The Ultimate Guide to 'Fall in Love Again' Songs: Lyrics, Singers, and Trivia
By Robert Thorne
In 1968, composer Burt Bacharach and lyricist Hal David turned the sentiment on its head. Commissioned to write the score for Neil Simon's Broadway musical Promises, Promises, the duo needed a late-stage duet that captured emotional fatigue. Bacharach was literally hospitalized with pneumonia while writing the rhythm track, delivering the composition under an intense deadline.
The resulting song, "I'll Never Fall in Love Again," bypassed saccharine romance in favor of sharp, cynical realism. Hal David famously penned lines questioning what you get when you kiss a girl: "You get enough germs to catch pneumonia / After you do, she'll never phone ya." Dionne Warwick cut the definitive pop rendition in 1969, scoring an international hit that climbed to number six on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned a Grammy Award. If the track you remember features conversational, slightly biting lyrics set over Bacharach’s signature syncopated acoustic guitar and flugelhorn, this is your answer.
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