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Does Sam Smith Know Their Lyrics From Their Biggest Songs?

Variety | April 3, 2026



Sam Smith guesses lyrics from their most iconic songs and tells us the meaning behind who and what inspired some of their most beloved tracks.

00:00 Intro
00:15 To Be Free
01:24 I’m Not The Only One
02:23 Latch
03:06 Unholy
04:00 Promises
05:08 Dancing with a Stranger
06:02 Stay With Me
07:15 Lay Me Down
08:00 La La La
09:41 Too Good at Goodbyes
10:33 Money on My Mind

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  3. @angelahodges1015

    April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    This is great! There are websites that have social media pages about people they don't even know. For those of you pretending to be Sam why don't you learn from them by their lyrics of their four full albums?

  5. @HunterJoyner-q9s

    April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    It’s crazy how Sam is in his 30s now cause when he started his music he was a kid from 16-25 from 2008-2017 I’ve been growing up listening to him on Diva Boy and In The Lonely Hour throughout my childhood on how awesome he hit the charts in London too! And when he released The Thrill Of It all in 2017 along with him at 25 while I was 15 I can totally relate to all the odd stuff he went through as a kid from 2008-2017 but as a 33 year old man today he totally has been rocking out a lot and writing awesome songs with new stories that aren’t too sad it’s amazing I can relate to all of the good stuff on it throughout his career through his music it’s amazing

  9. @hmsquared8603

    April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    I’ve been a fan of Sam’s for a while, but this is their first interview that I’ve watched. Hearing them tell stories about the songs makes my writer brain buzz in the best way.

  19. @rebeccad6000

    April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    Sam actually met Normain in her own girl group, 5th Harmony, in a carpool season with Janes Corden. If anyone watched it, she was the far left next to Ally.

  20. @RonaldNomnganga

    April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    1:50 … This may be just Wikipedia lies, but i once read from Wikipedia many years ago that Sam Smith and a friend wrote "I'm Not The Only One" about a couple that they both were friends with. Where the guy was cheating and the wife knew. Now he's saying something else… am i trippin'?

  28. @cmt89497

    April 3, 2026 at 6:06 pm

    I don't typically remember lyrics that well. But tell me how I just started singing the lyrics as soon as they appeared 😂😂😂

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