Here, James recounts how the song emerged, from the first chords and that striking opening lyric, and was taken to the next level by some big production. Since reaching what turned out to be the peak of The Korgis’ music chart success, Everybody’s Got To Learn Sometime has been covered many times, including several versions that reached the UK singles chart, most notably those by Baby D, Yazz, Beck, Erasure, The Dream Academy, Brian Davis, Army of Lovers and Marc et Claude. The song also topped the singles charts in France and Spain, reached No 3 in Netherlands and Germany, and became a Top 20 hit in Australia. The song was released in 1980 from the group’s second album, Dumb Waiters, as a single reached the Top 5 of the UK singles chart and Top 20 across the Atlantic on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

James Warren tells the story behind the 80s hit single that’s been covered by everyone from Beck to Baby DĮ verybody’s Got To Learn Sometime is a hit single written by James Warren, the lead singer of 80s pop band The Korgis.

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