Me too. I know how U feel. My family keeps getting smaller. What kills me is…all the memories we share, with our loved ones, are gone when Mom, Dad, etc. pass. Sending 💜
I just saw this I'm very sorry for your father I know that doesn't help but I'm going to do the same thing right now my father is very ill my prayers are with you I hope that helps you🙏
Doesn't matter how old you are, what color you are, where you're from, or anything else, you'll love this song and it will mean something different to all of us! That's a classic!
Sorry about your Dad. My Dad passed away in 2006. Tracks of my tears by Smokey Robinson brings back some great memories! The music back then was the absolute best!
I was born in 1980 well after this song came out, but I love this song and this era of music! What a magical era of Motown music! Good loving romantic music!
yes, it is. the soul of God, the soul of people of color, the soul of a nation, yearning, longing for a connection to reality. You can trace it back to gospel or blues, it is all part of One music.
I was 12 when this song was first released. The composition of the song was initiated by Marv Tarplin. Intrigued, Smokey and Pete Moore were drawn in. Amongst the three of them "The Tracks of My Tears" was born. I heard it played all through my teenage years and indeed still hear it played today. The opening guitar licks by Marv Tarplin are said to be "among the most famous in pop music history." In 2004 "The Tracks of My Tears" was ranked #50 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." And you know what? I really do like this song. William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is 76. He will receive the Gershwin Prize this year for his lifetime contributions to popular music.
You're completely right, the Marv Tarplin Intro is unique. 'Number 50 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Rolling Stones Magazine. That says it all. Every thumb down shows ignorance. Timeless music.
This just makes me sad, that I miss all the "Soul Brothers" I knew in Jr High School. Great bunch of guys. Craig, Michael, Mike, Norman, Vince, Ronnie, Bobby, Ronnor, Wayne. Watching "Platoon" makes me miss those good old days even more.
Smokey and the Miracles put words to all of those feelings we all were having as teenagers back then. It was a time of real music, real words, real feelings. No loudscreaming, no mush mouth. Just real music that is still with us over 50 years later.So glad that you've kept the music, the feelings alive. Thanks.
Andy Ingwersen music 25 years ago was great, grunge was everywhere and rap music was 20x better than it is today. Fuck today’s music though we can agree on that.
Such a beautiful song. As a kid, 1 Christmas I received a tape recorder as a gift. Late 1 nite my Mom and I were in the bathroom in our basement and she played this song on cassette. She explained to me what the lyrics meant- from then on I alwayz paid attention to the lyrics in songs. *Smokey is the Best 🎉❤
I just left prob the closest thing to a marriage. So imma be dating again soon, but tbh, i dont really care about the shit anymore. 😊 i hate attachments to ppl who waste my time and money. Maybe im just a shit judge of character. Imma work on it, while playin fkn bangers like this song and not giving a f***
Love you Smokey...listened to you a lot when I was wayyy much younger and it still applies to today. Thank you for singing the words of how I'm feeling 🙇
"Take a good look at my face. You'll see my smile looks out of place. Yeah, look a little bit closer. It's easy to trace the tracks of my tears." Could have been said by Robin Williams.
Hola amor hermoso video que me mandaste vos decís que te cambie la vida no sé si para bien o para mal mi edad porque llegaste a tu vida situación problema vos tenés tu familia Qué puedo hacer yo lo único que puedo hacer es quererte porque sos el amor de mi sabes que te quiero con toda mi alma Gracias mi amor por quererme hacía de distancia Te quiero mi amor Te mando un abrazo y un beso grande que Dios te bendiga Un te quiero tu amor que vos decís que te cambió la la vida
I was also 12 when this lovely record climbed into the UK Top 20. It was 1969, and a whole raft of soul classics that the country hadn't really picked up on earlier in the decade were starting to be re-released.
For some reason, I heard these songs a lot in the 80s and 90s on the radio. I was born in 1965 and for some reason, I knew the words to every one of the because of hearing them so much as a chid.
Going through my backup folders, I found the name of this song in a text file from 2005. My taste didn't change a lot since then... still like this song!
