Al Jarreau & Melissa Manchester - The Music Of Goodbye (Out Of Africa) (1985)

[@NOBS4theUSA]

This song is fabulous!!! Melissa Manchester and Al Jarreau, were at the top of their game!!!🎯

[@garycleveland6410]

I haven't heard this song in over 30 years. Still beautiful!

[@sonialagomarsino898]

Me too!!

[@catherinesmith4551]

Beautiful duet by beautiful vocal musicians Melissa Manchester and Al Jarreau! Remembering this brings such sweet but painful memories...

[@KB-nr8zh]

such a powerful and beautiful song...the song was submitted to late for an Oscars nomination, had it been would have won hands down

[@joeandjoe34219]

Over Say you say me? or even Separate Lives? Doubtful. Submitted late? so the other ten nominations were submitted late for the movie? Makes no sense.

[@hairdisc]

This video is a compilation video from the movie, however, there was an original video of Melissa Manchester & Al Jarreau singing the song with Out Of Africa staging. The single was released after the popularity of the soundtrack with added lyric to John Barry’s theme by Marilyn & Alan Bergman. The soundtrack ‘Special Edition’ was released with the 12 original tracks and this song added as the 13th track. CD’s were starting to sell more than LP’s and for some reason, the Special Edition version was only released in the U.K. and some other countries, but not the states. I still have a couple of these CD’s with this song on it. MCA released a 2 CD version of Melissa Manchester’s Mathematics LP from 1985 entitled ‘The MCA Years’ on Real Gone Music in 2018. Although Melissa only released one album on MCA, she recorded many songs for them at that time. In 1979, she recorded I’ll Never Say Goodbye (Theme From The Promise) on MCA (which is included as one of the bonus tracks) for the first time on CD. That song was one of two songs nominated and performed at the Academy Awards by Melissa Manchester, making Oscar history. The other song she performed was called Theme From Ice Castles (Through The Eyes Of Love) written by Marvin Hamlisch and Carole Bayer Sager released on her main label, Arista, at the time, and became one of her classic song staples. Melissa and Al Jarreau performed on PBS Soundstage in 1977. They recorded together twice with this song and in 2015 Big Light, a single and remixed dance hit single from Melissa’s album You Gotta Love The Life. I believe it was one of Al Jarreau’s last songs before he past away. RIP Al Jarreau.

[@taroman7100]

I loved Melissa's voice. Clear and definitive.

[@gailk7317]

Hands down the most beautiful movie I’ve ever seen and music ! God the 80’s ... I miss you 😂

[@joeandjoe34219]

Sounds like you have not seen The Color Purple yet.

[@tonihodgessteward921]

Same here

[@nigelwitting2667]

@@joeandjoe34219 This film is in another dimension.

[@taroman7100]

Those of us who lived the 80's experienced the last great decade of America.

[@newyorkny533]

How nice it would be to see the people of Africa - the BLACK people! Screw this crap, Streep and Redford.

[@chowbaby63]

Thank you for making this beautiful song available to us ! I've loved it for many years and can't find it any place else.

[@bikeboyiv]

I still remember the “goodbyes” and the “hellos”. So sad and so sweet. A song I remember so well.

[@WilliamRichardson-s9y]

One of the most beautiful love songs of our time ❤

[@vivianpowell1732]

I thank Retrospective Soundtrack for this gorgeous melding of music and memories from "Out of Africa". I really don't think I ever fully appreciated the film until I saw this particular video. For one thing, I know I'd never noticed before how lovingly Robert Redford as "Denys" looks at Karen (Meryl Streep) throughout the story. Perhaps it's the fact that we don't hear any dialogue, and so we become immersed in the images. Still, that is some exquisite emotion captured by Robert Redford. I have new respect for him now.

[@terraaaaah]

Thank you so much for posting this! I CANNOT FIND THIS SONG ANYWHERE ELSE 😢

[@taroman7100]

This movie and the soundtrack are integral to my life then and forever. Thank you for posting.

[@GabrielFlores-vh4le]

Out of Africa .forever the best Soundtrack and Movie 1986.

[@taroman7100]

If it's in the music, it's in the man. John Barry put his heart into every romance.

[@evirumondang2904]

Love this song so much. So beautiful.

[@KB-nr8zh]

To love and lose!!!such a tremendous song... all these years and I'm still so attached to this song!!such meaning and depth...Oh to love again!!! ....

[@CetaitMieuxAvant63]

You kiss me with your eyes…. And in your eyes I fly again… Ce morceau et ce film sont magnifiques 😢

[@marshallsobin4879]

In the 80s I heard this as cool down music in aerobics classes…. I confess, I was in love with all those pretty lady instructors and members.

