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Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger (1979)

submitted by COF to PaddysPub 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 12:05:29 ago (+8/-0)     (www.youtube.com)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aykOwwRf-Q



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[ - ] BitterVeteran 1 point 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 15:46:41 ago (+1/-0)

Heard this song on the local radio station... they cut the song right during the big musical part...

I took that station off of my presets.

I mean, who fucking does that?

[ - ] COF [op] 1 point 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 16:07:21 ago (+1/-0)

Program Managers, that's who. The music doesn't pay, the ads do.

[ - ] BitterVeteran 1 point 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 16:22:01 ago (+1/-0)

You realize it was a rhetorical question... right? I mean, you can't possibly think I was literally asking 'who does this?'... right? Tell me you're not this dumb.

[ - ] COF [op] 2 points 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 16:35:53 ago (+2/-0)

Lol, of course I got your intent. These sites can get so serious and depressing, so I can see how you might have got that idea, it's all good. My full screenname used to be cynicaloldfart, so I can see the humor in yours.

[ - ] BitterVeteran 1 point 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 18:24:46 ago (+1/-0)

Okay. Cool. And yeah it was probably some shitbag trying to cram one more commercial in to the mix. Someone that didn't know the song. "OUTRO" probably showed up on the screen and they thought they could end it. This is what happens when you put robots in charge of things.

So many good songs have a great outro and if you don't know the song...

One of my favorites is "Do It Again" by Steely Dan. Great fucking outro on that song.

[ - ] account deleted by user 1 point 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 12:36:02 ago (+1/-0)

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[ - ] COF [op] 1 point 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 13:20:04 ago (+1/-0)

According to Songfacts:

This song is about the freedom of one-night-stands: "Just the thought of those sweet ladies sends a shiver through my veins." The subject matter and pop sound of the song was a huge departure from Supertramp's previous work; their previous three albums, Crime Of The Century, Crisis? What Crisis? and Even In The Quietest Moments, were pretty heavy. With this track and others on the Breakfast In America album, they showed a lighter side of the band and found more commercial success.
There is a good chance some of the lyrics refer to marijuana. This is indicated by the lines, "Goodbye Mary, Goodbye Jane," as marijuana is often called "Mary Jane." In this context, the singer is giving up pot.

[ - ] Res_Ipsa_Loquitur 0 points 3.6 yearsSep 29, 2021 23:10:32 ago (+0/-0)

Brings back some good memories.