GMA's Music Video: "Good Things Are Happening"

— -- It's not just another music video with big stars, fast edits and a catchy tune: Good Morning America's new "Good Things Are Happening" video is a showcase for some of the biggest stars of morning television and for an up-and-coming singer/song-writer.

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Musician Bill Deasy wrote "Good Things Are Happening" with songwriter Larry Gottlieb on his first trip to Nashville after going solo last year. To listen to an instrumental version of the song, Click here. For the lyrical version, Click here.

GMA has adopted it as a theme song, complete with an entertaining montage of the show's anchors and correspondents and guests.

About the Artist

Before Deasy was a solo artist, he spent seven years with a band he helped formed in 1994 called Gathering Field. Today Deasy also writes songs for other artists and travels to Nashville regularly to collaborate.

Deasy, a Pittsburgh native, has played as an opening act for John Mellencamp, Norah Jones and Bob Dylan. And chances are that if you've been to a couple of Pittsburgh Pirates or Steelers games, you've seen him perform the National Anthem.

As a boy, Deasy was fascinated with Elvis Presley, and his family had an impact on his musical development as well."My brother was really into Neil Young and James Taylor and Springsteen, and they've had a lasting impact on the way I write songs," Deasy said. "But Van Morrison is my all-time hero. I don't think I sound or write like him, but I have every record he's ever made," Deasy said.

Deasy loves reading novels and finds inspiration in books. "I approach songwriting almost like a novelist as far as the discipline of it, and I take what I do seriously from a literary point of view," Deasy said.

He recently released a new album entitled Good Day No Rain.

Lyrics to "Good Things Are Happening"

(Guitar chords are underneath the lyrics)

Good Things are Happening G … … … … D … … … … C I'm catching only green lightsG … … … … D … … … … EMMy every dream is coming true … … … D … … … … … ..C The sun is shining so brightAM … … … EM … … … D Golden … … highway straight to youAm7 G/B … .C … … … … … … D All I'm saying is D Good things are happeningG … … … … … D … … .. C My heart is openingG … … … .D … .. C I go to talkG … … D

I start to sing yeahC … … … … CM Good things are happeningG … … … … … D … … ..G

Here are the lyrics in Latin, as performed and interpreted on Good Morning America by a brother and sister, who are members of Mensa:

Good things are happening/Res bonae fiunt.I'm catching only green lights/Solum capio lumina virida My every dream is coming true/Quodque somnium meum efficitur The sun is shining so bright/Sol lucet clare, Golden highway straight to you /Aurea via recte ad te All I'm saying is/ Dico solum,Good things are happening/Res bonae fiuntMy heart is opening/Cor meum apertitI go to talk / Eo loquendo,I start to sing, yeah/Incipio cantare, certe,Good things are happening/Res bonae fiunt.

Copyright © 2001 Julann Music (ASCAP) / Jolu Songs / Mugglesongs (BMI)Lyrics reprinted by permission.

Who's Dancing Now?

Who's dancing and singing to "Good Things Are Happening" in your home each morning? If you, or someone you know just can't stop dancing and singing when our "Good Things Are Happening" video pops on during Good Morning America, let us know about it.

Good Morning America invites you to participate in a challenge. Send us a videotape of your most creative, fun, imaginative interpretation of the "Good Things Are Happening" song, and we may play it on the show.

Send a copy of your tape to:

"Good Things Are Happening"Ansonia StationP.O. Box 230309New York, NY 10023-0309