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Colin Hay — I Just Don't Think I'll Ever Get Over You
Album: Garden State Soundtrack
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Released: 2004
Length: 5:11
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I drink good coffee every morning
Comes from a place that's far away
And when i'm done I feel like talking
Without you here there is less to say

Don't want you thinking I'm unhappy
What is closer to the truth
If I lived till I was a hundred and two
I just don't think I'll ever get over you

No longer moved to drink strong whiskey
I shook the hand of time and I knew
That if I lived till I could no longer climb my stairs
I just don't think I'll ever get over you

A face that dances and it haunts me
With laughter still ringin' in my ears
I still find pieces of your presence here
even, even after all these years

I don't want you thinkin' that I don't get asked to dinner
Cuz I'm here to say that I sometimes do
And even though I may seem to feel a touch of love
I just don't think I'll ever get over you

If I lived till I was a hundred and two
I just don't think I'll ever get over you
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This is a sad and beautiful song.  It never fails to get my full attention.  Very, very well done.
Posted 5 years ago by garyalex    [ Reply ]
His new album is interesting, and he always is himself.

I did a quick interview with him
www.popculturebeast.com/colinhayquicksix/
Posted 8 years ago by MediaGrrl    [ Reply ]
Very talented musician and funny.  Colin hosted the Ann Arbor Folk Festival last year.  I first heard him at that time and thought he was great.  Glad to see that he is getting airplay.  Thank  you.
Posted 10 years ago by kenbloom    [ Reply ]
 Elroweho wrote:
Like the song, but am I the only person in the world that didn't like "Garden State"?

 
I am sorry, but I think so. I love the song AND I love "Garden State"!
Posted 10 years ago by EbbeSand    [ Reply ]
I like his solo vocal work sooo much better than Men at Work. Very nice.
Posted 10 years ago by musikluvr    [ Reply ]
 Lazarus wrote:


Miss you so much, Cynaera...

this song is still good for the ears...
 

 
The post that this response from Lazarus is from is so true... and yes...I miss you too Cynaera.
Posted 11 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
 Proclivities wrote:

I think there are about ten songs or so, featuring Colin Hay here; it doesn't seem like a sign of ownership.  However, there are at least 60 titles featuring some iteration of Mark Knopfler.

 
and how about the absolutely inexplicable plethora of natalie merchant?  
Posted 11 years ago by gjr    [ Reply ]
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!
Posted 11 years ago by tiggers    [ Reply ]
 Elroweho wrote:
Like the song, but am I the only person in the world that didn't like "Garden State"?

 
Agree on both counts.
Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I have a story about this song... I screwed up and alienated my dear friend, and for five months, he would not talk to me, e-mail me, or have any contact with me because he thought I'd betrayed him.  He even threatened me with a restraining order.  We got past all that bullshit and we're solid now, but for those five months, I cried every day, and even now, typing this, i cry.

This song was a mainstay for me, and it will always be a 10, just because it will always remind me of how precious friendships and romances are...
 

Miss you so much, Cynaera...

this song is still good for the ears...
 
Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus    [ Reply ]
{#Sunny}     {#Cheers}
Posted 11 years ago by Moak    [ Reply ]
Like the song, but am I the only person in the world that didn't like "Garden State"?
Posted 11 years ago by Elroweho    [ Reply ]
Simply dreamy, lyrics, vocals, and acoustic guitar. Really all-round touching quality, thank you Radio Paradise DJ.
Posted 11 years ago by kdarwish    [ Reply ]
First heard this song on the Garden State CD and loved it immediately. And then I had a big, drunken row with one of my few best girlfriends about it one night as she had an ex that she thought she'd never get over. I said that of course she would - lovely lyrics, but of course she'd get over him  - and 6 years later I do believe she has (although she has no replacement.

So it has strange memories, but still has to be one of my favourite songs ever. One of my 10 Desert Island Discs.
Posted 11 years ago by satkinson    [ Reply ]
Very affecting song for me. Long way from the MaW years, years ago, and clearly an artist to the soul with something very resonate to say. At least to me.
Posted 11 years ago by robertomiller    [ Reply ]
 kcar wrote:

Yes, he's sadly neglected in the US. But does he own part of this establishment? And as much as Mark Knopfler? 
 
