‘Happy is a Yuppie word’

On the new Switchfoot album there’s a song, which says ‘happy is a yuppie word’. I’m guessing ‘yuppie’ is an American thing, what do they mean??

Then when I tried to search it on the internet I found out another ‘name’ for people- indie-yuppie! I found this blog where the guy was talking about what it actually is…

“The Indie-Yuppie is such a wide spread being that the individuality in tastes that they claim to have, become mainstream. They’ve come from all labels of society. Spotting one is easy. He’s the guy in SuperMacs with the distinct white ear phones of an iPod dangling around his neck… Indie-Yuppies get out of bed, have breakfast and then head to the bathroom where’ll they attempt to give themselves that “just-out-of-bed” look. In fact you could be an Indie-Yuppie already… At this point the sinking, sudden feeling of a dawning realisation pushes down my stomach… I have a blog. Aggggh!”

So does that mean because we all have blogs that we’re indie-yuppies??!

It all gets too confusing, there are so many labels out there- chav, indie, emo, trendy... what if you don’t know which one you are?

Anyway, here’s a quiz (the 15 Minute Hipster). Add up every “yes” answer. Your score will tell you if you fit the indie yuppie mould.
1. Do you own a “vintage” T-shirt purchased at Urban Outfitters?
2. Have you been “on the list” at a rock show at least once in the past month?
3. Are your white iPod earbuds a source of pride?
4. Do you know what “grime” is?
5. Have you ever done a Web search to find the name of a song used in a VW ad?
6. Do you have a Gmail account?
7. Did “Garden State” speak to you as no other film ever has?
8. Do you own at least one white belt?
9. Do you have a fully articulated stance on Bright Eyes?
10. Do you regularly read Paste, the NME, and/or The New Yorker?
11. Do you have a TiVo?
12. If yes, do you have a season pass to one or more of the following: “The O.C.,” “Best Week Ever,” “Gilmore Girls,” “Britney & Kevin: Chaotic”?
13. Have you ever paid more than $50 for one pair of jeans?
14. Do you have a blog?
15. Are you confused as to whether or not it’s OK to like Coldplay?

Scoring
0-5: Borderline. You have yet to realize that even hipsters enjoy that Kelly Clarkson single.
5-10: On the verge, although you really, truly hate the Arcade Fire.
10-15: The epitome of indie-yuppiedom - but we won’t tell anyone about your trust fund.

Don’t know why this bothered me so much but it did so I blogged it! And at the end of the day I suppose it doesn’t even matter if you don’t belong in a ‘group’- “labels are for soup cans”

Back to the main thing- can somebody explain the Switchfoot song please?