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Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-09 19:26:21 UTC

By: Johnny Mercer

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-12 00:05:31 UTC

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tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-12 00:06:44 UTC

The History of Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive-"Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a popular song. The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and it was published in 1944. It is sung in the style of a sermon, and explains that accentuating the positive is key to happiness. In describing his inspiration for the lyric, Mercer told the Pop Chronicles radio documentary "I went to hear Father Divine and he had a sermon and his subject was 'you got to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.' And I said 'Wow, that's a colorful phrase!'

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-12 00:22:44 UTC

Johnny Mercer Biography

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-12 00:26:53 UTC

John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) was an American lyricist, songwriter and singer. He is best known as a lyricist, but he also composed music. He was also a popular singer who recorded his own songs as well as those written by others. From the mid-1930s through the mid-1950s, many of the songs Mercer wrote and performed were among the most popular hits of the time. He wrote the lyrics to more than fifteen hundred songs, including compositions for movies and Broadway shows. He received nineteen Academy Award nominations, and won four. Mercer was also a co-founder of Capitol Records.

Youtube Video

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-12 00:53:51 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3jdbFOidds

Tyler's Response

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-15 18:14:27 UTC

This song tells people that they should focus on the positives instead of the negatives and that the bad will go away soon and be all over.

Jon's Response

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-15 18:15:48 UTC

This song is about the war and that you should always look at the positive and ignore the negative. Don’t ever let anyone stand you down and always stand up for yourself. Never let the negative get in the way of what you want to accomplish.

Luis's Responce

tyler_nordstrom — 2014-05-15 18:23:13 UTC

This song tells people to only think positive and push away the troubles that you might have.