Love me some Wet Willie! This song is iconic. Then they followed it up with two other great songs, Street Corner Serenade and Weekend. All get cranked up when they shuffle through my 14,000+ song iTunes library. Check them out!
Got me thinking. I am known for my smile (okay, but not by many people, but roll with me here). Here is one smile from each year from the era now known as the Kandi years.
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
What have we learned here? This shit takes time!
I looked like dogmeat for a good five years (you could argue longer).
And I kept doing it over and over and over…
Well you say you've got the blues
You got holes in both of your shoes yeah
You're feeling alone and confused
You got to keep on smilin'
Just keep on smilin'
Yeah you're, you're about to go insane
'Cause your woman's playing games
And she says that you're to blame
You try to keep on smilin'
Keep on smilin'
Keep on smilin' through the rain
Laughing at the pain
Just flowing with the changes
Till the sun comes out again
Keep on smilin' through the rain
Laughing at the pain
Just flowing with the changes
And singing this refrain
Singing in a honky-tonk cafe
Nobody's hearing what you play yeah
They're too busy drinking anyway
You gotta keep on smilin'
Brother keep on smilin'
Say ya, ya found a piece of land
Gonna change from city boy to country man yeah
Try to build your life with your hands
And just keep on smilin'
Keep on smilin'
Keep on smilin' through the rain
Laughing at the pain
Just flowing with the changes
Keep on singing this refrain
You just hanging out in a local bar
And you're wondering who the hell you are
Are you a farmer
Are you a star
Smile on through the rain
Laugh all through the pain
Flow on with the changes
Till the sun comes out again
Keep on smilin' (smilin') smilin' (smilin')
Laughing (laughing) said laughing (laughing)
Keep on flowing, flowing, flowing (flowing) yeah ooh-ooh
Smilin' (smilin') smilin' (smilin')
You got to laugh alot...
Songwriters: Maurice Richard Hirsch/James Robert Hall/John David Anthony/Lewis Maxwell Ross/
Jack Virgil Jr. Hall
Find peace and joy.
14 Responses
Kandi,
When you’re Kandi your happiness shines through , you’re in your happy place . As Teresa I’m known for my smile , OK I still have to put up with the UPS and DOWNS of everyday life but I find it so much easier as Teresa . If I really need a pick-me-up I can always go and buy another dress , that’s something a guy would never appreciate .
😊😊
Wet Willie on a Monday morning 2026?
I was just transported back to the ball field in California in 1975🤣
Since we’re pontificating on smiling – I get mystified when I visit my fave T-girl sites and here’s all these ladies in photos looking like someone has a gun on them, forcing them to be in that outfit. The majority too, it seems on most days. I don’t get it. If you don’t feel like grinning from ear-to-ear when you put on a cute dress, perhaps you might be better suited for stamp collecting?🤣
😉😉
Each and every year a beautiful Kandi.
I got my computer back….sorta. 😉😉
KR,
I noticed the 5 0’clock shadow disappeared about 2020. Since I get a 3 o’clock shadow, it’s something I need to address this year.
As Grace stated, if your not smiling, WHY NOT?
Stamp collecting, why not ‘snail collecting’?
It disappeared because I learned, practice, practice, practice!
Kandi those pics are proof positive that you just don’t age girl. Just keep on keeping on. ❤️💋🥰
Amen, sister!
I love seeing the changed we go through as we gain more confidence in presenting as a woman. I can see the confidence in those wonderful pictures through the years. You started presenting a few years before me, but I now feel the confidence in my presentation. It is a wonderful feeling.
Thank for sharing those gorgeous photos.
Love Julie
It’s the best feeling!! ❤️
God bless you and all your positive influence you have been to so many
Your smile just brings out the best in all
Love ya
Rachael
The love is mutual, Rach!