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1981, Greg Kihn earned his first bonafide hit with the Top 20 single, "The
Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em)," from the Rockihnroll album.
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Lyrics THE BREAKUP SONG
(They Don't Write 'Em ) - Greg Kihn Band
We had broken up for good just an hour before,
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing 'cross the floor.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
And then the band slowed the tempo, and the music gets you down.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
It was the same old song, with a melancholy sound.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
They don't write 'em like that anymore.
They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
We'd been living together for a million years,
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
But now it feels so strange out of the atmospheres.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing so slow.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
They don't write 'em like that anymore.
They don't write 'em like that anymore.
Mmmm, now ?
I wind up staring at an empty glass
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past.
Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah.
They don't write 'em like that anymore.
No, they just don't write 'em like that anymore.
Oh, they don't write 'em like that anymore.
They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
They just don't, no they don't, no no, uh-uh,
They just don't write 'em like that anymore.
They just don't...(fades)
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 Greg
Kihn began his career in his hometown of Baltimore, MD, working in the
singer/songwriter mold...
...but switched to straightforward rock & roll
when he moved to San Francisco in 1974. The following year, he became one
of the first artists signed to Matthew
Kaufman's now-legendary Beserkley Records. Along with Jonathan
Richman, Earthquake,
and the Rubinoos, Kihn helped to carve the label's sound — melodic pop with
a strong '60s pop sensibility — a refreshing alternative to the bloated
prog rock of the time. In 1976, after his debut on the compilation Beserkley
Chartbusters, he recorded his first album with his own band consisting
of Ronnie
Dunbar (guitar), Steve
Wright (bass), and Larry
Lynch (drums). Through the '70s, he released an album each year and
built a strong cult following through constant touring, becoming
Beserkley's biggest seller. In 1981, he earned his first bonafide hit with
the Top 20 single, "The Breakup Song (They Don't Write 'Em),"
from the Rockihnroll album. — Chris Woodstra
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80's Lyrics - The
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