‘Goodbye doesn’t mean forever…’ (David Gates, ‘Goodbye Girl,’ 1978)

On this mellow Monday, we head back 37 years to February 11, 1978, where we find David Gates (of Bread) singing “Goodbye Girl” on American Bandstand.

“Goodbye Girl” was a Top 20 hit and was the theme song for The Goodbye Girl movie which released in November of 1977. In the clip below, Dick Clark chats with the studio audience beforehand and with Gates afterward. If you’d like to jump straight to the song, it starts at 1:05.

Previously on Music For Monday: Billy Paul, ‘Thanks For Saving My Life’ (1974)