1) Smile is an Orange County… Read Full Bio ↴There are multiple artists named Smile:
1) Smile is an Orange County, CA-based indie-rock band. (http://thebandsmile.com) They released several albums on several different labels with several different lineups, united by singer/songwriter/guitarist Mike Rosas. The band began as a sludgy grunge project on Atlantic records, but bounced to San Diego-based Cargo with a poppier sound. Their 1998 album "Girl Crushes Boy" earned critical-acclaim in Southern California, and was often-cited by alternative paper OC Weekly as one of the best albums ever to come out of Orange County. Smile reunited in 2013.
Michael Rosas (vocals, guitar)
Scott Reeder (drums)
Aaron Sonnenberg (bass)
2) Smile was formed in the late 60's, and was made up of Queen members; Brian May and Roger Taylor, and a long time friend Tim Staffell. The band recorded but never released one single, titled "Earth" (b-side "Step On Me"), and posthumously released two albums. Smile later turned into Queen when Staffell left, Freddie Mercury joined, and the 3 of them found John Deacon. Their song "Doin' Alright" was later recorded by Queen for their first album as "Doing All Right".
Staffell and May met in 1964 and, together with several mutual friends, formed a band that they would call "1984". 1984, in May's words, was "purely an amateur band, formed at school, although perhaps at the end we once got fifteen quid or something. We never really played anything significant in the way of original material". (Brian May, The Guitar Greats, 1983).
For four years, the band did little in the way of recording, playing cover songs at sporadic gigs while the bandmembers focused on their schooling. May would leave the band in 1968 to focus on his BSc exams and would be accepted to study for a phD in astrophysics at renowned Imperial College.
(A degree that May would finally obtain forty years later.)
Though he was a diligent student, May desperately wanted to continue to play his guitar, so he and Staffell decided later that year to start fresh with a new band. "Smile" would be the chosen name of this new venture, and May would post an advert on the student message board: "Brilliant Drummer wanted for Heavy Guitar band - must be able to play like Mitch Mitchell, Ginger Baker, Keith Moon."
A student at Imperial saw the posting and immediately told his roommate, a London Hospital medical school student by the name of Roger Taylor. Though enrolled for a dentistry degree, music was Taylor's first passion and he immediately responded to the advertisement.
May later recalled: "I went to the Imperial jazz room, which I'd booked for the evening, and Roger was there already, hitting the skins, fiddling around, turning knobs. I said, 'What're you doing?' He said, 'I'm tuning them.' I'd never seen a drummer do that before! I was impressed. He'd got great energy, but was very neat too, particularly with the snare drum: he'd do these ththththrump things which started very cleanly and precisely on time. Immediately, the sound of my guitar and his drums had that hugeness. We hit it off like brothers too..."
Smile would achieve moderate success during their brief existence, recording several original songs that May and Staffell had written.
3) SMILE is a Japanese Rock / Indies Band, they have released 3 singles:
Namida Iro, SMILExSMILE, and Zettai Summer.
Members:
Vocal: Kasumi
Guitar: Nana
Bass: Tsubasa
Drums: Yuki
4) Smile was formed in 1998 in Lithuania by 11-12 years old musicians. The group had a great success. In the year 1999 they appears on TV during the NEBL basketball match, which was shown live in Lithuania, Poland, Sweden and Norway. The same year SMILE was titled the youngest and the most promising band. The group had been invited to a lot of events in Lithuania and Latvia. In year 2000 the member of SMILE Agnė Genytė has composed a song, which became an official hymn of the international contest "Odyssey of the mind". The band is being invited to perform it and other their songs in the final of this contest in USA for a few years.
5) Smile is a West Palm Beach screamo band, who released four albums before breaking up in mid 2006. Their music can be found on their myspace: http://www.myspace.com/bandsmile
6) Smile was formed in 2003 in Poland by Mirosław Elimer (lead vocal), Maciej Komar (bass), Maciej Patek (guitar), Artur Wileński (keyboard, saxophone, vocal) and Piotr Dzierżko (drums, vocal). The band performs songs by Queen, and has done over 300 live shows (as of may 2007). Mirosław Elimer has won the "Zostań Gwiazdą" (Become a Star) contest on TVN by perfectly performing the Queen hit "I Want to Break Free". Official site.
7) Smile is a Japanese singer who covers Vocaloid songs on Nico Nico Douga.
8) Smile Dutch gabber / happy hardcore act. http://www.discogs.com/artist/Smile
9) Smile is recent Swedish kraut/pop duo featuring Teddybear STHLM's Joakim Åhlund and Peter Bjorn & John's Björn Yttling.
10) Smile is a Spanish band lead by the surfer and singer-songwriter John Franks. Combining influences like 60s-70s folk rock, americana or surfing, Smile has created its own style which evokes classic sunsets, friendly camp fires and good vibes that will soon have the listener smiling along to the optimistic, positive, sunny lyrics. Smile have proudly released his first album "Painting the sun one colour" in 2007, "All roads lead to the shore" in 2011, "Seasides" EP in 2012 and "Out of Season" (2013)
11) Smile is a Depressive Black Metal band formed in 2012 in West Yorkshire, England.
