About the song
There’s a particular charm in revisiting the golden years of pop music, especially when it comes from a band as emblematic of youthful enthusiasm and melodic pop sensibility as the Bay City Rollers. Their song “All of the World is Falling in Love”, released in 1977, is a shining example of how even a group known for bubblegum pop and plaid trousers could occasionally deliver something that felt both sweeping and sincere.
At its heart, “All of the World is Falling in Love” is more than just a love song—it’s a snapshot of youthful idealism, the kind that sees romance not only as personal, but universal. The lyrics speak to a moment when love feels so potent, so all-consuming, that it must be happening everywhere. This idea—that love isn’t just an experience between two people, but something that seems to color the whole world—resonates in a way that’s both innocent and emotionally rich. It’s a sentiment many listeners, especially those who remember the wild rush of first love, will find familiar.
Musically, the song captures the band’s signature sound: upbeat, melodic, and richly harmonized. The production is clean but not overly slick, with just enough polish to bring out the warm vocal layers and jangly guitar textures. There’s a gentle optimism that permeates the track, carried by the sweet lead vocals and the kind of chorus that’s easy to sing along to—even decades after it was first recorded. It’s no surprise that Bay City Rollers, often affectionately called “the tartan teen sensations from Edinburgh,” managed to create tracks like this that aged with surprising grace.
While it might not be as widely remembered as their mega-hits like “Saturday Night”, “All of the World is Falling in Love” holds its own as a gem within their catalog—a quieter, more romantic offering that reminds us why the Bay City Rollers mattered, and why they still do to many who grew up with their music. It’s a song that invites listeners to feel, to reminisce, and perhaps to believe—if only for a few minutes—that love really is everywhere.
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Lyrics
All of the world is falling in loveThe sound of love is in the airIt’s everywhereThink of the love that we have to giveThe world as one and let liveFor love is the reasonAnd now is the seasonFor sharingFor givingAnd caringAll of the world is falling in loveThe sound of love is in the airIt’s everywhereLook at the world that we call our ownThe children sing out aloneA new day is dawningA new way is comingI love youYou love meWe are loveAll of the world is falling in loveThey take me back to the placeThat I loveAll of the world is falling in loveThe sound of love is in the airIs everywhereEt tout le monde tombe amoureuxLis me ramaint a l’endroitQue j’aimeEt tout le monde tombe amoureuxLe chante d’amour est dans nos coeursLi est partoutAll of the world is falling in loveAll of the world is falling in loveThey take me backTo the placeThat I loveAll of the world is falling in loveThe sound of loveIs in the airIt’s everywhere