Forever Young (Bob Dylan song)
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Annotation
Work status:
- First copyright date: 1973-08-01
Annotation last modified on 2012-01-01 19:15 UTC.
Wikipedia
"Forever Young" is a song by Bob Dylan, recorded in California in November 1973. The song first appeared, in two different versions, a slow-pace and a fast-pace, on Dylan's fourteenth studio album Planet Waves.
A demo version of the song, recorded in New York City in June 1973, was included on Dylan's 1985 compilation Biograph. In the notes included with that album, Dylan is quoted as saying that he wrote "Forever Young" in Tucson, Arizona, "thinking about" one of his sons and "not wanting to be too sentimental".
A live version of the song, recorded in Tokyo on 28 February 1978 and included on Dylan's album Bob Dylan at Budokan, was released as a European single in 1979.
Relationships
| lyricist and composer: | Bob Dylan |
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| publisher: | Ram’s Horn Music |
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| SecondHandSongs: | https://secondhandsongs.com/work/16551 [info] |
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| Wikidata: | Q1437266 [info] |
| later translated versions: | Für immer jung Jeune pour toujours |
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| later versions: | Forever Young (Rod Stewart arrangement) |
Recordings
| Date | Title | Attributes | Artist | Length |
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| 1973-06 | Forever Young (alternate version) (demo version) | Bob Dylan | 2:03 | |
| 1973-11-05 – 1973-11-09 | Forever Young (fast version) | Bob Dylan | 2:49 | |
| 1973-11-05 – 1973-11-09 | Forever Young (slow version) | Bob Dylan | 4:57 | |
| 1973-11-08 | Forever Young (Bob Dylan With the Band) | The Band | 4:56 | |
| 1974 | Forever Young | cover | Joan Baez | 3:40 |
| 1975-07 – 1975-08 | Forever Young (live, 1975) | cover and live | Joan Baez | 3:39 |
| 1976-11-25 | Forever Young | The Band with Bob Dylan | 4:39 | |
| 1976-11-25 | Forever Young (live, 1976-11-25: "The Last Waltz", Winterland Ballroom, San Francisco, CA, USA) | live | The Band with Bob Dylan | 5:51 |
| 1976-11-25 | Forever Young (5.1 mix) | live | The Band with Bob Dylan | 5:51 |
| 1978-02-28 – 1978-03-01 | Forever Young (At Budokan) | live | Bob Dylan | 6:32 |
| 1978-02 – 1978-03 | Forever Young (live, 1978-02/03: Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan) | live | Bob Dylan | 5:41 |
| 1978-03-15 | Forever Young (1978-03-15: Festival Hall, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (mono soundboard source)) | Bob Dylan | ?:?? | |
| 1981-06-27 | Forever Young | live | Bob Dylan | 4:15 |
| 1981-11-10 | Forever Young (live, 1981-11-10: Saenger Performing Arts Center, New Orleans, LA, USA) | live | Bob Dylan | 4:16 |
| 1985-07-13 | Forever Young (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia,PA, USA) | cover and live | Patti LaBelle | 6:05 |
| 1985-12 | Forever Young | cover and live | Björn Afzelius & Globetrotters | 5:22 |
| 1987-08-29 | Forever Young (live, 1987-08-29: French’s Camp, Pierce, CA, USA) | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 7:22 |
| 1987-10-23 | Forever Young (live, 1987-10-23: St. Peter’s Church, New York City, NY, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1987-10-28 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 9:52 |
| 1987-10-30 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 9:37 |
| 1988-03-04 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 9:05 |
| 1989-09-02 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 8:31 |
| 1989-09-05 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 9:51 |
| 1990-05-20 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 8:24 |
| 1990-08-05 | Forever Young | cover and live | Jerry Garcia Band | 7:19 |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young | cover and live | Grateful Dead | 6:44 |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young | cover and live | Grateful Dead | 6:39 |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young | cover and live | Grateful Dead with Neil Young | 6:37 |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young | cover and live | Grateful Dead | 6:58 |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young | cover and live | Grateful Dead | 6:34 |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young (encore I) | cover and live | Grateful Dead | ?:?? |