The tracks off my tears", is a piece of POP music perfection, a very popular, relatively unusual song.💥 It was written by all three members of the Miracles and sung by Smokey Robinson who is not only a renowned recording artist but a landmark in the development of popular music, he also played an important role in the development of Motown Record. 💥Melodic song, harmonic voices to highlight the message - confession of a man, his feelings, his state of mind, what he feels after breaking up with his girlfriend, left behind alone, without a coherence in his judgment of how he found himself in that situation while simultaneously begging to remain still in the life of his mistress.💥 Apparently, he tries to go on alone, adopting a courageous face as a mask under which he tries to hide the storm that passes through his thoughts and mood. 💥This is the song of a broken heart, it's Robinson's voice, full of anguish and longing pulling back the mask, revealing his bare heart, exhausted from keeping a brave face in front of others, alone, the pain of the love passes through it finding no resistance.💥This song talks about those people who keep everything inside, who don't externalize their inner pain and sadness, sealing their soul, who show forced smiles on the outside while the emptiness operates in their heart, a heart that suffers in silence not revealing to the world the inner hell in which it is. 💥 Love is a gift, to be experienced, exhibited, declared, cherished, treasured, praised, desired, given, share, chase. 💥Look beyond appearances, they shouldn't be the starting point in knowing and judging others because they are famous for dragging us on in deception💥.This song has been taken up by various artists obtaining prestigious awards, such as Johnny Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Linda Ronstdat, was included in 2007 in the Grammy Hall of Fame.💥 Thank you for this unique piece that remains relevant over the years, Thanks for lyrics😊😊😊.
Smokey is a poet for the ages. As far as I’m concerned he is Motown. Barry who, please he probably wishes he was 5% as good as a writer as Smoke. Please Mr. Hoardy❗️
Somewhere, back through the mists of time, the first songwriter created the first song. And it is likely that they chose fractured love as their topic, giving them the first crack at a subject that, still to this day, is the most popular among composers everywhere. Everyone in their wake has to find a novel way to say something that’s been said a trillion times before. The best songwriters understand this conundrum and, instead of shrinking from the challenge, they embrace it. Consider Smokey Robinson, who had this to say in an interview with Billboard in 1989: “Once I learned how to write songs, I recognized the fact that there are no new words. There are also no new notes on the piano or guitar. And there are really no new ideas. So you have to work within the framework of what’s been going on for thousands of years since language began. You have to work within that parameter. So the trick for me was to try and say the same thing differently.” Of course, he said that knowing that he had accomplished that feat time and time again in his illustrious career, perhaps never so memorably than on “The Tracks Of My Tears,” his 1965 standout written with Marv Tarplin and Pete Moore and recorded with the luscious backing vocal assistance of the Miracles. The title metaphor now seems so obvious, but, had Robinson not come along to illuminate it for us, it might still be undiscovered. “The Tracks Of My Tears” began with some simple guitar lines laid down by Tarplin, before Robinson tore at the lyrics with some assistance from Moore. The song sets up as a conversation between a woeful guy and his former flame, although we can’t be sure if she is actually listening, having moved on from him. In any case, he feels the urge to confess to her alone that the brave face he is wearing around in public is only a pantomime. The refrain lays it all on the line... “So take a good look at my face/You know my smile looks out of place/If you look closer it’s easy to trace/The tracks of my tears.” In the verses, Robinson explains his ruse, the way he puts on an act to hide his sadness..... “People say I’m the life of the party ‘cause I tell a joke or two/Although I might be laughing loud and hearty, deep inside I’m blue.” He even tries to distract from his sorrow by dating others, all to no avail.... “Although she may be cute, she’s just a substitute/’Cause you’re the permanent one.” Legend has it that Pete Townsend was so impressed by the weaving of that unwieldy word into the lyrics that he was inspired to write “Substitute.” There is really no fault to be found with the original version of “The Tracks Of My Tears”, from the beautiful back-and-forth between the vocals of Robinson and his band, to the delicately moving arrangement, to the soulful groove laid down by The Funk Brothers. By the time it reaches its emotional peak as the middle eight gives way to the final chorus, chances are your face might have developed some tracks of its own. “The Tracks Of My Tears” is such a sturdy construction that cover versions were inevitable and plentiful; both Johnny Rivers and Linda Ronstadt scored Top 40 hits with it. But how can anybody compare to Smokey Robinson’s silky falsetto on the original? And how can any songwriter find a new way to convey the visual manifestation of a broken heart any better?
