UK - 1969 Smile were a London-based blues rock band best known as the predecessor to renowned rock band Queen. The band was formed in 1968 by Brian May, who went on to become Queen's guitarist
Yesterday, my life was in ruin Now today, I know what I'm doin' Gotta feelin', I should be doin' alright Doin' alright Where will I be this time tomorrow Jumped in joy or sinking in sorrow? Anyway, I should be doin' alright Doin' alright Should be waiting for the sun Anyway, I've got to hide Going back to where the skies are blue (skies are blue) Going home to find the world Should be waiting for the sun Anyway, I've got to hide Aaah-aaah-aaah-aaah, oooh Yesterday, my life was in ruin Now today, I know what I'm doin' Gotta feeling, I should be doin' alright Doin' alright Doin' alright
This song reminds me of the good times when I was in primary school this song was on my playlist. This song is so NOSTALGIC I have no words to describe how much I miss these times.🥺
Was pleasantly surprised by this. Expecting Staffel's voice to be poor in comparison to Freddie's but he did a great job. Good to hear the original version of this before Queen made it even greater.
I love Tim's voice, but I have to say, I feel like Freddie just did a better version of the song. Tim's voice isn't as soft as Freddie's, and that's what makes me like it better.
Tim was very good bass player and an amazing singer, sure wasn't as brilliant as Freddie, but he also should have been very successful in his music career.
I REALLY like this song and LOVE Tim's vocals. After watching bohemian rhapsody I was hoping I could find it on CZcams! I know he ventured off to do other things after the band but does anyone know if he ever got back into music again after leaving smile?? Of course no-one can replace our beloved Freddie but Tim had an awesome natural talent himself! I'd sure hate to know it went to waste!
I adore Smile version!!! If they would not renown to Queen band name, Tim Staffel can do any lyric songs in this band. I feel like they sound like jazz singers: Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Orbison and Liza Minnelli. My dream is to play like Queen and any other bands from 60s to 80s to have a best female voice. 👍🎤🪩😀😍
Steffan Pila Tim Staffell's lead vocals on this song "Doing Alright" is absolutely Amazing. I prefer Tim Staffell's lead vocals on this song with his lower but higher octaves vocal style. Freddie Mercury's version of "Doing Alright" is good, but i still prefer Tim Staffell's lead vocals on "Doin' Alright." Thank you!!!
Man I agree that Doin Alright is a bit better,Just sounds more natural and Has a chill vibe meanwhile Queens Version is more rock n roll.Still love both of there amazing songs tho
i thought my headphones were broken at first
😂
Dude me tooo I was like what the heck/wait I just realized they are 😂
Yeah it's just because this song is soooo dang old. Honestly I thought so to
Me tooooooooo
Me too
Brian had perfected his solo in the later queen version
Exactly.... One reason I cant really dig this version although Tim's voice is nice in this one.
And was better in the revisited one
I like this version better in my opinion
I Don't Think At This Time He Knew What Distortion Was
Now His Solos Are More Vibrant and Clear
This version is nice with the Tim's voice but the solo is better with Queen. It would be perfect with a mix of the 2 versions.
Tim had such amazing voice, so clear and powerful
MM C his voice is still good imo. Aged obviously but he’s got power still :)
MM C He still does
Most of the singing is done by Brian in this song believe it or not. But either way yes I agree he has a great voicr
You're dam right
Still does
Thank you tim staffell for giving us a good band
Yep
Yes!
The band was formed by Brian May in 1968, not by Tim Staffell
@@luciadelsol2504 yes but due to Tim leaving, freddie was able to join. Which led to the creation of queen.
@@algorithmsus213 yes. That's how it went.
smile set the table...
queen decorated the table...
sorry if you didnt get what i meant,but im just saying that queen is my favourite band and they are really great and talented
@@ravitnanda3853 Nah nah nah i get it Does it mean smile was the beginning of queen?
@@rexturnity yes
Can you imagine stepping back into time knowing smile will become queen and just watching it all happen
Only in my deepest dreams mate
I'd love to go back to 1969 to see smile perform and just think about what is to come for them
Tim's voice is amazing but Freddie is just another level
Ok?
@@MacTonightGaming ok? and??
I love Freddie’s voice, but if this video is with Tim Staffel, then enjoy what you’re hearing here.
It's easily explained Tim is natural and freddie was supernatural
@@kookiesforlife computer
Funny to hear Tim's voice and recognize some parts where Freddie kind of mimics that.
Freddie was better tho
Totally
I get so mad this isn't on Spotify, I love Freddie and his voice but I like this song better in Tim's voice
Yes 🥰, (i love your profile photo)
@@user-sy9fd4kz8l thank you :) we're matching
@@mariazimmermann9554 you're welcome 😉
Facts I agree. I wish this was on spotify
I agree this one has a better feel
Tim Staffell's voice perfectly matches this song, I'm truly in love with this style
Beautiful, Beautiful song this song sends shivers down my spine.
