Sunny - Bobby Hebb - Guitar Instrumental by Kjell Christensen

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Guitar used: Gretsch G6120DE

"Sunny" is a soul jazz song written by Bobby Hebb in 1963. It is one of the most performed and recorded popular songs, with hundreds of versions released. BMI rates "Sunny" #25 in its "Top 100 songs of the century". It is also known by its first line: "Sunny, yesterday my life was filled with rain".
Hebb wrote the song in the 48 hours following a double tragedy on November 22, 1963: the day U.S. President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, and Hebb's older brother Harold was also stabbed to death outside a Nashville nightclub. Hebb was devastated by both events and many critics say that they, and critically the loss of his older brother, inspired the lyrics and tune. According to Hebb, he merely wrote the song as an expression of a preference for a "sunny" disposition over a "lousy" disposition following the murder of his brother.

At least 75 other artists have recorded versions of the song, including Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. Georgie Fame's and Cher's issues both charted in the UK Top 75 in 1966. Christophe Willem covered the song in 2006 (#3 in France, #9 in Belgium (Wallonia), #17 in Switzerland).

The 2011 South Korean film "Sunny" took its name from the song, and the song itself was heavily featured in the film. It went on to become a number-one hit in the Korean national singles chart.

Hebb's version appears in a 2018 TV commercial for Indeed. A cover version appears in another 2018 ad, this one for Visit Israel. It was also a frequently used intro-song for basketball recruiting mogul, Sonny Vaccaro, when he was a guest on various national and regional radio broadcasts. This song was also being used in a Volkswagen Golf commercial in 2017. Billie Eilish and Finneas sang the song for the COVID-19 benefit event One World: Together at Home in 2020.

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