@@mykoniichistorychannelNot quite.... Wacko Jacko also totally nailed this masterpiece as well.... and his version is sung as it was originally intended from Modern Times, upbeat but also depressingly melancholic. Hard decision for me.
I began listening to Judy recently. Before then, I had no idea a voice could add so much passion to every note in a song. I now know. This was the single most moving performance of this song I've been privileged to witness. Thanks for sharing.
You can only just imagine what’s going through her mind as she sings this song. Because she always smiled though her heart was breaking. Leaves me so touched. 💔😢
Most versions of this song done by lesser singers make me cringe from being sickly sweet, beauty pageant performances. Only Judy makes it real, touching, and beautiful.
As Chaplin himself said-this is the way he wanted this song to be sung- and no one ever did the song better before or after but Judy. I am with Chaplin here-this is--Sublime. Perfect.
When I watch Judy's performances here on UA-cam, I'm reminded of some words of advice that Patsy Cline gave to one of the younger singers she befriended. "If you can't sing with emotion, then find something else to do." This song that Judy sings is a perfect example of why emotion is so important in music.
@kevinryan4857 I agree. I think every song she sang turned her inside out. She makes me cry every time. She affects my soul. Listen to her sing anything then watch it again with no volume. The emotion is still there and palpable. I feel it when she sings Old Man River. It would have been life changing to see her in concert. I would have died if I was in the Carnegie Hall audience.
Judy is an angel in Heaven. She was a great entertainer. More importantly, she was an even greater person. Up in Heaven, she is singing greater than ever.
Most performers sing for you Judy Garland sings TO you There’s a difference and Judy defined just that! And she will always be remembered for her personal connection with her audience.
I heard her punch the fool out of this song on stage. She did not hold anything back. Judy could really sing. She sang from the heart, not the head. Too many singers today fake it. As a favorite singer of mine once said, " Sing what you love, sing from the heart, sing it like you mean it, or stay off the stage. That stage is not a play ground."
I've been emotionally moved many times over listening Judy sing but here, she moved me to tears. No singer has ever done that to me. I've always thought 'Smile' was an all right song, never one of my favorites but still quite good. It took Judy in all her immeasurable brilliance to make it 'sing' for me.
From 1963. That makes this 65+ years old. This must seem "ancient" to all those "youngsters" today who listen to their far less talented idols on iPhones and such.
While watching her performances, I can tell Judy Garland enjoyed being creative with her beautiful voice while singing. At the same time, I love how she added to her great singing expression her facial & bodily expressions too, like a very good actress.
Greatest version of Smile ever sung. My list of the top 5 vocal versions of Smile were sung by 1. Judy, 2. Judy, 3. Judy, 4. Judy, 5. Judy she owned this song, like most songs she sang.
There is pain behind the smile when she sings this. I feel it, hear it and see it but the smile comes through and we are all taken on her journey and are better because of it. I love you and miss you Judy.
I personally think Michael Jackson recorded the best rendition because it's meant to be melancholic and upbeat.... and that's how he sung it. But this version is also amazing.
Glorious Garland "Smile" performance never has been equaled, Judy gets inside Charles Chaplin classic with illuminating vocal magic stunning to experience...makes it clear why the great lady became an iconic legend in her lifetime.
@DarthSinistris Judy owns every song she sings. She makes it very personal and you feel as though you have heard the song for the first time and really understand it. She sings with voice and soul and we were so lucky for a short time on earth...
If there is such a thing as perfection in the performing arts, I think this ie "the" example; the one in which it all comes together so beautifully, without a single element that could be improved upon -- the voice, the gestures, the arrangement, the melody, the phrasing, the violin -- that all you can say about it is that it must have been produced and directed by God himself.... surely humans couldn't produce anything quite this perfect! Maybe the next time they sent up a space capsule with examples of what "humanity" is all about, they might find a space for Judy and this particular example of her art.
During this covid-19 pandemic in 2020, hearing her sing this song, gives one a small hope that we will live through this. She just puts today's female singers back in the minor league.
This was the final sequence in an Ed Sullivan retrospective years after that show ended. The way she melted into the fading spotlight at the close --an era in show biz was over.
