Never Say Never Again (song)

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"Never Say Never Again" is a song by the

Robin recalled that he wanted to write a song with the line, 'I declared war on Spain. According to Robin: "Instead, Barry wanted something so normal it was ridiculous. He said my words were so unromantic. But what could be more normal than a man in love wanting to declare war on anything that was to him unlovely?".[2]

Unlike the other songs on the album, this song was recorded quickly. The Sketches for Odessa disc, released with the album's 2009 remastered edition, has an alternate mono mix from December 7, 1968 with a distorted electric guitar part that is not on the multitrack master and a different lead vocal take.^[3] At the beginning of the song, the chord was A.

Personnel

• harmony vocal, guitar
• Robin Gibb - harmony vocal
• bass, guitar, piano
  , harmony vocal
• Colin Petersen — drums
• Bill Shepherd — orchestral arrangement

Cover versions

• Tangerine Peel covered "Never Say Never Again" released it as a single on MGM Records.^[4][5]

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