Tom: All right, here’s the Big Goodbye single. Here’s the Never Forget. From here, it’s the long road to the ten-year reunion tour, then the fifteen-year reunion tour that Zayn joins them again for. This is what they leave their fans with. This is what’ll bring the tears. And it’s….
Tom: …really good.
Tim: Aye, it’s decent enough.
Tom: I was expecting big, overblown production, but it’s not. That’s really pleasant. Not minimalist, by any means, but they’re letting the voices and the harmonies take it, and there’s a lovely build throughout the song. That bass chord progression could have come straight from fifty years ago, but that’s not a bad thing: this is a Damn Good Final Track.
Tim: Yep: lyrics say it all, really, especially that middle eight which is really something. That video is what really works for me, mind – I like how they didn’t cut Zayn out of any of it, just showed all the triumphs of these past few years.
Tom: And that video outro, with all four walking in different directions? That’s what’ll bring the tears.
Tim: You say that, but I reckon that wall finished six inches outside the camera shot and they’re turning behind it immediately to an open bar.
Tom: Really not sure about Liam’s hat, though. Or is that Louis? I still can’t tell them apart.
Tim: Liam. I’ll print something out for you.