Probablemente las generaciones de los 70 han cantado, vivido, emocionado y reído la primera de las películas de Sister Act tras el estreno de la primera hace ya 20 años, en 1992 y de su secuela de 1993, Sister Act 2, en la que aparece éste tema Oh Happy day, un clásico del gospel de 1967 de Edwin Hawkins.
Ambas películas protagonizadas por la actriz y cantante neoyorquina Whoopi Goldberg que ha acopiado durante su carrera Oscar, Bafta, Grammy, Tonym Emmy y Globos de Oro. En ambas películas interpreta a la cantante de variedades de La Vegas Deloris VanCartier que por azares de la vida acaba pasando por la hermana Mary Clarence y haciéndose cargo de la clase de música. Amen de la Goldberg, el reparto incluye a Jennifer love Hewwitt, James Coburn, Maggie Smith, Kathy Najimi y a una jovencísimos Lauryn Hill que triunfaría al año siguiente con los The Fugees, junto al genial Wycleef Jean, antes de emprender una gran carrera en solitario.
Sister act es un musical creado y producido simplemente para el cine.
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
Washed my sins away (oh happy day)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When my Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
He washed my sins away
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la)
He taught me how (oh, He taught me how)
To wash (to wash, to wash)
Fight and pray (to fight and pray)
Fight and pray
And he taught me how to live rejoicing
yes, He did (and live rejoicing)
Oh yeah, every, every day (every, every day)
(oh yeah) Every day!
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
Oh happy day, yeah (oh happy day)
When Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When my Jesus washed (when Jesus washed)
When Jesus washed [hits high note] (when Jesus washed)
My sins away (oh happy day)
I'm talking about that happy day (oh happy day)
He taught me how (oh yeah, how)
To wash (to wash)
Fight and pray (sing it, sing it, c'mon and sing it)
Fight and pray
And to live
yeah, yeah, c'mon everybody (and live rejoicing every, every day)
Sing it like you mean it, oh....
Oh happy day (oh happy day)
I'm talking about the happy days (oh happy day)
C'mon and talk about the happy days (oh happy day)
Oh, oh, oh happy days (oh happy day)
Ooh talking about happy day (oh happy day)
Oh yeah, I know I'm talking about happy days (oh happy day)
Oh yeah, sing it, sing it, sing it, yeah, yeah (oh happy day)
Oh, oh, oh
Oh happy day.....