The Goodbye Girl • Theme Song • David Gates

Soundtrack from the 1977 Herbert Ross/Neil Simon film "The Goodbye Girl," with Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Paul Benedict & Barbara Rhoades. --- 'HD Film Tributes' is a channel with over three hundred movie homages currently posted. We make zero money from YouTube as obviously none of these edits will ever be monetized by us. Any and all ad revenue from these videos goes directly to Google as well as to the various copyright owners, just as it should.

[pamalford]

David Gates should have at least received a Grammy or Oscar nomination for this song. He was robbed.

[rickpetroske]

The theme song was as big as the movie . No other decade or city for location would have worked like this did . Truly a 70's gem .

[anna]

The song and movie were made for each other. Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason were terrific together.

[MidwestGirl]

I can't express how much I love this movie. Perfect in every way. You know a movie is good when you laugh through the whole thing and cry at the end. David Gates couldn't have written a more perfect song. Richard Dreyfuss deserved his Oscar win for this. Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, Neil Simon and David Gates should have won Oscars, too.

[josephsturgis]

David Gates You are a musical genius Thank you!

[johntoledo]

The last scene in the film when Marsha was hugging Richard's guitar in the rain while standing on the fire escape waving goodbye to him in the yellow taxi as the song swells--- I'm bawling my eyes out. It gets me every time.

[CarlBauer-uuff]

I mean nothing in this world it's June 24th 2024 nothing in this world compares to the 70s music it's time traveling it's a beautiful the sounds are gorgeous comforting soothing relaxing enjoyable nothing in the music could ever be that good anymore the seventies was the all-time best music ever 1000 songs with the greatest ever you can listen to them over and over and over and they never get tired cuz at least a thousand of those songs in the 1970s that you could do that too on a playlist on the radio station people who could never get tired of it and this was the best smash of 1978 and Oscar movie I loved it the song it takes me back in time like a time travel in my mind to 1978 summer and fall of 78 amen God bless everybody😢😢😢😢😢😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤

[stephanienewbern]

I love this song. My favorite from David Gates. I've never understood why it didn't win the Oscar that year for Best Original Song.

[baldwincollins]

I agree totally, david gates should've won a grammy for this. Listening to this song still sound good.

[chrispnw]

'So forget your past my goodbye girl... Cause now you're home at last.' Talk about a movie that encapsulates NYC, hopes/dreams, grittiness/beauty, and my memories of NYC living - a one of a kind metropolis.

[momsher]

My favorite song of all time - my boyfriend (now hubby of 44 years) saw this at the theatre - love Bread and David Gates! The movie is one of my favorites!

[miguelsedamano]

A wonderful and unforgettable song. Undoubtedly, it reveals the spirit of the 70’s. Those wonderful years!

[mitchellseiff]

This is definitely my favorite movie Richard Dreyfuss is my fourth cousin on my dad's side of the family. I met him a couple times I always told him this is my all-time favorite movie next to jaws. I just love this song it always makes me smile listening to it when I saw this movie in 1977.

[anthonycbrown]

So forget your past my Goodbye Girl
'Cause now you're home at last'.

This phrase encapsulates so much about love and wanting to find that special love. Thank you David...

[faithfultotheend]

I remember this song so well .My wife and i talked about how we both had seen it right before we met .She passed awat back in 1997 from cancer .This morning July 7th 2022 i woke up from a dream with this song playing in my head and in the dream we were back together again .I think it will be soon .All ways trust in GOD and his SON Jesus the Christ

[kimlanoue]

One of the great movies of the 70’s and a love song to go with it!

[Jonsey-lmsv]

The perfect marriage of a Romantic comedy and a singer-songwriter ballad! Seriously, the combination of Richard Dreyfus’s, Marsha Mason, and the lead singer of Bread makes this a wonderful encapsulation of the wonderful mid to late 70s feel. I miss that time so much.

[MusiceWoman]

I love the Goodbye Girl, Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason and this song. One of those movies you can watch over and over and never get tired of it.

[pprims]

This is an excellent montage. Dreyfuss and Cummings were so good. His Oscar was well deserved.

[christinealvarellos]

Beautiful song that seems to have been forgotten by too many of today's "soft rock" stations. It's time to delve a bit deeper than Adele and Taylor, guys!!