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Franz Ferdinand – Billy Goodbye (2022) | Track profile | Dork

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Franz Ferdinand
Hits to the Head
Billy Goodbye

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Franz Ferdinand

Billy Goodbye

Release date: 11th March 2022

From Hits to the Head

Track 20

3:41

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"Billy Goodbye" is a single by Franz Ferdinand, from the album Hits to the Head, released 11th March 2022. The track is 3:41 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Franz Ferdinand.

About the Artist

Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand

Lyrics

Billy Goodbye

D-d-don't forget the best bits

Bye bye, Billy goodbye
When it comes to recollecting
Don't forget the best bits
Bye bye, Billy goodbye
Don't get down, look around
Or think about the next bit
Bye bye, Billy goodbye
When it comes to recollecting
Don't forget the best bits
Aah, ah, aye
Billy goodbye

I can't deny
I thought at last
I can't deny I thought
Auf Wiedersehen steckrübe
Why waste time regrеtting the past
When we can worry about the future?
Havе a very merry future
Byе bye, Billy goodbye
Don't forget the best bits

Bye bye, Billy goodbye
When it comes to recollecting
Don't forget the best bits
Bye bye, Billy goodbye
Don't get down, look around
Or think about the next bit
Bye bye, Billy goodbye
When it comes to recollecting
Don't forget the best bits
Aah, ah, aye
Billy goodbye
Billy goodbye

How did it start?
How did it stop?
Details, details
Not the plot
If you walk in
I prefer to walk out
I prefer to walk on
Walk into the future
Have a merry, merry future
Bye bye, Billy goodbye

Maybe it's time to go (oh, oh-oh)
Maybe it's time to go (oh, oh-oh)
Maybe it's time to go (oh, oh-oh)
Maybe it's time to go (oh, oh-oh)
It's time to go

Bye bye, Billy goodbye
When it comes to recollecting
Don't forget the best bits
Bye bye, Billy goodbye
When it comes to recollecting
Don't forget the best bits
Bye bye, Billy goodbye
Don't get down, look around
Don't forget the best bits
Aah, ah, aye
Don't forget the best bits
Aah, ah, aye
Don't forget the best bits
Aah, ah, aye
Billy goodbye

Billy goodbye
Billy goodbye
Billy goodbye

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Hits to the Head

3:412022Single

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Album

Hits to the Head

Franz Ferdinand

11th March 2022

Track number

20

Release year

2022

1Darts of Pleasure
3:00
2Take Me Out
4:00
3The Dark of the Matinée
4:06
4Michael

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Franz Ferdinand — Billy Goodbye

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7Walk Away (7")

8The Fallen (7")

15Love Illumination

16Stand on the Horizon

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18Glimpse of Love

20Billy Goodbye

3:41

—Darts Of Pleasure

—The Dark Of The Matinée

—Walk Away - 7"

—The Fallen - 7"

—Lucid Dreams

—No You Girls

—Right Action

—Love Illumination

—Stand On The Horizon

—Always Ascending

—Glimpse Of Love

—Billy Goodbye

Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Alex Kapranos
Producer: Alex Kapranos, Julian Corrie, Stuart Price
Drums: Audrey Tait
Guitar: Alex Kapranos, Dino Bardot
Vocals: Alex Kapranos
Bass Guitar: Bob Hardy
Mixing Engineer: Stuart Price
Synthesizer: Julian Corrie
Video Director: Alex Kapranos, Ben Cole, Diane Martel