Janelle Monae - Smile

[sonofabeechball]

"OW! Why you so good?!" xD

[lovestosing87]

LMAO @ tese comments...."YES MA'AM"....lol! She cold as hell...love it!!!!

[karamelme]

so warm and sweet with old soul classicism to it....janelle is one of a kind

[tofu64gamer]

she can sing

[Santigie]

Magical

[nakhaz22]

yes ma'am please haha ow"oooh! !!!

[Jade049]

Yes ma'am hahahahahahahahahhahahahaha yes sir lol

[tizzzzle]

i love it when she sings like this... not much of a fan of the up tempo songs...

[baronvonsauna]

YES MA'AM!

[overthemoo]

I cried. And smiled. :) What a gift. What a gift to us!

[lilaleahg]

This is one of the best covers I've ever heard. I'm sure Charlie Chaplin is proud.

[violetcloud]

NO SIR. come on, we get it LOL wow.

...in any case i agree with him, hah!

[730ian]

Her voice is beautiful.. neon valley streets is awe inspiring.. her image put me oFF, BUT nOW i SEE THE REAL!!!

[fashionboi2007]

I agree! Yes Mam!

[KarunaTKD]

haven't heard a voice like that since Judy Garland, and Janelle's better

[ChelleyFresh01]

charlie chaplin!!

[domino984]

Wow...if you just smile....

[jcsuangel]

"Yes Ma'am"... I mean what else can be said? LOL. I love it!

[mistaduval]

Why you so good! Love it! And love Janelle!

[romenkoe]

Twitter/email Ellen DeGeneres to get Janelle Monae on her show :D!!

[OHLYRiC]

"why you so good?!" LOL love it! Shes amazing

[neetpooh]

oh she is KILLIN!!! I love her voice its soo pure and beautiful...and i promise that if i was there id be screaming and going crazy like the people in the background....LOL my my my...sing Janelle Monae. Sanngggg baby.

[jnguyen06]

Yes Maam

[real34strong]

too funny when the guy says, "Why are you so good?"....but I agree with him...she is truly a great artist! God you clearly created this one!

[rarebeauty08]

haha.yes ma'am!yes ma'am!yes ma'am!gtf.lol.shes good.very unique as well as her voice!

[DynastyQg9]

1 yes ma'am should be enough already...

[alicker18]

Yes Ma'am, indeed.

[MartiniInTheMorning]

A true lady. Genuine. Unique. I'm glad that a woman that smart (!), beautiful and INCREDIBLY talented is successful in pop business. That she could be a leading Jazz vocalist she shows here.

[ArnldHar]

my brother does this rendition. they would sound so great together.

[plasticvideo]

Michael Jackson's favorite song

[kronk99]

She kills it every time she sings, anywhere she sings it....At UCLA she stood up on a stool (no fear) and tore Royce Hall UP!!!!!!!! YES MA'AM!!!!!! such a sweet spirit backstage too, no fake hollywood ego going on at all...

[luvlygurl06]

who keeps sayin yes ma'am..lol

[shakiamusic]

LOVIN THE GUITAR PLAYER!

[shakiamusic]

The funny thing is I said yes ma'am as soo as that guy did!! too funny....SHE IS THE TRUTH!!

[omgaw]

"YES MA'AM". Lol, I love that guy.

[YoPIMPIN]

LMAO "why you so good ?" ....really lol

but she killed it

[nygndanyc]

LMAOOOOOOO

[Kaijed]

"why you so good?"

[Teinisha]

yes ma'am???? gay lingo? gets in

[bryandemond]

this is my favorite version. i love the audience remarks...

[cheaok8]

man she did a wonderful job! :D

[AAu99]

I can't stop smiling..

[KorshKorsh87]

The girl's got chops, man.

And "Why u so good?!" at 2:10 is hilarious

[thesoulofbass]

uuhhh !!!!!!great

[smilz324]

odd that this song is called smile because the song makes me want to cry.

[JugOnBlast]

That's my exact reaction to this song. When I'm in a car listening to it or with my headphones on it definitely makes me wanna cry and I'm a big guy, I'm no emotional push-over. The first time I heard it I was in a car and it was my first time listening to the CD I just bought and everything else got immediately quiet. And when she says "my darling" I feel like she's singing to me.

[b17ek]

i feel the same way lol i tear up every time i here her sang it but im a lil dude lol ....and yes i said SANG lol

[sarahpatch]

i love her! oh mann

[ronkaylah]

YES MA'AM indeed!!!

[7714girl]

Wow!

[peterwilkins19]

LOL "Yes Mam" lol. Apache Cafe is a hotbed for culture in Atlanta. If you never been, I would recommend it.