| 1991-11-03 | Forever Young (feat. vocals: Neil Young) | live | Grateful Dead | 7:25 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band | ?:?? |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:44 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen with Bob Dylan | ?:?? |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen feat. Bob Dylan | 5:15 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen | 5:38 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bruce Springsteen with Bob Dylan | ?:?? |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | cover and live | Bob Dylan & Bruce Springsteen | 5:37 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bob Dylan feat. Bruce Springsteen | 5:38 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bob Dylan feat. Bruce Springsteen | 5:51 |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bob Dylan feat. Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen with Bob Dylan | ?:?? |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bob Dylan with Bruce Springsteen | ?:?? |
| 1995-09-02 | Forever Young (live, 1995-09-02: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, OH, USA) | live | Bruce Springsteen, The E Street Band & Bob Dylan | 5:18 |
| 1996 | Forever Young | Jimmy LaFave | 4:56 | |
| 1998-05-19 | Forever Young | live | Bob Dylan | 6:50 |
| 1998-05-19 | Forever Young | Bob Dylan | 6:50 | |
| 1998-10-20 | Forever Young (1998-10-20: Regina Agridome, Regina, SK, Canada) | Bob Dylan | ?:?? | |
| 1998 | Forever Young | cover | Friend ’n Fellow | 3:30 |
| 1998 | Forever Young | Bob Dylan | 6:43 | |
| 2000-06-29 | Forever Young (2000-06-29: Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, CA, USA) | Bob Dylan | ?:?? | |
| 2000-09-14 | Forever Young (2000-09-14: The Point Depot, Dublin, Ireland) | Bob Dylan | ?:?? | |
| 2000-09-22 | Forever Young (2000-09-22: Sheffield Arena, Sheffield, England, UK) | live | Bob Dylan | ?:?? |
| 2001 | Forever Young | cover and live | Ray Wilson | 4:18 |
| 2002-06 | Für immer jung | cover | André Heller & The Walkabouts | 5:30 |
| 2002-10-05 | Forever Young | live | Bob Dylan | ?:?? |
| 2003-10-13 | Forever Young | live | Bob Dylan | 6:44 |
| 2006-05-24 | Forever Young | cover and live | Pearl Jam | 3:39 |
| 2006 | Forever Young | cover | Polo Hofer feat. Yvonne Moore | 4:14 |
| 2009-03-22 | Forever Young (2009-03-22: Berns Salonger, Stockholm, Sweden) | Bob Dylan | ?:?? | |
| 2020 | Forever Young (acoustic) | cover | Heather Peace | 4:02 |
| Forever Young | cover and live | Fairport Convention | 8:51 | |
| Forever Young (1974-02-11, evening show: Coliseum, Oakland, CA, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young (1974-01-31, afternoon show: Madison Square Garden, New York City, NY, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young (1974-02-09, afternoon show: Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young (1974-02-14, afternoon show: Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young (1974-01-29: Nassau County Coliseum, Uniondale, NY, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young (1974-01-19, evening show: Hollywood Sportatorium, Hollywood, FL, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young (1974-01-04: Chicago Stadium, Chicago, IL, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young | cover | Glee Cast | 3:56 | |
| Forever Young | cover and live | Eddie Vedder | 4:29 | |
| Forever Young | cover and live | Eddie Vedder | 3:41 | |
| Forever Young | cover and live | Eddie Vedder | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young | cover and live | Eddie Vedder | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young | cover and live | Young@Heart Chorus | 4:41 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Young@Heart Chorus | 5:43 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Pete Seeger | 3:12 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Gerry Murphy | 4:58 | |
| Forever Young (2002-02-02: Ice Palace Arena, Tampa, FL, USA) | live | Bob Dylan | 7:03 | |
| Forever Young (1974-02-14, evening show: Forum, Inglewood, CA, USA) | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young | cover | Meat Loaf | 9:58 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Meat Loaf | 10:51 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Bradley Brown | 4:21 | |
| Forever Young | Robin Wright | 4:03 | ||
| Forever Young | cover | Tim O’Brien | 2:32 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Baby Jane Dexter | ?:?? | |
| Forever Young | cover | Fyrefly | 4:13 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Soweto Gospel Choir | 3:04 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Diana Ross | 4:51 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Fallen Angels | 3:20 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Trevor Lucas | 6:00 | |
| Forever Young | cover | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | 4:16 | |
| Forever Young | live | The Band & Bob Dylan | 5:25 | |
| Forever Young (live) | Bob Dylan with The Band | 4:14 | ||
| Forever Young | live | Bob Dylan & The Band | 5:30 | |
| Forever Young | The Band | 6:30 | ||
| Forever Young | The Band | 4:57 | ||
| Forever Young | cover and live | Rebecca Loebe | 4:32 | |
| Forever Young (live, August 16th and 17th, 2008 at the Warner Theater in Washington, DC) | cover and live | Eddie Vedder | 3:30 | |
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