12) Smile was a jangly rock band from Turin, Italy, now called The Wends.
13) Smile is a post-punk band, based in Cologne, Germany. Band members are: Rubee Fegan (voc), Lars Fritzsche (git), Sebastian Lessel (git, synth), Max Schmidt (bass), Marius Szarnych (drums), Armin Lessel (sax on Foliage). In 2022 Smile released their debut single I Hate It Here. https://bandofsmiles.bandcamp.com/
Earth
Smile Lyrics
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And suddenly I'll catch
A fleeting vision of her crystal seas
Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard faraway
Beneath the sun I've never seen
'Cos I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again
My earth
I might be chasing waves of light
Out towards the grim
Where stars are sparse
And the cold of space seeps in
But I might be in a barroom
Drinking menthylated gin
And thinking of places I have been
Yes I have seen many worlds
For what it's worth
But I'll never see again the planet earth
My earth
Cast adrift amongst the stars
I float from sun to sun
Dreaming of the world that gave me birth
All the places I have been
Remind me there is none to match the green living hills of earth.
The lyrics to Smile’s song “Earth” touch upon the theme of nostalgia and longing for one’s home planet. The singer in the song reflects on the experiences they have had on other worlds, such as catching a vision of the crystal seas of another planet while sitting at a table, or chasing waves of light out towards the grim where stars are sparse. However, despite these otherworldly experiences, the singer cannot shake the feeling of homesickness for their own planet, Earth.
The singer reminisces about the green, living hills of Earth and how none of the other places they have been can compare. Even while “cast adrift amongst the stars,” the singer dreams of returning to the world that gave them birth. The mention of drinking menthylated gin in a barroom adds a sense of melancholy to the song, hinting at a sense of displacement or disconnection from others in this alien, intergalactic context. Overall, the lyrics convey a sense of bittersweet longing and a reminder of the preciousness and uniqueness of our home planet.
Line by Line Meaning
I might be at a table
I could be in the middle of doing something ordinary
And suddenly I'll catch
And then suddenly, I'll see something out of the ordinary
A fleeting vision of her crystal seas
A quick glimpse of the beauty of Earth's oceans comes to my mind
Or I might be standing in a crowded dockyard faraway
I could be in a completely different place surrounded by people
Beneath the sun I've never seen
In a place where I've never been before with a different sun in the sky
'Cos I have seen many worlds
Because I have traveled to many different planets
For what it's worth
Even though I have experienced many different worlds
But I'll never see again
I know that I will never have the opportunity to see
The planet earth
My home planet of Earth again
My earth
The place where I was born and grew up
I might be chasing waves of light
I could be chasing after some form of energy or light
Out towards the grim
Out into the darkness of space
Where stars are sparse
Where there are few stars to be seen
And the cold of space seeps in
And where the coldness of space makes its way in
But I might be in a barroom
But I could also be doing something more mundane
Drinking menthylated gin
Drinking a specific type of alcoholic beverage
And thinking of places I have been
And reminiscing about all the different places I've traveled to
Cast adrift amongst the stars
Feeling as though I am floating and surrounded by the stars
I float from sun to sun
Traveling from one star to another
Dreaming of the world that gave me birth
Thinking fondly of Earth, the place where I was born and raised
All the places I have been
All the different planets I've traveled to
Remind me there is none to match the green living hills of earth.
Help me realize that no other planet is as beautiful as Earth with its green hills and living environment.
Contributed by Violet N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Party Dude 17
It's amazing how even this early on, you could still hear whispers of Queen's distinctive style.
ISTUGH
What a shame this song is not on spotify
İbrahim Solmaz
Staffel (vocalist here) actually sung and played for band Morgan as well back in 70's and one of their song had a sequence like this with same lyrics. Try searching Morgan - Nova Solis it should start around 7 min mark you can listen to that instead.
ISTUGH
@İbrahim Solmaz aight imma check it out ty!
John Pistilli
Why,it's here to enjoy for free!
Barry Mitchell
@İbrahim Solmaz Never knew that, thanks. Morgan Fisher played on it too, before joining Mott The Hoople. He played keyboards live for Queen in 1982, before being sacked by Freddie with good reason!!!
David Connelly
Just heard Brian May talking about this track on the Rick Beato channel. Turns out there's a key moment at 2:22 when the guitar has to suddenly disappear and make way for the vocals. Apparently they only had four tracks.
em diar
I came here for the same reason (even though I've had the Smile album on vinyl since 1985). They did indeed only have 4 tracks, and all but one of the songs on the LP are in mono, but what an album!!! It features the original version of Doing Alright, which is on Queen 1, and a proto version of the Brighton Rock guitar solo. A 'must hear' for any Queen fan.
David Connelly
@em diar Yes, great call. I was programming last night with 'polar bear' on loop. Even without Freddie, I think this is a band that I could have really gotten into.
Miracle Man
Hahah, the same man!