Forever Young

Album: Planet Waves (1974)
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  • Lyrics currently unavailable Writer/s: Bob Dylan
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

Comments: 5

  • Erick's Dad from Decorah, IaThis song is a prayer of what I wanted for my son. He was well on his way to living out the lyrics until he died in a car accident at age 20. We played the song as we buried his ashes, and Forever Young is engraved on the back of his gravestone. Hearing the song will forever remain a source of great joy and sorrow.
  • David from Cleveland OhioMay you stay forever young.
  • Tim from Gl MiPlease see Rod Stewart's Forever Young version which is vastly better. I was 14 when Dylan's version came out, but I never heard of it until now; I think Dylan's execution is really bad.
  • Ann Hines from Greensboro, NcForever Young makes this 92 year old think positive with joy in my heart. Thanks.
  • Dj from Hope, NjWhen my daughter was born I was a policeman, a job that involved working rotating shifts, so I was frequently off during the day. Because of this I spent as much time with her fulfilling the traditional "mom" role as did her mother. One of the things we often did to pass the time was put on music and dance around the family room. She was still a baby the first time this song happened to come on, and I decided right there on the spot that it would be the song we danced to on her wedding day.
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