"Restless Farewell," Bob Dylan, High-Quality (Frank Sinatra's 80th Birthday Tribute, 1995)
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2014
- As Bob says at the end, "Happy birthday Mr. Frank."
Better audio quality than the other versions floating around on RUclips. 
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His voice is like sand and shells. You can like him or not, and if you don't like him...it's ok, i can understand. But if you like him, as I do, he goes deep, so deep into your soul, beyond every possible imagination. That's how I feel his music.
A wonderful thought to give to Bobby this evening. He deserves being praised for his music, his words, his talent, and so much more.
Poxa eu amo tanto ele realmente canta com a alma
Excellent way to put it. That's how I feel. BROVO. Bro.
@@wendyanne5894 BROVO.
So incredibly well said. I feel the same. I've been scorned forever for loving Bob.
This performance should be engraved in gold. It is a highlight of American music. Dylan singing with the angels for an audience of one, The King of Entertainment: Frank Sinatra. Beautiful.
so beautiful. I don't care what people say, he is my favourite singer that ever I've heard.
+spiritlevel8 He liberated our voices
Yes!!
the amazing lyric writing (a dire understatement) and well-steeped, adaptable musical sense (which i LOVE), are honestly bonuses. i would listen to his renditions of any songs regardless. he Knows How To Sing.
hard to explain to people who don't already get it, though lol
@@janekathy1 yeah if someone says Dylan doesnt know how to sing, I always say they dont know how to listen. And they basically know nothing about singing i think.
He's a great singer; it's call phrasing. Full of beauty and pathos.
That's how I feel. Bob loves life and the children of the Earth. He loves Sinatra.
Thus might be the last year for humanity...
Him & Mr Cohen...…….Top drawer
Exactly.
Like Sinatra and Willie Nelson, when it comes to phrasing, with even more beauty and pathos.
, His ability to convey emotion and create beauty with whatever voice he has at the time never ceases to amaze.
And there are still people who think Dylan can't sing? Incredible.
He can when he wants to. That's the problem. He performs too often on nights where it is obvious he'd rather be doing something else. I love Dylan, but I have walked out on him twice. Thankfully, the second time was a concert headlined by Mark Knopfler, so at least we got our money's worth from him.
@@billplaney2585 when he plays now he is into it because he no longer has to pay the piper. He gives you all he's got now.
Here's the best singing artist of all times.His name is Bob Dylan and he is the only one who could sing a song with a voice which is so peculiar and weird in front of " the voice" and at the same time to show everybody that he's in the right place.
One of the most impressive things about this accompaniment is that you’ve got a heavy metal drummer playing the soft brushes! Killer snare brush technique! This was in the early/mid 90’s, I think the drummer he had at the time was named Winston.
Insomnia is a gift when you can lay awake with Bob Dylan
Indeed!
@@wendyanne5894 I'm with you both on that which is how I discovered this performance. The upside of insomnia :)
Underrated comment and also based
no one will ever sing from their soul as Bob Dylan does..... on this TV special everyone came out and sang a song connected to Sinatra... but Frank specifically asked Dylan to sing "Restless Farewell".. Sinatra said it was one of his favorite songs.... so cool... one Lion to another Lion.... ALSO... after this show Sinatra, Dylan and Springsteen went to the hotel bar and the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills and drank and talked the night away.... Bar closed down to everyone that night but those three....
I can't imagine what they discussed through all those hours spent together.
Dylan could have been singing about Sinatra himself. I think that explains the request.
You can tell he put a lot into this performance. This was the height of Dylan’s mumbling era, BUT here he really tries to put effort into the pronunciation. Great tribute to the Chairman of the boarf
It’s really an obscure Dylan song and yet, brilliance.
It was a compliment to Bob Dylan that Frank Sinatra asked him to sing this particular song . There was a mutual respect thing between the two of them. Frank thought Bob was the greatest song writer and Bob always said Frank was the best singer ever.
They both had high respect for one another. 2 beautiful men full of respect.
This was gripping and beautiful.
Everyone else sang Sinatra's own songs. Bob sang this because Frank requested this. The way he tied up the time in that room and the way Restless Fairwell echoes My Way, staggering.
Using his sweetest voice for Frank - and the song is a perfect choice: Bob's "My Way"
Yet he was only 23 when he wrote it.
