Joan Baez - Forever Young [HD]+
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Channel: Gary Larson · 2018 · People & Blogs
Joan Baez sings the Bob Dylan song 'Forever Young' from her 1977 A&M album 'The Best of Joan C. Baez'. This is a live version of the song recorded on her 1975 U.S. concert tour and first released on her 1976 A&M album 'From Every Stage'. The song lyrics are below with some notes on the album and song. Note: This is a redo of an earlier video for the song with the WAV version of the song file used for best audio and all new images. [CD/25-Images/WAV] Forever Young (Singer-Joan Baez) May God bless and keep you always May your wishes all come true May you always do for others And let others do for you May you build a ladder to the stars And climb on every rung And may you stay forever young May you grow up to be righteous May you grow up to be true May you always know the truth And see the light surrounding you May you always be courageous Stand upright and be strong And may you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young May your hands always be busy May your feet always be swift May you have a strong foundation When the wind of changes shifts May your heart always be joyful May your song always be sung And may you stay forever young Forever young, forever young May you stay forever young Songwriter: Bob Dylan © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC,Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.,AUDIAM, INC,BMG Rights Management [Lyrics from: LyricFind] Personnel: Joan Baez – vocals, guitar, David Briggs – keyboards, Larry Carlton – guitar, Dan Ferguson – guitar, Jim Gordon – drums, James Jamerson – bass Wikipedia states: The Best of Joan C. Baez was a Joan Baez compilation that A&M put together shortly after Baez left the label in 1977. Selections from five of her six A&M albums were included (no songs from 1973's Where Are You Now, My Son? appear), with the emphasis on material from 1975's Diamonds & Rust album. Liner notes were written by John L. Wasserman of the San Francisco Chronicle. Written as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, born in 1966, Dylan's song relates a father's hopes that his child will remain strong and happy. It opens with the lines, "May God bless and keep you always / May your wishes all come true", echoing the Old Testament's Book of Numbers, which has lines that begin: "May the Lord bless you and guard you / May the Lord make His face shed light upon you." Not wishing to sound "too sentimental", Dylan included two versions of the song on the Planet Waves album, one a lullaby and the other more rock oriented. In notes on "Forever Young" written for the 2007 album Dylan, Bill Flanagan writes that Dylan and the Band "got together and quickly knocked off an album, Planet Waves, that featured two versions of a blessing from a parent to a child. In the years he was away from stage Dylan had become a father. He had that in common with a good chunk of the audience. The song reflected it.
