There’s a cool story behind this one—with a twist at the end.

 Billy co-wrote this song with Wayne Brathwaite and Barry Eastmond.

According to Barry, a friend of his wife had just broken up with a man she’d been dating for years.

There was a particular song that always made her think of her old boyfriend.

One night, She was at a party given by her new boyfriend when the song was played nd She burst into tears.

The songwriting trio thought it was an interesting story so they wrote wrote a song about it.”

Later…they found out that the song that made her cry was Billy’s 1984 Hit: “Suddenly.” And there’s your twist!“

Of course, there are millions of people who have a song that triggers memories of a former love, and that’s one of the main reasons

why “There’ll Be Sad Songs” was so relatable…and why the song became a TRIPLE #1…reaching the top of The Hot 100, Adult Contemporary,

Rhythm % Blues Charts.

“There’ll Be Sad Songs That Make You Cry,” and THIS ONE b was a Great Song of 1986!