Bodies aching all the time
Goodbye everybody
@@ginaboyle2204 I have to go
Gonna leave you all behind and face the truth
Hello Guy MAMAAAAAAAAAAAAAA UwU
THIS SENT ME TO ANOTHER UNIVERSE FOR A GOOD THREE SECONDS
jina I love you
Isaac ayala idk who u r but thank u
Isaac ayala lets be friends bro-
Yes let’s be friends.
Isaac ayala do u have instagram lol
Yesterday, my life was in ruin
Now today, I know what I'm doin'
Gotta feelin', I should be doin' alright
Doin' alright
Where will I be this time tomorrow
Jumped in joy or sinking in sorrow?
Anyway, I should be doin' alright
Doin' alright
Should be waiting for the sun
Anyway, I've got to hide
Going back to where the skies are blue (skies are blue)
Going home to find the world
Should be waiting for the sun
Anyway, I've got to hide
Aaah-aaah-aaah-aaah, oooh
Yesterday, my life was in ruin
Now today, I know what I'm doin'
Gotta feeling, I should be doin' alright
Doin' alright
Doin' alright
I like Tim Staffell's voice on this amazing "Doin' Alright". Tim Staffell's voice is so clear and powerful like Jon Anderson in YES!!!! Thank you.
One my favorite early queen tunes great voice but im still glad they got Freddie
Now this is what I call amazing music
This song reminds me of the good times when I was in primary school this song was on my playlist. This song is so NOSTALGIC I have no words to describe how much I miss these times.🥺
Friends: Do you even love any other band rather than Queen?
Me: Yes, I do.
Friends: What is it?
Me: Smile
Friends: And what is Smile?
Me: Queen😁
Underrated comment
@@anonymousinkproductions8624 all Queen comments are, darling
except the ones against it though
@@jazzram_ @Anon Ymous agreed!!! 😊😊
On a scale of 1-I wanna shoot my foot, how much do you think Tim Staffell regrets leaving smile/Queen?
He doesn't regret it. In an interview he said he's glad that he left so we got Queen we know today.
@@HaNguyen-zc5zo that's actually a pretty nice thing to say I guess :)
Nah cuz he said smile wasn’t going anywhere at least not with him so I’m sure he doesn’t regret it cuz needed to leave in order for Freddie to join
I’ll go with “i wanna shoot my foot”
if he didn't leave, freddie wouldn't have joined lol
At least Tim Staffel remade this song with Smile for the Bohemian Rhapsody movie 50 years later
Imagine, Tim and Freddie singing together in the group along with Roger, Brian, and Deacon.
Sad we never got to hear Freddie Tim Brian and Roger Harmonize 😞
I Wish I Was Performing With Roger Taylor & Brian May & John Decon
John Deacon* And I think you forgot Freddie because John wasn’t in the band smile he was in queen?
@@zombibabes2369 queen was made after smile.....
i wihs yuo was ded
@@zombibabes2369 freddy and jhon weren't in smile
@@josukehigashikata2451 correction they were in smile but they changed the name after Tim left
May's first solo on the Red special.
Proof?
nope.
He made that guitar in '62-'64.
Left Handed Mariagge was first
@@matthew65536 '63 to' 65 actually
There were so little......
i like this so much actually even though i love queen i would die for them
I really loveeee both versions
Me too..great stuff
This song raises my serotonin I just love it so much!!
1:57 if you wear headphones, you can hear "waiting for the sun" in the background although very quietly
Omg yes....I can hear it!
did anyone notice the album cover has "Ghost of a Smile" as the title?
Yes. Coincidence in regards to The Police.
Friends : What is your favorite band beside Queen ?!
Me : smile
Queen is actually smile but freddy force to rename it to queen
Boring
Seems like you like heroes del silencio too bro
This song brings back memories of days and nights
Was pleasantly surprised by this. Expecting Staffel's voice to be poor in comparison to Freddie's but he did a great job. Good to hear the original version of this before Queen made it even greater.
Atleast tim staffell was chief model maker for thomas the train. He did give us a masterpiece show
I gave a thumbs up
I love this song
I love Tim's voice, but I have to say, I feel like Freddie just did a better version of the song. Tim's voice isn't as soft as Freddie's, and that's what makes me like it better.
Tim was very good bass player and an amazing singer, sure wasn't as brilliant as Freddie, but he also should have been very successful in his music career.
beautiful song!!❤️❤️
And HUMPY BONG???
They were going places according to Tim, who thought Smile was going nowhere.
@@kadenvanciel9335 Yet they only had two Top of the Pops performances and not even a proper album.
And HUMPY BONG????
Yes
I can’t tell who’s vocals I prefer Tim’s or Freddie’s damn they are both so good
0:49 favorite part
Cercles? Same
Yep
I REALLY like this song and LOVE Tim's vocals. After watching bohemian rhapsody I was hoping I could find it on CZcams! I know he ventured off to do other things after the band but does anyone know if he ever got back into music again after leaving smile?? Of course no-one can replace our beloved Freddie but Tim had an awesome natural talent himself! I'd sure hate to know it went to waste!
