"Never Say Goodbye" is the second single from

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's 1982 album ''

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''. 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 ''

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'', followed by her son

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waking her, as if it were a bad dream. The song garnered minor airplay upon release. "Loneliness" appeared on the B-side. The 1995 ''

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'' version was also released as a single. ''

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'' 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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