[detaipay]

I love this song..she's a bad mamajamma..gone Janelle **sidenote, the yes ma'am guy was craking me up!**

[alcoholharmony]

"YES MA'AM!"

[freshpuss]

LOOOOOOOOL!!

[blueswino]

I just discovered this great artist...she's really gifted...what a charisma..what a voice! Smile was composed by CHARLIE CHAPLIN, and lyrics were written by MICHAEL JACKSON (History album)

[goussygou]

Actually the music by Charles Chaplin, and Lyrics by John Turner and Geoffrey Parsons. Lyrics were written in 1954. Michael Jackson certainly did his Chaplin tribute, but shouldn't get credit for having written any part of this song especially since he wasn't even born yet at the time this song was out.

[PreciseWisdom]

She has her own unique sound but her voice reminds me of Teena Marie too. This is such a beautiful song. Such passion!! Much respect.

[Kognitive]

i had to leave to comments because i didnt notice her crying at the end until right now. That's how you know she is in her zone when she is singing and just starts crying...do ya thang baby girl...and audience please shut thee fuck up

[Kognitive]

Damn her voice is so unique, and please someone tell those people in the audience to HUSH UP, she's not performing a rock song, let the girl sing, shit.....This song would have been beautiful if they didnt say a word

[lovelynessa413]

this guy needs to shut the hell up with this yes Ma'am shit lol he was gettin on my nerves

[freshpuss]

LOOOOOL!!

[Jbunnyrabbit]

YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YES MAAM. YESSSSSS. YES MAAM. Go Girl.

[susieozbourne]

lmao

[freshpuss]

LOOOOL!!!

[jjhaycocks]

what the hell is with that guy

yes maam

[MusiqLuv]

LMAO! "Yes Maam, yes maam". He is doing the most! SOmeone please shut his mic off! lol Janelle is always very eloquent.

[sistalinda]

Very lovely job. I found this through RobertAntonNYC

millions of stars.

[norjiako]

my girl!!!janelle monae is the shyt!

[rrichmondboy]

i love this woman..so unique

[brianjohns5]

man shut up sayin "YES MAM"!!!! DAMN

dang after a long time that gets on a person's nerves! an' da others aint no betta they're yelling like they're in church!

Sang gurl!! LET THA LORD USE YA!!

[kidaz]

That guy saying 'yes maam' all the time ruined it.

[sasdiamondz]

the best!!!

[mrsinister6]

she sounded so good I felt a tear drop. im in love with this woman and her voice.

[mizkity03]

I honestly cannot see anyone not liking Janelle Monae. She is amazing. I mean listen to the audience "Yes ma'am." Ha.

[Gigagreenglo88]

She is what the game is missing!

[Daninha86]

You're fucking good girl! I love u a lot!!!!!!!!!! I sing with your heart!!! Really!!!!

Thank's from the south of Brazil!

Kisses!

[seyaah26]

she is beautiful inside and out...i have heard this song so many times yet it never gets old to me......she has true talent!!!!

[DSHEREEC]

Diddy u gotta a winner!!!! She's awesome!

[Hammerton2]

I just hope he doesn't f*ck up her career, like everyone else's at Bad Boy.

[mrsinister6]

i seconded that note, she's too talented and untainted by the industry being able to be her own personality. staying true to your own style that is what the game is missing today.

[mrsinister6]

if he does, someone should show him the real meaning of bad boy. you don't find talent like this anymore.

[DQue2Habla]

incredible

[ricraw2006]

LOVELY!

[harvardlaw13]

This song is so touching. I can feel the spirit.

[syckindahead]

I like how she is so versatile-tunes like this that could be from a musical on Broadway to the upbeat, almost rock hits like "Lettin' Go"....LOL@why u so good!

[veevee7t]

2 the ones who may have not liked the yes ma'am and etcs. i bet janelle loved/ loves it! when ur this good!! u deserve all the comments from the audience "big-ups 2 the audience

oh and p.s. 3:02 - 3:36 is the f*^@ing BEST!

[Auragirl86]

incredible. raw talent at it's finest.

[hope34mmm]

beautiful

[prisal86]

can't fucking stand all of the "yes ma'am" and "sing it girl" comments. shut up and let her sing!!!!!

[n0manland]

lol and 'yes m'am' all the way through. such a clear singing voice. lovely.

[ashley2kellykelly3]

no no at 2:11

[ashley2kellykelly3]

Lol did anyone catch the man saying " why you so good?" at around 2:20 maybe?

[n0manland]

oh shes good.

[Aarika83]

Thank you so much for posting...she's truly amazing. My favorite artist. (Yes ma'am indeed!!) lol