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Forever Young

Music by Bob Dylan

Originally Performed by Bob Dylan

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.[1]

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. Memorably recited on American TV by Howard Cosell when Muhammad Ali won the heavyweight crown for the third time.

    Release Date: 1973


Forever Young

Forever Young

This Rod Stewart classic is a heart-felt song about a love that a parent has for their kids. It is timeless and continues to be covered by major pop artists and included in TV and movies.

Voicing: SATB


Forever Young

Forever Young

This Rod Stewart classic is a heart-felt song about a love that a parent has for their kids. It is timeless and continues to be covered by major pop artists and included in TV and movies.

Voicing: SAB


Forever Young

Forever Young

This Rod Stewart classic is a heart-felt song about a love that a parent has for their kids. It is timeless and continues to be covered by major pop artists and included in TV and movies.

Voicing: 2-Part


Forever Young

Forever Young

Bob Dylan

Covered countless times by artists around the globe, Bob Dylan's seminal work was originally composed as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, bestowing wishes and blessings upon him. As a choral, Forever Young works especially well as a adulatory song for graduations!

Voicing: SATB


Forever Young

Forever Young

Bob Dylan

Covered countless times by artists around the globe, Bob Dylan's seminal work was originally composed as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, bestowing wishes and blessings upon him. As a choral, Forever Young works especially well as a adulatory song for graduations!

Voicing: SAB


Forever Young

Forever Young

Bob Dylan

Covered countless times by artists around the globe, Bob Dylan's seminal work was originally composed as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, bestowing wishes and blessings upon him. As a choral, Forever Young works especially well as a adulatory song for graduations!

Voicing: 2-Part



Songbooks, Arrangements and/or Media

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Bob Dylan : Arrangements for Mixed Voices : SATB : Sheet Music Collection

Bob Dylan : Arrangements for Mixed Voices

"Blowin' in the Wind" - Written by Bob Dylan and covered by countless artists, this protest song from the 1960s raises questions about peace, war and freedom. The answers are there, but not easy to find. "Forever Young" - This beautiful folk song is perfect for your concert setting and important for your students as they explore recent American history. Bob Dylan's seminal work was originally composed as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, bestowing wishes and blessings upon him. As a choral, Forever Young works especially well as a adulatory song for graduations! "Times They Are A-Changin'" - This re-imagined interpretation of the classic Bob Dylan song is perfect for any concert with a social justice theme. The re-harmonization and contrasting musical style will bring a new attention and poignancy to these well-known words. There is a new musical home for this in concert halls where it has not been found before.

Songlist: Blowin' in the Wind, Forever Young, Times They Are A-Changin'

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Voicing: SATB | Performed by Bob Dylan | 1057b | Sheet Music Collection | $6.95 | With Piano


Richard Walters :  : Solo : Songbook : 073999850697 : 0634084356 : 50485069

Richard Walters : The G. Schirmer Collection of American Art Song Ð 50 Songs by 29 Composers Low Voice

This comprehensive collection is the best one-volume source available on the topic, with a mix of familiar recital standards and intriguing material awaiting discovery. Includes composers from c. 1900 into the 21st century. Some songs make their first published appearance in American Art Song: Gian Carlo Menotti's moving "The Old Man's Song," Michael Tilson Thomas' inspired "Grace," dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, and Aaron Jay Kernis' "A Good Boy," as well a boogie-woogie art song by the editor, "Blue Monday." The same songs appear in High Voice and Medium/Low Voice.

Songlist: The Swing, Orpheus With His Lute, A Slumber Song Of The Madonna, Night Wanderers, Strings In The Earth And Air, Meet Doctor Livermore, Love Song, The Spring And The Fall, Evening, Amor, Serenity, Grace, The Breath Of A Rose, Review, The Cloak, The Boat, And The Shoes, Forever Young, The Monk And His Cat, The Bustle In A House, Farewell To The House In Bonac, Fort Tryon Park: September, Song To The Witch Of The Cloisters, Breakfast Song, Odor, Do Not Go, My Love, Animal Passion, Once Upon A Universe, A Good Boy, Debts, I Love The Dark Hours Of My Being, The Old Man's Song, and more

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Voicing: Solo | 7886b | Songbook | $25.95 | Voice and Piano


Individual Folios

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Forever Young : SATB : Mark Brymer : Rod Stewart : Rod Stewart : Songbook : 00264417 : 888680730512

Mark Brymer : Forever Young

This Rod Stewart classic is a heart-felt song about a love that a parent has for their kids. It is timeless and continues to be covered by major pop artists and included in TV and movies.

Arranger: Mark Brymer | Composer: Rod Stewart Performed By: Rod Stewart

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Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.15 |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00264417 | Digital Version Available| Showtrax CD Available
Other Voicings: SAB, 2-Part, , 2-Part, SAB


Forever Young : SATB : Bob Dylan : Bob Dylan : Bob Dylan : Sheet Music : 00346026 : 840126921663

Bob Dylan : Forever Young

Covered countless times by artists around the globe, Bob Dylan's seminal work was originally composed as a lullaby for his eldest son Jesse, bestowing wishes and blessings upon him. As a choral, Forever Young works especially well as a adulatory song for graduations!

Arranger: Bob Dylan | Composer: Bob Dylan Performed By: Bob Dylan

More details
Voicing: SATB | Sheet Music | $2.15 | With Piano |
(Minimum order 4 copies)
| 00346026 | Showtrax CD Available
Other Voicings: SAB, 2-Part

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