Essay On Happy By Pharrell Williams

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Most musicians access emotions through sad stories and painful memories but as we see in “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, songs can touch people in good ways too. This kind of music represents a feeling of joyful freedom, foreshadows the reward of a seemingly endless struggle, and shows the American way of going after goals. “Happy” by Pharrell Williams makes one feel free to do what they want because he promotes expression through one’s actions. This is shown in the quote, “Clap along if you know what happiness is to you (Because I'm happy) Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do”(Williams 10-12). This proves that expressing oneself shows happiness because if one claps to the song, it is assumed they want to do it and they know

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