I still chuckle every time I see this. I recall watching it the night it aired and how all the other performers bowed and kissed Franks ass as if they’d get wacked if they didn’t. Then here comes Bob... He Plays a song he hadn’t played live for ??? A long time, Then he utters those four hilarious words at the end that Only Bob Dylan could get away with 😂😂😂
I remember seeing this, and being just stunned by the performance, with Dylan looking & sounding so incredible. The televised version in the US cut out 2 verses, so it's great to have it all here. Gives me chills every time I listen to it. So grateful to have lived in the time of Dylan and Sinatra.
Amazing, awesome that's as good as it gets. If you understand Dylan you realize this is a masterpiece. Bob no one comes close to you.
Such an incredibly beautiful song !! Always. Love you since your first album, Bob. You have given us the best and still do.
one of the great live performances!!!
This song is a soundtrack to my life, I go to it when I need to fight! Bob gives me the inspiration. Fantastic wisdom for life! No words!
His voice is fantastic...
When this great man will leave us, and God beware he will be with us for a long time, the Earth will shiver.
Bob delivers a message in a way that keeps you watching. You want to hear what he says, even if you catch a word here and there. There is no entertainer that can hold an audience like Bob. Great song that applies to every soul. I've seen him three times and each time is amazing experience, unique as his songs. People that have lived can relate, people that have not lived can not relate to the music and only hear the surface.
Brilliantly stated .. peace within.
What a gut-wrenching performance. Loaded with past, present and future. What an emotional impact. How does he pull it off, time and time again.
Great always knows great. We have been very fortunate to have lived with them both.
My two favorite artists. Bob Dylan and Frank Sinatra. Beautiful.
Bob Dylan is a genius my best ever singer. I will go to me grave playing his music
Based on what I've read and heard, here is what, I believe, is the definitive story behind this performance.
Sinatra, according to one of his daughters, was dreading this tribute because he had just officially retired from performing. The tribute special would actually mark his last television appearance and one of his last public appearances of any kind as he began to feel the effects of dementia and other illnesses that would lead to his death.
From Dylan's account, prior to the special, one of the producers handling the event played Sinatra a recording of Restless Farewell, a song Dylan wrote for 1963's The Times They Are A-Changin'. The song was inspired by the traditional folk ballad The Parting Glass, often performed in concert by Irish folk group The Clancy Brothers, one of Dylan's influences.
After playing Sinatra Restless Farewell and then showing him the lyrics to the song, Sinatra requested that Dylan perform the song during his segment. Dylan was set to, like the other performers that night, perform a Sinatra standard, but after hearing Sinatra's request, he scrapped the planned number and performed Farewell, a song that he had rarely performed in the 32 years since he wrote it. Following the special, which ended with Sinatra's last moment of singing on stage, belting the closing notes of New York, New York, Frank invited Dylan and Bruce Springsteen, the evening's de-facto host (who opened the show with a moving acoustic version of Angel Eyes) to a small afterparty to celebrate.
(Contrary to most comments mentioned here, Dylan was not the only performer to sing a non-Sinatra standard that night. 90s Soul group Salt N'Peppa performed their hit Whatta Man, in obvious reference to Frank, as part of the program, and U2's Bono, peforming via satellite from Dublin, sang a song he had written for Sinatra, Two Shots of Happy (One Shot of Sad))
Dylan's performance was cited, then and now, as one of the highlights (if not THE highlight) of the star-studded tribute. Even as recent as just last year, a Sinatra commerative issue of Newsweek noted how Dylan "stole the show" during the celebration.
How amazing. I didn't get Dylan's playing this for Sinatra til just now, after I downloaded Shadows in the Night. Apparently, Sinatra requested this song. Now it almost seems like it was written for Mr. Sinatra. How I love these two artists. They don't make them like that, anymore, different as they are. Definition of respect
Good but not as good as the Parting Glass , the Irish ballad he learned from Liam Clancy. Just listen to Liam and judge for yourself.
Top song Dylan is a soulful fella and true genius to my mind
Just wonderful. One of my favorite songs ever.
This should be re-mastered and pressed to virgin vinyl.
People are superficial ,,, they are quick to judge but do they really know ? the only person on this earth that know's Dylan is Bobby and probably the great commander and chief as he call him. People booed him when he went electric, they were critical of his first albums in the 70's like Planet Waves and New Morning . Later on they were again critical and judging about his what they called "born again albums" in the later 70's although the fact is all his records from the beginning had a spiritual element in them. In the 80'a again more put downs of his albums. We are blessed to live in his time , the time of work unsurpassed by any artist. He has inspired not only countless artists but people . and everyone from all walks of life .. Dylan is a one time only artist who's work will endear long after we are all gone. A amazing person with a uncanny abilities to assimilate vast amounts of information and put them together. Without Dylan the world not be a better place.
