"Smile" is a pop song, originally used in the soundtrack for the 1936 Charlie Chaplin movie Modern Times. Chaplin composed the music, the words were written by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. In the lyrics, the singer is telling the listener to cheer up and that there is always a bright tomorrow, just as long as they smile. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... See also: 1935 in film 1936 1937 in film 1930s in film years in film film // Events January 6 - first Porky Pig animated cartoon September 28 - The Marx Brothers Harpo Marx marries actress Susan Fleming Top grossing films in North America Red River Valley Academy Awards Best Picture: The Great... Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr, KBE (16 April 1889 – 25 December 1977), better known as Charlie Chaplin, was an English comedy actor. ... Modern Times is a 1936 film by Charlie Chaplin that has his famous Little Tramp character struggling to survive in the modern, industrialized world. ... John Turner was the pseudonym used by the English lyricist James Phillips. ... Geoffrey Claremont Parsons was a lyricist. ...

Cover versions

• The best known version, sung by Nat King Cole, charted in 1954. In Britain, rival cover versions were released by Lita Roza and Petula Clark. Clark later re-recorded it for her 1968 album The Other Man's Grass Is Always Greener, by which time she was a personal friend of Charlie Chaplin.

• The song was also a hit when released as a duet by Betty Everett and Jerry Butler in 1964. Three years previously, The Lettermen released it as the b-side of their single "When I Fall in Love."

• Eric Clapton played a version of "Smile" during his 1974 "comeback" tour. The song appears on the live CD of the Deluxe Edition of 461 Ocean Blvd and is also on the Timepieces Vol. II: Live in the Seventies release.

• The song can be heard in two different versions (one of which was a hit in Japan) by Elvis Costello on his album Cruel Smile. It's also covered by Lyle Lovett on his album of movie songs, Smile, and by Julia Migenes on her album of same name, which is also a collection of movie songs.

• In the 1994 film My Girl 2, Maggie Muldovan, playing the part of Vada's mother in an old home movie, sings "Smile" for the camera.

• The song was covered by Michael Jackson and included on his 1995 double album, HIStory - Past, Present and Future, Book I.

• Frances Ruffelle recorded the song as the soundtrack to a McCain's advert in 2004, and the song was subsequently released as a single and featured on Ruffelle's album Showgirl.

• Michael Bublé (2005).

• Olivier Award-winning actress Maria Friedman covered the song on her 2006 album Now and Then.

• Josh Groban, on the internet-only version of his 2006 CD "Awake". He also performed this live on the Today Show.

• Westlife on their album Allow Us to Be Frank, 2005.

• Brazilian singer Djavan recorded a version in Portuguese ("Sorri") on his album Novelas.

• "Smile" was Gina Glocksen's last performance piece for the sixth season of American Idol in 2007.

• "Smile" was also covered by Michael Bolton.

• "Smile" was also used as the closing theme for the 1964-1975 finale of the game show Jeopardy!.

• "Smile" was also covered on the Duets: An American Classic by music's legendary titans Barbra Streisand and Tony Bennett in celebration of Tony's 80th birthday.

• "Smile" was covered by British X Factor runner-up Ray Quinn on his self-titled debut album, released in 2007.

• "Smile was covered by jazz singer Madeleine Peyroux on her 2006 release, Half the Perfect World.

• An instrumental version of "Smile" is used frequently during the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon, held on Labor Day every year.

• "Smile" has been adapted for the barbershop style. It has been recorded by famous quartets such as The New Tradition and Nightlife, among many others.

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External links

• Lyrics to "Smile" from CharlieChaplin.com