Chaplin's "Smile"

I guess you've heard this phrase "Smile, though your heart is aching, Smile, even though it's breaking"...Did you know that it was Charlie Chaplin who composed the music?!

The song "Smile" was orginally used as a instrumental theme in the soundtrack for the movie, Modern Times 1936. Chaplin composed the music, while John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons added lyrics to it in 1954.

Singer Michael Jackson recorded the song for his 1995 double album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I.

The song was originally sung by Nat King Cole, charted in 1954. It was also covered by Cole's daughter, Natalie, on her 1991 album, Unforgettable...With Love.

Cole's recording reached the #10 position on the Billboard Charts in 1954. Over the years, it became a standard which many artist have recorded including Tony Bennett, Barbara Streisand and Rob Stewart.

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 pain and sorrow,
Smile and maybe tomorrow
You'll see the sun come shining through
For you.
Light up your face with gladness,
Hide every trace of sadness.
Although 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 worthwhile,
If you just smile.