+Todd Delisle
Well said
dam straight. I been following Dylan now for 53 years. I saw him in Cleveland, ohio on November 12, 1965 and met him on july 17, 1991. THERE WILL NEVER BE ANYONE LIKE THE GREAT BOB DYLAN.
How did you meet him?
WHERE DID YOU MEET BOB IN JULY 1991 ?
edward kern yes please tell the story of meeting mr Dylan
I love the feeling of these words. I learned this one on guitar 🎸. So moving are the lyrics when singing them 🎶❤️
No one sing and play phrasing parts so emotioly as Bob!!! He is the Greatest Musican at the last 50 Years and in the Future, he is the Mozart and Hendrix of Songwriting
He is our living Shakespeare. We are living with this genius on this planet at this time. Cherish every moment....
This song is so moving. Something is making me cry.
A tribute to a King from a King.
A jester performing for the king. One tells the truth. The other knows the truth he is told
Oh my God...wath a performance! Thanks Bob!
I'm sure that final verse - especially the words, 'the dirt of gossip blows into my face, and the dust of rumours covers me' - struck a chord with Sinatra. And it's a measure of the respect and regard Dylan had for 'Mr Frank' that he sang this song almost 'straight'. None of his familiar vocal gymnastics or pyrotechnics, just a straightforward and very moving rendition of one of his finest songs. And the arrangement was superb. Whilst writing, I've just discovered that towards the end of his career Sinatra released a triple album entitled 'Trilogy'. Hmm.
Frank was probably amazed at this man and the beauty of the song when Bobby sang it.
Trilogy is the greatest work that Sinatra ever recorded .
I lived in that set of records .
He makes other music seem so empty.
Bob puts a lot of himself into his tunes. It's his métier...
tell me about it. 😭 i'm spoiled for most all other artists. (worth it.)
Best version of this song I've ever heard!
This video is even the best version of this particular version
On this tv show a number of singers came on and all sang a Sinatra song, all trying to sound real cool and Vegas-like. Bob was the last singer and the only one to not sing a Sinatra song. One American icon singing to another American icon. I was great.
Elvis Dee wow
How will we pay tribute to Bob when he departs this Earth?
@@gordonm.7387 He can never die. Surely he is immortal........ I dare not think about this unique man moving on.....
Beautiful song and the music was magical .
beautiful voice
and song
good song, but not the best voice ever. I have seen fairly recent concert footage, he seems incoherent. I was never a big Dylan fan but listened to some of his older stuff. The lyrics are great. I think you would have to really know the songs in order to understand what he is singing about today.
Great song, beautiful performance.
There are people with much better voices who can't sing as well as Bob Dylan
Some say he has the blood of the land in his voice.
Yeah....maybe if your Hillbilly from the Ozark Mountains....LOL!
Yes, but not with the soul You can hear in this version. Do You thing that FS would allow any fool to perform at his 80`
Better voices? Sure, Dean Martin and Sheryl Crowe for instance.
Ron Hollander its you're, not your. Speaking of hillbillies from the Ozarks. Go fuck yourself
MrPernell2
Hate to tell you this Rom, but you meant it's, not its.
Great version. Looks like Bob's 'Unplugged' band, one his best, for me.
yeah i love his assemblage in this period. my most precious bootlegs tbh lol.
This is Bob's version of "I Did it My Way."
+Martin Zitter This truly meant something for Frank Sinatra because i don't recall dylan ever performing this.
He played it ONLY on the Canada TV 1962 broadcast special. The number of times the song was performed live since 1965 is ONE
Piggy-Pike ~ They say that Sinatra asked that he do it.
Not Dark Yet is amazing.
Given Bob's diminishing range and all,, this vocal is superb. Just another gem.
Wonderful performance. Bob’s singing with a voice smother than velvet.
He has a special voice ID, which I love 💕. And so do all his Fans. Frank didn’t seem to impressed, but he was. Maybe He realize that Bob was a son of another era. 💜🎶🎸💕
Oh Frank was impressed
you can see it in Frank's face, he must be thinking, "this guy has just sung my whole life".'
