Bobby McFerrin born 1950

Bobby McFerrin born 1950

The Voice
element BlackBirds from The Beatles

Listing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7v8uzMFb74M&list=PLEoabs3UwVngSd0VH63dpetZKmsW1u6lc

Opening Credits to Season 4 of the Cosby show

Spontaneous Inventions
element thinking about your body

full show

THINKING ABOUT YOUR BODY

Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body
Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your face
Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body
thinkin' about your face

Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body
Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your face
Oh baby I'm thinkin' about your body
thinkin' about your face

Songwriters: Robert Mcferrin Jr..

List
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywmiopWzdH4&list=OLAK5uy_lM8Gs1m8fp6goa8AcJqVJvBNGCx11dwJE&index=2

Simple Pleasures album
element Don't Worry Be Happy

Listing just in case
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFDOSq6Wxa0&list=PLtFFA8euM8uxTMn0_8GhVLIz1txCvJfjc

DONT WORRY BE HAPY

Here's a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don't worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
But when you worry you make it double
Don't worry be happy
Don't worry be happy now

Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh hoo-hoo-ooh-ooh ooh
Don't worry
Woo ooh-woo-ooh-woo-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy
Ooh-ooh hoo-hoo-ooh hoo-hoo-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Woo ooh-woo-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo-ooh-woo-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy

Ain't got no place to lay your head somebody came and took your bed

Don't worry be happy
The landlord say your rent is late he may have to litigate
Don't worry
Ha-ha ha-ha ha-ha
Be happy
Look at me I'm happy

Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh...
Be happy
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Here I'll give you my phone number
When you're worried call me I'll make you happy

Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh

Ain't got no cash ain't got no style
Ain't got no gal to make you smile
But don't worry be happy
'Cause when you're worried your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down
So don't worry be happy
Don't worry be happy now

Ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy

Now there is this song I wrote
I hope you learned it note for note like good little children
Don't worry be happy
Listen to a what I say in your life expect some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don't worry be happy be happy now

Ooh-ooh-hoo-hoo-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy

Ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry (Don't worry, don't do it)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Be happy
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
(Put a smile on your face, don't bring everybody down like this)

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-hoo-ooh-ooh
It will soon pass, whatever it is
Woo ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Don't worry be happy

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
I'm not worried

Songwriters: Robert Mcferrin Jr.. 

Medicine Man
Medicine Man element

Listing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz2f2yy9fHw&list=PLn8WMQrzp79hN8iGifZLkacJs6NEPKlvn

MEDICINE MAN

I am a medicine man, I do a medicine dance
I am a medicine man, I sing a medicine chant
I am a medicine man, I have a medicine tale
I am a medicine man, I walk a medicine trail
I got potions thatll heal your wounds
And the rhythms that I drum will soothe,
I got harmonies to give you hope
Im a medicine man
Healins my plan
I am a medicine man.(chorus)

I got melodies to take you home
And my dance will help your blood to flow
I got words to make the devil go
Im a medicine man, healins my plan
Solo
Whatever could be ailin you
I got music to dispel your blue
There is nothing that I cannot do
Im a medicine man
Healins my plan

Songwriters: Robert Jr. Mcferrin

Vocabularies Album
entry Say LAdeo 

Listing
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLn-8OHKkU1mc_hsx_YvobqLjQlZNqF64W
SAY LADEO lyrics

Hey, hey, say Ladeo
Time for taking words away
The melody will tell the story
As we go along
Riding a wave of a thousand stories
Starlit journeys of morning glories
Where your long lost dreams are suddenly awake
Summoning a prayer, didn't even know was there
Say Ladeo
A song becomes a thousand songs
Hey, hey, say Ladeo
Time we took the words away
We're getting to somewhere closer
That's hidden inside
Words only take you so far and leave you
Wondering just what it was you meant to
Say what you would say if your heart led the way
Take away the words, letting all the sounds just play
Say Ladeo
A song becomes a thousand songs
And each and every heart
Brings life and times and rhymes along
All the dreams you never knew were there
Sound and feeling, melody and prayer
Say Ladeo
Words only take you so far and leave you
Wondering what it was you meant to
Say what you would, say what you would
Say if you could let your heart just lead the way
Say Ladeo
A song becomes a thousand songs
A prayer becomes a song
So sing out loud or whisper low
Songwriters: Donald B. Rosler, Roger Cary Treece, Robert Jr. Mcferrin

For his vocal style McFerrin was inspired by Keith Jarrett [ a white European descended man]
The Köln Concert 
It is a totally improvised concert.
Mcferrin wanted to do something similar vocally.