I need a cover up on my only tattoo I don’t regret but moved on with my life and this song will be permanently tatted on top of her name life goes on no hard feelings all love but this song bruh smh awesome no matter what time of day night happy sad it puts you in a good mood thank you
Funny when they ask me my favorite music and I say Motown and they have no clue. So sad everyone in the world isn't still playing this. A.M gold 1974...what a year.
Months ago I heard this song in my dream but I had never heard it before both the song and the artist so I asked the people I met in my dream and a stranger I met in my told me both the title and the artist. I find it hard to believe my self sometimes
My dad passed away few hours ago 😢 he loved this, I’m listening with tears streaming down my face x love you pops x
I'm sorry for your loss ❤
Me too. I know how U feel. My family keeps getting smaller. What kills me is…all the memories we share, with our loved ones, are gone when Mom, Dad, etc. pass. Sending 💜
Awesome
I just saw this I'm very sorry for your father I know that doesn't help but I'm going to do the same thing right now my father is very ill my prayers are with you I hope that helps you🙏
Bless you, my mom passed last month. Know how it feels
Doesn't matter how old you are, what color you are, where you're from, or anything else, you'll love this song and it will mean something different to all of us! That's a classic!
maybe the best song ever.
Nigga song
Agree you my friend
All the old stuff is the best, won't be beat.
@@robmiddleton01 Baby troll
Sorry about your Dad. My Dad passed away in 2006. Tracks of my tears by Smokey Robinson brings back some great memories! The music back then was the absolute best!
This song was composed in heaven and sung by angels
Bingo!
Amen to that! 😄
100% true ❤
Agree
Ameen
PLATOON bought me here. Great song!
+BlackSfinx1 right!
BlackSfinx1 yep
hi from Czech republic , even in our country is movie Platoon Četa wellknown , have a good time
hahaha me too, watched platoon just today for the first time ever!!! had to shazam the tune when the soldiers sang it lol
Yo vine por esta gran pelucula.!!!!
'Number 50 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Rolling Stones Magazine. That says it all. Every thumb down shows ignorance. Timeless music.
There are songs and then there are SONGS mannn!!!! Smokey is the man!!!! Period!!!!
I was born in 1980 well after this song came out, but I love this song and this era of music! What a magical era of Motown music! Good loving romantic music!
1987 here, haha im glad my mom NEVER let me change the oldies station lol, so fkn glad ❤
My smile is my makeup…..I wear since my breakup with U. Great lyrics! Love the oldies. 💜
🔥🔥🔥
Ok👀🙏
Platoon brought me here many years ago God bless
Pure magic! Nobody sings it quite like the maestro of music Smokey Robinson.....they just don't make em so cool anymore!
I gotta agree 100% i just finished johnny river's version but nothing tops this, haha so i left and here we are!!
My Ma, introduced me to Motown for the good times and the bad times! I Thank Her every chance I get! Peace!
Born in '66, but we all grew up in the 70's listening to the classics and it started with Smokey Robinson!!!
I was born in 79 & grew up listening to Smokey Robinson & other classic artists (I have older parents. Well Dad passed 3 years ago).
This is real soul music 😍😍😍💯
yes, it is. the soul of God, the soul of people of color, the soul of a nation, yearning, longing for a connection to reality. You can trace it back to gospel or blues, it is all part of One music.
Motown was the music that brought us all together in the service.
I miss this kind of music, bring it back !
The passion in which these songs were sang during the era is what make them endure the test of time.
I was 12 when this song was first released. The composition of the song was initiated by Marv Tarplin. Intrigued, Smokey and Pete Moore were drawn in. Amongst the three of them "The Tracks of My Tears" was born. I heard it played all through my teenage years and indeed still hear it played today. The opening guitar licks by Marv Tarplin are said to be "among the most famous in pop music history." In 2004 "The Tracks of My Tears" was ranked #50 on Rolling Stone's "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time." And you know what? I really do like this song. William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is 76. He will receive the Gershwin Prize this year for his lifetime contributions to popular music.
