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Richard Marx - Too Late To Say Goodbye

Music Video | 1990
ArtistRichard Marx
SongToo Late To Say Goodbye
DirectorJim Yukich
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
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Synopsis

The video presents Richard Marx in motion, driving and reflecting on his career while memories of live performances surface around him. Those recollections lead into energetic concert footage of Marx performing "Too Late to Say Goodbye" with his band. Scenes from the road and the stage give the clip a touring-documentary feel, emphasizing the song's harder rock edge rather than constructing a separate narrative. The result is a performance-centered portrait of Marx during the Repeat Offender era.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Too Late to Say Goodbye" was released as a single in January 1990 and became the fifth single from Marx's second album, Repeat Offender.
  • The song reached No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and also peaked at No. 12 on the Album Rock Tracks chart.
  • Compared with Marx's better-known ballads, the track has a notably heavier, guitar-driven sound. The video reinforces that distinction with its emphasis on live performance and touring footage.
  • Marx co-wrote the song with Fee Waybill of The Tubes. Waybill also contributed background vocals.
  • The clip runs for approximately six minutes and was released in the United States in January 1990.
  • A January 1990 trade advertisement promoted "Too Late to Say Goodbye" as Marx's next single and video while he was touring in support of Repeat Offender.

Lyrics

What I had to flaunt
Has come back to haunt
Like a restless wind
And the best of times
That were left behind
They come blowing in

No one's pushing me
Through that door
But it might as well be
A forty-four in the night

It's too late to say goodbye
I'm all out of lies
...
© Richard Marx - Too Late To Say Goodbye. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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