The Boo Radley's 'Wake Up Boo' has been named the most feel good song of all time by the always reliable world of maths, even though, if I remember rightly, it's a song about death. But according to Dr Thomas Chamorro-Premuzixm, a psychology lecturer at Goldsmiths College, the 1995 summer anthem is mathematically very happy. Using a formula which calculates the pitch, positive lyrics, tonality, beats per minute, serotonin levels and images associated with the music, he created a top ten list of the most feel good hits. 'Wake Up Boo' came top, with songs by the Beach Boys, the Jackson 5 and The Darkness also rating high in the happy stakes. Chamorro-Premuzic said: "Film composers use music to intensify the mood of a scene to affect the viewer's emotions and there is a formula to this".
Sep 4, 2007
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Boo Radleys' Wake Up Boo named happiest song ever by psychologist
A Goldsmiths psychology lecturer's formula has ranked The Boo Radleys' Wake Up Boo as the most feel-good song of all time.