You're completely right, the Marv Tarplin Intro is unique. 'Number 50 of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time", Rolling Stones Magazine. That says it all. Every thumb down shows ignorance. Timeless music.
And Claudette Robinson's voice is the cream on the top! So sad she left the Miracles later.
This absolutely blesses my life when I recall it in my mind. What a joy this is is!!!
This just makes me sad, that I miss all the "Soul Brothers" I knew in Jr High School. Great bunch of guys. Craig, Michael, Mike, Norman, Vince, Ronnie, Bobby, Ronnor, Wayne.
Watching "Platoon" makes me miss those good old days even more.
Smokey and the Miracles put words to all of those feelings we all were having as teenagers back then. It was a time of real music, real words, real feelings. No loudscreaming, no mush mouth. Just real music that is still with us over 50 years later.So glad that you've kept the music, the feelings alive. Thanks.
Music lives on for eternity.
Amen Glen, today's music is garbage when compared to this. Hell today's music is garbage even compared to stuff twenty-five thirty years ago.
Andy Ingwersen music 25 years ago was great, grunge was everywhere and rap music was 20x better than it is today. Fuck today’s music though we can agree on that.
@@thedroidish Don't you think, Andy, that every generation says todays music is garbage compared to older stuff?!
I Love This Song RIP ALL THE MIRACLES THAT GOD HAS CALL HOME GOD BLESS SMOKEY ROBINSON.THANK.YOU FOR SHARING.
I consider myself one of the lucky ones. I grew up listening to GREAT music like this.
Shirley D ....I'm "66 and i know exactly what you mean' such a wonderful time .and place it was back then,
ME TOO!!!!
Best song ever recorded.
This is a masterpiece
Thank you so much for this post!
Beautiful lyrics such feeling and soulful
Such a beautiful song.
As a kid, 1 Christmas I received a tape recorder as a gift. Late 1 nite my Mom and I were in the bathroom in our basement and she played this song on cassette.
She explained to me what the lyrics meant- from then on I alwayz paid attention to the lyrics in songs.
*Smokey is the Best 🎉❤
What a beautiful song! How beautiful the lyrics! This is wonderful.
Vocal performance par excellence !!!!
❤❤❤❤ one of my moms favorite so song R.i.l Dorothy ann i love you momma ❤️ ❤❤❤
This song has always resonated with me. Even more so now since my divorce and reentering the dating world.
I just left prob the closest thing to a marriage. So imma be dating again soon, but tbh, i dont really care about the shit anymore. 😊 i hate attachments to ppl who waste my time and money. Maybe im just a shit judge of character. Imma work on it, while playin fkn bangers like this song and not giving a f***
one of my favorite scenes in platoon
Platoon is great.
Charlie Sheen's best work. Sadly, nothing since has come close.
I love this song... Tracks of my tears!!!!
This sooo unbelievably good. I love the music from this era.
This is one of his best! Love this!❤
Just simply love this gorgeous song ❤
one of the greatest songs of my life time.
The Funk brothers was the greatest band that ever played for Motown.
not only a great writer smokey. was a fantastic entertainer..
I recently discovered this beautiful song! I love Smoky Robinson, the most beautiful male voice!
Love you Smokey...listened to you a lot when I was wayyy much younger and it still applies to today. Thank you for singing the words of how I'm feeling 🙇
My favorite song. Always will be.
Woooooh . . . this is music for the soul! 😍
E uma musica linda com letra e arranjos musicais com esses caras maravilhosos cantando.
One of my favorites. Thanks for sharing Monique!
My thought is so amazing to have listen to a voice like his!
Chu Lai, Republic of Viet Nam 1966 when 1st heard this song……..
Respect man
when i first heard it... willem dafoe was blowing smoke through a double barrel into charlie's mouth... good times;)
Hann Pungartnik Yeaaaah
Must have been and amazing time to have been alive Richard?
Respect
"Take a good look at my face. You'll see my smile looks out of place. Yeah, look a little bit closer. It's easy to trace the tracks of my tears." Could have been said by Robin Williams.
Yes((((
Platoon brought me here... miss you Elias :(
Absolutely classic! :)
The magic of Smokey Robinson
thank you for this beautiful song !!!!!
