![]() ‘Riot in righteousness’: Mark E Smith dies aged 60 – video obituary 2. This could be because it launched early, our rights have expired, there was a legal issue, or for another reason. “Net cap of 58 thousand pounds / Sweat on their way down / Grey ports with customs bastards / Hang around like clowns / The uh-containers and their drivers / Bad indigestion / Bad bowel retention / Speed for their wages / Suntan, torn short sleeves …” By the time the song literally crashes to a halt, The Container Drivers establishes that the Fall are a force to be reckoned with and Smith is a voice to be listened to, however uncomfortable that will occasionally be. Almost certainly drawing on his very brief pre-Fall stint as a docker’s clerk, he skewers the trucking existence with withering relish. Over the years, Mark E Smith’s words have taken on many forms, from intricate, otherwordly science-fiction short stories to barmy one-liners, but this is a brilliant early example of his withering observational style. It’s rockabilly, but far removed from the American original and born of northern pubs, cheap speed and Salfordian back streets. Hurtling along like a HGV on rocket fuel, the band sound like they are playing for their lives (and with Smith’s disciplinarian reputation, maybe they were), but with an audible glee, as they explore what was then a new and refreshing form of music. Retrieved November 9, 2022.An early example of the Fall’s early “northern rockabilly”, The Container Drivers has fascinated me since I first heard it as a schoolboy (and managed to miss them playing it as their opening song at Leeds University soon after because I’d been disoriented by my first ever pint of Tetley’s bitter). Recording Industry Association of America. ^ "American single certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Fall in Love".^ "Canadian single certifications – Bailey Zimmerman – Fall in Love".^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022".^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Hot Country Songs)".^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Country Airplay)".^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Hot 100)".^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Global 200)".^ "Bailey Zimmerman Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)".^ "Bailey Zimmerman's Platinum Hit 'Fall in Love' Becomes Fastest Debut Single to Reach No.^ "Billboard Country Update for June 20, 2022" (PDF)."Country Breakout Bailey Zimmerman Promises 'Fall In Love' Is Just the Beginning". ^ a b c Jessica Nicholson (June 24, 2022).^ "Bailey Zimmerman Makes History As 'Fall In Love' Hits No.1".^ "Fall In Love – Single by Bailey Zimmerman on Apple Music".The song reached number one on the Country Airplay charts on December 5, 2022. These peaks preceded the song's release to country radio, which occurred on July 11. "Fall in Love" debuted at number 54 on Billboard Country Airplay and number 9 on the same publication's Hot Country Songs chart. Lucas thought the song had a style similar to Americana music. Zimmerman came up with the song's idea in 2020, when he wrote the first verse and chorus before presenting them to Austin Shawn and Gavin Lucas at a songwriting session. ![]() Jessica Nicholson of Billboard described the song as "lamenting" a lost love. Content īailey Zimmerman wrote the song with Austin Shawn and Gavin Lucas. It is lead single from his debut EP Leave the Light On and his upcoming debut studio album Religiously. ![]() The song charted in June 2022, ahead of its release to radio and became Zimmerman's first number one on the Country Airplay chart, the first debut single to do so in 2022 and the fastest debut single to reach the top spot since 2015. " Fall in Love" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Bailey Zimmerman.
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