Could NOT agree more whole-heartedly! I was watching a couple vids of "greatest male vocalists", and NONE of them had David Gates OR Brad Delp from Boston.
Everything about this guy and Bread was something very special. Their music is so sophisticated that very few bands could compare to them. Their music is so intricate, yet they make it sound so simple. They were the best.
Agreed if they haven't already. The man is in his 80s and we hope he and his group Bread get inducted while most of them are still with us and wish them all well!
David Gates is an amazing singer and writer!!! Never really got the recognition he deserved.Just to let you know david i really thought all you songs were great and you are so talented !!! Thank you for your beautiful music!!!! \
Listening to this song in 2024. Grew up with this talented band in the 70s. David Gates was one of the best singers back then. I'm 66 years old now 🎵🎶🎸🎹
David Gates solo is a pleasure. Gates and James Griffin together equals magic. Especially when you bring in drummer extraordinaire Mike Botts and the musical excellence of Larry Knechtel! Bread remain the finest Soft Rock band ever yet their rocking more uptempo material is criminally underrated.
@@jlockwood65 Like EVERY single Uptempo,"raunchy" Bread song, because they're unfamiliar to the public. Unless you bought the albums and actually listened to to them, youd think Bread was only this bland ballad type band when in fact they had just as many rockers as ballads! LOVE Three Dog Night, by the way!
My late husband was in the Navy in the 70s when we met,this was our song everything he had to leave,brings back memories of then. Great singer and song writer.
Thanks for sharing, I was only 4 when this song came out but I love hearing folks share their experiences and stories about how these certain songs affected them and their experiences
David's voice,you can feel his soul in all his songs. Loved the movie, saw it multiple times.I loved The group. growing up I would listen to the greatest hits on my portable player.Still have the album.God🙏Bless you and your wife/family.My husband & I are highschool sweet hearts. We were 16 Now 61 , 45 years together ,grew up listening to the songs ,all have special meaning for us They don't make music like they used too. Sooo glad we grew up in the 70's
I was 16 and my first love ran away from Pennsylvania to Florida to live with her father. She told me that night, kissed me, and she was gone. Driving to school the next morning I heard this song, pulled over and cried.....hard. Still hurts to hear this song and I'm now 63.
The movie was the story of my life with my mom at the time. I watch it every time it's on and it brings back such bittersweet memories. This song always brings me to tears.
One of the greatest singer songwriters from the seventies you will never hear music this good again. All the great songs have already been written sorry for all the new performers
At the beginning of this song I always feeling like taking a deep breath, relaxing, closing my eyes and going back to the 70's at the rollerskating at the rink.
OK, So here is the deal with David Gates and Bread: As good as this music is, when they were popular in the 70s, if you were a guy in your teens, 20s, even 30s, you'd get laughed at and called names (politically incorrect ones) if you admitted to liking Bread and/or Soft Rock in general. It just wasn't considered manly, as stupid as that is. But, I have no doubt there were many guys like myself who liked it anyway, although we just didn't admit it. And being able to appreciate it more now, they were musical geniuses. The songwriting, the guitar playing was fantastic and David's singing of course. Before music videos, MTV and VH1, they were played on the radio ALL THE TIME, which indicates how good they were, whether people wanted to admit it at the time or not.
Great song. Ol the memories of the 70s. Transport me back to 1978. I had been out of the Marine Corps 5 months, when this aired. I let my hair grow, and a different date every weekend.