I saw this the night it was broadcast on Ed Sullivan and I was thrilled. She looked more beautiful than I had ever seen her--I was a new young fan and ignorant of the MGM years--and her vocal performance was flawless.
Your story and mine are parallels. I had fallen in love with Judy when I saw the 1962 CBS special, and then this was the first time I saw her again. I still remember that Sunday night in 1963. I was enchanted. I still am. (I got to meet her in 1967, and it truly was the high point of my life.)
I saw, once more this, AND ...UF...WHAT CAN I WRITE?... A PIECE OF ART!... A CAPOLAVORO!...AN ASTONISHING INTERPRETATION!... MISS GARLAND HAD TO SANG THIS IN FRONT A MIRROR FOR HERSELF...SHE WAS NOT A HAPPY PERSON BUT... MY GOODNESS, SHE WAS, IS UNFORGETABLE!..." ONE OF THE STARS THAT SHINES IN HEAVEN" WHILE HEAVENS EXISTS" AND "MEMORY OF HUMAN BEINGS EXIST"...
Maravillosa canción y maravillosa interpretación. Smile (From Charles Chaplin's "Modern Times" - 1936) with Judy Garland Smile (Charles Chaplin) Smile, Though your heart is aching Smile, Even though it's breaking, When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by If you smile Through your fears and sorrow, smile And maybe tomorrow You'll see the sun come shining through for you. Light up your face with gladness, Hide ev'ry trace of sadness, Altho' a tear may be ever so near, That's the time you must keep on trying, Smile, What's the use of crying, You'll find that life is still worhwhile, If you just smile.
2,800 views ?...WTF...should be 28,000,000....kids these days...and who's the blasphemous moron who gave Judy a thumbs down......don't worry "baby Gumm"...we love you.....
She died with nothing but debts. Look at the so called stars nowadays. Let them sing a song like this and watch what will come out of their mouths and they have hunderds of millions. What a waste. Such a talent. And they all used her up until there was nothing left.
It's like watching an opera.
Every song she sings is the definitive version…
Was just going to write the same thing
You damn right.
@@mykoniichistorychannelNot quite.... Wacko Jacko also totally nailed this masterpiece as well.... and his version is sung as it was originally intended from Modern Times, upbeat but also depressingly melancholic.
Hard decision for me.
@@colliric Wacko Jacko? Couldn’t you have said his name? His name is Michael Jackson.
@@mister_silent6 I was joking. Lol. Love the King of Pop!
I began listening to Judy recently. Before then, I had no idea a voice could add so much passion to every note in a song. I now know. This was the single most moving performance of this song I've been privileged to witness. Thanks for sharing.
Hear, hear!
No matter how many times I hear Ms Judy Sing that Song I CRY EVERYTIME
You can tell she felt every word❤
I especially liked the applause- as I was applauding along with them.
A talent for the ages!
Incomparable. This song is supposed to make you feel like smiling, only Garland can bring you to tears with it. Brava!
You can only just imagine what’s going through her mind as she sings this song. Because she always smiled though her heart was breaking. Leaves me so touched. 💔😢
Most versions of this song done by lesser singers make me cringe from being sickly sweet, beauty pageant performances. Only Judy makes it real, touching, and beautiful.
One of the greatest vocal performances ever captured on film. Another Garland masterpiece. Talent does what it can. Genius does what it must.
As Chaplin himself said-this is the way he wanted this song to be sung- and no one ever did the song better before or after but Judy. I am with Chaplin here-this is--Sublime. Perfect.
Mesmerizing. From start to finish. She was a prodigy at birth and then a genius in her prime.
The Greatest of the Great!
"Dorothy" has left Kansas and given us a happiness that doesn't require a 'Yellow Brick Road"..Thank you, Judy Garland.
I love you Judy your so awesome 👍 this is real entertainment ❤
Best version!
When I watch Judy's performances here on UA-cam, I'm reminded of some words of advice that Patsy Cline gave to one of the younger singers she befriended. "If you can't sing with emotion, then find something else to do." This song that Judy sings is a perfect example of why emotion is so important in music.
She just breaks my heart when she sings this song. She feels every note and she gets me to feel every note. True talent.
Yes, absolutely
There are many recordings of this beautiful song but THIS is the ONLY one that turns me inside out.
@kevinryan4857
I have a feeling it turned her inside out too...
