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80s Hit "The Breakup Song" + commercials • American Bandstand '81 Aug 22 81
Watch 80s Hit "The Breakup Song" + commercials • American Bandstand  '81 Aug 22 81 on YouTube

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Steve Wright
Steve Wright
Keyboards
Larry Lynch
Larry Lynch
Drums
Gary Phillips
Gary Phillips
Keyboards
Dave Carpender
Dave Carpender
Lead Guitar
Greg Kihn
Greg Kihn
Rhythm Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Greg Kihn
Greg Kihn
Songwriter
Steve Wright
Steve Wright
Songwriter
Gary Philippet
Gary Philippet
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Cody
Don Cody
Engineer
Richie Corsello
Richie Corsello
Engineer
Matthew King Kaufman
Matthew King Kaufman
Producer

Lyrics

We had broken up for good just an hour before Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing 'cross the floor Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh And then the band slowed the tempo, and the music gets you down Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh It was the same old song with a melancholy sound Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh They don't write 'em like that anymore They just don't write 'em like that anymore We'd been living together for a million years Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing so slow Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh They don't write 'em like that anymore They don't write 'em like that anymore Now I'm winding up staring at an empty glass Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh 'Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past Uh-uh-uh, uh-uh-uh-uh-uh They don't write 'em like that anymore No, they just don't write 'em like that anymore They don't write 'em like that anymore They just don't write 'em like that anymore They just don't, no, they don't, no, no, uh-uh They just don't write 'em like that anymore They just don't, no, they don't...
Writer(s): Steve Wright, Gregory Stanley Kihn, Gary Phillips Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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