The Undisputed Truth
Recording Artist
American · 1970s
American soul/funk group best known for their Motown recordings, including the hit 'Smiling Faces Sometimes.'
Connection to Taylor Swift
Thematic parallel to the social performance and mask-wearing imagery in Taylor's writing, particularly in Enchanted's opening lines about forcing laughter and faking smiles.
Notable Works
- Smiling Faces Sometimes
Appears in the Archive
Context within the Archive
Smiling Faces Sometimes
“Forcing laughter, faking smiles”
Angela & Uncle Jerry note that the lyric 'forcing laughter, faking smiles' evokes the same theme as the Undisputed Truth's 'Smiling Faces Sometimes', the idea of putting on a false face in social settings.
Podcast analysis