paul77 Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 (edited) hi everyone, I have loved Mika since i first heard the first album, I fell in love with lollipop and played it all the time. My kids love it too ..... it always cheered everyone up and got them singing in the car... My wife was a huge fan too..... she loved big girls..... even though she was a 4ft 5 size 6.... lol. On july 1st, my wife and 3yr old girl had a car crash..... my wife died instantly at the scene but my little girl was taken to great ormand street hospital...... she faught really hard for over a week with family and friends urging her to be brave. unfortunately it was just too much for her and, on one evening i felt a huge presence of my wife by the bedside.... and as i held my little girls hand i felt she had been given the chance to go and be with her mummy. In the time at the hospital between my wife and daughter dying... i got my wifes ipod from the car and started to listen to the 1000 songs on shuffle. 3 or 4 songs in ...... i heard happy ending....... it touched me in the most amazing way....... it is a song i dont even remember from the album even though i had listened to it 100s of times....... but it summed up everything i felt and feel since...... I ended up using this song for the funeral and it worked so well in a way that made everyone feel at ease with the loss of their friend/sister/niece/daughter/cousin/grandaughter etc..... I love it every time I hear it !!!! x Anyway.... I am desperate to find out now what MIKA was thinking when HE wrote the song ...... even down to the hint of hope with the " little bit of love" repatitions towards the end. i would love to hear from any of you on your thoughts or even how to ask the man himself.. xxxxxxx all my love to u all Paulx Edited September 9, 2009 by paul77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hi Paul, Thank you so much for sharing something so personal with us. My heart goes out to you and your other child. At the same time it warms my heart to know how much music - in this case Mika's music - can help you cope with the cruelty of life. I guess Happy Ending means different things to each of us and, to tell you the truth, I would not really want to know any details of what exactly was going on in Mika's mind when writing the lyrics. It would take away the beauty of having my own personal interpretation of it. However, one thing is for sure: even though the story itself does not have a happy ending, the lyrics and the music most definitely evoke a positive outlook for the future. Hope you will hear it one day performed live at one of his gigs - it is a cathartic experience. PS: Keep posting here - you are most welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul77 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 thanks for the really nice reply..... i understand that songs are meant for each and everyone of us to understand in our own ways but at the same time i would just love to know... i think seeing him live would be a great idea.... i will take my boy and we will remember mummy and little sister xxxx thanks Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hey Paul thats a very sad story , welcome btw Heres some info for you : Mika described the story behind the song in an interview with the Sun newspaper February 2, 2007: "It's about a few things. In a way, it's a kind of sad break-up song like 'My Interpretation.' But, at the same time, it's about a lot of other things. I'll never forget when I was actually recording this song in Los Angeles, I would take this drive from where I was staying to the studio, which wasn't in the city and the amount of homeless people I saw on the way was absolutely shocking. Those horrible images of homelessness that I would see every morning really connected with that song. So it just comes to show you that a bright song in a certain mindset had a meaning that really evolves and changes as time goes by. I think that it is very important that other listeners find their own meaning to songs. So many people are very openly suggestive to the point of being abstract. It's the most powerful thing when that becomes the song." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soaring Simpson Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm sorry to hear about your wife and daughter Paul, though I'm glad you've joined us This is the interview where Mika talks about the song- it doesn't add anything to what Freddie already said, though, as it's mostly tech stuff about making the vid http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=19861505 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sienna Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 First of all welcome to the MFC! So sorry to hear about your wife and little girl! We have had so many discussions about Happe Ending but right now all I could find is this thread: http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14567 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FREDDIESDOUBLE Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 I'm sorry to hear about your wife and daughter Paul, though I'm glad you've joined us This is the interview where Mika talks about the song- it doesn't add anything to what Freddie already said, though, as it's mostly tech stuff about making the vid http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=19861505 Thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowGirl Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 hello Paul! welcome to MFC xxx i'm so glad you joined. Mika's music means something special to all of us. i'm so sorry about your wife and daughter they'll always be with you xxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamsie Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 Hey Paul I feel so sorry for you reading what you had to deal with. As being a mother and big Mikafan myself I can completely understand what you're going through and what you feel. I am glad to see you joined MFC and I am sure your wife would appreciate this a lot. I wish you all the best and hope Mika can give you a good feeling when you listen to his music... Big hug xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyn Mastin Posted September 9, 2009 Share Posted September 9, 2009 God bless you Paul. My prayers will be with you. Mika's songs are so multi layered, they mean different things to each of us, and remind each of us of events in our lives which either made us sad, or happy, or both. No one can bring back the family you lost, no one can replace them, but the MFC are here for you. Welcome to Mika's fan club family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul77 Posted September 9, 2009 Author Share Posted September 9, 2009 wow... thanks to everyone for such a warm welcome......but what else would you come to expect from such life loving happy music people....... life will be good....... just as long as all the tunes keep coming xxxxx Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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