Ub40 falling in love with you8/2/2023 ![]() The tale of UB40’s first #1 hit is a glorious little piece of fun chart-history chaos: A British reggae band covers a Neil Diamond song without realizing they’re covering a Neil Diamond song. So maybe it really was a fitting introduction to suburban life. It’s a cynical exercise, presented cynically, for cynical reasons. But it’s not like I really need any extra reasons for disliking UB40’s cover. I wasn’t happy about any of those life changes, and I probably harbor some deep-seated resentment for UB40’s “(I Can’t Help) Falling In Love With You,” with its pointlessly elongated title and its random-ass parentheses. My family moved out of Baltimore city into a drab, boring suburb, and I started eighth grade at a school where virtually everyone rocked bowl cuts and Starter jackets. But during the stretch of time that UB40’s cover sat at #1, a few big things did happen to me. I don’t remember my 14th birthday as any kind of important life moment. ![]() I would’ve much rather claimed the song that came right after. I happened to turn 14 one day before UB40’s version of the Elvis oldie “Can’t Help Falling In Love” finished its interminable reign at the top of the Hot 100. I don’t think it says too much about who I am, either. When I looked up my song, I was not very happy with the result. ![]() In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present.Īccording to a meme that was floating around on Twitter a few years ago, the song that’s at #1 on your 14th birthday tells you who you are. ![]()
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