Hola amor hermoso video que me mandaste vos decís que te cambie la vida no sé si para bien o para mal mi edad porque llegaste a tu vida situación problema vos tenés tu familia Qué puedo hacer yo lo único que puedo hacer es quererte porque sos el amor de mi sabes que te quiero con toda mi alma Gracias mi amor por quererme hacía de distancia Te quiero mi amor Te mando un abrazo y un beso grande que Dios te bendiga Un te quiero tu amor que vos decís que te cambió la la vida
I was also 12 when this lovely record climbed into the UK Top 20. It was 1969, and a whole raft of soul classics that the country hadn't really picked up on earlier in the decade were starting to be re-released.
Thanks for sharing my favorite Smokey and the Miracles song, love it!
What a angelic song wow am all awash with emotions 😥😥😥😥
I love this song.
For some reason, I heard these songs a lot in the 80s and 90s on the radio. I was born in 1965 and for some reason, I knew the words to every one of the because of hearing them so much as a chid.
This song and “Tears Of A Clown” make a dynamic duo.
Going through my backup folders, I found the name of this song in a text file from 2005. My taste didn't change a lot since then... still like this song!
Oldies are the best.
To my baby 🍼🍼 daddy may he rest in peace 🕊️🕊️🕊️ love your baby 🍼🍼 mama Annie Diaz 💋 carrion Rodriguez 😢
killed it with this song. so good
Smokey SO young back then !
Oh them old 45's, LP and 8 track. Dont make music like this no more. Where they had to carry a tune and really play an instrument 😮..
Timeless music!❤🙂
This song melt my Heart ❤
The tracks off my tears", is a piece of POP music perfection, a very popular, relatively unusual song.💥 It was written by all three members of the Miracles and sung by Smokey Robinson who is not only a renowned recording artist but a landmark in the development of popular music, he also played an important role in the development of Motown Record. 💥Melodic song, harmonic voices to highlight the message - confession of a man, his feelings, his state of mind, what he feels after breaking up with his girlfriend, left behind alone, without a coherence in his judgment of how he found himself in that situation while simultaneously begging to remain still in the life of his mistress.💥 Apparently, he tries to go on alone, adopting a courageous face as a mask under which he tries to hide the storm that passes through his thoughts and mood. 💥This is the song of a broken heart, it's Robinson's voice, full of anguish and longing pulling back the mask, revealing his bare heart, exhausted from keeping a brave face in front of others, alone, the pain of the love passes through it finding no resistance.💥This song talks about those people who keep everything inside, who don't externalize their inner pain and sadness, sealing their soul, who show forced smiles on the outside while the emptiness operates in their heart, a heart that suffers in silence not revealing to the world the inner hell in which it is. 💥 Love is a gift, to be experienced, exhibited, declared, cherished, treasured, praised, desired, given, share, chase. 💥Look beyond appearances, they shouldn't be the starting point in knowing and judging others because they are famous for dragging us on in deception💥.This song has been taken up by various artists obtaining prestigious awards, such as Johnny Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Linda Ronstdat, was included in 2007 in the Grammy Hall of Fame.💥 Thank you for this unique piece that remains relevant over the years, Thanks for lyrics😊😊😊.
I love this song. If anybody has a cure for a broken heart - Let me know.
there's no cure apart from time pal. chin up.
True true.. time is a great healer... good luck x
For a break up I always go for Oklahoma!'s 'Many A New Day'. It's worked on a friend of mine who broke up with his girlfriend. Best of luck :)
just move on, push through the pain...so often later you will wonder what you ever saw in them
Smokey is a poet for the ages. As far as I’m concerned he is Motown. Barry who, please he probably wishes he was 5% as good as a writer as Smoke. Please Mr. Hoardy❗️
Timeless Classic ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Now that’s music 👊👍
Wow i love this song. thanks.
Emocionante, dá vontade de chorar
Hi Rita..
How are you?
@@cohenmark1258 Estou bem !
É que a letra conta algo parecido com o que me aconteceu. Por isso dói ! Mas é bravíssima !
Finally found it 🙌 🙏 😌 it's not easy when you only know a few lyrics
Can't beat this.
How good this sounds!!
Listen how Smokey riffs on the last lines...breaks off...comes back...genius stuff!