Right there with you.
@@bunkyman8097 Perhaps , but I think that a great deal more than this one song turned Garland completely inside out.
@kevinryan4857
I agree. I think every song she sang turned her inside out. She makes me cry every time. She affects my soul. Listen to her sing anything then watch it again with no volume. The emotion is still there and palpable. I feel it when she sings Old Man River. It would have been life changing to see her in concert. I would have died if I was in the Carnegie Hall audience.
@@bunkyman8097 BEAUTIFULLY EXPRESSED AND WRITTEN. THANK YOU.
thank you judy .thank you charlie, perfection ...god bless them both
Still . . . my favorite female singer of all time.
Judy is an angel in Heaven. She was a great entertainer. More importantly, she was an even greater person. Up in Heaven, she is singing greater than ever.
Most performers sing for you
Judy Garland sings TO you
There’s a difference and Judy defined just that!
And she will always be remembered for her personal connection with her audience.
Gives new definition to the word, "Powerful."
She doesn’t just sing a song, it’s like she lives it for the few minutes it lasts...
No one will ever come close to talent like this. Absolute perfection
Hear, hear!
The one and only, unique... Her voice never left her , chapeau madame Judy .
I heard her punch the fool out of this song on stage. She did not hold anything back. Judy could really sing. She sang from the heart, not the head. Too many singers today fake it. As a favorite singer of mine once said, " Sing what you love, sing from the heart, sing it like you mean it, or stay off the stage. That stage is not a play ground."
She not only sings the song but also tells a story. Most of all her voice is so exquisite. What a talent . We will never see her kind again.
Thank you Judy ❤
So true.
Her voice got better the more she got older, if 47 can be deemed old. Such maturity.
Omg what a fantastic version of this song every emotion i can hear perfectly a great star doing what she does best .
I've been emotionally moved many times over listening Judy sing but here, she moved me to tears. No singer has ever done that to me. I've always thought 'Smile' was an all right song, never one of my favorites but still quite good. It took Judy in all her immeasurable brilliance to make it 'sing' for me.
😍
From 1963. That makes this 65+ years old. This must seem "ancient" to all those "youngsters" today who listen to their far less talented idols on iPhones and such.
You just made me chuckle 🤭! I’m 50. It doesn’t seem ancient to me! Judy will never go out of fashion. We need to set the young people straight.
God was in a great mood when he created this magical creature.
Yes, I think so...
While watching her performances, I can tell Judy Garland enjoyed being creative with her beautiful voice while singing. At the same time, I love how she added to her great singing expression her facial & bodily expressions too, like a very good actress.
Greatest version of Smile ever sung. My list of the top 5 vocal versions of Smile were sung by 1. Judy, 2. Judy, 3. Judy, 4. Judy, 5. Judy she owned this song, like most songs she sang.
I needed to hear this tonight. Thanks for posting.
Once again, after hearing other renditions, Judy now owns another Classic song for me💜
There is pain behind the smile when she sings this. I feel it, hear it and see it but the smile comes through and we are all taken on her journey and are better because of it. I love you and miss you Judy.
I personally think Michael Jackson recorded the best rendition because it's meant to be melancholic and upbeat.... and that's how he sung it.
But this version is also amazing.
Frank Sinatra was right when he said that Judy was THE GREATEST! She truly was! What a magnificent woman! Love her forever! ❤🌹
Glorious Garland "Smile" performance never has been equaled, Judy gets inside Charles Chaplin classic with illuminating vocal magic stunning to experience...makes it clear why the great lady became an iconic legend in her lifetime.
The younger generation would beg to differ, because Wacko Jacko also nailed the song....
I'm sorry, Michael, but she owns this one.
@DarthSinistris
Judy owns every song she sings. She makes it very personal and you feel as though you have heard the song for the first time and really understand it. She sings with voice and soul and we were so lucky for a short time on earth...
I really don't understand why this amazing lady hasn't got more views
I love her. She sings this song ad feels every note. True talent.
If there is such a thing as perfection in the performing arts, I think this ie "the" example; the one in which it all comes together so beautifully, without a single element that could be improved upon -- the voice, the gestures, the arrangement, the melody, the phrasing, the violin -- that all you can say about it is that it must have been produced and directed by God himself.... surely humans couldn't produce anything quite this perfect! Maybe the next time they sent up a space capsule with examples of what "humanity" is all about, they might find a space for Judy and this particular example of her art.
