"I Can Never Go Home Anymore" is a song written by

Shadow Morton George Francis "Shadow" Morton (September 3, 1941 – February 14, 2013) was an American record producer and songwriter best known for his influential work in the 1960s. In particular, he was noted for writing and producing "Remember (Walking in ...

and performed by

the Shangri-Las The Shangri-Las were an American girl group of the 1960s, consisting of Mary Weiss, her sister Elizabeth "Betty" Weiss and twin sisters Marguerite "Marge" Ganser and Mary Ann Ganser. Between 1964 and 1966 several hit pop songs of theirs docu ...

. It reached number 6 on the U.S. pop chart in 1965. The song was added to their 1965 album ''

Shangri-Las-65! ''Shangri-Las-65!'' is the second album by the Shangri-Las. Released in September 1965 by Red Bird Records, it serves as the follow-up album to ''Leader of the Pack'', which was released earlier in the year. ''Shangri-Las-65!'' was reissued and r ...

'' (reissued as ''I Can Never Go Home Anymore''). The single was arranged by

Artie Butler Arthur Butler (born December 2, 1942) is an American arranger, composer, songwriter, and session musician. In a long career, he has been involved in numerous hit records and other recordings, and has been awarded over 60 gold and platinum album ...

and produced by

Lyric content

A girl threatens to run away if her mother will not allow her to do what she wants, but she is advised against it by another girl (the song's narrator) whose circumstances turned tragic after having done the same. After a heated disagreement with her mother over a boy, the narrator packed some clothes and left home. She forgot about the boy immediately after and thought about her mother's love and care. Before the narrator could return home, her mother died of a broken heart.

Other versions

*In 1965, the Detergents released a parody song, "I Can Never Eat Home Anymore", that was not as successful as their previous spoof on the Shangri-Las, "Leader of the Laundromat". * David Wrench released a version of the song on his 1998 EP ''David Wrench Sings the Songs of The Shangri-La's'' ic

References

1965 songs 1965 singles Songs written by Shadow Morton The Shangri-Las songs Red Bird Records singles Song recordings with Wall of Sound arrangements {{1960s-single-stub