SMiLE.dk

SMiLE.dk is a nice bubblegum dance band with songs in a good range of styles and colors. As of their last album release in 2003, the members were Malin Kernby and Veronica Larsson. The .dk tag at the end of their name is because although the band is from Sweden, they marketed themselves in Denmark. Like many bubblegum dance artists, they were also quite popular in Japan. I do not actually know if the name is supposed to be pronounced “Smile” or “Smile D. K.”, but I usually just say “Smile”. One of their earliest songs, “Butterfly”, is quite famous because it is not only a good song but it was in the original Dance Dance Revolution. Several other songs of theirs have been in later versions of Dance Dance Revolution, but none are nearly as well-known as “Butterfly”. One thing that I've noticed about SMiLE.dk's music that makes them stand apart from other artists of the genre is their impressive proficiency in making songs that are delightfully easy to sing along with and stick in your head for a long time afterwards.

Some of my favorite songs:

• Dancing All Alone (Kimono Mix)
• Dragonfly
• Boys
• Future Girls
• Come Chameleon
• Golden Sky
• Mr. Wonderful

“Dancing All Alone (Kimono Mix)” is both my favorite SMiLE.dk song and one of my favortie songs of all time. The original “Dancing All Alone” was basically the same song except that for the kimono mix they replaced the words “singing dum-dee-doh” with “in my kimono” which makes the song fifty times better. I don't know why they didn't just do it that way to begin with. My friend thought a kimono was a small wooden house, so I will tell you that a kimono is basically a traditional Japanese dress for women. Anyway, some of the things that make this track great are the beat and baseline that give the song its energetic feel, and the chorus that is easy to pick up and is strangely fun to sing. The song obviously has a sad connotation, but its melody has a kind of content beauty. I also like the instrumental side of “Dancing All Alone (Kimono Mix)”. It's quite a green song, with a dark greenish-black base, shiny green-gray plucky instrument things, and a light green string counter-melody to the chorus. My favorite color is green as well, so it's no surprise that I like this song.

You can listen to “Dancing All Alone (Kimono Mix)” here.

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