Stunning. The key change, up a major third - perfection. Judy at her very best. And the violin, very poignant.
During this covid-19 pandemic in 2020, hearing her sing this song, gives one a small hope that we will live through this. She just puts today's female singers back in the minor league.
This was the final sequence in an Ed Sullivan retrospective years after that show ended. The way she melted into the fading spotlight at the close --an era in show biz was over.
I saw this the night it was broadcast on Ed Sullivan and I was thrilled. She looked more beautiful than I had ever seen her--I was a new young fan and ignorant of the MGM years--and her vocal performance was flawless.
Your story and mine are parallels. I had fallen in love with Judy when I saw the 1962 CBS special, and then this was the first time I saw her again. I still remember that Sunday night in 1963. I was enchanted. I still am. (I got to meet her in 1967, and it truly was the high point of my life.)
Pure magic.
I just saw something wonderful ... I was moved listening to Judy's voice .. I will always love you Judy! Always!!
I saw, once more this, AND ...UF...WHAT CAN I WRITE?... A PIECE OF ART!... A CAPOLAVORO!...AN ASTONISHING INTERPRETATION!... MISS GARLAND HAD TO SANG THIS IN FRONT A MIRROR FOR HERSELF...SHE WAS NOT A HAPPY PERSON BUT... MY GOODNESS, SHE WAS, IS UNFORGETABLE!..." ONE OF THE STARS THAT SHINES IN HEAVEN" WHILE HEAVENS EXISTS" AND "MEMORY OF HUMAN BEINGS EXIST"...
BREATHTAKING!...THE DIVINE AND UNFORGETABLE MISS GARLAND!... SHE IS "FOREVER... WHAT? ... A STAR!"...
By far the most touching interpretation and performance of this song that I have ever seen!
Perfect. Just PERFECT.
best version and she gives her all in this performance
WOW. Greatest Vocalist on record.
THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
Judy and "Smile" were made for each other.
Absolutely Beautiful! I have never been touched by this song until I heard it sung by Judy Garland!
beautiful
SHE IS YET A LEGEND,TODAY! "DIVINITY" NEVER FADE AWAY...
simply a STAR
❤❤❤
No tears for Judy in Heaven...God bless her..
Maravillosa canción y maravillosa interpretación.
Smile (From Charles Chaplin's "Modern Times" - 1936)
with Judy Garland
Smile (Charles Chaplin)
Smile,
Though your heart is aching
Smile,
Even though it's breaking,
When there are clouds in the sky, you'll get by
If you smile
Through your fears and sorrow, smile
And maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through for you.
Light up your face with gladness,
Hide ev'ry trace of sadness,
Altho' a tear may be ever so near,
That's the time you must keep on trying,
Smile,
What's the use of crying,
You'll find that life is still worhwhile,
If you just smile.
These were performed in LONDON and rebroadcast on Sullivan's show.
MARAVILHOSA JUDY GARLAND!
proving all great comedians are deeply sad
written by Charlie Chaplin
yes, stunning. I'm singing this Sunday. Judy, I hope I do this a small justice to you. I bow down to you.
✨Perfection ✨
My heart is breaking...my dog died last week and I'm destroyed.
So much needed in 2016 and 2017.
Omfg amazing
Chaplin was,and will ever be the greatest artist in cimema
2,800 views ?...WTF...should be 28,000,000....kids these days...and who's the blasphemous moron who gave Judy a thumbs down......don't worry "baby Gumm"...we love you.....
Judy attains complete pure-jouissance something Lacan (and men) could never attain...maybe Lacan 'stands' for lack....
Gorgeous!
Chills.
Bravo!
💖🌈
When you Read about how badly she was treated it makes this performance all the more poignant
A one off.
She died with nothing but debts. Look at the so called stars nowadays. Let them sing a song like this and watch what will come out of their mouths and they have hunderds of millions. What a waste. Such a talent. And they all used her up until there was nothing left.
I prefermichaels version.and stteisands
Who? No one can touch her here and I mean NO ONE.
@@markwhitman9029Wacko Jacko's version is absolutely sensational also....