THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

902-Sandie Shaw-(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me.

1964-Number 1 single.

Best Bit-At 0.28. I am a great believer in that, the first version of a song you hear, will nearly always remain as your favourite version.

This is particularly prevalent with this song, as it has been recorded so many times, and in so many different styles. The original version by the Soul singer Lou Johnson (1941-2019,) reached Number 49 on Billboard in 1964. Other noteworthy versions are by R.B. Greaves (1943-2012,) who took his version to Number 27 on Billboard in 1970, and Dionne Warwick, who released it as a ‘B’ side in 1968. But the most successful American hit of the song was by British Synthpop duo Naked Eyes,who took their version to Number eight in 1984, although in the UK the song stalled at Number 59. In 1995 the Electronic duo Tin Tin Out recorded a dance version, which peaked at Number 14 in the UK.

The song was written by the legendary songwriting team of Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1921-2012,) (see also best songs 832-815-740-644 and 224 ) and recorded by Sandie Shaw as her second ever single release, and it became her first hit. Shaw would go on to become the first female artist to have three UK Number 1 singles, and her Eurovision song contest winning song,’Puppet on a String’ from 1967, is the biggest selling Eurovision song ever, with sales in excess of four million copies worldwide.

‘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.’