buzzcocks sang ever fallen in love with someone.
who sang ever fallen in love with someone?
buzzcocks
ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)





















































"ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)" is a 1978 song written by pete shelley and performed by his group buzzcocks. it was a number 12 hit on the uk singles chart and was included on the album "love bites".





















































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in november 1977 the buzzcocks were on a headline tour of the uk. before a gig at the clouds (aka the cavendish ballroom) in edinburgh. they stayed in edinburgh the night before. pete shelley later recalled:
ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)
"we were in the blenheim guest house with pints of beer, sitting in the tv room half-watching "guys and dolls". one of the characters, adelaide, is saying to marlon brando's character, 'wait till you fall in love with someone you shouldn't have.' "i thought, 'fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have?' hmm, that's good."
ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)