[@geekane9462]

One of the most romantic and reflective songs ever sang, especially when one understands the background of the movie. The depth of a romance that didn't happen

[@AMARS11663]

rest in peace...Al

[@senoedhie]

remember the movie ..back to mid 80..what a beautiful moment in my life ..this song will always stay in my heart

[@salvatore-s]

Al jarreau The best of The best

[@deannastevens1217]

My Favorite EVER!!!

[@waltercardoso9202]

love this song...LOVE AL FOREVER!!!

[@chakkowchau2922]

Just like yesterday!

[@carpediem4290]

Thanks for remember me 1986 when I was in spanish army in Ceuta, north Africa. I used to listen this theme...far away. By the way, beautiful and great movie, a classic.

[@rokrok60]

Wasn’t this song being played during the closing credits? I’d gone to the theater to see this in ‘85, yet when I see this being shown on a movie channel, this song is absent. Why is that?

[@vivianpowell1732]

This recording by Melissa Manchester and Al Jarreau was included on my cassette tape of the soundtrack from "Out Of Africa", but not on the CD I bought a few years later. This is just a beautiful rendition. Some have commented that it does not fit in because it was not featured in the movie, and therefore it's not part of the soundtrack. I absolutely love it. What's wrong with a little lagniappe?

[@gailk7317]

I had the cassette and remember the song so vividly , the reason I bought it years ago. Too bad about the CD😩

[@rokrok60]

I saw this movie in ‘85, and “The Music Of Goodbye” was played during the closing credits. It’s the only way that I’d known about this song, because I’d sat through the credits just to hear it w/ my date. Strange that it was later removed from the movie.

[@taroman7100]

John Barry was a sensitive intelligent man. He wrote the most beautiful love songs of eighties cinema. Pure genius.

[@Zeriouslly]

Nice attempt with melding video of the film with the music. Damn I wish I could see the original clip in HiDef. Its bloody fantastic - one of the best clips I've ever seen. The DOP on the film really knew his stuff and when mixed with images of Melissa and Al and the beautiful song... what more can I say apart from for me, that clip and the section from the Miami Vice episode Definitely Miami (Cry - by Godley and Crème) are top icons and define the 80's style.

[@AMARS11663]

Zeriouslly yes the only video of the movie is too bad

[@spongeworthyvideo]

I had posted the video 10 years ago but all of my videos have been corrupted. I'm going to start reposting them...although the quality isn't the best.

[@AMARS11663]

Zeriouslly hi....great video...great song....and Melissa and Al (+) are the Best .....

[@veronicasmith1147]

beautiful beautiful they dont make them like they used to💗

[@taroman7100]

America's last great decade before technology stole our lives.

[@marijitk]

Can’t find this song is Apple Music, Amazon and Spotify :-(

[@robgina62]

Melissa Manchester needs to include this song on an upcoming CD

[@kimbalion49]

a truly beautiful song. It's the reason I got the cassette to the soundtrack.

[@jebitiongdelacruz5364]

The first 30 seconds of this song was used as the background music for DWXY-FM's news break during the mid-90s.

[@iwantoro182]

My favorite song. Remember me about 88s ago at the first time i know this song. Excellent

[@deejohns4265]

Can’t find this anywhere

[@belovedmarymotherofjesus]

Amazing Song!

[@michaelfredt573]

Beautiful song. Magnificent performance. Does anyone recall this song being performed on Soul Train years ago?

[@AnthonyDixonMusicArtist]

I recall then on Solid Gold. Beautiful performance.

[@taroman7100]

I saw her and Al on Bandstand perform it.

[@alexanderromo9911]

Belleza de cancion...y que par de Actorazos!!!! Redford y Streep...y los Cantantes, grandes....❤

[@robertofringe1307]

Para aquella mujer que amé en la vida.

[@vivianpowell1732]

Does anyone know what body of water is shown starting at 3:02? That is such a gorgeous scene. Could it be Lake Turkana? Thanks.

[@Robster543210]

Used to see this video a lot on VH 1 back in the 1980s, really excellent song and video.

[@sjasminchristensen.single]

Goodbye africa love you 💔wish you luck

[@nataliar5208]

Эл Джерроу - это космос...

[@123Rockchild]

Damn. Robert Redford use to be HOT!

[@christinetaylor8464]

He will always be Hot.😍

[@gailk7317]

Yeah he was and he still had swagger !

[@taroman7100]

He still is! Nothing wrong with hot older men!

[@吳淑滿-q8h]

Out of Africa

[@bernardhoarau8273]

Un pur moment de bonheur.