“If This Is Goodbye” is a catchy tune employing their classic pop tempos and sensational signature horns, but it’s also a wistful look back at the memories made in youthful recklessness that have lasted a lifetime – now winding to an end.
“If this is goodbye / Let’s take one more shot for the memories / Life’s too short to be enemies / And if this ends tonight / You can save your tears for the other guys / I’ll see you in another life.»
It reminds us too, that though paths diverge, we should never turn our backs on those companions we traveled the first miles of life with.
This summer, Chicago will co-headline a tour with Brian Wilson, an original founder of The Beach Boys. They will also be joined by Al Jardine and Blondie Chapman.