It Ain't Easy To Say Goodbye

One Song + One Mic = Substack Sessions SS0036

Jun 05, 2025

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Change the key and the door opens

This song is really paying for his retirement, even though musicians never retire if they don’t have to. I think there’s not one radio station that hasn’t played this instant classic with no bridge or middle eight in it going straight through this song. Just four chords and a story.

At first, I performed it in its original key - Am - but soon I realised that I need to sing it in a different key when I play it with my band. I chose Em which works great on my acoustic guitar as well. Since then it’s one of the songs that always gets a party starting. The groove is an absolute foot tapper, although this performance is a slighty slower than usual. Well, that’s #livemusic and Eagle-Eye Cherry can be proud of his world wide hit - Save Tonight - Apple Music | YouTube Music.

My morning version for my ‘Start Your Day With A Song’-series on my YouTube channel.

Substack Sessions SS0036 - Save Tonight

Save Tonight - will be released on Spotify | YouTube Music and other platforms in September 2025.

Previous Substack Session Songs

SS0001 - Waiting In Vain
SS0002 - Big Yellow Taxi
SS0003 - Green-Tinted Sixties Mind
SS0004 - Testing My Temper
SS0005 - Use Somebody
SS0006 - Walking In Memphis
SS0007 - I Han Es Zündhölzli azündt
SS0008 - Enjoy The Silence
SS0009 - Blue Door
SS0010 - The Way You Make Me Feel
SS0011 - The Ballad Of Jenny Ledge
SS0012 - Tomorrow Never Dies
SS0013 - Casual Conversations
SS0014 - It’s My Life
SS0015 - In Your Eyes
SS0016 - If I Ain’t Got You
SS0017 - Time & Again
SS0018 - Appreciate
SS0019 - Roll To Me
SS0020 - Home
SS0021 - Things Have Changed
SS0022 - Old Time’s Sake
SS0023 - Hand It Over
(will be released tomorrow June 6th 2025 on Spotify, YouTube Music and other platforms)
SS0024 - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
SS0025 - Until You Come Back To Me
SS0026 - Stop This Train
SS0027 - Somewhere Tonight
SS0028 - I Will
SS0029 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours)
SS0030 - Drop A Line
SS0031 - Susie Q
SS0032 - God Only Knows
SS0033 - Everybody Be Yo’self
SS0034 - Precious
SS0035 - Calm After The Storm