"Happy Birthday" by The Ting Tings

 

This may seem like sacrilege, but the 1981 hit single "Happy Birthday" from Glasgow, Scotland new wavers Altered Images.... is kind of stinky cheese.

The lyrics blow.  

It's.... catchy enough, I guess?

But, this.... THIS.... is awesome.

A veritable army of young kids wearing Brobee t-shirts and dancing semi-rhythmically?

A cotton candy drumstick?

Quirkus McGirkus DJ Lance Rock being himself?

Manchester, UK indie pop duo The TING TINGS?

In less than three minutes, this video takes a regular old birthday and cranks it up a full two notches on the happy-o-meter.

The only thing that could make a birthday happier than this here video would be the Philadelphia Flyers clinching it on home ice tonight.  C'mon, Flyers!

For a cover of The Ting Tings, the Sunscreen version of "That's Not My Name" can be found here.

"That's Not My Name" by Sunscreen

 

British Indie Pop duo The Ting Tings' 2008 single "That's Not My Name" slaps so, so hard. 

Here's a remake that also slaps so, so hard courtesy of Sydney, Australia musicians Sunscreen.  

And now, a fun fact about sunscreen: No matter how many gallons you douse yourself in, when you step outside during the early afternoon in Clearwater, your skin can still turn a deep crimson blistery mess, and you'll swear that you smell Boston Market, but, really, that's just your own forearm. Baking.