Here's a good interview with him from December 2018. That should answer your question.
thestrangebrew.co.uk/tim-staffell-smile-queen/
Sounds very Badfinger… definitely one of Queens most underrated songs, the production on the album version adds something extra…
The bassline is also improved on the Queen version IMO. Staffell’s playing does not disappoint on this version though. :)
I’m impressed that there is only one thumbs down
1 dislike is disappointing, it should have none
I somehow agree with you both
Look at it now it has like 34 shouldn’t have any thumbs down in my opinion
A good song and if that's Tim Staffel doing the lead vocal he's a great singer. I liked Queen's version even more but this is really good.
Tim sings most but Roger sings the first verse then repeats at end.
Both are beyond beautiful...
tim is amazing.
I adore Smile version!!! If they would not renown to Queen band name, Tim Staffel can do any lyric songs in this band. I feel like they sound like jazz singers: Chuck Berry, Ella Fitzgerald, Roy Orbison and Liza Minnelli. My dream is to play like Queen and any other bands from 60s to 80s to have a best female voice. 👍🎤🪩😀😍
I don’t know what is better Queen or smile
Leo Lopez I like the smile version of the song more!!
Queen is better
True
Deacury is the Cheese to my toast u think so
Deacury is the Cheese to my toast Queen is better obviously but not while singing this song
perfect !
This man gave us the best rock band of all time. Thanks for leaving mate!
it's a pity Tim never got the fame and success he deserved
This is a good song.
Listen to this with cheap ear buds in. In one ear you get Tim and in the other is Roger and Brian’s harmonies. I had to go back and listen o it again.
They were pretty good!
Listening in quarantine days ..!!
Me Too
This is so good, why has this escaped me all my life?
This song is great
yea he got a nice voice I wanna sing this
Lovely vocals
Quien esta oyendo esta joya de musica en 2021 dele like
Yo ✋
Alguien sabe si Smile sacó un disco y esta en CZcams?
Solo tienen 9 canciones ellos
Y 3 albumes
MUCHAS GRACIAS
とても落ち着く曲だね
明日も頑張ろう！
The last verse is sung by Roger.
I ALMOST DIDN'T RECOGNIZE THAT
I Love you ROGER TAYLOR 😍
I’m happy Tim left then we got queen with Freddie
Increíble voz
Yes,Si xd
MY LOVE QUEEN NOW SMILE
Love it
Queen forever 😍
Yeah Freddie took this song to a whole other level like Hendrix did with Dylan's All Along The Watchtower.
This sounds so Raw and Demo like
Só pra quem tem bom gosto.
Thank goodness for Humpy Bong
befor queen smile it wasn't big in 65 brine may was a smart man he stuideid to be a doctor he was a smart man befor queen came
Me encanta
I find this better then Freddy’s version❤️ Tim’s voice had his own unique and this song fits perfectly for Tim 👋
He has a very nice voice. Sounds like Freddie borrowed a lot of his style, then developed it further. But "Humpy Bong" was calling, lol.
today is queen
Queen
Old: Smile
Now: Queen
This is pre-tribute to Freddie before he was Mercury
es hermosa
This is where it all started.
que buena cancion carajo!!!
Es muy buena esta canción.
Si muy cierto
Por fin alguien Abla español 😭🤣
and this is where Freddie met Roger, and Brian
פשוט מקסים.❤
This song was on Queen's first album
Jak tutaj są pięknie wyróżnione kanały to głowa mała
This is like a jazz song
I love Queen but this version with Tim's voice is so much better than the Queen version
The last verse is sung by Roger.
I didn’t realize that Roger sang the intro and the last part. He sounds so different on that recording. Am I wrong?
Steffan Pila
Tim Staffell's lead vocals on this song "Doing Alright" is absolutely Amazing. I prefer Tim Staffell's lead vocals on this song with his lower but higher octaves vocal style. Freddie Mercury's version of "Doing Alright" is good, but i still prefer Tim Staffell's lead vocals on "Doin' Alright." Thank you!!!
The original would always be better :) that's why this version sounds better
Steffan Pila why did you put your name at the start
Im Not waiting for the sunnn
I love Freddy Mercury, but I agree. For this song, the smile version is way better than the queen version. ( although I like that one too).
mmh, I think I disagree, I think Freddie’s version is better but it’s just my taste haha
Man I agree that Doin Alright is a bit better,Just sounds more natural and Has a chill vibe meanwhile Queens Version is more rock n roll.Still love both of there amazing songs tho
Ah thos we're the days Pre-Queen
Pretty good for someone who made Thomas the Train.
@Hello :D Tim Staffell is the chief model maker for Thomas the tank engine
Buen tema
temazo
I Love You Roger Taylor
buenazaaaaaa