This Is the Most Recognized Song in the English Language

The Happy Birthday song is traditionally sung to celebrate a persons birthday, and according to the 1998 Guinness World Records is the most recognized song in the English language, followed by the close second “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” but pretty sure that one is suffering a little bit these days do too millennials. The melody for the Happy Birthday Song, which is also sometimes referred to as Happy Birthday to You, comes from the song Good Morning to All which has traditionally been attributed to American Sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893. Now copyright law allows for certain private, non-commercial uses of copyrighted works – uses that would not qualify as a “public performance” as set forth in the copyright statute. In general, the law states that a “public performance” means a public performance in an open place or anywhere where a substantial number of people outside a normal circle of family and friends have gathered. Using a song in a movie is considered to be a public pe