I think there are about ten songs or so, featuring Colin Hay here; it doesn't seem like a sign of ownership.  However, there are at least 60 titles featuring some iteration of Mark Knopfler.
Posted 12 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
 fredriley wrote:
This is about as likeable and nourishing as Vegemite. And away we go off to our iTunes collection for something to put a bit of zip in a dull Monday before narcolepsy reigns...
 
Marmite might do better?
Posted 12 years ago by ick    [ Reply ]
 G_Raffa wrote:
Wow, what a song. Sorry you're not here anymore, Colin.
  Uh, I think he's still alive.

I was never a big MaW fan, but I like his voice, and this song is quite wonderful.


Posted 12 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]

Posted 12 years ago by Antigone    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:
Loved his music in 1981.  Thirty years on, he's still got what it takes.
 
Yes, he's sadly neglected in the US. But does he own part of this establishment? And as much as Mark Knopfler? 
Posted 12 years ago by kcar    [ Reply ]
Love you Mr. Hay.  Love your voice.  Cannot wait to see you in Boston on Friday evening.  Sadly, your words ring painfully true to me right now.  Thank you for expressing it so beautifully. 
Posted 12 years ago by Travelfan160    [ Reply ]
 Stratocaster wrote:
Loved his music in 1981.  Thirty years on, he's still got what it takes.
 
Good things just get better with time.
Posted 12 years ago by Bear1492    [ Reply ]
Sad song for me..... Words I live by {#Cry}

Posted 12 years ago by No_Where_Man    [ Reply ]
Nice way to start the morning


Posted 12 years ago by TreborG2    [ Reply ]
really lovely...
Posted 12 years ago by ldressage    [ Reply ]
Loved his music in 1981.  Thirty years on, he's still got what it takes.
Posted 13 years ago by Stratocaster    [ Reply ]
 Jeff09 wrote:
The maturity and calm resignation and restrained emotion in this song are just so beautiful.
 

YES!  You put it perfectly.
Posted 13 years ago by Alexandra    [ Reply ]
Great song, love Mr. Hay!{#Meditate}
Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
He's always singing about his fancy coffees or teas. 
Posted 13 years ago by Manbird    [ Reply ]
Sorrow. Tears. Damnit.
Posted 13 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
Love acoustic Colin Hay. Great talent.
Posted 13 years ago by jackiebd    [ Reply ]
 Cynaera wrote:
I have a story about this song... I screwed up and alienated my dear friend, and for five months, he would not talk to me, e-mail me, or have any contact with me because he thought I'd betrayed him.  He even threatened me with a restraining order.  We got past all that bullshit and we're solid now, but for those five months, I cried every day, and even now, typing this, i cry.

This song was a mainstay for me, and it will always be a 10, just because it will always remind me of how precious friendships and romances are...
 
Beautiful chapter to attach to a beautiful and heartfelt song. Thanks for sharing. The song now has new meaning to me.
Posted 13 years ago by ziakut    [ Reply ]
A sweet loss....
Posted 13 years ago by George_Tirebiter    [ Reply ]
The maturity and calm resignation and restrained emotion in this song are just so beautiful.
Posted 13 years ago by Jeff09    [ Reply ]
HokieRider wrote:
Regardless of how you feel about the movie, this is a fantastic soundtrack. Makes me wonder if Zach Braff is an RP listener.
He has people that listen for him. Curious, how do you ride a castrated turkey? Very carefully, right?

Posted 13 years ago by Businessgypsy    [ Reply ]
I have a story about this song... I screwed up and alienated my dear friend, and for five months, he would not talk to me, e-mail me, or have any contact with me because he thought I'd betrayed him.  He even threatened me with a restraining order.  We got past all that bullshit and we're solid now, but for those five months, I cried every day, and even now, typing this, i cry.

