'Never Can Say Goodbye' is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5.Released as a single in 1971, it was one of the group's most successful songs. The song has been covered numerous times, most notably in 1974 by disco diva Gloria Gaynor and in 1987 by Hi-NRG/dance-pop group The Communards.
In 1987, British pop band The Communards had a hit with a Hi-NRG cover of the Clifton Davis classic, which was featured on their second album, Red.
Scottish lead singer Jimmy Somerville, openly gay on record since his previous band Bronski Beat released 'Smalltown Boy' in 1984, performed a falsetto version faithful to Gaynor's disco take, right down to the pronouns "you know you love him more and more" and "never can say goodbye, boy".
The Communards' version reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot Dance/Disco chart in the U.S. The group had reached number one on those charts covering another 1970s classic, 'Don't Leave Me This Way', in 1986.
The energetic music video of this version is classified as a classic by cable video channel VH1.
The Communards version was also featured in Father's Day, in the first series of the revived Doctor Who, set in 1987.
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