Cute video!






http://www.youtube.com/wa...5pnDDDzpqg
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Great video.

Some of David Foster's work with MJ.

Maybe one day the official video will finally be released.

bboy87 said:

Was there an original video?

marnifrances said:

I´d love to see it too. I love the song. It´s one of MJ´s best.

I love "The Kid". Chaplin was truly a genius.

marnifrances said:

Yeah, Smile was to be the last single for the HIStory album and a video had been shot. Then Blood On The Dancefloor was released, and the single was cancelled. I remember Michael wasn't too happy about that decision

bboy87 said:

Michael isn't happy about a lot of stuff and about 80% of the time, he is right.

dag said:

It's not from "The Kid" tho.
Charlie Chaplin wrote "Smile" for "Modern times" in 1936.
/peace Manki

bboy87 said:

That whole thing with HIStory and Blood on the Dance Floor was a mess.

i don't like this song.. and thankful he did not produce it... its a song he remade.. but anyways... the song made me laugh.. cause it was soo extremely cheesy...

smile when your heart is breaking.... that almost sounds psychotic..

TotalAlisa said:

I agree, and it was a weird way to end HIStory. 80% of the record was him being direct, on edge and upfront, and that track was like something from a Disney movie.

That being said, the single rakes in big bucks from fans all over. I know it is rare but I never understood the fuss or having the "Smile" LP. It was just the same version. It wasn't like he resang it, or like there was some wonderful B-Side out-take.

HIStory is the second best MJ album and the first that I purchased with my own money!

MikeMatronik said:

I got mine from the tooth fairy the day before it was released.
How my parents made that ship happen, I'll never know.
Errr I mean the tooth fairy.

And correction: HIStory is the first best MJ album

Vanilli said:

If by "weird," you mean "perfect," then yes. That song is as forceful a statement as anything else on the album. "Here's all the shit that's going on with me, but in the end I'll still be smiling regardless." That's Michael in a nutshell AFAIC.

AlexdeParis said:

Yep. The album started with "Scream" and ended with a "Smile"

AlexdeParis said:

Nope, by weird, I meant, just that, weird.

I think a better ending would have been "Stranger In Moscow."
He coulda placed "Smile" following "Childhood." They both sound a like
and would have followed each other nicely.

On another note, "Little Susie" is one of the most chilling MJ songs..EVER.

Vanilli said:

And to think he wrote it when he was only 21

Vanilli said:

There is no way the album's best track deserved to be buried at the end. It's too long for that. And I have no idea what "Childhood" song you're talking about...

MJ fans are aware Charlie Chaplin composed Smile, right?

VoicesCarry said:

Yes.

manki said:

I know, but the footage used for this video is from that film, isn´t it?

dag said:

Yes

All the songs on History were like, angry emotional songs.. and then Smile comes along.

DANGEROUSx said:

I personally think a better ending would have been "HIStory" or "Stranger In Moscow." I'm telling you guys "Smile" woulda followed "Childhood" perfectly, then it coulda kicked into "You Are Not Alone" and the r&b vibe of "2 Bad" would blended nicely. Oh well.

HIStory is still amazing, even with the non-blending order of songs.

Vanilli said:

Its always the tracklist MJ gets wrong,

Especially Invincible!

DANGEROUSx said:

True that. Except with Invincible, half the album itself was wrong. LOL

Nice till 1:45.

BlueNote

Vanilli said:

Aww, It wasn't that bad.. kinda.

DANGEROUSx said:

Are you two competing to see who can be the dumbest? I don't even like History, but even I could see ending such a bitter album with a track like "Smile" was a masterstroke. It's MJ reminding himself not to lose his joy in living. Ending the album with "Stranger In Moscow" would've been the DUMBEST MOVE POSSIBLE! Thank God you're not one of his advisors. That would end the whole album on a defeatist note. As great as the song is, it would've been a downer to end the album that way.

Also, what was great about ending with "Smile" was it was IRONIC. It showed Michael had not lost his sense of humour. After all that recrimination and vitriol, "Smile" was the perfect way to undercut all the seriousness and show that life must go on, even after great despair. That was the whole point. Believe me, Michael knew what he was doing when he ended the album with that song.
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I wouldnt be so harsh. I think sometimes - like Prince - you need to really listen harder to understand exactly what points mj is making on his songs - listen again to Blood on the Dancefloor and understand the point he is making. The History album started with Scream and ended with Smile , what does that say??
Ending with Stranger in Moscow would be the worst possible ending the album could have, and placing Smile next to Childhood would be a mess as both songs are very different sentiments.