Don’t you just love songs that the title encourages and inspires the desired reaction? Every single time I listen to this song I actually smile. The song has a great melodic line, not the predictable arc, but jagged, surprising notes that appear from seemingly nowhere. The form of the song reflects life in the sense that it is almost conversational: Not the tight linear A to B but more like A then a little detour then B but then maybe another detour etc., That’s like cooking up a great and spicy meal and you can best believe that would make me smile as well :)

Yet another reason why we love Janelle.

Video for the single, Smile [Explicit], Chemical Warfare album in stores 7/7.
Yo, where’s Maxwell?

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