Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)
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"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" | |
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Single by Marlene Dietrich | |
B-side | "Naughty Lola" |
Released | 1930 |
Genre | Traditional pop |
Label | Victor Talking Machine Company |
Songwriter(s) | Friedrich Hollaender (German) Sammy Lerner (English) |
"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" is the
The English lyrics were written by
Cover versions
The Beatles version
"Falling in Love Again" was covered live by The Beatles while playing Hamburg in 1962. The band altered the English lyrics slightly, and delivered the song in a rock'n'roll style.
Featuring Paul McCartney on lead vocals, The Beatles' live rendition of the song can be found on the double LP Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962, originally released in 1977; it is the only released version of the song by the band.
Kevin Ayers version
"Falling in Love Again" | ||||
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Single by Kevin Ayers | ||||
from the album Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) | ||||
B-side | "Everyone Knows the Song" | |||
Released | Feb, 1976 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Island WIP6271 & Harvest | |||
Songwriter(s) | see text | |||
Producer(s) | Muff Winwood | |||
Kevin Ayers singles chronology | ||||
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Harvest single cover | ||||
"Falling in Love Again" was Kevin Ayers’ final release on Island Records. The flip side, "Everyone Knows the Song", was an Ayers original. After the release of this single, Ayers signed to Harvest Records, and both tracks became part of his 1976 album, Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today). The single was also re-released a few months later by Harvest in parts of Europe but featuring the Ayers original "The Owl" on the B-side.
Track listing
Island release
- "Falling in Love Again" (Hollander/Connelly)
- "Everyone Knows the Song" (Kevin Ayers)
Harvest release
- "Falling in Love Again" (Hollander/Connelly)
- "The Owl" (Kevin Ayers)
Personnel
- Kevin Ayers – vocals
- Billy Livsey – keyboards
- Charlie McCracken – bass
- Ollie Halsall – guitar
- Rob Townsend – drums
- Roger Saunders – guitar
- B. J. Cole – steel guitar
- Pip Williams (arr. A-side)
Adicts version
"Falling in Love Again" | ||||
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Single by The Adicts | ||||
Released | May 1985[2] | |||
Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Songwriter(s) | See text | |||
The Adicts singles chronology | ||||
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The 12-inch single "Falling in Love Again" by
Track listing
- "Falling in Love Again"
- "Come Along"
- "It's a Laugh"
- "Saturday Night"
Personnel
- Keith "Monkey" Warren – vocals
- Mel "Spider" Ellis – bass
- Pete "Pete Dee" Davison – guitar
- Michael "Kid Dee" Davison – drums
- John "Scruff" Ellis – guitar
- Dan "Fiddle Dan" Graziani – violin, piano, mandolin
Other versions
Dietrich re-recorded the song in a huskier voice in 1939, accompanied by Victor Young and His Orchestra. As her signature song, it would also consistently be featured on Dietrich's live albums.
Linda Ronstadt recorded the song with Nelson Riddle and his orchestra; it appears on her 1984 pop album Lush Life.
Christina Aguilera recorded the song for the soundtrack of The Spirit, a 2008 movie adaptation of the comic book series.[3]
John Prine covered the song with Alison Krauss on his 2016 album of duets, For Better, or Worse.
The song was also recorded and featured on releases by the
The 1974 Mel Brooks film Blazing Saddles features a performance by Madeline Kahn of a song called "I'm Tired", a parody of Dietrich's performance of the Hollaender song in The Blue Angel.
"Falling in Love Again" also was sung by
References
- ^ Bradshaw, Peter (May 30, 2019). "The Blue Angel review – a masterpiece of erotic obsession". The Guardian. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
- ^ Smart Alex (Media notes). The Adicts. Captain Oi! Records. 2002.
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