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"Never Say Goodbye" is the second single from
Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( ; ja, 小野 洋子, Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking. Ono grew up i ...
's 1982 album ''
It's Alright (I See Rainbows) ''It's Alright (I See Rainbows)'' is the sixth solo album by Yoko Ono, and her second release after the death of husband John Lennon. As a variation of a theme concerning its predecessor, the back cover features a transparent image of Lennon in a ...
''. Like many of Ono's songs from this period, the lyrics deal with her emotional healing following the murder of her husband
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new wave song samples a recording of Lennon screaming Yoko's name from their '' Wedding Album'', followed by her son
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waking her, as if it were a bad
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. The song garnered minor airplay upon release. "Loneliness" appeared on the B-side. The 1995 '' New York Rock'' version was also released as a single. '' Cash Box'' said that "Ono uses synthesizers, angelic back-up vocals and natural effects like buzzing bees, chirping birds and a muffled male voice to create a dark, mystical and often haunting song." "Never Say Goodbye" also appeared as a B-Side on the U.K. 12" release of John Lennon's single " Borrowed Time".


Tracklists

U.S. 7" Single (25 January 1983) #"Never Say Goodbye" (7" Version) - 3:23 #"Loneliness" (7" Version) - 3:21 U.S. 12" Single (22 February 1983) #"Never Say Goodbye" (Remix) - 4:27 #"Loneliness" (Remix) - 4:23 U.S. 7" Jukebox Single (1995) #"Never Say Goodbye" #"We're All Water"


Official versions

Never Say Goodbye #Album Version - 4:25 #7" Version - 3:23 #12" Version - 4:27 #''Onobox'' Edit - 4:01 #1997 Remix - 4:17 (from ''It's Alright'' Remastered Edition) Loneliness #1974 Album Version - 3:33 (from shelved ''A Story'' Album - unreleased until 1992) #1982 Album Version - 3:47 #7" Version - 3:21 #12" Version - 4:23 #1997 Remix - 3:34 (from ''It's Alright'' Remastered Edition)


References

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