Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lou Reed
Vocals
Herbie Flowers
Tuba
Ronnie Ross
Soprano Saxophone
Klaus Voorman
Bass Guitar
Trevor Bolder
Trumpet
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lou Reed
Songwriter
Herbie Flowers
Arranger
David Bowie
Arranger
Mick Ronson
Arranger
Ronnie Ross
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Mick Ronson
Producer
David Bowie
Producer
Arun Chakraverty
Mastering Engineer
Ken Scott
Recording Engineer
Lou Reed
Mixing Engineer
Mike Stone
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye, let me tell you now
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye
[Instrumental]
Now, all night long you've been drinking your tequila
But now you've sucked your lemon peel dry
So why not get high, high, high? And
Goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
[Instrumental]
Goodnight ladies, ah, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye
Goodnight sweet ladies, ah, ladies goodnight
It's time to say goodbye, bye-bye
[Refrain]
Ah, we've been together for the longest time
But now it's time to get high
Come on, let's get high, high, high
And goodnight ladies, ladies goodnight
[Instrumental]
Oh, I'm still missing my other half
Oh, it must be something I did in the past
Don't it just make you wanna laugh?
It's a lonely Saturday night
[Verse 2]
Oh, nobody calls me on the telephone
I put another record on my stereo
But I'm still singing a song of you
It's a lonely Saturday night
[Bridge]
Now, if I was an actor or a dancer who is glamorous
Then you know an amorous life would soon be mine
But now the tinsel light of star break
Is all that's left to applaud my heart break
And at eleven o'clock I watch the network news
Oh, woah, woah
[Verse 3]
Something tells me that you're really gone
You said we could be friends, but that's not what I want
Ah, anyway, my TV dinner's almost done
It's a lonely Saturday night
[Outro]
I mean to tell you, it's a lonely Saturday night
One more once, it's a lonely Saturday night
Written by: Lou Reed