When I heard this explanation, it put a nice sad, subtext to a great song. So, I don't find it any creepier than, say, "What a Fool Believes" by the Doobie Brothers, which is this song's less-subtle cousin. The last few chords are minor, save the last chord, which is major, so if I may take a bit of liberty here, it suggests to he's lost again, but he hasn't given up hope. Happy Together LyricistGarry Bonner, Alan Gordon Imagine me and you, I do I think about you day and night, its only right To think about the girl you. The first few lines are sung with minor or sad chords, but the lines that begin with, "I can't see me lovin' nobody but you." have major or "happy" chords, which suggest to me that his hopes go up as he goes further into his fantasy.
He then goes on about how wonderful things would be IF they were together.Īt the end, the odd line, ".how is the weather?" is sung with a slight crack in the voice, because, even after his pleas (with background vocals AND horns to boot!), the object of his affection is STILL not moved, so he is breaking into tears over having lost again, so he tries to change the subject over to something innocuous, like the weather.Īs for the instrumentation, it's rather clever. The first line, "Imagine me and you, I do" makes most of the song a wish of the narrator. It's about a man whose feelings of love aren't returned in kind. Song MeaningThis song, according to "Behind the Hits" by Bob Shannon & John Javna is NOT about a stalker. So happy together (ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba) The only one for me is you, and you for meīa-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba ba-ba-ba-ba No matter how they toss the dice, it had to be When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue Imagine how the world could be, so very fine To think about the girl you love and hold her tightĪnd you say you belong to me and ease my mind
I think about you day and night, it's only right