Frank looks like he has no idea what is going on. Look at his face when Bob says. Happy birthday Mr Frank
Yea....that's because his eyes and ears were hurting him! LOL!
That's because he's deeply moved. Not that you could tell of course!
Granted... Dylan's a musical and lyrical GENIUS, but after Sinatra heard THAT voice about the only thing he'll want to be moving is his BOWELS! LMAO!
+Ron Hollander you ever thought about doing comedy because you're just coming out with incredibly shit dad jokes....
This is probably the greatest song I’ve ever heard in my life, just came across this a col of weeks ago 🖤
I agree with Bob. Bob Dylan is a Genius, I love him.
Bob actually sounds pretty good here! I heard Frank requested this song and wept a tear at the end.
There is a famous story that you and Springsteen were invited to a dinner party at Sinatra’s house around the time you did that TV tribute to him. Had you met him before? Did you feel like he knew your stuff?
Not really. I think he knew “The Times They Are a-Changin’” and “Blowin’ In the Wind.” I know he liked “Forever Young,” he told me that. He was funny, we were standing out on his patio at night and he said to me, “You and me, pal, we got blue eyes, we’re from up there,” and he pointed to the stars. “These other bums are from down here.” I remember thinking that he might be right.
Everybody on that show did a Sinatra song except you. You sang “Restless Farewell.” How come?
Frank himself requested that I do it. One of the producers had played it for him and showed him the lyrics. From an interview that he just did. bobdylan.com/news/qa-with-bill-flanagan/
sanford sklansky
That's a beautiful story. I'd imagine Frank would have loved Boots of Spanish Leather. He Was a Friend of Mine would have floored him too.
@@sanford943 "I remember thinking he might be right". How can one not love the ever witty Dylan.
@@AA-sn9lz That was a style he was using in chronicles. There were lots of lines like that in the book.
They closed up the bar/restaurant and spent the night together discussing things only they know about.
This is the one I've been looking for. This is the FULL song. Shown only overseas, the USA TV cut one full verse of this masterpiece. For shame USA.
His phrasing here was perfection, and I have to give a shout out to the band who came to play.
Oh, all the money that in my whole life I did spend
Be it mine right or wrongfully
I let it slip gladly to friends
To tie up the time most forcefully
But the bottles are done
We've killed each one
And the table's full and overflowed
And the corner sign
Says it's closing time
So I'll bid farewell and be down the road
Oh, ev'ry girl that ever I've touched
I did not do it harmfully
And ev'ry girl that ever I've hurt
I did not do it knowin'ly
But to remain as friends
You need the time to make amends
And stay behind
And since my feet are now fast
And point away from the past
I'll bid farewell and be down the line
Oh, ev'ry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came
And ev'ry cause that ever I fought
I fought it full without regret or shame
But the dark does die
As the curtain is drawn and somebody's eyes
Must meet the dawn
And if I see the day
I'd only have to stay
So I'll bid farewell in the night and be gone
Oh, ev'ry thought that's strung a knot in my mind
I might go insane if it couldn't be sprung
But it's not to stand naked under unknowin' eyes
It's for myself and my friends my stories are sung
But the time ain't tall
Yet on time you depend and no word is possessed
By no special friend
And though the line is cut
It ain't quite the end
I'll just bid farewell till we meet again
Oh, a false clock tries to tick out my time
To disgrace, distract, and bother me
And the dirt of gossip blows into my face
And the dust of rumors covers me
But if the arrow is straight
And the point is slick
It can pierce through dust no matter how thick
So I'll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn
thank u so much 3000.
The best part is Hasslehoff crying at the end. That was freaking powerful man!
Lovely Dylan reimagining of an old scottish tune the parting glass.
Awesome delivery of a really well written set of verses.
bringing tears to my eyes
I wonder what´s flewing through Frank´
s mind during this outstanding performance by Dylan? Extremely rare and so spot on for FS. Some people laugh about it, but do they think that FS would have BoB Dylan at his 80`s birthday if he did not like it??
WELL SAID, IT WAS BOB'S MY WAY , SINATRA LOVED IT U COULD SEE IT IN HIS FACE, 2 COOL GUY'S
Two of the three best singers America ever produced (Elvis has to be acknowledged in that conversation as well)
with that version he separated the straw from the corn !!!forever!!!!!!
He breaks my heart only to mend it again
Thank you Todd for the succinct words crossing decades of a poetic musical genius.You said it so well.Dylan will be remembered among the greats of English poetry and literature.His music has been a balm to my soul many times over.Peter behind my
What a beautiful Tribute to Frank Sinatra from Bob Dylan.