Are you still alive today sir 😊 well, just wanted to say hello to you after reading your comments here. Actually, this is my first time knowing this song, one friend sends to me this few days ago, am still can't believe there's this such incredible very warmth so much dedicated song, it's like am living in another world, world of fantacy where everything are so much loved 💞💞💞💝💜💙💚💛⚘🌸🌷🌻🌺🌹🌿
@@MyKingdomForAK9 you're welcome. I always tell people the same thing. It was an honor to serve our great Nation and the United States Marine Corps. Semper Fi
For those who want to sing along All your life you've waited for love to Come and stay And now that I have found you, you must Not slip away I know it's hard believin' the words you've Heard before But darlin' you must trust them just once More, 'cause baby Goodbye doesn't mean forever Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean We'll never be together again If you wake up and I'm not there, I won't Be long away 'Cause the things you do my Goodbye Girl Will bring me back to you. I know you've been taken, afraid to hurt Again You fight the love you feel for me instead Of givin' in But I can wait forever, a-helpin' you to see That I was meant for you and you for me so remember Goodbye doesn't mean forever Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean We'll never be together again Though we may be so far apart you still Will have my heart So forget your past my Goodbye Girl 'Cause now you're home at last
A greater golden singer with bread, classic music that will never come back to our generations. I was 14 years old a gift that God gave it to me, this great singer and bread musical band.
Grew up listening to Bread, the Carpenters and other great 70's bands, and had the pleasure of meeting David Gates [he lived next door to some friends of ours in Hidden Hills, CA]. Tremendous singer, will never be anyone like him....
Years will pass and times will change . But Quality Beautiful Timeless music that is well written and crafted like this and could be transported back 100 years in the past and be liked or transported 100 years in the future and liked. That is the definition of a timeless classic like this song by David Gates.
Greatest songs i was 17 yearls old when this great golden singer came around. He belonged to a great group, bread. A gift from God. Thank you David Gate.
Simply beautiful !!!!! this guy pours his heart in every word he sings,excuse my english it´s no the best and trying to express my feelings is even harder,I am from colombia ,never had been abroad but i grew up listening to this amazing music that has taken me to many places ,to many special moments ,to smile remembering those women who loved me i loved back, those friends who for a long period of my childhood and adolescence were family to me, every song brings back different moments of my life and when that happens ,some of them make me happy and some others make me sad and nostalgic ,but that is life and music has helped me at the age I´m now to get by,I Would love to take it with me to eternity where I Hope to reunite with my loved ones and friends that have already departed,I Thank music for being my eternal good and faithfull companion
The 20 track The Sound Of Bread compilation may be the finest collection ever released. All the David Gates written hits are to be found, some superb Griffin/Royer songs and a few selected album tracks.
True. Every sound, instrument & Nuance exactly as the Studio Recording. At first I wondered if he was singing LIVE to a Studio backing track, but everything was exactly like it. Not even the finest performers are THAT exact in every detail?
I was just thinking of my favourite band "Bread" yesterday. Somehow this song came to my mind and then I started to tear up. Brings back such wonderful memories of the 80s.
It makes my heart hurt that this music will never be performed by David Gates again. I really wish i had been into bread when they toured Australia in 1997. Im 51 and I was born 20 years too late.
Still. Listening in 2023. The voice.. So special.. No. One can sing like him.. ❤
So true!
2025
One of the most underrated vocalists of the 20th Century.
Could NOT agree more whole-heartedly! I was watching a couple vids of "greatest male vocalists", and NONE of them had David Gates OR Brad Delp from Boston.
Got that right
Top composer too 🎼🙏
yeah just like glenn campbell a vocal and guitarist
Nonsense. He was rated correctly. He was never underrated.
David Gates is one of my all time favorites. Great voice and great songwriter
Everything about this guy and Bread was something very special. Their music is so sophisticated that very few bands could compare to them. Their music is so intricate, yet they make it sound so simple. They were the best.
His band should be in the r&r hall of fame
Agreed if they haven't already. The man is in his 80s and we hope he and his group Bread get inducted while most of them are still with us and wish them all well!
Hall of shame they rather have rappers or madonna the likes
I love David Gates and Bread. My husband would heartily disagree. LOL 😆 🤣. I force him to listen to Bread.
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No one who sings love Ballads comes close to this man. He gets me crying every time
Exactly and I'm a 50 year old woman. Have loved this song since I was very young. Mom and Dad played it constantly....
