There were upbeat quotes from publishing company chiefs, such as Johnston Press's Tim Bowdler and Trinity Mirror's Phil Graf, plus Sir Ray Tindle (although I readily concede that Ray only ever does upbeat).
"A lot of airlines have even recognized that and started doing upbeat safety demos and videos.
How do happy, upbeat, calm people keep themselves alive?
Both of them do sound upbeat, but, as Chater points out, they have pretty good reasons.
And no point did I say, "Well, there's been two slow songs, let me do an upbeat one".
If it's appropriate to do so, upbeat music can get you started, help drown out distracting background noise, and give you a little more energy.
If the show is something energetic such as Legally Blonde the Musical, you'll want to do an upbeat musical theatre song, not a ballad.
"This is, without doubt, the worst financial crisis the Palestinian Authority has ever faced," said Prime Minister Salam Fayyad, generally known for a can-do, upbeat attitude.
Positive comments from ECB boss Mario Draghi on the prospects for the eurozone economy, and news of a deal between Greece and its Troika creditors, helped sentiment, as did an upbeat start on Wall Street.
In 1957 Frank Sinatra did an upbeat version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and had the line, "Hang a shining star upon the highest bough", inserted in place of the dour "Until then, we'll have to muddle through somehow", but Sinatra's change was stylistic.
They initially showed an interest in the project; Reich commented that "It was a very mischievous concept, doing an upbeat, life-affirming song-and-dance musical with that storyline and subject matter".
