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Name = Goodbye Girl |
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Artist = [[Squeeze]] |
| name = Goodbye Girl
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| cover = Goodbye girl cover.jpg
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from Album = [[Cool for Cats (album)|Cool for Cats]] |
Released = November 2, 1978 (UK) |
| alt =
Format = [[vinyl record|7" vinyl]] |
| type = single
Recorded = [[1978]] |
| artist = [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]]
Genre = [[Rock and Roll|Rock]] |
| album = [[Cool for Cats (album)|Cool for Cats]]
| released = 2 November 1978 (UK)
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Length = 3:05 |
| recorded = 1978
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Label = [[A&M Records]] |
| studio =
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Producer = [[John Wood (producer)|John Wood]] & Squeeze |
| venue =
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Writer = [[Glenn Tilbrook]] and [[Chris Difford]] |
Last single = "[[Bang Bang (song)|Bang Bang]]" <br/>(1978) |
| genre = [[New wave music|New wave]], [[pop rock]]
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| length = 3:05
This single = "'''Goodbye Girl'''"<br/>(1978) |
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| label = [[A&M Records|A&M]]
Next single = "[[Cool for Cats (song)|Cool for Cats]]"<br/>(1979) |}}
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| writer = [[Glenn Tilbrook]] and [[Chris Difford]]
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| producer = [[John Wood (producer)|John Wood]] & Squeeze
| prev_title = [[Bang Bang (Squeeze song)|Bang Bang]]
| prev_year = 1978
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| next_title = [[Cool for Cats (song)|Cool for Cats]]
| next_year = 1979
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"'''Goodbye Girl'''" was the first [[single (music)|single]] released from [[Squeeze]]'s second album ''[[Cool for Cats (album)|Cool for Cats]]''. Three different versions were recorded: one for the UK single, one for the American single, and one for the album. In the UK, the single reached number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
"'''Goodbye Girl'''" is the first single released from [[Squeeze (band)|Squeeze]]'s second album ''[[Cool for Cats (album)|Cool for Cats]]''. Three different versions were recorded: one for the UK single, one for the American single, and one for the album. In the UK, the single reached number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book
| first= David
| last= Roberts
| year= 2006
| title= [[British Hit Singles & Albums]]
| edition= 19th
| publisher= Guinness World Records Limited
| location= London
| isbn= 1-904994-10-5
| pages= 522/3}}</ref>


==Background==
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In 2007, the just-reunited Squeeze recorded a new, guitar-heavy version of "Goodbye Girl" for an [[Under Armour]] television advertisement.<ref>[http://www.underarmour.tv/goodbyegirl/ Under Armour Goodbye Girl advertisement]</ref>
"Goodbye Girl" notably features a percussive track arranged by drummer [[Gilson Lavis]] which featured unique array of bottles, tins, and other items. [[Glenn Tilbrook]] commented, "Gilson's influence in the arrangement was massive, not bringing the drums in until the third verse. Gilson had four percussion parts that he overdubbed one after the other that went throughout the song."<ref name=songbysong>{{cite book|last1=Tilbrook|first1=Glenn|last2=Difford|first2=Chris|last3=Drury|first3=Jim|title=Squeeze: Song by Song|publisher=Sanctuary}}</ref> [[Chris Difford]] offered similar praise, stating, "Gilson constructed a washing line of bottles and bits of metal and tin and played them instead of a drum kit. It was a very inventive thing to do, slightly surreal, but it worked a treat."<ref name="songbysong" />

The song was written by [[Glenn Tilbrook]] (music) and [[Chris Difford]] (lyrics). Tilbrook commented, "It had a jolly tune, which later to my horror someone pointed out sounded like [[the Muppets]] theme tune."<ref name="songbysong" /> The song additionally features Tilbrook and Difford's trademark harmonies, with the latter commenting, "Our trademark octave apart vocal is all over it."<ref name="songbysong" />

==Release==
"Goodbye Girl" was released as the debut single from the band's sophomore 1979 album ''[[Cool for Cats (album)|Cool for Cats]]''. The single reached number 63 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and would be outperformed commercially by subsequent singles on the album. The 3 different versions of the song are musically different sounding and have different intros. Also lyrics are different in the 3 versions. In the album version, the singer meets the girl in a "''barroom''", but in the U.K. and U.S. singles he meets her in a "''poolroom''". The location is altered in the 2nd verse from a "''motel''" in the album version and the U.S. single to a "''hotel''" in the U.K.single version. More significant changes are in the last verse of each version. The album version describes losing a "''blue address book''" and "''the money in the fur coat''". The U.K. single version replaces these items with a "''silver razor''" and "''the money in the waistcoat''". The U.S. single replaces these once again with a "silver bracelet" and "''the money in the billfold''". The locations of where the singer's wife has moved changes in each version as well. For the album version it is ''"My wife has moved to [[Guernsey]]"'' which was changed to [[Boston]] in the U.S. single to be more geographically recognizable to listeners, but oddly enough changed to "[[Jersey]]" for the U.K. single.<ref name="sf">{{cite web |title=Goodbye Girl by Squeeze |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/squeeze/goodbye-girl |website=Songfacts |access-date=16 August 2022 |language=en}}</ref> The song has since appeared on compilations such as ''[[Singles – 45's and Under]]''.

