It’s the week of July 17, 1993, and apparently a very dire time for popular music.
In the #1 spot is ‘Weak,’ the tepid R&B song I featured three weeks ago when it was perched at #2.
And in the second slot is UB40’s take on the Elvis Presley classic ‘(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love with You,’ breaking my streak of 5,495 Songs of the Day without an appearance by the British reggae band. That’s a shame.
This cover appeared on the soundtrack of the ’93 movie Sliver, a forgettable cheesy thriller starring Sharon Stone and William Baldwin that is most notable for having its explicit sex scenes recut to avoid an NC-17 rating.
Somehow, UB40’s version of this song eventually made it to #1, while Presley’s definitive recording peaked at #2.
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help
Falling in love with you
[Verse 1]
Wise men say
Only fools rush in
But I can’t help
Falling in love with you
[Verse 2]
Shall I stay?
Would it be a sin?
I can’t help
Falling in love with you
[Chorus]
As a river flows
Gently to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things were meant to be
[Verse 3]
Take my hand
Take my whole life, too
But I can’t help
Falling in love with you
[Chorus]
As a river flows
Surely to the sea
Darling, so it goes
Some things were meant to be
[Verse 4]
Take my hand
Take my whole life, too
I can’t help
Falling in love with you
[Outro]
I can’t help falling in love with you
I can’t help falling in love with you
I can’t help falling in love with you
Meet Me In Montauk 
As checked out as I was from the music scene in the 90s, I unfortunately couldn’t escape this lame song.
Only Elvis should sing this song.