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Goodbye Kiss
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Wikipedia article
'"Goodbye Kiss"' is Kasabian's third single from their fourth album, 'Velociraptor!'. The track has been released first as a music video and then as a single A-side 10" Vinyl on February 20. Also, it is available as a digital download. On 27 November 2011, Kasabian performed "Goodbye Kiss" during the BBC's Formula 1 and performed on 2011 closing season montage and on BBC's 'The Graham Norton Show'.
Music video
Regarding the video release, the band have left the following message along on their official website: "Shot in no-nonsense, classic black and white, it captures the band live on stage during their massive gigs at London's O2.". Being a live video, it also features guitarist Jay Mehler, live keyboardist Ben Kealey and trumpet player Gary Alesbrook on tambourine.
Track listing
'iTunes Single'
Personnel
* Tom Meighan lead vocals
* Sergio Pizzorno acoustic and electric guitar, piano, backing vocals
* Chris Edwards bass
* Ian Matthews drums, percussion
* London Metropolitan Orchestra strings
Chart performance
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
Lana Del Rey version
American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey covered the song for Radio One's Live Lounge on April 20, 2012. Her performance's original upload to YouTube garnered 3.8 million views,Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/Qrgk60YRtxo Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20120420104054/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrgk60YRtxo&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: while unofficial uploads have collectively gathered 13.4 million views on the platform as of August 2020.Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/9tvfzXNl5k4 Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20131116132921/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tvfzXNl5k4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/M8TdZfFprsE Ghostarchive] and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20171013185109/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8TdZfFprsE&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]: Unlike the original upbeat track, Del Rey's version was stripped being only accompanied by acoustic guitars and piano backing.
While talking about her choice of the song, Del Rey commented "All of my boyfriends had loved Kasabian and I'd never listened to them. I started and I really like this song. I love this song and I love the melody, I love the way the boys sing it. The cover was prompted by the band performing their own rendition of Del Rey's track "Video Games" also during a Live Lounge session.
Christopher Rosen of 'The Huffington Post' commented that Del Rey's rendition is "more mournful and overwrought, but still kinda good". Andrew Martin of 'Complex' magazine wrote that "Her stripped-down cover glides by on the strength of her chill vocals and some equally subdued guitar and piano. You can watch the performance above." Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian commented that Del Rey's cover was "fucking beautiful" adding that "I'm really proud. Obviously we covered one of hers, 'Video Games', so it was quite a sweet thing to do back. It's a really nice gesture. It's proper old-school."
References
Category:2012 singles
Category:Kasabian songs
Category:Songs written by Sergio Pizzorno
Category:2011 songs
Category:Columbia Records singles
Category:Rock ballads
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