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Supertramp

Goodbye Stranger

Rock
  • Rock
  • Pop
  • Space
  • Classic Rock
  • Progressive Rock
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1979
  • 1979
  • 1970
  • 1969
  • 2011
  • 1974

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“Goodbye Stranger” is a song by Supertramp, which first appeared on their 1979 album Breakfast in America. The main “body” of the song is backed by a simple Wurlitzer electric piano melody; the arrangement intensifies as the song progresses. This is eventually joined by intermittent electric guitar chords and bass. The song features several layers of vocals to complete the melody. Rick Davies sings the lead vocals and plays the Wurlitzer electric piano and sings falsetto background vocals during the chorus, while Roger Hodgson and John Helliwell also sing falsetto background vocals. Roger Hodgson also plays the electric guitar, including the guitar solo during the conclusion, and John Helliwell does the whistling before the second chorus. The song features falsetto vocals during... Read on...

Song lines: ♪ Goodbye Mary, goodbye Jane, will we ever meet again ... Tried to see your point of view, hope your dreams will all come true ... I'll never look behind me, my troubles will be few

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More songs by Supertramp (See Charts): Ain'T Nobody But Me, From Now On, Brother Where You Bound, Rudy, Lady, Even In The Quietest Moments, Cannonball, It'S Raining Again, Breakfast In America, and Take The Long Way Home.

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