Song · J.S. Ondara
“Saying Goodbye” by J.S. Ondara
From the album Tales of America (2019)
“Saying Goodbye” by J.S. Ondara appears on 13 radio countdowns from 10 stations between 2019 and 2026. It was first released in 2019 on the album Tales of America. Its best result is #3 on the WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2019. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #5 indie & aaa song of 2019, #842 indie & aaa song of all time and #64 of the '10s.
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"Saying Goodbye" comes from Tales of America, J.S. Ondara's 2019 album, a song he wrote alone and sings out front over his own guitar. Producer Mike Viola built a small, warm band around him: Viola adds guitar and backing harmonies, Taylor Goldsmith plays guitar and Griffin Goldsmith drums, and Gabe Noel doubles on bass and cello, the cello lending the farewell of the title a low, aching undertow. David Boucher recorded and mixed it, and nobody overplays: the song is left to breathe.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 62 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
| 2019 | 3 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2019 | 88 |
| 2019 | 19 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 97 of 2019 | 97 |
| 2019 | 4 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2019 | 89 |
| 2019 | 25 | WTMD Baltimore, MD | WTMD Top 89 Songs of 2019 | 89 |
| 2019 | 53 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2019 | 107 |
| 2019 | 10 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2019 | 90 |
| 2019 | 3 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2019 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 89 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Colorado Sound Songs of All Time | 1055 |
| 2024 | 426 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 146 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 37 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
| 2026 | 98 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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