 3 stars
"Have A Happy" still makes me happy.
A happy tune that makes me feel happy. Three stars.
I realy like this song. "Let's be friends" was my 8th Elvis LP, and i always had lot of fun with this song. Bring me back soo many good memories. A hiden favorite of mine from his movie years. Great.
One of a great many "happy" Elvis movie songs, but (as everyone else is also saying), this one is one of the best. Elvis' voice was so astonishingly good during this time period, and every track for "Change of Habit" had a contemporary feel (at least looking back 40 years later [wow, 40 years!] it seems contemporary). One of the great gifts that Elvis had was how expressive his voice was, and when he wanted to convey happiness and joy it really is contagious. It's tough to listen to this track without at least smiling. And we're hearing an Elvis Presley who was recently married, has a less-than-a-year-old daughter, recently made a hugely successful comeback and is making his last film--and it is a real grown-up film. No wonder he sounds so happy! I love this song!
As kids songs go, this is one of the better ones.
I always loved this song. And I listened often when i was child. I had a walkman while going skiing I had always this tune on it !! this was 1986 so imagine !!!
A very well sung song from the movie "Change Of Habit". This is no masterpiece, but it is a nice, if somewhat poorly written song. Another in a long line of happy go lucky Elvis movie tunes and this one is a bit better than "Confidence", but on par with most others. I really like the alternate song that was considered for the scene in which HAH was used, "Let's Be Friends". HAH did fit the scene better than LBF though.
I have ALWAYS really liked this "happy" song! (another similar feeling one is Wonderful World). Makes me feel good about the day when I hear it and it sounds like Elvis kinda likes it too! p.s. I've done both on karaoke at my bar, people say, "Thats an Elvis song, never heard it but I like it!"
Forget that it's a song from a movie. This really a great song, and one that is really forgotten. A happy song, and Elvis is in a great mood. Truly a masterpiece.
Now this is a true children's song and it fit the movie scene very well unlike the silly Confidence. Not bad at all as Elvis was beginning to choose material more carefully. Happy & upbeat!