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Frankie_Violet - Smile

Frankie_Violet

May 09, 2025 06:10am

Smile" is a song based on the theme song used in the soundtrack for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Chaplin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Charlie Chaplin</a>'s 1936 film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_Times_(film)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Modern Times</a>.Chaplin, who composed the song with the help of composer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Raksin" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">David Raksin</a>, was inspired by a sequence in the first act love duet from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giacomo_Puccini" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Puccini</a>'s opera <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tosca" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Tosca</a>, beginning with Cavaradossi singing "Quale occhio al mondo può star di paro".<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-Schiff-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[1]</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Turner_(lyricist)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">John Turner</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Parsons_(lyricist)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Geoffrey Parsons</a> added the lyrics and title in 1954.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-EP-Smile-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[2]</a> In the lyrics, based on lines and themes from the film, the singer is telling the listener to cheer up and that there is always a bright tomorrow, just as long as they smile. American singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Michael Jackson</a> recorded "Smile" for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIStory:_Past,_Present_and_Future,_Book_I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I</a> (1995). It was scheduled to be released as the final single from the album in 1997, but was withdrawn before its intended commercial release and was only released promotionally in limited quantities.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-:0-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[5]</a> Jackson considered the original "Smile" to be one of his favorite songs.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Entertainment Weekly</a> called this version of the song a "destined-for-<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Disney</a> rendition."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-EW950623-6" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[6]</a> James Hunter of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_Stone" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Rolling Stone</a> wrote a negative review: "the climactic version of Charlie Chaplin's "Smile" has zero point of view on itself; its blend of rampaging ego and static orchestral pop is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Streisand</a>-size mistake."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-RS950810-7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[7]</a>  In 2009 at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson_memorial_service" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jackson's memorial service</a>, his brother <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jermaine_Jackson" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Jermaine Jackson</a> sang a version of the song in Michael's honor.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smile_(Charlie_Chaplin_song)#cite_note-MTV090707-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">[8]</a> It is performed in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson:_One" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 204);">Michael Jackson: One</a> Las Vegas production. <img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/93/Michael_Jackson_Smile_Single.jpg/250px-Michael_Jackson_Smile_Single.jpg"> <img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/QT4T/c54ff25928_9NVQ_media.gif"> <img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/2RJS/d16117d15d_A9LZ_media.gif">