I remember when this came out, I was 19 years old. I felt like I was the Good Bye Girl. Loved Bread!
I would say Karen Carpenter.....
David Gates is an amazing singer and writer!!! Never really got the recognition he deserved.Just to let you know david i really thought all you songs were great and you are so talented !!! Thank you for your beautiful music!!!!
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We need more Bread & David Gates now more than ever in 2024 👏🙏
No one sings like this man. Such a gift🌹 TIME ⏳
Beautiful comment, hi Tammy how are you doing?
Yeahhh one n only
Alright
The male Karen Carpenter
AMEN
DAVID GATES IS GENIUS
GOD BLESS HIM AND HIS FAMILY
I'd give anything to go back to 1977 including the rest of my life.
Bread should be in the rock and roll hall of fame!
2024 who still listening?
Me
Great music
Sept here still listening in 2024 - amazing.....
Me 🎶
2025 November
Still an awesome hit single after so many years!
Verdade, até hj faz sucesso!
Beautiful voice, beautiful song, and one heck of a movie! Thanks!
Its a beautiful movie
Most beautiful song ever. Have loved it for years....❤
Listening to this song in 2024. Grew up with this talented band in the 70s. David Gates was one of the best singers back then. I'm 66 years old now 🎵🎶🎸🎹
70’s love songs had a big part in who I am as a person. It connected me to my Soul and grounded me there.
Folks this is what a talented vocalist sounds like 😊🎶🎵🎹
got that right Sir
Not very many people could play the piano this good. This man has a lot of talent
David Gates solo is a pleasure. Gates and James Griffin together equals magic. Especially when you bring in drummer extraordinaire Mike Botts and the musical excellence of Larry Knechtel! Bread remain the finest Soft Rock band ever yet their rocking more uptempo material is criminally underrated.
Like which one?
You know who I feel is underrated?
Three dog night.
@@jlockwood65 Like EVERY single Uptempo,"raunchy" Bread song, because they're unfamiliar to the public. Unless you bought the albums and actually listened to to them, youd think Bread was only this bland ballad type band when in fact they had just as many rockers as ballads! LOVE Three Dog Night, by the way!
@@thomasmarthinussen8978 I'm gonna a go find a me one now. I'll be back....
@@jlockwood65 ya but TDN didn't write their own songs ..
Yes
Happy 81st birthday David Gates
This song is very bitter sweet to me. The movie Goodbye Girl was the last movie I saw with the love of my life when we parted.
My late husband was in the Navy in the 70s when we met,this was our song everything he had to leave,brings back memories of then. Great singer and song writer.
Thanks for sharing, I was only 4 when this song came out but I love hearing folks share their experiences and stories about how these certain songs affected them and their experiences
David Gates... Musical Genius!
David's voice,you can feel his soul in all his songs. Loved the movie, saw it multiple
times.I loved The group. growing up I would listen to the greatest hits on my portable player.Still have the album.God🙏Bless
you and your wife/family.My husband & I
are highschool sweet hearts. We were 16
Now 61 , 45 years together ,grew up listening to the songs ,all have special meaning for us They don't make music like they used too. Sooo glad we grew up in the 70's
I was 9 when the movie came out. My mom loved his music. I love it because brings back memories my childhood and my young mother playing Bread records
Nice. You are roughly the same age as Quin Cummings.
The tone of his voice is magic....
A unique singer and writer ..
love his songs so much.. 2024 til forever..❤
No one makes music this good anymore 😭
David Gates a gift to humanity.
I love David Gates "GOODBYE GIRL" love his voice!
I love this song by David Gates! I miss my friends sometimes .
I was 16 and my first love ran away from Pennsylvania to Florida to live with her father. She told me that night, kissed me, and she was gone. Driving to school the next morning I heard this song, pulled over and cried.....hard. Still hurts to hear this song and I'm now 63.
The movie was the story of my life with my mom at the time. I watch it every time it's on and it brings back such bittersweet memories. This song always brings me to tears.
