Live Band Members, Jack Antonoff – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, samples
Evan Smith – keyboards, synthesizers, saxophone, vocals
Mikey Hart – bass, guitar, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, vocals
Sean Hutchinson – drums, sampling pad, synthesizers, backing vocals
Mike Riddleberger – drums, sampling pad, backing vocals
Bleachers' debut album Strange Desire was released July 10, 2014, from RCA Records. Variance Magazine called the single "Rollercoaster" a "brilliant summer anthem." Bleachers went on their debut Come Alive! tour, which features Night Terrors of 1927 and Joywave as opening acts, from March to April 2015. From there, they went on the Strange Desire World Tour from July to November of that same year. They juggled this with the Charli and Jack Do America Tour, a tour co-headlined by Bleachers and Charli XCX.
Bleachers' second album Gone Now was released June 2, 2017. Its lead single "Don't Take the Money" has been described by Atwood Magazine as "an epic uplifting pop-rock anthem ultimately about how when love is real, its worth everything that comes along with it". In celebration of the album release, he brought his childhood bedroom on tour with him. He had it dismantled and rebuilt inside of a portable trailer. During May and June concerts, fans could enter the "moving, living art exhibit" and listen to the album prior to its official release. Antonoff explained in a press release, saying "when I thought about where this album was coming from and what it’s kissing goodbye I thought of this room. I wished I could play the album for people who care about Bleachers in this space that it is coming from and leaving." The band was on its Gone Now Era: Part 1 tour from September to November 2017. The tour featured Tove Stryke, Bishop Briggs, and Tangerine as openers.
In September 2017, Bleachers performed on MTV Unplugged at The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey. The live session was later released as an album, also entitled MTV Unplugged. The album features 11 tracks from both Gone Now and Strange Desire and was released November 10, 2017. Antonoff produced the soundtrack of Love, Simon, released on March 16, 2018. He contributed five songs, with four being credited to Bleachers—"Alfie's Song (Not So Typical Love Song)", "Rollercoaster", "Keeping a Secret", and "Wild Heart"— and one credited to his real name, a duet with MØ titled "Never Fall in Love". Throughout 2019, Bleachers released the third volume of Terrible Thrills in a series of four vinyl records, each featuring covers of songs from Gone Now by female artists as well as new demos by Bleachers.
In late 2019, Antonoff began recording the third Bleachers album. During this time the band embarked on a three-day "mini-tour" called the "I Love Making This Album but I'm Also Losing My Mind in Here & Need to Come Out and Play" Tour. On January 6, 2020, Antonoff announced on Twitter that a new Bleachers album would come within the year. In May, Bleachers was featured on Carly Rae Jepsen's song "Comeback" which was the first official release of the band in nearly two years. On the Bleachers Twitter account, a song called "Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night" has been teased for months, and starting on November 14, 2020, a phone tree was set up for fans to call to hear clips from the song.
On November 16, 2020, Bleachers released the first two singles from Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, "45" and "Chinatown", the latter featuring Bruce Springsteen. The same day it was announced that the album will be released in 2021. "Stop Making This Hurt", the third single, was released on May 18, 2021. Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night is scheduled for release on July 30.
Goodbye
Bleachers Lyrics
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(Goodbye) goodbye to the friends I've had
(Goodbye) goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
(Goodbye) goodbye to the kids downstairs and
Anybody who lent me a favor
(Goodbye) goodbye to the friends I've had
(Goodbye) goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
Anybody who lent me a favor
Lent me a favor
Lent me a favor
Lent me a favor
Lent me, anybody who lent me
Hmm, anybody who lent me
Goodbye to the friends I've had
And I finally found my stride when I walked in the background
Everybody used to ball with the war, with the pain
Got my song and I feel like giving up rainbows and crying
Everybody lost somebody, hmm
Tearing it all off and the war and the whoa-oh-whoa-oh-whoa
Two dollar singing in my song in the fan like whoa
Only wanna rhythm in the side when I'm at your window
Every night I walk past your window
Goodbye to the friends I've had
Goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
Goodbye to the kids downstairs and
Anybody who lent me a favor
Goodbye to the friends I've had
Goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
Goodbye to the kids downstairs and
Anybody who lent me a favor
(Goodbye) goodbye to the friends I've had
(Goodbye) goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
(Goodbye) goodbye to the kids downstairs and
Anybody who lent me a favor
(Goodbye) goodbye to the friends I've had
(Goodbye) goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
(Goodbye) goodbye to the kids downstairs and
Anybody who lent me a favor
Lent me a favor
Lent me a favor
Lent me a favor
(Goodbye to the friends I had)
Lent me, anybody who lent me
Hmm, anybody who lent me
The lyrics to Bleachers's song "Goodbye" express a farewell to the singer's former life and his appreciation for the people who had an impact on it. The chorus emphasizes this goodbye to the friends he's had, his upstairs neighbor, and the kids downstairs, and anyone else who had lent him a favor. The second verse seems to suggest that the singer is moving past a painful time when he felt lost and alone, but now he found his stride and his song. He feels moved to express himself through music, even though the world has been clouded by loss and war. In the end, the lyrics come full circle to the simple yet poignant goodbye to those who supported him through thick and thin.
The song's message is one of nostalgia and gratitude for people who have helped shape the singer's past, making it a reflective piece for the listener as well. The chorus is repetitive, providing a sense of finality, and the melody helps emphasize the emotional aspect of the song's message. Overall, the meaning behind "Goodbye" is universal in how it touches on the idea of needing to move forward in life while holding onto memories of the past.
Line by Line Meaning
Goodbye to the friends I've had
Saying goodbye to the people who were once my friends
Goodbye to my upstairs neighbor
Saying goodbye to the person who lived above me
Goodbye to the kids downstairs and
Saying goodbye to the children who lived below me
Anybody who lent me a favor
Saying goodbye to anyone who has ever helped me out
And I finally found my stride when I walked in the background
I finally found my comfort zone when I was behind the scenes
Everybody used to ball with the war, with the pain
Everyone was struggling and had their own battles to fight
Got my song and I feel like giving up rainbows and crying
My music makes me feel emotional and want to cry and appreciate beauty
Everybody lost somebody, hmm
Everyone has experienced loss in some way
Tearing it all off and the war and the whoa-oh-whoa-oh-whoa
Stripping down to the core and facing inner struggles
Two dollar singing in my song in the fan like whoa
Singing my heart out to my own music and feeling inspired
Only wanna rhythm in the side when I'm at your window
Just want to feel the beat and be by your side
Lent me a favor
Referring to the people who have helped me out in the past
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Mark Anthony Spears
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