Porter, Gregory - Smile Lyrics






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 sorrows
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

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

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





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  1. M.... S....

    I have goosebumps! What a wonderful voice. 💖💖💖💖💖

  2. m.... ....

    Ahhh This was the great Micheal favorite song !!!

  3. e.... s....

    Only weird white people n white washed black folks like this shit hahaha I’m good

  4. N.... A....

    Wonderful and heartwarming voice! So, good to see that good music is returning!

  5. S.... W....

    His voice makes my ears 👂🏾 smile 😊

    S.... W....

    Beautiful!

  6. P.... C....

    Meu querido, libera esse vídeo prá gente mandar de presente de Natal, beijos carinhosos !

  7. W.... D....

    I've just discovered him. I'm in love!

  8. L.... M....

    SMILE 😆WHEN Y💔UR ❤IS ACHiNG 😆WHEN YouR ❤IS BREAKING 😆💡Up YouR Face WITH GladNesS😆TAKE AWAY EVERY TRaCE💧😭💧SADNESS😆LiFE is Like A C😆MEDY❤😅

  9. K.... A....

    💜2019

  10. P.... L....

    Joker bring me here

  11. D.... P....

    SMILE, though bitterly, even when your heart is crying🙂😥

  12. J.... D....

    Please let this rendition be I. The joker movie

  13. i.... ....

    OH FUCK!!!! AMAZING, AMAZING, CARAJO!!!!

  14. N.... C....

    With a little touch of Sinatra elegance

  15. M.... C....

    Xoxoxo.....

  16. J.... S....

    Was it cold in there? Why does he wear that thing around his head?

  17. B.... K....

    amazing !

  18. R.... R....

    cLoWn wOrLd AnThEm

    Excellent song

  19. p.... ....

    Gregory's voice is as smooth as melted butter.

  20. A.... ....

    Take that silly hat off....

  21. C.... F....

    What’s with the hat ?

  22. F.... M....

    who came here from TOP GEAR!!!?

  23. s.... a....

    Inb4 the DC Comic nerds take over and spam "JOKER BLAH BLAH BLAH" and ruin this comment section.

  24. K.... S....

    Kuba Klawiter pozdrawia

  25. a.... v....

    Cuantos vienen por el joker

  26. r.... ....

    50s 60s was great decades for black music. Everything has changed since 80s hip hop invasion and now it's even worse.

  27. S.... B....

    Can't believe such timeless classics struggle to make 1 million views and yet shit music like despacito breaks records... It's a tragedy really :(

  28. M.... S....

    So Smooth. Smooth as Silk.

  29. H.... J....

    “I used to think that my life was a tragedy, but now, I realize it's a comedy.”

    H.... J....

    My favorite villain.

    H.... J....

    😢😞🙂🤡

  30. C.... ....

    What a beautiful dance song !! Love this

  31. A.... C....

    Joker brought me here

  32. S.... K....

    Came here after the trailer

  33. F.... D....

    He needs to do the soundtrack for the next Bond movie.

  34. z.... e....

    THE BEST!

  35. M.... D....

    I had never heard of this gentleman before I saw him as the guest on Top Gear. Absolutely bloody brilliant.

  36. N.... F....

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    *"I'm Old Greg"*

  37. M.... T....

    Wooow!!! Amazing!

  38. T.... D....

    This song is very encouraging to me right now through the recent passing of my mom and my teenage daughter just telling us she pregnant 😥🤧😔

    T.... D....

    Be encouraged God doesn't put on us no more than we can handle your mother is gone but not forgotten now you will be a new grandmother 😃 and keep holding on be blessed

  39. N.... R....

    I can remember this son being sung back when I was a child by Jimmy Durante. Many others have since covered it but I am truly moved by this beautiful version by Gregory Porter. What a voice. What a great arrangement. Darn thing made me smile!

  40. C.... ....

    I like that disconnected 55sh! Looks hot!

  41. K.... F....

    Beautiful!

  42. C.... Y....

    So elegant. Beautiful arrangement...

  43. J.... E....

    absolutely fabulous baritone and a classic piece! Brilliant! Can't get enough of this!!!

  44. B.... R....

    Beautiful song we listened to this song alot when my aunt passed away gone to Soon 🙏✝ Rest In Paradise Nina Diana ✌

  45. H.... d....

    I discovered this guy on French TV. It does not get better.

  46. c.... ....

    was that a song? or a behavior experiment - holy shit

  47. D.... D....

    how nice

  48. G.... E....

    what a voice =)

  49. P.... R....

    Simply beautiful!!!! I’d love to see him in concert

  50. S.... B....

    One Dads favorites !
    Dad first heard Nat King Cole while serving in Europe WW2 - An American brought an record player with 2 speakers (1st time alot of people heard stereo recordings too!) - Into a french bar & played a varied selection of music including Nat King Cole which touched a nerve with Dad - Ever since Dad always had a collection Nats records that he would always play on a Sunday morning while getting sundays dinner vegetables ready - Mom was a night nurse and would have a few hours sleep before doing the dinner ! - Dad also loved Chaplin Dad was born 1919 so he sort of grew up with his movies - Dads last birthday I gave him a copy of Chaplins "Limelight" - Dads fav fav Chaplin movie ...

    S.... B....

    ...And I am certain Dad would love Gregory Porter & his wonderful music !
    Thankyou for sharing !

  51. F.... ....

    I love his voice, so much.

  52. G.... A....

    This song make me smile every time I hear it... every single time

  53. J.... S....

    I HATE TO SAY IT

  54. S.... R....

    Could you imagine him and Michael Buble together on a record. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯

  55. r.... d....

    not smile, but it makes me some tears

  56. I.... J....

    My Husband Michael Jackson Favorite Song😍❤️

  57. a.... g....

