The iconic title track, renowned for its ironic, sarcastic lyricism masking a deceptively upbeat synth melody.

The song is frequently mislabeled as "rock" in your search term. Is it rock? Not in the arena sense. "Wonderful Life" is minimalist, skeletal rock. It relies on a descending bassline, a click-track drum machine, and Vearncombe’s bruised baritone. He wrote it in ten minutes after being evicted from his flat. The famous lyric— "No need to run and hide / It's a wonderful, wonderful life" —is not a celebration. It is a coping mechanism for the broke, the lonely, and the tired.

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