This song was a mainstay for me, and it will always be a 10, just because it will always remind me of how precious friendships and romances are...
Posted 13 years ago by Cynaera    [ Reply ]
Easily an entry onto the sad-sack breakup mix.  Throw some Bon Iver in there too.  Other suggestions welcome!

Edit: Casimir Pulaski Day

Posted 13 years ago by andrewmi    [ Reply ]
I want wallpaper like this and a matching shirt! {#Jump} serious!

 a_genuine_find wrote:

 


Posted 14 years ago by Martino    [ Reply ]
Hey leave Mr Hay alone you kookaburra song people
Posted 14 years ago by EssexTex    [ Reply ]
This is about as likeable and nourishing as Vegemite. And away we go off to our iTunes collection for something to put a bit of zip in a dull Monday before narcolepsy reigns...
Posted 14 years ago by fredriley    [ Reply ]
 Rick_V wrote:


VERY true words.
 

very very very true
Posted 14 years ago by Jamunca    [ Reply ]
 big_gare wrote:
Anyone who has ever had their heart broken might love this song - and hate it at the same time.
 

VERY true words.
Posted 15 years ago by Rick_V    [ Reply ]
8 > 9
Posted 15 years ago by The_Enemy    [ Reply ]

Posted 15 years ago by a_genuine_find    [ Reply ]
 akmegan wrote:

And for the heart.

 
And soul...

Posted 15 years ago by pugifat    [ Reply ]
Good tune
Posted 15 years ago by rutski    [ Reply ]
Anyone who has ever had their heart broken might love this song - and hate it at the same time.
Posted 15 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
 jenakle wrote:
this one STILL gets me, and it's been 2 years
gah
 
another 2 years later and I can still tear up
wow

this is one of those songs that will bring up memories well into my 80s I bet

Posted 15 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
 romeotuma wrote:


This song is good for the ears...
 
And for the heart.

Posted 15 years ago by akmegan    [ Reply ]
Regardless of how you feel about the movie, this is a fantastic soundtrack.  Makes me wonder if Zach Braff is an RP listener. 
Posted 15 years ago by HokieRider    [ Reply ]
To absent friends.
Posted 15 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
 ginniet wrote:
Unfortunately, this is one that many of us can relate to!

{#Cry}

 

Oh yeah ...
Posted 15 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
perfect for a grey, gloomy day such as i see outside my window...  sigh...
Posted 16 years ago by Paxus    [ Reply ]
Quite lovely.  What is this from?  .... Oh! I have that cd.  Well well.

Posted 16 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
Unfortunately, this is one that many of us can relate to!

{#Cry}

Posted 16 years ago by ginniet    [ Reply ]
 Odyzzeuz wrote:



Actually, it isn't. But that's a common fallacy.


 

Maybe more appropriate to say that deep people know how to embrace their full range of emotions.

