Composed in 1936 for Charlie Chaplin’s silent movie Modern Times and later reaching the Billboard charts in 1954 as sung by Nat King Cole, you may not immediately recognize the tune by name, but within a few bars, not only will it become familiar, but Alex Stopa’s arrangement will make you want to “Smile.”
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