One of the greatest singer songwriters from the seventies you will never hear music this good again. All the great songs have already been written sorry for all the new performers
A voice of an angel. Such a beautiful song
LOVED The Good-Bye Girl.
Great song. The movie was terrific as well.
At the beginning of this song I always feeling like taking a deep breath, relaxing, closing my eyes and going back to the 70's at the rollerskating at the rink.
Thank You For Sharing This Song!
David Gates makes me feel so inlove everytime i listen to his music. ❤️❤️❤️ Who is here with me now? July 27, 2022 @ 9:38 in the evening❤️
I"m here on Saturday, September 3, 2022, @ 3:37am.
OK, So here is the deal with David Gates and Bread: As good as this music is, when they were popular in the 70s, if you were a guy in your teens, 20s, even 30s, you'd get laughed at and called names (politically incorrect ones) if you admitted to liking Bread and/or Soft Rock in general. It just wasn't considered manly, as stupid as that is.
But, I have no doubt there were many guys like myself who liked it anyway, although we just didn't admit it. And being able to appreciate it more now, they were musical geniuses. The songwriting, the guitar playing was fantastic and David's singing of course. Before music videos, MTV and VH1, they were played on the radio ALL THE TIME, which indicates how good they were, whether people wanted to admit it at the time or not.
David gates will turn 84 yrs young on dec 11th. Great song from a great 1977 film
Great song. Ol the memories of the 70s. Transport me back to 1978. I had been out of the Marine Corps 5 months, when this aired. I let my hair grow, and a different date every weekend.
Are you still alive today sir 😊 well, just wanted to say hello to you after reading your comments here. Actually, this is my first time knowing this song, one friend sends to me this few days ago, am still can't believe there's this such incredible very warmth so much dedicated song, it's like am living in another world, world of fantacy where everything are so much loved 💞💞💞💝💜💙💚💛⚘🌸🌷🌻🌺🌹🌿
❤ Thank you for your service❣🇺🇸
@@mercedescada9202 still here and 67 years old. Enjoyed reading your comment. This is a beautiful song. Semper Fidelis from an old Marine Sergeant
@@MyKingdomForAK9 you're welcome. I always tell people the same thing. It was an honor to serve our great Nation and the United States Marine Corps. Semper Fi
David. one of the best Voices of the Century 👏👏👏👏
Such a sweet song. David is amazing.
This is one of my favorite songs ever by Mr. Gates! I'm a big fan of Bread's love ballads.
Still alive, still married to the same woman, still a great father, a great grandfather, and a great rancher.
What an immense talent. His best songs are perfection.
This guys voice gave me grace when I waltzed on skates
This singer was a gift from God
For those who want to sing along
All your life you've waited for love to
Come and stay
And now that I have found you, you must
Not slip away
I know it's hard believin' the words you've
Heard before
But darlin' you must trust them just once
More, 'cause baby
Goodbye doesn't mean forever
Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean
We'll never be together again
If you wake up and I'm not there, I won't
Be long away
'Cause the things you do my Goodbye Girl
Will bring me back to you.
I know you've been taken, afraid to hurt
Again
You fight the love you feel for me instead
Of givin' in
But I can wait forever, a-helpin' you to see
That I was meant for you and you for me so remember
Goodbye doesn't mean forever
Let me tell you goodbye doesn't mean
We'll never be together again
Though we may be so far apart you still
Will have my heart
So forget your past my Goodbye Girl
'Cause now you're home at last
One of my favorite Songs from the '70s... love it...
This song couldn't be more perfect for the movie. Great job DG.
A greater golden singer with bread, classic music that will never come back to our generations. I was 14 years old a gift that God gave it to me, this great singer and bread musical band.
This song means so much to me. I give thanks each day that she came back to me.
2024 who's still listening ❤
What a beautiful song! He’s such a talented man. ❤️
Grew up listening to Bread, the Carpenters and other great 70's bands, and had the pleasure of meeting David Gates [he lived next door to some friends of ours in Hidden Hills, CA]. Tremendous singer, will never be anyone like him....
