(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me

Album: The Look of Love: The Burt Bacharach Collection (1964)
Charted: 49
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  • I walk along the city streets you used to walk along with me
    And every step I take recalls how much in love we used to be

    Oh, how can I forget you?
    When there is always something there to remind me
    Always something there to remind me
    I was born to love you, and I will never be free
    You'll always be a part of me, whoa oh whoa

    When shadows fall, I passed a small cafe where we would dance at night
    And I can't help recalling how it felt to kiss and hold you tight

    Oh, how can I forget you?
    When there is always something there to remind me
    Always something there to remind me
    I was born to love you, and I will never be free
    You'll always be a part of me, whoa oh whoa

    Whoa oh, whoa oh

    If you should find you miss the sweet and tender love we used to share
    Just come back to the places where we used to go, and I'll be there

    Oh, how can I forget you?
    When there is always something there to remind me
    Always something there to remind me
    I was born to love you, and I will never be free
    You'll always be a part of me, whoa oh whoa

    (Shalala dupdup shalala)
    Never love another, baby (Shalala dupdup shalala)
    I never will forget you, baby (Shalala dupdup shalala)
    Ohh, you'll always be a part of me (Shalala dupdup shalala)
    (Shalala dupdup shalala) Whoa
    (Shalala dupdup shalala)
    I'll never love another, baby
    Never love another, baby Writer/s: Burt Bacharach, Hal David
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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Comments: 11

  • Jennifur Sun from RamonaUnderstand the lyrics only too well.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn January 31st 1970, R.B. Greaves performed "Always Something There to Remind Me" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    At the time the song was at #73 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; the week before it entered the chart at #97, and five weeks after it entered the Top 100 it peaked at #27 {for 2 weeks} and spent 8 weeks on the chart...
    It reached #50 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart...
    On the same 'Bandstand' show he also performed his debut charted record, "Take a Letter, Maria"; it had peaked at #2 {for 1 week} on November 16th, 1969...
    R.I.P. Ronald Bertram Aloysius 'R. B.' Greaves III {1943 - 2012}.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn October 31st 1964, Lou Johnson performed "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Two months earlier on August 16th, 1964 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #82; and on September 27th, 1964 it peaked at #49 {for 1 week}, and the week it peaked at #49 was also its 7th and last week on the Top 100...
    He had two other Top 100 records; "Reach Out for Me"* {peaked at #74 in 1963} and "A Time to Love - A Time to Cry" {reached #59 1965}...
    * One year later in 1964 Dionne Warwick covered "Reach Out for Me" and took it to #1 on Billboard's R&B Singles chart {#20 on Top 100}.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn June 9th 1965, Sandie Shaw performed "(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" on the ABC-TV program 'Shindig!'...
    Seven months earlier on November 22nd, 1964 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #89; as stated above it peaked at #52 and spent 7 weeks on the Top 100...
    And October 31st, 1964 it reached #1 (for 2 weeks) on the United Kingdom's New Musical Express chart...
    She had two other records make the Top 100; "Girl Don't Come" (peaked at #42 in 1965) and "Long Live Love" (reached #97 in 1965)...
    Ms. Shaw, born Sandra Ann Goodrich, will celebrate her 68th birthday come next February 26th, 2015.
  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn May 28th 1983, Naked Eyes performed "Always Something There to Remind Me" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'...
    Two months earlier on March 6th, 1983 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #85; and on June 5th it peaked at #8 (for 2 weeks) and spent 20 weeks on the Top 100...
    The duo had two more records make the Top 100 in 1983; "Promises, Promises" (peaked at #11) and "When the Lights Go Out" (reached #37).
  • Rick from Mason City, IaNaked Eyes reinvented the song! Love IT!!!! My other favorite song by NE is "When the lights go out"
  • Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, MiI loved the Naked Eyes version and video.
  • John from Nashville, TnPoor Lou Johnson was considered a male Dionne Warwick. He did the original versions of this song, "Reach Out For Me", and "Message To Martha (Michael)". All these songs later became huge hits for Dionne.
  • Fred from Laurel, MdI had never connected this song with anyone but Dionne Warwick; I'm glad to know who did the original. Also, at least where I was listening at the time (Pittsburgh), I'm certain her recording of it went much higher than #65. Or am I confusing it with "I Say a Little Prayer for You"? She recorded a lot of Bacharach/David songs, and did them splendidly. These two (Prayer & Remind) are musically pretty similar. I've never heard the Naked Eyes version.
  • Guy from Woodinville, WaBeing from the states, I've never heard the Lou Johnson or Sandie Shaw versions. I grew up with the Dionne Warwick version, which is actually one of her weaker Burt Bacharach/Hal David songs. Then Naked Eyes did the definitive version in '83. They OWN that song!
  • Nathan from From The Country Of, Canadalove the naked eyes version
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