Local Woman Longs For When The World’s Most Viral Video Was A Song Pharrell Williams Made For Shopping Centres

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“I mean can you even imagine a world where a song that is so positive would go so viral? It just seems impossible today” said Frankie Walsh (39).

Frankie remembers the year 2014 with fondness, when people across the globe uploaded endless clips of themselves clapping, twirling and grinning outside Westfield shopping centres or regional airports while dancing to the song “Happy”.

“Oh my god Obama was the president of America then, we took it all for granted so much back then” Frankie lamented.

“We had hope back then, and the music reflected that” she added. 

“Say what you want about Pharrell and how annoying the song actually is, but at least he was just trying to make people smile.”

Friends admit they too look back on the Happy craze as a fond memory of the pre-covid, pre-political uncertainty, pre-brainrot era.

“It was cringe, sure, but it was harmless” one mate explained. 

“Now we get people debating if AI music is a legitimate art form and videos of podcasters getting shot.”

For Frankie, the memory of Happy is less about the song itself and more about the sense of optimism that surrounded it. I

n a world that feels completely fractured and divided, she longs for even a slight return to that kind of uncomplicated joy.