Look a little bit closer...it's easy
Somewhere, back through the mists of time, the first songwriter created the first song. And it is likely that they chose fractured love as their topic, giving them the first crack at a subject that, still to this day, is the most popular among composers everywhere. Everyone in their wake has to find a novel way to say something that’s been said a trillion times before. The best songwriters understand this conundrum and, instead of shrinking from the challenge, they embrace it.
Consider Smokey Robinson, who had this to say in an interview with Billboard in 1989: “Once I learned how to write songs, I recognized the fact that there are no new words. There are also no new notes on the piano or guitar. And there are really no new ideas. So you have to work within the framework of what’s been going on for thousands of years since language began. You have to work within that parameter. So the trick for me was to try and say the same thing differently.”
Of course, he said that knowing that he had accomplished that feat time and time again in his illustrious career, perhaps never so memorably than on “The Tracks Of My Tears,” his 1965 standout written with Marv Tarplin and Pete Moore and recorded with the luscious backing vocal assistance of the Miracles. The title metaphor now seems so obvious, but, had Robinson not come along to illuminate it for us, it might still be undiscovered.
“The Tracks Of My Tears” began with some simple guitar lines laid down by Tarplin, before Robinson tore at the lyrics with some assistance from Moore. The song sets up as a conversation between a woeful guy and his former flame, although we can’t be sure if she is actually listening, having moved on from him. In any case, he feels the urge to confess to her alone that the brave face he is wearing around in public is only a pantomime. The refrain lays it all on the line...
“So take a good look at my face/You know my smile looks out of place/If you look closer it’s easy to trace/The tracks of my tears.”
In the verses, Robinson explains his ruse, the way he puts on an act to hide his sadness.....
“People say I’m the life of the party ‘cause I tell a joke or two/Although I might be laughing loud and hearty, deep inside I’m blue.”
He even tries to distract from his sorrow by dating others, all to no avail....
“Although she may be cute, she’s just a substitute/’Cause you’re the permanent one.”
Legend has it that Pete Townsend was so impressed by the weaving of that unwieldy word into the lyrics that he was inspired to write “Substitute.”
There is really no fault to be found with the original version of “The Tracks Of My Tears”, from the beautiful back-and-forth between the vocals of Robinson and his band, to the delicately moving arrangement, to the soulful groove laid down by The Funk Brothers. By the time it reaches its emotional peak as the middle eight gives way to the final chorus, chances are your face might have developed some tracks of its own.
“The Tracks Of My Tears” is such a sturdy construction that cover versions were inevitable and plentiful; both Johnny Rivers and Linda Ronstadt scored Top 40 hits with it. But how can anybody compare to Smokey Robinson’s silky falsetto on the original? And how can any songwriter find a new way to convey the visual manifestation of a broken heart any better?
Lovely R&B type Motown production from this time.
I need a cover up on my only tattoo I don’t regret but moved on with my life and this song will be permanently tatted on top of her name life goes on no hard feelings all love but this song bruh smh awesome no matter what time of day night happy sad it puts you in a good mood thank you
Classic Tune !! It will never die away .......:D
Greatest song ever
August 28, 2021 ✌️💕🧘♀️🦋 Time travel back to my youth 🎶
Excellent.
Never gets old
I love smoking robinson
Virgi Andrade 😂
Funny when they ask me my favorite music and I say Motown and they have no clue. So sad everyone in the world isn't still playing this. A.M
gold 1974...what a year.
Months ago I heard this song in my dream but I had never heard it before both the song and the artist so I asked the people I met in my dream and a stranger I met in my told me both the title and the artist. I find it hard to believe my self sometimes
I was in a tent in the 60’s and everyone was getting stoned and singing this. Good times. Except for burning the shit, that was shit
Man, this song hurts when you just broke up with the one you really love. Such a great tune.
nice a like very much, mazing .
Brilliant upload.
Greetings from Belgium.
Good taste brought me here ☺️
So sorry for your loss x 😢
I love Motown music
Nice one
SO BEAUTIFUL NOW RIGHT NOW🎵🌹
"My smile is my makeup I wear since my breakup with you"......... What kind of genius can write this cold-blooded shit
i love this song