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Fagen feared listeners finding plagiarism in his lyrics, so he altered a lyric in "The Goodbye Look"—"Behind the big casinos by the beach"—as it "reminded him of a line from a well-known poem". He was also concerned the "late line" lyrics in the title song were too close to the late-night news program Nightline .
The Goodbye Look may refer to: The Goodbye Look, a 1969 novel by Ross Macdonald in the Lew Archer series "The Goodbye Look", a 1982 song by Donald Fagen from the ...
The narrator of the song is a "gawky teenager circa 1962", [1] who has also been described as a "wannabe hipster." [2] He opens the song with discussion of his family's backyard fallout shelter—which he casually describes as "'just a dugout that my dad built, in case the reds decide to push the button down."
The 1980s were a wild time for music. From rock 'n' roll hair bands to the debut of Whitney Houston and the launch of a little-known network named MTV, there was no shortage of history-making ...
The idea for "Gudbuy T'Jane" came to Lea while the band were on an American tour. He first had the idea for the song while sitting by a pool in San Francisco, and then completed the song in the toilet on the plane flight home. Holder, who finished the lyrics, originally changed "Gudbuy T'Jane" to "Hello T'Jane".
The lyrics of the song, as well as others on The Lexicon of Love, were inspired by a break-up lead vocalist Martin Fry had experienced. In the second verse, during the phrase "When your girl has left you out on the pavement", the "Goodbye" background vocal is spoken by the actual woman in the relationship who had jilted him.
Micky Dolenz provides the double-tracked vocals, except for the "goodbye, goodbye" part of the chorus which is sung by Davy Jones. A mix of organ riffs, cello, double bass, woodwinds, and horns float in and out of the song. Chimes, tubular bells and various aquatic sound effects can also be heard.
If you’re a retiree coming into the new year, it’s a great time to think through your financial goals for the next 12 months. This could be an opportunity to rebalance your portfolio to reduce ...