Goodbye My Old Friend - Mike Denver - MP3 instrumental karaoke

"Goodbye My Old Friend" is a song by Irish country music singer Mike Denver, released as part of his 2021 album, So Far So Good. "Goodbye My Old Friend" was originally written by Irish singer Tommy Fleming, Gerry Carney, and Susan Ryan for the critically acclaimed 2015 musical, Paddy. Unlike the original version, which conveyed a strong sense of nostalgia and longing for the loss of a loved one, Mike Denver's rendition manages to retain that feeling while simultaneously adding a bit of hope and resilience to the song through his commanding voice. Paddy, the musical the song is taken from, documents the life of an Irish man named Patrick Murphy, who leaves his hometown of Mayo for London in search of better opportunities. In the musical, "Goodbye My Old Friend" is performed near the end of the play and features the main character Patrick Murphy (played by Tommy Fleming) bidding farewell to Paddy "The Shovel" Kennedy, one of his closest friends in the city.