The title sorta says it all don’t it?
Here’s a brief explanation from the man who wrote it: “Goodbye, Good Luck, Good Riddance is about the ultimate realisation that the person you thought you loved, and tried everything to be with – including remarkable self-sacrafice, compromise and candour – had already left you, mentally, while you tried to patch things up. It’s about the things you hear back through friends that she’s said about you, the way your mutual friends change the way they look at you – the way a woman (or indeed, a man) can sabotage so much, when someone gives everything to them. It’s not a happy song, but its a relieved song. It’s a ‘f*ck you’ to the guilty party and a smile towards the horizon.”
That’s a first for me, where the band actually gives me a heads up on how to interpret the song lyrically. Doesn’t necessarily make it any easier or harder to review, but I figured hey – he told me, and I’ll just quote him. All for the benefit of you, the avid Single of the Day listener.
For me it I’ll tone it down for this instance that relates to me. I recently decided to let go of a new friend based on a really uncool thing of not showing up for an event. So while it wasn’t about love, it was about a lack of manners. Something I don’t like to tolerate is wasting time when I have friends pulling strings for me to help me out. Especially when I do a favor for another friend and bail them out last minute on something important to them. Which happened to me this past weekend. Essentially, I haven’t heard from this person so I’ve removed the contact info, and pulled the old “take ‘m off the myspace friends list” thing. I guess you know you’ve done something uncool if someone takes the time to remove you from their friend list eh? As far as I know, said individual probably doesn’t care, so I say Goodbye, Good Luck and Good Riddance.
I have a song that’s sorta in the same lyrical vein, only a lot more harsh in presentation and direction, called ‘Splitting the Scene‘. As for the Joel Lightman Band, I like the fact that the music is the exact opposite of the lyrics. It’s upbeat, it’s snappy. I think it’s everything it should be for the party issuing the statement. You should keep the head up and smile as you walk off, right? For that alone you need to own this song. Actually I’ve checked out a bunch of the album. It’s got lot of flavor to it, explore – I think you’ll like it too. This song just happened to catch my ear for the moment I needed to vent about ill-manners and wanting to tell someone off, even if they’re not listening.
Great band, great song, i like the attitude involved…….
yeah i really like goodbye goodluck good riddance music good and joel lightman pronounces the word assume in the coolest way i would recomend geting the cd there are a lot of good songs in there like walking backwards
I first heard Goodbye, Good Luck on my friend’s myspace profile. I fell in love with the song instantly, largely based on the sheer musicianship! I decided to buy the album before hearing any other tracks…. now I have the album, though, I would highly recommend it. England eagerly awaits the Joel Lightman Band!
Agreed. It’s an upbeat song, while the lyrics speak of something a bit darker like it’s saying “Yeah, you’re gone, it was cool while it lasted, but I’ll find someone new” almost with indifference. It’s an effective “I’m better off without you” song. It takes talent to pull off a song like this and The Joel Lightman Band did it. An accurate reflection of the rest of the CD.
suweeet
Hahaha – that song made me laugh – way to hit the nail on the head Joel Lightman Band! I love it!
This is the best song I’ve heard on here in ages – the first one that inspired me to comment! More like this please!!
Super great band. Super great man. Super great song. Really catchy and gets them toes tapping. Joel and his band have some really good songs on their myspace page, including this one. Check them out everyone.
I have listened to (and purchased) this cd in its entirety and I love the lyrical variety offered. There are songs that touch on the pain of loss and leave the bitter taste of love gone bad in your mouth, like Goodbye, Good Luck, and Good Riddance, accompanied with songs that inspire you to hope again, like Believe, one of my favourite songs on the album. Every Street Corner is so much more that your average “break up album”. The songs explore a range of human emotion that we, as adults, have all experienced at some time in our lives,… Read more »
Such an amazing song, really an amazing album. I love just kicking back and listening to it at home or in the car. Wherever. So Amazing
I got notice to this band on MySpace. It was a true find!! Their music inspires, and is great to play and just sit back to. I am so excited that Joel Lightman Band are making their way! More people need to find out about them. I am so glad to see this as Single of the Day….but believe me….there are a few others that are very worthy of the spot too 🙂 Fantastic!!
The ability to consistently write good songs that could all be hits is extremely rare nowadays. Joel Lightman reminds me of so many of the great singer songwriters of the 70s. He just keeps doing it! I bought the CD, I’d recommend it to anyone who likes good music.
Joe Goyette
Totally digging your band! I’m happy to be a part of it and hopefully more people will too. I’m sure they will! Keep up the good tunes, this song has such a good message!!! I’ll talk to you soon, can’t wait to hear more!