The song of the day is the sanguine melody “Forever Young,” written by English pop star Rod Stewart.
Fun Facts
- “Forever Young” was written by Rod Stewart in 1988 and appeared on his album Out of Order.
- The song shared a shocking similarity to Bob Dylan’s song, also titled “Forever Young,” which was released in 1978.
- While Rod Stewart maintained he wrote the song on his own, it was difficult to deny the strong resemblances between the two, and he later agreed to split the royalties on the track with Dylan.
- “Forever Young” earned Rod a Grammy nod for the category of Best Male Rock Vocal Performance but lost to Robert Palmer and his single, Simply Irresistible.
- “Forever Young” was written by Rod Stewart for his children after he realized that he missed too much time with them on tour. His solution following his revelation—pack them up and take them on his next tour with him.
Lyrics:
Let’s dance in style, let’s dance for a while
Heaven can wait we’re only watching the skies
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?
Let us die young or let us live forever
We don’t have the power, but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The music’s for the sad man
Can you imagine when this race is won?
Turn our golden the faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we’re getting in tune
The music’s played by the, the madman
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever, and ever
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?
Forever young
Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Sooner or later they all will be gone
Why don’t they stay young?
It’s so hard to get old without a cause
I don’t want to perish like a fading horse
Youth’s like diamonds in the sun
And diamonds are forever
So many adventures given up today
So many songs we forgot to play
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
Oh let it come true
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever
Forever, and ever?
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever
Forever, and ever?
Forever young
I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever
Forever young