Posted 16 years ago by Shawneeo    [ Reply ]
Bill, you're killin' me - emotional set this morning (Sia Breathe Me; Cloud Cult No One Said It Would Be Easy; this!)
Posted 16 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
Marr wrote:
This and the soundtrack to "Once" which I bought the same night.
Cheers to that. Once was one of those movies where I sat and watched every last bit of the credits. The most impressive thing about the film was that it used real musicians... not actors playing musicians. I always welcome Colin whenever he pops up in my Winamp, and just as much for anything from this album. Truely one of the exceptions to the rule that soundtracks are a gulash of ill fitting mediocre drab. Every tune fits onto this disc, and the movie, like a puzzle piece.
Posted 16 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
alanb wrote:
Such a sad song. But "Sad is happy for deep people."
Actually, it isn't. But that's a common fallacy.
Posted 16 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
MagicalTrevor wrote:
This album is the epitomy of RP for me. I had been listening to RP for a year or two when this album came out, and it had all of the artists that RP introduced me to on it. Simply awesome.
Yep, you said it. Here was a guy I totally dissed in the 80s, and now I really enjoy his music. RP, you open my mind daily. Thanks!
Posted 16 years ago by siandbeth    [ Reply ]
Chopping Broccoli. ch ch ch ch ch choppppppen broccoleeeeeeehey. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hz2Dpb1Sdik
Posted 16 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
This one's in my car player as I write.
Posted 16 years ago by peyotecoyote    [ Reply ]
Saw Colin live last year and he introduced this song with a little story about how this young actor he knew (Zach Braff) had called him and asked to use a song of his in a little movie he was doing (New Jersey). Colin said "Sure I would love that." A few months later he got a nice royalty check in the mail and it was the easiest money he ever made. The entire concert had a light hearted feel regardless of the tone of the music.
Posted 16 years ago by rolland69    [ Reply ]
auburntigerrich wrote:
Sheer masterwork. A very sad tale... I think we all can relate to this one in one way or another. Myself, a little too much...
Any is too much. Hang in there . . . it doesn't get any easier, but maybe we get a little stronger over time.
Posted 16 years ago by robco1    [ Reply ]
All activity stopped so I could listen to this. Ok, so what if I'm a sucker for a romantic tune ... this one is wonderful.
Posted 16 years ago by keller1    [ Reply ]
ginger wrote:
Ditto. I think this is the only movie I ever saw that made me go out the next day and buy the soundtrack.
This and the soundtrack to "Once" which I bought the same night.
Posted 16 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
jenakle wrote:
this one STILL gets me, and it's been 2 years gah
Ditto. I think this is the only movie I ever saw that made me go out the next day and buy the soundtrack.
Posted 16 years ago by ginger    [ Reply ]
NoEnzLefttoSplit wrote:
Is it just me, or is he so much better on his own than as MAW?
I agree! Better by far!
Posted 16 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
Such a sad song. But "Sad is happy for deep people."
Posted 16 years ago by alanb    [ Reply ]
This album is the epitomy of RP for me. I had been listening to RP for a year or two when this album came out, and it had all of the artists that RP introduced me to on it. Simply awesome.
Posted 17 years ago by MagicalTrevor    [ Reply ]
this one STILL gets me, and it's been 2 years gah
Posted 17 years ago by jenakle    [ Reply ]
like the song but maggie may is one of his best!
erm... this isn't the same as Rod's, is it?
Posted 17 years ago by Thea    [ Reply ]
Booooring.
Posted 17 years ago by lathyris    [ Reply ]
Sheer masterwork. A very sad tale... I think we all can relate to this one in one way or another. Myself, a little too much...
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
Is it just me, or is he so much better on his own than as MAW?
Posted 17 years ago by NoEnzLefttoSplit    [ Reply ]
I love this guy's version of ''Chopping Broccoli.''
Posted 17 years ago by Odyzzeuz    [ Reply ]
Hey, Hay!
Posted 17 years ago by MojoJojo    [ Reply ]
sirrus wrote:
She's an actress. That means she was actually playing a _character_ in that movie. You know that, right?
Whether it was her character or Natalie herself, she bugged the shit out of me to the extent that I turned it off.
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
queenjill wrote:
Love this song. Had to turn off the movie due to Natalie Portman's unbearable annoyingness.
She's an actress. That means she was actually playing a _character_ in that movie. You know that, right?
Posted 17 years ago by sirrus    [ Reply ]
I liked the Scrubs episode where (for no apparent reason) he was singing "Overkill" and playing guitar as people walked by. Must be a favorite of Zach Braff's. (sp?) LB
Posted 17 years ago by LazyBoy    [ Reply ]
wertt wrote:
Love this song. Love this movie.
Love this song. Had to turn off the movie due to Natalie Portman's unbearable annoyingness.
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
Such a sad song...I read that it was about someone who died....
Posted 17 years ago by lewinter    [ Reply ]
like the song but maggie may is one of his best!
Posted 17 years ago by harmaton    [ Reply ]
NOT a good Friday afternoon song.....still a great song nonetheless!
Posted 17 years ago by sholtzma    [ Reply ]
I absolutely LOVE the movie Garden State. The whole soundtrack is amazing... just like this song. ~S.
Posted 17 years ago by sarazbear    [ Reply ]
Love this song. Love this movie.
Posted 19 years ago by wertt    [ Reply ]