Sam Smith Offers a Heartfelt Jackie DeShannon Cover to Lift Fans' Spirits: Watch

While the world continues to self-isolate amid the coronavirus outbreak, people everywhere are looking for an uplifting message. So Sam Smith decided to do just that with a new video.

On Tuesday (March 24), Smith took to social media to perform a cover of Jackie DeShannon's classic song "What the World Needs Now Is Love." Singing entirely a capella, Smith let their voice ring through, emphasizing the song's iconic leading lyric, "What the world needs now/ Is love, sweet love."

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