"Love Goes On" is a song by the Australian indie rock group The Go-Betweens, issued as the third and final single from their 1988 album 16 Lovers Lane. The song was released in January 1989 by Beggars Banquet Records in the UK, with "Clouds" as the B-side.[2] "Love Goes On" was the last single issued by the band before their split in December 1989.
| "Love Goes On" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by The Go-Betweens | ||||
| from the album 16 Lovers Lane | ||||
| A-side | "Love Goes On" | |||
| B-side | "Clouds" | |||
| Released | January 1989 | |||
| Recorded | April 1988 | |||
| Length | 3:20 | |||
| Label | Beggars Banquet | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Forster, Grant McLennan[1] | |||
| Producer(s) | Mark Wallis | |||
| The Go-Betweens singles chronology | ||||
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Reception
editThom Jurek in his review of 16 Lovers Lane at AllMusic describes the song as setting the stage "for a kind of refined yet primal emotional transference that pop music is rarely capable of revealing." "As he [McLennan] sings... ...the doorway to the heart and its secrets opens. In the grain of his voice lie the flowers in the dustbin whose names are desperation and affirmation. With its hyperactive acoustic guitars, Amanda Brown's cooing string arrangements, and the deftly layered, subtly played brass instruments, the tune becomes a gauzy anthem; it celebrates the ravaged heart as a beacon of strained hope in the entryway to a hall of bewilderment."[3]
In the book, Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed, it states that "'Love Goes On' is either a literal story of obsession or a metaphor for the transitory nature of love, driven by a cheery electric guitar line and a Spanish guitar break over strings, synths and God knows how many other instruments."[4]
Track listing
edit7" Vinyl release
editAll tracks are written by R. Forster, G. McLennan[1]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Goes On" | 3:20 |
| 2. | "Clouds" | 4:00 |
Release history
edit| Date | Region | Label | Format | Catalogue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1989 | United Kingdom | Beggars Banquet | 7" vinyl | BEG 225[5] |
| 1989 | Spain | Beggars Banquet/Victoria | VIC 359 |
Credits
edit- The Go-Betweens
- Amanda Brown – violin, oboe, guitar, vocals
- Robert Forster – vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica
- Grant McLennan – vocals, lead guitar
- Lindy Morrison – drums
- John Willsteed – bass guitar, guitar, Hammond organ, piano
- Production
- Mixing — Tony Visconti ("Love Goes On")
- Producer — Mark Wallis
References
edit- ^ a b "'Loves Goes On' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2015. Note: User may have to click on 'Search again' and provide details at 'Enter a title:', e.g. Love Goes On; or at 'Performer:' The Go-Betweens.
- ^ "The Go-Betweens - Love Goes On". Go-Betweens.org.uk. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "16 Lovers Lane - The Go-Betweens". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Coope, Kim (Ed); Smay, David (Ed) (2005). Lost in the Grooves: Scram's Capricious Guide to the Music You Missed. Routledge. ISBN 978-113587-921-1.
- ^ "Go-Betweens - Love Goes On". Discogs. Retrieved 7 August 2015.