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In 2007, the reunited Squeeze recorded a new, guitar-heavy version of "Goodbye Girl" for an [[Under Armour]] television advertisement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7c7jTS90r4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/z7c7jTS90r4 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Under Armour – "Goodbye Girl" |publisher=YouTube |date=16 April 2010 |access-date=24 December 2015}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

==Reception and legacy==
Writer Anna Borg ranked the song fourth on her list of best Squeeze songs, writing, "Famous for confounding US audiences with odd slang like 'lino' for [[linoleum]], 'Goodbye Girl' is classic Squeeze in that it tells a story with a rather dire ending for our romantic hero. Always a cad during the pick up, he rarely gets to keep the girl. In this case, he doesn't even get beyond a little kissing."<ref>{{cite book |last1=Borack |first1=John M. |title=Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Guide To Power Pop |date=2007 |isbn=978-0-9797714-0-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pqtGTJgE4rEC&dq=squeeze+goodbye+girl&pg=PA81 |language=en}}</ref>

[[Tarkio (band)|Tarkio]], featuring [[Colin Meloy]] of [[The Decemberists]], recorded "Goodbye Girl" in 1998. It was released on the Kill Rock Stars record label in 2006. [[The Shins]] covered the song for Levi's Pioneer Sessions in 2010.<ref>[http://www.levispioneersessions.com/artists/the-shins] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100613144357/http://www.levispioneersessions.com/artists/the-shins |date=13 June 2010 }}</ref>


==Track listing==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.squeezenet.co.uk/ Squeeze discography at Squeezenet]
*[http://www.packetofthree.com/squeeze-singles-discography/ Squeeze discography at Packet of Three]


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Latest revision as of 19:25, 26 January 2024

"Goodbye Girl"
Single by Squeeze
from the album Cool for Cats
Released2 November 1978 (UK)
Recorded1978
GenreNew wave, pop rock
Length3:05
LabelA&M
Songwriter(s)Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford
Producer(s)John Wood & Squeeze
Squeeze singles chronology
"Bang Bang"
(1978) 		"Goodbye Girl"
(1978) 		"Cool for Cats"
(1979)

"Goodbye Girl" is the first single released from Squeeze's second album Cool for Cats. Three different versions were recorded: one for the UK single, one for the American single, and one for the album. In the UK, the single reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart.[1]

Background[edit]

"Goodbye Girl" notably features a percussive track arranged by drummer Gilson Lavis which featured unique array of bottles, tins, and other items. Glenn Tilbrook commented, "Gilson's influence in the arrangement was massive, not bringing the drums in until the third verse. Gilson had four percussion parts that he overdubbed one after the other that went throughout the song."[2] Chris Difford offered similar praise, stating, "Gilson constructed a washing line of bottles and bits of metal and tin and played them instead of a drum kit. It was a very inventive thing to do, slightly surreal, but it worked a treat."[2]

The song was written by Glenn Tilbrook (music) and Chris Difford (lyrics). Tilbrook commented, "It had a jolly tune, which later to my horror someone pointed out sounded like the Muppets theme tune."[2] The song additionally features Tilbrook and Difford's trademark harmonies, with the latter commenting, "Our trademark octave apart vocal is all over it."[2]

Release[edit]

"Goodbye Girl" was released as the debut single from the band's sophomore 1979 album Cool for Cats. The single reached number 63 on the UK Singles Chart and would be outperformed commercially by subsequent singles on the album. The 3 different versions of the song are musically different sounding and have different intros. Also lyrics are different in the 3 versions. In the album version, the singer meets the girl in a "barroom", but in the U.K. and U.S. singles he meets her in a "poolroom". The location is altered in the 2nd verse from a "motel" in the album version and the U.S. single to a "hotel" in the U.K.single version. More significant changes are in the last verse of each version. The album version describes losing a "blue address book" and "the money in the fur coat". The U.K. single version replaces these items with a "silver razor" and "the money in the waistcoat". The U.S. single replaces these once again with a "silver bracelet" and "the money in the billfold". The locations of where the singer's wife has moved changes in each version as well. For the album version it is "My wife has moved to Guernsey" which was changed to Boston in the U.S. single to be more geographically recognizable to listeners, but oddly enough changed to "Jersey" for the U.K. single.[3] The song has since appeared on compilations such as Singles – 45's and Under.

In 2007, the reunited Squeeze recorded a new, guitar-heavy version of "Goodbye Girl" for an Under Armour television advertisement.[4]

Reception and legacy[edit]

Writer Anna Borg ranked the song fourth on her list of best Squeeze songs, writing, "Famous for confounding US audiences with odd slang like 'lino' for linoleum, 'Goodbye Girl' is classic Squeeze in that it tells a story with a rather dire ending for our romantic hero. Always a cad during the pick up, he rarely gets to keep the girl. In this case, he doesn't even get beyond a little kissing."[5]

Tarkio, featuring Colin Meloy of The Decemberists, recorded "Goodbye Girl" in 1998. It was released on the Kill Rock Stars record label in 2006. The Shins covered the song for Levi's Pioneer Sessions in 2010.[6]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Goodbye Girl" (3:05)
  2. "Saints Alive" (2:29)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 522/3. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ a b c d Tilbrook, Glenn; Difford, Chris; Drury, Jim. Squeeze: Song by Song. Sanctuary.
  3. ^ "Goodbye Girl by Squeeze". Songfacts. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Under Armour – "Goodbye Girl"". YouTube. 16 April 2010. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ Borack, John M. (2007). Shake Some Action - The Ultimate Guide To Power Pop. ISBN 978-0-9797714-0-8.
  6. ^ [1] Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine

External links[edit]

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