    It´s beatifull. Forever smile

  58. H.... C....

    This man could sing the phone book . It would still sound great.

  59. R.... P....

    Bonsoir je la chante en français quel plaisir si je pouvais la chanter en français avec vous.

  60. F.... L....

    Listen and Just Smile !!!

  61. A.... I....

    Gregory my daughter should be your Flautist!

  62. S.... M....

    THIS IS SO SO SO BEAUTIFUL <3 We have no words to describe, we love it <3 !! What a precious piece of art.

  63. W.... ....

    Sacrilege or not, I prefer this version to Nat King Cole's version. Cole had one of the great voices of all time, but in my opinion, his recorded songs were far too often ruined by all the violins in the arrangement. Sinatra and way too many others have the same problem, for me. The violins in THIS version, for some reason, do not annoy me as much.

    By the way, a Nat King Cole performance I much prefer--no violins most of the time!--is his running duet with the great Stubby Kaye in the movie 'Cat Ballou.'

    Also by the way, I love the violin in the great concerti (concertos?) for violins. For example: Brahms, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, and Beethoven, and the Bach for two violins. It was the violin arrangements from the popular music of the 50s and 60s that were so bad.

  64. A.... V....

    I love it❤

  65. M.... D....

    A vocalist whose work is forever GP please sing your song. You make the world a better place

  66. s.... y....

    Excelente.

  67. J.... N....

    Légèreté de respiration F.Sinatra, imagine a duet

  68. K.... H....

    I just discovered this man and wow, he is wonderful!!!!!

  69. E.... G....

    Wow🎊

  70. P.... o....

    Smile though your heart is aching.
    Smile even though it's breaking.
    When there are. Clouds in the sky you'll get by.
    If u smile through your fears and sorrow smile and maybe tommorow you'll see the sun come shinning through for you.
    Light up your face with gladness.
    Hide every trace of sadness.
    Although a tear maybe 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 worth while if you just smile... (instrumental solo)
    Light up your face with gladness.
    Hide every trace of sadness.
    Although a tear maybe 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 worth while if you just smile... (instrumental finale)

  71. L.... M....

    Such a gorgeous voice (and song.) 😀

  72. Z.... L....

    Beautiful...

  73. T.... ....

    This is a Charlie Chaplin Song Too one of his dotters best ever

  74. G.... S....

    Damn this man can sing

  75. A.... E....

    Seguimos la semana con buenas noticias para los amantes del jazz. El cantante y compositor estadounidense Gregory Porter, Premio Grammy en 2014 y 2016, ofrecerá un concierto en Baluarte este miércoles, 16 de mayo, a las 20 horas. Llega para presentar su recién estrenado álbum "Nat King Cole & me", un homenaje muy personal a su gran referente musical. El disco incluye 12 temas del repertorio del legendario pianista y cantante de jazz Nat 'King' Cole, como los clásicos "Smile", "Mona Lisa", "L-O-V-E" y "Nature Boy", entre otras, así como el tema original del propio Porter que ha titulado "When Love Was Kin". En la actuación de Baluarte, Porter interpretará algunas de las conocidas canciones de Nat, pero también repasará algunos temas propios de sus discos anteriores, como "Liquid Spirit" y "Take Me To The Alley". Las entradas para el concierto de Gregory Porter cuestan 16, 24 y 34 euros y se pueden adquirir a través de los canales habituales: taquilla de Baluarte, www.baluarte.com y en el teléfono 902 15 00 25. Además, las entradas del programa Baluarte Joven (para titulares del Carné Joven) se pueden comprar por 5, 7 y 10€ (únicamente en taquilla).
    Música independiente novedades.

  76. A.... S....

    I am so fortunate to have been able to see You perform at the Montgomery County Community College and then at Bucknell University with my children. What a gift. Hope to see you at the Newport Jazz festival this year.

  77. k.... ....

    You and your darling voice made my Dads goodbye so much easier... We Smiled all day 😊❤️❤️❤️

  78. E.... I....

    So ironic that if ever there was a song that makes me cry it's this one, and it's called "Smile".

  79. A.... S....

    The stupid hat hides the fact that he is not much of a singer.

  80. -.... B....

    Love it ❤️

  81. f.... l....

    Brividi ... :)

  82. T.... J....

    what's up with that balaclava thing? nicely rendered oldy...

  83. C.... S....

    What a soft voice!!!!! 🖤🖤🖤🖤

  84. E.... ....

    Disclosure brought me here, after hearing the stunning and perfect live rendition of Holding on. Gregory Porter has a powerful, classic and beautiful voice. LOVE HIM!

  85. f.... h....

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  86. M.... ....

    Gregory Porter just saved my life....

  87. M.... G....

    Wow!  That voice is enchanting!  I want to know more about this power house of sound.

  88. C.... D....

    Suuuuuuperbe 😍😍😍😍

  89. A.... C....

    So classy

  90. M.... M....

    Супер😘

  91. R.... D....

    This guy is amazing.....simple beauty ,beautifully simple . I learned of this man from a dear friend about a month ago and now I have to have it everyday

  92. K.... H....

    😍😍😍 Who is this man

  93. x.... 1....

    whose come here bcs of Daehyun recently liked this song ??

  94. A.... C....

    He is great singer!

  95. S.... T....

    Im in paradise!❤️

  96. A.... w....

    Gangnam style got 4 billion view's, and this video have only 300,000, what is the matter with the world :/ so sweet song, Nat is smiling from heaven, Great job mister Gregory Jazz Porter!!!!

  97. S.... T....

    This voice makes me smile!