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.