When Smokey Sings

"When Smokey sings
I hear violins!
When Smokey sings
I forget everything!
As she’s packing her things
As she’s spreading her wings
The front door might slam
But the back door it rings
And Smokey sings... he sings!"

This song is confusing. First of all, since the singer never mentions what "Smokey" he's singing about, it isn't clear if Smokey is a guy or a girl. As a child I thought I was mishearing the lyrics, but I heard this song again recently and found out that I wasn't mishearing them at all.

And why is it, when Smokey sings, he [the singer] doesn't hear singing instead of violins?

And is Smokey such a bad singer that he actually forgets everything? If the singer forgot everything, did he have to relearn speech (in English) so that he could even sing about Smokey's singing? Or does he just forget everything for the duration of the song?

Perhaps it's only while Smokey Robinson is actually singing that everything is forgotten, so that as he finishes each verse he instantly remembers everything only to forget it when Smokey opens his mouth again. If so, that's quite a power to have over people. Can you imagine Smokey walking into a jewelery store and just talking non stop while walking out with all the diamonds. After that the police would ask witnesses, "So what happened?" to which the average reply would be, "What happened when?" Now that is a singer whose singing is worth singing about.

Conclusion: That song is silly.