In 2007, Charlie Winston released his self produced debut album “Make Way” and shortly after embarked on tour with Peter Gabriel on European Summer tour.
Charlie also composed music for film (The Day I will Never Forget by Kim Longinotto), theatre (Almeida Theatre, Nottinghill Gate Theatre), dance (Sadler's Wells, Ballet Rambert) and has often appeared in various TV (Top Of The Pops, Good Morning TV, CD UK) and radio shows (The Steve Merchant Show on BBC 6Music, Spanish Radio 3 with Julio Ruiz, BBC Radio with Stephen Foster).
In Charlie Winston's band, the Oxymorons, harmonica plays devil's advocate within moods, from dirty blues riffs to ethereal angelic cries, meanwhile bass, drums and guitar lay the ground rules, only to be broken. To add to it the Extramorons brass quartet puff their way to a sound that’s carnivalesque. There is an overriding positivity throughout every performance that leaves the audience wanting to dance, laugh and cry all in the same breath.
Website: www.charliewinston.com
I Love Your Smile
Charlie Winston Lyrics
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If people want a piece of you
Then they're missing something for themselves.
Maybe it's selfish of me to look at you and say
"Come back to me girl I loveand I'll stay.
Coz I love your smile
Yes, I love your smile
More than you know
Sometimes I might seem cold holding back my sympathies
For people stories and people tell
Can so easily be believed.
The truth gets so distorted when everyone knows best
And sadness tends to find his friends
On the road to righteousness -
Darling, let's never be a part of that
Coz I love your smile
I love your smile
Girl,I love your smile
More than you know
I don't know why
a laugh is hard to find
could it be all of our fears
that we hide behind?
Like bricks in the wall
I wanna see them
fall down!
Coz I love your smile
Yes, I love your smile
Girl, I love your smile
More than you know
Hey hey hey
I love your smile
Girl,I love your smile
When I love your smile
More than you know
Well, I love your smile
Cause I love smile, baby
You know what I mean
In Charlie Winston's song "I Love Your Smile," the singer speaks to a lover who is caught up in the negativity of the world. He hates to see her angry and knows that people taking advantage of her is only causing them to miss out on something they cannot obtain from her. Even though it may seem selfish, he tells her to come back to him because he loves her and will stay with her no matter what. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase “I love your smile” multiple times, emphasizing how much the singer cherishes his lover’s smile.
The second verse continues with the theme of the world's negativity and how it can corrupt people's views of the truth. The singer states that he holds back his sympathy for other people's stories because of how easily they can be believed or distorted. He and his lover vow to never become a part of this cycle of negativity and falsehoods.
Overall, the song is a message of love and positivity amidst the negativity of the world. It emphasizes the importance of cherishing the people we love and not letting the world's troubles bring us down.
Line by Line Meaning
Darling, I hate to see you So angry with the world
The singer is saddened to see their loved one upset with the world.
If people want a piece of you
Then they're missing something for themselves.
People who want to bring down or hurt the loved one are missing out on something in life.
Maybe it's selfish of me to look at you and say
"Come back to me girl I love and I'll stay.
The singer recognizes that they may seem selfish, but they want the loved one to come back to them because they love them and want to stay together.
Coz I love your smile
Yes, I love your smile
How I love your smile
More than you know
The artist loves the loved one's smile more than anything else in the world.
Sometimes I might seem cold holding back my sympathies
For people stories and people tell
Can so easily be believed.
The artist may come across as cold because they don't easily believe stories about people.
The truth gets so distorted when everyone knows best
And sadness tends to find his friends
On the road to righteousness -
Darling, let's never be a part of that
The truth gets distorted when people think they know best and it can lead to sadness. The singer doesn't want to be a part of that and wants to avoid it with the loved one.
I don't know why
a laugh is hard to find
could it be all of our fears
that we hide behind?
Like bricks in the wall
I wanna see them
fall down!
The singer wonders why it's hard to find laughter and thinks it may be due to everyone's fears. They want to break down those fears and see people laugh more often.
Well, I love your smile
Cause I love smile, baby
You know what I mean
The artist loves the loved one's smile because they love smiles in general.
Contributed by Bella R. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@helenehugues201
Un air doux qui reste en tête et un clip mélancolique porté par toi et Audrey Tautou, qui nous manque. Une petite pépite, un grand merci Charlie W. 👏
@weapons56
such a nice song, a nice setting...and god ! Audrey Tautou is so charming !
@everlastingproject
i was in this videoclip, i really enjoyed spending the whole day with Charlie and Audrey. I'm the guy which appears at 1:46, giving a hugg to a another man :)
@greedydijkstra
Man love this song. So romantic couple they're. Thank you, Charlie. You made me smile :)
@loloxygene3
Ce clip laisse vraiment le sourire aux lèvres :)
@jestemsenczystytlen
I love His smile, I love your smile, Audrey, I love summer, I love trumpet,...now I love whole world and all of You, thank you Charlie ! :)
@priscilla363
So touching to see for the 1st time Charlie more as an actor than as a singer in this so old fashioned sepia short film..... and the song is one of my favorites
@fairelepont1
a thing of beauty is a joy FOREVER
@joanamaresa
OMG! I love this!! J'adore ta sourire aussi, Audrey! Et j'adore Charlie Winston aussi!!
@thehappinesstree8089
Awwwwwww, Amelie is one of my favourite films, you lucky man to have met the lovely lady :-)