Corey Hart - "Can't Help Falling In Love"

[Hervard]

I'm listening to this song right now as we speak, on the 2/14/87 edition of AT40 Flashback (the first three-hour show!) and I forgot how great this song sounds. I think it's even better than the original version by the King from 1962, which is a good version, too. Peaked at #24 on Billboard, but couldn't manage to push past 33 on R&R. Guess more people wanted to buy it at the store rather than hear it on the radio!

[iceman]

Never really cared for this one. Of course I haven't heard it in years.

[reception]

I hate it.

[620 Soul Train]

and I Love it! I loved it so much I decided to rechart this song a couple years ago! Corey Hart is the bomb!

[Whi$tlin' Pete]

Good song. Better than UB40's version. I bought the 45 a few years ago. I remember that Corey didn't get much airplay with his version.

[johnnywest]

I remember when Rick Dees played a drop of it, along with Elvis's version when UB40's rendition was in the Top 40.

[Hervard]

I must have missed that, because I didn't hear the King's version until August of that year, when it was featured as a Long Distance Dedication on AT40 and I was surprised at how mellow it sounded (since I associated Elvis more with upbeat songs than ballads). I thought his original version of "Can't Help Falling In Love" sounded almost like an old Christmas song.

[tico]

I remember this, but I can't say I love it. I like UB40's version much, much, much better.

[areyoureadytojump]

The video:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UrsJfD1PJA