"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 | |||
Format | 7" 45 rpm | |||
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 | ||||
Harvest edition
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"Falling in Love Again" | ||||
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Single by The Adicts | ||||
Released | 1985 | |||
Format | 12" | |||
Genre | Punk rock, new wave | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Songwriter(s) | See text | |||
The Adicts singles chronology | ||||
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"Falling in Love Again (Can't Help It)" is the English language name for a 1930 German song composed by Friedrich Hollaender as "Ich bin von Kopf bis Fuß auf Liebe eingestellt" (literally: "I am, from head to toe, ready for love"). The song was originally performed in the film Der Blaue Engel (English translation: The Blue Angel) by Marlene Dietrich, who also recorded the most famous English version, which became her anthem. The English lyrics were written by Sammy Lerner, though they do not include a translation of the original version's most erotic verse; when the English version is sung, the first verse is simply repeated. The song is sometimes co-credited to Reginald Connelly.
"Falling in Love Again" was covered live by The Beatles in 1962, featuring Paul McCartney on lead vocals, and the band had updated the song's melody to a rock-'n'-roll style, with a change of lyrics. The Beatles' live version can be found on the double LP Live! at the Star-Club in Hamburg, Germany; 1962 (originally released in 1977) and it is the only available version of the song by the band.
"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.
Island release
Harvest release
"Falling in Love Again" is a 12-inch single punk band the Adicts, released under the name ADX. It is often included as bonus tracks on reissues of the band's third album, Smart Alex.