Listen to The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em) by Greg Kihn Band

The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)

Greg Kihn Band

Rock

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

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

Greg Kihn

Rhythm Guitar

Steve Wright

Keyboards

Larry Lynch

Drums

Gary Phillips

Keyboards

Dave Carpender

Lead Guitar

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Greg Kihn

Songwriter

Steve Wright

Songwriter

Gary Philippet

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Don Cody

Engineer

Richie Corsello

Richie Corsello

Engineer

Matthew King Kaufman

Matthew King Kaufman

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

We had broken up for good just an hour before

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

Now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancin' 'cross the floor

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

And then the band slowed the tempo and the music gets you down

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

It was the same old song with the melancholy sound

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

[Chorus]

They don't write 'em like that anymore

They just don't write 'em like that anymore

[Verse 2]

We'd been living together for a million years

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

But now it feel so strange out in the atmospheres

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

Now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancin' so slow

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

[Chorus]

They don't write 'em like that anymore

They don't write 'em like that anymore

[Bridge]

Now I wind up staring at an empty glass

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

'Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past

Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah

[Chorus]

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

[Outro]

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

Written by: Greg Kihn, Steve Wright