Recently I’ve been watching Babylon 5 marathon, and it rekindled something I had wanted to research. In an episode called Walkabout (1996, Season 3, Episode 18, DVD Disc 5 @15:30-17:50), Dr. Franklin falls in love with a singer named Cailyn. In the scene he walks into a bar on the space station and she’s seductively singing a song.
That song is some of the most well performed smooth singing, and upon looking in the show’s broadcast credits, I was unable to find the actress or the name of the song. Many people want to what the song is and who sings it.
The song is called Goodbye, sung by Erica F. Gimpel, though some may spell it as Erica Gimple. She has a minor WIkipedia entry, pictures on Google, and a website about her.
Bootleg copies appear on YouTube and sometimes title it as “Do You Remember,” but the lists this as “Goodbye” by Erica Gimpel. The site beemp3.com, found with Google, offers a download of the MP3 (duration 02:44) by filling out a simple captcha.
Lyrics: Goodbye, sung by Erica Gimpel in Babylon 5: Walkabout.
when you,
told me you love me?
Do you remember,
when you,
told me you cared?
Now, I,
Standing on the edge,
Forever.
And for the first time,
I confess,
I’m scared.
Cause it’s our last night.
Our last kiss.
So turn down the lights, and hold me.
Oh lie to me,
Until I believe,
I will be here in your arms, for eternity.
I remember,
The first time,
You touched me.
I remember,
The first time,
I cried.
Oh, I,
remember,
every minute, ever hour
and I remember,
The first time you lied.
Cause it’s our last night
Of our last kiss.
So turn down the lights,
And hold me.
Oh, lie to me,
Until I believe,
I will be here in your arms,
for eternity.
But I know you, baby,
And I hear you.
I understand you,
Completely.
It’s over for you.
Ohhh ohh oooh,
I love you baby,
But I will say goodbye…
Know you baby,
And I hear you,
I understand you, completely,
It’s over for you.
I love you baby,
But I will say goodbye.
Good-bye….
Turns out she also does the end credit song for that episode as well. I have not been able to find the title to this song. But here are those lyrics as well.
Lyrics: Walkabout End of Episode and Credits, sung by Erica Gimpel in Babylon 5: Walkabout.
And I think about the things we had,
It’s funny, but as long as I have you,
Then, I guess, it wasn’t so bad.
Now, we’re running out of time,
And dancing all the while,
The engine sure went empty,
And I think I’m smelling fire.
I gave ya love, ya gave me fire.
I took ya in, ya took me higher.
If I wasn’t what you wanted,
then tell me what it was…
I gave you all that I believed.
Now I’m standing here, without a clue.
Can’t ya tell me what it is ya need?
I gave ya love, ya gave me fire.
I took ya in, ya took me higher.
But, if I wasn’t what you wanted,
then tell, me what it was….
The Creator/Producer/Principal writer, J. Michael Straczynski wrote the lyrics to both pieces, and managed to hum enough of the melody he had in mind so that Christopher Franke (who did all the music for the tv series) could actually score it.
http://www.midwinter.com/lurk/countries/master/guide/062.html#JS.songs
A reader posted this comment:
Hi – the second Song is called “ALL OF ME” – you will find the File (MP3) here:
http://www.filestube.com/a88310b9acdc962a03ea,g/Walkabout-All-of-Me.html