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It was featured in a 2010 episode of ''[[Big Love]]'', "The Sins of the Father". It was also featured in a scene of the 2011 film ''[[Super 8 (film)|Super 8]]''.
It was featured in a 2010 episode of ''[[Big Love]]'', "The Sins of the Father". It was also featured in a scene of the 2011 film ''[[Super 8 (film)|Super 8]]''.


The song is an ode to [[Vincent van Gogh]]. "It's such a wavy midnight and you slip into insane" is a reference to [[Starry Night]]. Starry Night was painted during his stay at an asylum in [[Saint-Rémy-de-Provence|Saint-Rémy]] where van Gogh lived from from May 1889 through May 1890. "It's an orangy sky" is a reference to [[Olive_Trees_(Van_Gogh_series)#Painted_in_September.2C_November_and_December_1889|Olive Grove]]: Orange Sky. "Always it's some other guy" is a reference to Sien Hoomik, a pregnant prostitute and mother of a child born out of wedlock, with whom van Gogh had a romantic relationship. "Lullaby" is a reference to the [[The_Roulin_Family_(Van_Gogh_series)#Augustine|La Berceuse]] painting series of Augustine Roulin. "Bye bye love" is a reference to van Gogh's suicide. van Gogh also had "blue eyes," "mass confusion," and was intensely "illustrious," which were all referenced in the lyrics of this song.
The song is an ode to [[Vincent van Gogh]]. "It's such a wavy midnight and you slip into insane" is a reference to [[Starry Night]]. Starry Night was painted during his stay at an asylum in [[Saint-Rémy-de-Provence|Saint-Rémy]] where van Gogh lived from May 1889 through May 1890. "It's an orangy sky" is a reference to [[Olive_Trees_(Van_Gogh_series)#Painted_in_September.2C_November_and_December_1889|Olive Grove: Orange Sky]]. "Always it's some other guy" is a reference to Sien Hoomik, a pregnant prostitute and mother of a child born out of wedlock, with whom van Gogh had a romantic relationship. "Lullaby" is a reference to the [[The_Roulin_Family_(Van_Gogh_series)#Augustine|La Berceuse]] painting series of Augustine Roulin. "Bye bye love" is a reference to van Gogh's suicide. van Gogh also had "blue eyes," "mass confusion," and was intensely "illustrious," which are all referenced in the lyrics of this song.


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 19:30, 18 October 2013

"Bye Bye Love"
Song

"Bye Bye Love" is a song by the American Boston-based rock band The Cars. The song appears on the band's 1978 eponymous debut album. It was written by singer/songwriter/bandleader Ric Ocasek and sung by bassist Benjamin Orr. Although the song was not released as a single, it has received regular airplay since the album was released.[1][2]

The song was first performed, and recorded as a demo, some time in the mid-1970s when Ocasek and Orr were in the band Cap'n Swing. In this early version, the recurring keyboard theme between the verse lyrics was significantly different.

It was featured in a 2010 episode of Big Love, "The Sins of the Father". It was also featured in a scene of the 2011 film Super 8.

The song is an ode to Vincent van Gogh. "It's such a wavy midnight and you slip into insane" is a reference to Starry Night. Starry Night was painted during his stay at an asylum in Saint-Rémy where van Gogh lived from May 1889 through May 1890. "It's an orangy sky" is a reference to Olive Grove: Orange Sky. "Always it's some other guy" is a reference to Sien Hoomik, a pregnant prostitute and mother of a child born out of wedlock, with whom van Gogh had a romantic relationship. "Lullaby" is a reference to the La Berceuse painting series of Augustine Roulin. "Bye bye love" is a reference to van Gogh's suicide. van Gogh also had "blue eyes," "mass confusion," and was intensely "illustrious," which are all referenced in the lyrics of this song.

References

  1. ^ Monger, James Christopher. "The Lace - Benjamin Orr". Allmusic. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
  2. ^ Prato, Greg. "The Cars (Deluxe Edition) - The Cars". Allmusic. Retrieved February 19, 2011.
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