Goodbye

Goodbye

Goodbye, from Late Middle English Godbwye/God.b.w.ye, from the Middle English phrase "God be with ye," meaning "God Be With You," is a traditional parting phrase in the English language. [cite web |url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=good-bye |title="Good-bye" etymology |accessdate=2008-07-03 |last=Harper |first=Douglas |work= |publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary |date=November 2001]

In music
* "Goodbye", a song by Miley Cyrus from "Breakout"
* "Goodbye," a song by the Spice Girls from "Forever"
* "Goodbye," a song by Kate Ryan from "Stronger"
* "Goodbye," a song by Secondhand Serenade from "A Twist in My Story"
* "Good-Bye," a song by So They Say from "Antidote for Irony"
* "Goodbye", a song by Elton John from "Madman Across the Water"

;Albums
* "Goodbye" (Cream album)
* "Goodbye" (Dubstar album)
* "Goodbye" (Ben & Jason album)
* "Goodbye" (Ulrich Schnauss album)

In television:
* "Goodbye" ("Fullmetal Alchemist" episode)
* "Goodbye" ("8 Simple Rules" episode)
* "Goodbye" ("Bear in the Big Blue House"), a song from "Bear in the Big Blue House"
* "Goodbyeee...", an episode of "Blackadder Goes Forth"

In other uses:
* "Goodbye", a 2006 tour by Australian comedy team Lano and Woodley

ee also

*Bye Bye
*Lookfrom|Goodbye
*Irish goodbye

References


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