Never Can Say Goodbye

Cover of The Jackson 5's Never Can Say Goodbye. In 1987, British band The Communards had a hit with a Hi-NRG cover of the song, which was featured on their second album, Red. Their version reached number one in Spain and number two in Ireland, number four number the UK Singles Chart, 51 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and peaked atnumber two on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart in the U.S. The group had reached number one on those charts covering another 1970s classic, “Don’t Leave Me This Way”, in 1986. The cover was also a top 10 hit in several European countries and New Zealand. The Communards version was also featured in the episode “Father’s Day”, which was set in 1987, in the first series of the revived Doctor Who. It also could be heard in the final episode of Whites, featuring a dance number by Stephen Wight and as the signature tune to the 2013 British comedy series Vicious. A music video was produced for this version of the song, directed by Andy Morahan.

Never Can Say Goodbye Lyrics The Communards From The Album Red (1987) The Communards [Intro] (No no no no) (Never say, never say) (Say goodbye, no no no) [Verse 1] I never can say goodbye, no no no, I I never can say goodbye Every time I think I've had enough And start heading for the door There's a very strange vibration Piercing me right to the core It says "turn around you fool You know you'll love him more and more" [Pre-Chorus] Tell me why (Tell me why) is it so? Don't want to let you go [Chorus] No, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh, no no I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, ooh Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh, baby I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, ooh [Verse 2] I never can say goodbye, no no no, I I never can say goodbye (Never say goodbye boy) I keep thinking that our problems Soon are all gonna work out But there's that same unhappy feeling There's that anguish, there's that doubt It's that same old dizzy hang up I can't get by without you [Pre-Chorus] Tell me why (Tell me why) is it so? I don't want to let you go [Chorus] No, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh, no, no I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, ooh Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh, no, baby I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, ooh (Never say goodbye boy) [Verse 3] Ooh, every time I think I've had enough And start heading for the door There's that same old dizzy feeling Piercing me right to the core It says "turn around you fool You know you'll love him more and more" [Pre-Chorus] Tell me why (Tell me why) is it so? I don't want to let you go, no, no [Chorus] I never can say goodbye Don't you go, no I don't want to let you go, no no no, baby Hey, I never can say goodbye boy, ooh, no, baby I never can say goodbye, oh no no, oh no no, ooh, ooh [Outro] Hey, I never can say goodbye boy Say bye boy, say goodbye boy No, I never can say goodbye, no no no, no no no, no no no, ooh, ooh Hey, I never can say goodbye boy Tell you bye boy, tell you bye boy I never can say goodbye... Produced By Stephen Hague Written By Clifton Davis Keyboards Richard Coles Lead Vocals Jimmy Somerville Video Director Andy Morahan Additional Production Shep Pettibone Release Date 1987