The news lately hasn’t been great, but this should make you feel better about the world:

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The “Play me, I’m yours” piano comes Street Pianos, which has brought these public bits of delight to 37 cities so far. The cover of Pharrell’s Happy is from Gillian Cosgriff, a “singer, songwriter, pianist, actress, and sometime waitress.” She seems great; here’s what she had to say about this video:

Feat. the brilliant Sage Douglas, Josie Lane, and Robert Tripolino on back up, and filmed by the excellent Dave Zwolenski and Matt Saraceni. This is the MOST fun I’ve ever had at the Arts Centre Melbourne . And that’s saying something, because I’ve had a lot of REALLY fun times there.

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We feel like clapping our hands.