Waiting For A Star To Fall is one of those 80s songs which I had heard on various occasions but actually never bothered to figure out the singers nor the name of the song. The other day, while I was having lunch, I heard the song being played during some movie (I don’t know the name of the movie) and so I decided to investigate and actually work out the name of the song and band.
After some quick research, I found my answer. Thank God for Google! What could we do without it these days?
The song was composed by a duo called Boy Meets Girl, who were in fact a married couple and had penned two number 1 hits for Whitney Houston, “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).” Nevertheless, up until 1988 they had not had any commercial success with their own songs.
This changed with the release of Waiting For A Star To Fall, which peaked at number 5 on the US charts and subsequently became their biggest and most well-known hit by a long way. They were quite lucky that they got to record and release that song because they had originally offered it to Whitney Houston but was rejected because it apparently was too “pop sounding.” In addition, Belinda Carlisle was said to have recorded the song but disliked it and her recording was never officially released.
Lyrically, the song is a gem. It deals with someone having a huge crush on someone but believes that it is almost impossible to capture their heart for whatever reason. I have felt this way on countless occasions as have a lot of people out there. As humans, we tend to think that we are not deserving of someone so special, however, at the end of the day, everyone is deserving of love, no matter who they are or what they have done.
Rhythmically, the song is very catchy and great to dance to. If you are yet to hear this song, I suggest that you do by watching the original Boy Meets Girl recording from 1988 below.
Just in case you’re wondering that this song has been played on the radio in recent years, you are actually right. In fact, 3 remixes have been released in the last 4 years. The most famous one (and best one in my opinion) is the Sunset Strippers one which was released in 2005 and reached number 3 on the UK charts. You can watch the video below.
I am indifferent when it comes to both versions. For me, the original recording is great to listen to when relaxing or chilling while the remixed ones are great to dance to at parties. It depends on the situation for me. All in all, I really hope you like the classic 80s song Waiting For A Star To Fall.