David Gates is one of my favorite musicians. Nobody can sing like David Gates !!
Music in today reality can not compare this 👍🏻🙏🏻
Absolutely beautiful
I love this song ❤❤❤
Hope I was born where you are! Love you're voice very much!❤❤❤
I used to do a lot of traveling as a kid back and forth between my parents and this song and his other music was great for traveling.
Simplicity , yet bring out200% feeling, incredible
A wonderful singer. One of the best and a great songwriter as well.
Years will pass and times will change . But Quality Beautiful Timeless music that is well written and crafted like this and could be transported back 100 years in the past and be liked or transported 100 years in the future and liked. That is the definition of a timeless classic like this song by David Gates.
I was 14 when this was performed. Still love it!
David Gates is a gifted , smooth , honey voiced singer and song writer . All wrapped up in one package , and not a bad looking one at that .
I grew up to his music this one is my favorite.
Greatest songs i was 17 yearls old when this great golden singer came around. He belonged to a great group, bread. A gift from God. Thank you David Gate.
Simply beautiful !!!!! this guy pours his heart in every word he sings,excuse my english it´s no the best and trying to express my feelings is even harder,I am from colombia ,never had been abroad but i grew up listening to this amazing music that has taken me to many places ,to many special moments ,to smile remembering those women who loved me i loved back, those friends who for a long period of my childhood and adolescence were family to me, every song brings back different moments of my life and when that happens ,some of them make me happy and some others make me sad and nostalgic ,but that is life and music has helped me at the age I´m now to get by,I Would love to take it with me to eternity where I Hope to reunite with my loved ones and friends that have already departed,I Thank music for being my eternal good and faithfull companion
The 20 track The Sound Of Bread compilation may be the finest collection ever released. All the David Gates written hits are to be found, some superb Griffin/Royer songs and a few selected album tracks.
Love this song i was 13years old in 1978
One of favorite song when I was schooling time....till nw still fresh listening this beautiful song with great vocal n music
Oh memories...remembering someone who no longer remembers me..
The goodbye girl.
When performing live is not an issue. Great song and artist.
Not that Gates was singing live here.
True. Every sound, instrument & Nuance exactly as the Studio Recording. At first I wondered if he was singing LIVE to a Studio backing track, but everything was exactly like it. Not even the finest performers are THAT exact in every detail?
Such a simpler time, though my father would have called him "a long haired hippie". LOL 😆 😂. RIP Dad.
He is one of the best song writers and this beautiful love song shows it . one of my favorites .
One of my favorite songs and favorite movies too. Thanks for sharing!
I love this song
David Gates! Master class
Love this song and the "Goodbye Girl" movie. David was very talented Singer/ Songwriter!
One of my favorite song when i sad. And one of my favorite voice and singer. Mabuhay david gates.
The first movie I ever went to. Beautiful song!!
Relaxed and pleasant voice. Brilliant song
A beautiful song and voice.
What a Beautiful song. Neil Simon knew who to pick for this one
im 34 but i love this im so jealous to his voice ! so much talent ! woah
I loved that movie. The song is great too.
This song and Dick Clark...Heaven.
I was born 1993 but now its 2021 and Everytime i heard this songs i can't understand why i felt hurt🥺 loving this song❤️🤗
Very Sweet Man.
I was just thinking of my favourite band "Bread" yesterday. Somehow this song came to my mind and then I started to tear up. Brings back such wonderful memories of the 80s.
He is Blessed with Everything MUSIC!!! He IS Music!!!! Love Him and all he does and shares.
Oh the sweet sound of bread so soothing to the soul😊
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The almost 'perfect love song ever written' that till today hasn't been bettered.
It makes my heart hurt that this music will never be performed by David Gates again. I really wish i had been into bread when they toured Australia in 1997. Im 51 and I was born 20 years too late.
This song has my heart 💖💜💖