The Juicy Fruits – Goodbye Eddie, Goodbye (Lyrics)

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Song: Goodbye Eddie, Goodbye
Artist: The Juicy Fruits
Album: Phantom of the Paradise (Official Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Year: 1974

Lyrics

We'll remember you forever, Eddie
Through the sacrifice you made
We can't believe the price you paid
For love (For love)
For love (For love)

Little Eddie Mitty, born in Jersey City
Started singing when he was five
Never knew his father, mother didn't bother
To catch his last name fast as he came
He was off and flying, times were really tiring
Eddie and his mother alone
Soon another mister, soon a baby sister
Mama kept swinging and Eddie kept singin'

Ah, ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya, ya ya ya ya
Ya, ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya, ya ya ya ya
(For love)
(For love)

And now, the tragic story
Eddie's sister, Marie-Louise
Needed an operation
To get the money, he would have to become
An overnight sensation
Eddie believed the American people
Had wonderful, love-giving hearts
His well-publicized end
He considered would send
His memorial album to the top of the charts
And it did
[Chorus]
Ah, ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya, ya ya ya ya
Ya, ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya, ya ya ya ya
(Goodbye)
(Goodbye)

When a young singer dies
To our shock and surprise
In a plane crash or a flashy sports car
He becomes quite well-known
And the kindness he's shown
Has made more than one post-mortem star
Well, you did it Eddie
And though it's hard to applaud suicide
You gave all you could give
So your sister could live
All America's choked up inside, man

We'll remember you forever, Eddie
Through the sacrifice you made
We can't believe the price you paid
For love (For love)
For love (For love)
For love (For love)
Ah, ah, ah, ah

History

This song is from the 1974 movie Phantom Of The Paradise.
Phantom of the Paradise is a 1974 American rock musical horror comedy film written and directed by Brian De Palma and scored by and starring Paul Williams.
The film was a box office failure and received negative reviews contemporaneously, while earning praise for its music and receiving Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations. However, over the years, the film has received much more positive reviews and has become a cult film.