"Restless Farewell" is a song by
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...
, released as the final track on his third
studio album ''
The Times They Are a-Changin''' in 1964. The melody is based on the Scottish folk song "
The Parting Glass
"The Parting Glass" is a Scottish traditional song, often sung at the end of a gathering of friends. It has also long been sung in Ireland, enjoying considerable popularity to this day and strongly influencing the style in which it is often ...
".
Notable performances
In 1995, Dylan performed the song live as part of the ''Sinatra: 80 Years My Way'' television special, celebrating entertainer
Frank Sinatra's 80th birthday, at the request of Sinatra himself. It was the only performance in the special of a song that Sinatra had not recorded.
In 1968,
Joan Baez
Joan Chandos Baez (; born January 9, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and activist. Her contemporary folk music often includes songs of protest and social justice. Baez has performed publicly for over 60 years, releasing more ...
covered it on her all-Dylan double album, ''
Any Day Now''.
De Dannan
De Dannan (originally ''Dé Danann'') is an Irish folk music group. It was formed 1975 by Frankie Gavin (fiddle), Alec Finn (guitar, bouzouki), Johnny "Ringo" McDonagh (bodhrán) and Charlie Piggott (banjo) as a result of sessions in Hughes's ...
recorded it on their 1991 release ''Half Set in Harlem''.
Robbie O'Connell
Robbie O'Connell (born 1951) is an Irish singer songwriter who performs solo, as well as with The Green Fields of America. He also appears with Dónal Clancy (cousin), Dan Milner, and fiddler Rose Clancy. O'Connell has also toured and recorded ...
performed the song as a member of
Clancy, O'Connell, and Clancy on their 1997 self-titled album.
On the 2012 compilation album ''
Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International'', the song was covered by
Mark Knopfler
Mark Freuder Knopfler (born 12 August 1949) is a British singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. Born in Scotland and raised in England, he was the lead guitarist, singer and songwriter of the rock band Dire Straits. He pursued a s ...
.
See also
List of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes
This is a list of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes. Throughout his career, Bob Dylan has drawn inspiration from many traditional folk sources, including the songs written by Dylan listed below, which borrow from earlier works.
See also ...
References
External links
Songs written by Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan songs
1964 songs
Song recordings produced by Tom Wilson (record producer)
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