Carpenters
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Richard Carpenter says that there was resistance to the Guitar Solo in the song when it was being recorded. It wasn’t ‘normal’ in a Middle of the Road song.
On release, the solo was popular with the paying public. That’s what matters.
I'll say goodbye to love
No-one ever cared if I should live or die
Time and time again the chance for love has passed me by
And all I know of love is how to live without it
I just can't seem to find it
So I've made my mind up I must live my life alone
And though it's not the easy way, I guess I've always known
I'd say goodbye to love
There are no tomorrows for this heart of mine
Surely time will lose these bitter memories
And I'll find that there is someone to believe in
And to live for something I could live for
All the years of useless search have finally reached an end
Loneliness and empty days will be my only friend
From this day love is forgotten
I'll go on as best I can
What lies in the future is a mystery to us all
No one can predict the wheel of fortune as it falls
There may come a time when I will see that I've been wrong
But for now this is my song
And it's goodbye to love
I'll say goodbye to love
Goodbye to Love was written by John Bettis & Richard Carpenter.
Goodbye to Love was produced by Jack Daugherty.
Carpenters released Goodbye to Love on Mon Jun 19 1972.