From the recording Another Kind of Train
The Brother Bicker Band puts their own stamp on the Greg Kihn Band’s 1980s classic “The Break Up Song”, blending their signature maple whiskey rock n roll with the track’s nostalgic heartache. With a raw, driving energy and a touch of twang, their rendition amplifies the song’s bittersweet themes of lost love and fading memories. Staying true to the original while infusing it with their own grit and soul, the Brother Bicker Band delivers a fresh yet faithful take on this timeless breakup anthem.
Lyrics
Verse 1
We had broken up for good just an hour before
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Now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing 'cross the floor
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And then the band slowed the tempo when the music took you down
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It was the same old song with the melancholy sound
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Chorus
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore
Verse 2:
We been living together for a million years
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But now it feels so strange out in the atmospheres
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And then the jukebox plays a song I used to know
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And now I'm staring at the bodies as they're dancing so slow
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Chorus
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore
Verse 3
Now I wind up staring at an empty glass
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Cause it's so easy to say that you'll forget your past
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Chorus
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They don't write 'em like that anymore
Chorus
They don't write 'em like that anymore
They just don't write 'em like that anymore One more time
Chorus
They just don't, no they don’t
Nu – uh, no way now,
They just don't write 'em like that anymore