From a king to a king. So beautiful 😍
I'd love to know the names of the musicians in that incredible orchestra. Especially the fiddlers. So freekiin' beautiful!! I've been a Dylan devotee my entire adult life, and yet this is the first time I've heard this masterpiece.
Tremendous version! Fits well with the Time Out of Mind era
So I'll make my stand
And remain as I am
And bid farewell and not give a damn
That says everything about Bob.....I will remain as I am, do exactly what I feel is right....and not give a damn....
Awesome performance by Bob! Excellent quality! Thanks for sharing!
Of course I thoroughly love this performance but I also so appreciate these comments most of which express my feelings perfectly.
Bob kills the aesthetic to get to the heart of the matter
excellent way to put it. i'll remember this.
Que gran homenaje a Frank Sinatra... lo disfrute y creo que fue una interpretación sublime!! Digna de Bob Dylan!!!!
Che bella!
Just beautiful! 💞
Thanks for posting this version. I heard it on some other RUclips site and I couldn't understand a word. Beautiful, beautiful performance.
I can read Sinatra's mind at the end while watching Bob....Sinatra is thinking "I wish I could sing like that"
trollerguy I believe he thought: „Man, thats good music, i could have sung a Song or two written by Bob...“
Fantastic love Bob.
This was Bob's modification of the old folk song "The Parting Glass", recorded on the 1964 LP The Times They Are A-Changin'". Many of his early songs were re-workings of songs in the public domain. . . similar to Woody Guthrie.
glad to seen both, frank sinatra in Tehran Iran opened my heart to his voice. bob deserved nobel prize it was long due
Wow. A powerful performance.
Just beautiful. When his Bobness is on form he's amazing.
Frank must have loved this...
Bob Dyjan one of the best artist of all times!
No, not ONE of the best...THE BEST artist of all times! Only when Bob moves on to His Eternal Home, will some people finally realise how outstanding He is and ALWAYS will be.
Yes absolutely haunting and so apt for Sinatra he's just fabulous how people walk away from his concerts unimpressed leaves me totally bewildered
Make me cry because I 😢 love you Bob Dylan, you are so wonderful, Beth ❤️🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Sempre più grandioso! , Sorprendente Bob Dylan!! Classe , arte.. maestria ! ..sei ..unico ! Il
Più più . Grande ! ( non ascolto che Dylan ) più l ascolto e più ne vengo attirata ( catturata) sempre di piu! dalla magnetica voce( bob Dylan! etc ) eh Gia'', Un vero mito musicale ..della storia del rock
genio ! Loveee ❤️❤️❤️
ti amo già per quello che hai detto....grande Carla
Cool to hear him singing one of his own songs in the style of the folk cover albums he was releasing at the time
In which...the 20th Century's Master Songwriter serenades the century's Master Singer. Godspeed "Mr Frank"
Fantastic song and wonderfully sung in Dylan’s style. There is several kinds of voices, the challenge is to put the correct voice in the correct song and the voice of Dylan is perfect for this song, Frankie was really emotional.
This is one of Dylan's I did it "My Way" songs - no wonder he played it for Frank.
He wrote this after the Newsweek article exposing his past and his family. “Standing naked under unknowing eyes”
That’s why he retreated- I don’t blame him. What a gift we got! This wonderful song!
“ if the arrow is straight and the point is slick it will pierce through the dust no matter how thick”
I learned from that! Fight when you need to!
I love Dylan so much
me too
Hasselhoff is feelin' it.
Yeah! He looks moved!
Wonderful
I had to repent my ignorance of Frank Sinatra having realized that the greatest singer in the world wanted for his 80th birthday Bob Dylan to sing a song. Restless farewell Frank; damn the oblivion to come. But he lives; I was absorbed by Dylan's album of Sinatra standards.
Es demasiado preciosa, es demasiado bella, para pensar en otras cosas es demasiado triste para sonreír, es lo que necesito para seguir con mis días aburridos,con mis tardes tristes, con mis penas farewell, es un chorro de aire, de mis años lejanos, viva dylan por siempre, forever young
Always intelligent lyrics and sensitively sung
I've just moved this song onto my list of obscure Dylan favs. He was in top voice and the band and arrangement are phenomenal too.
Excellent Quality video. Thanks!!
+DylanDream Dream...Exactly! It has been said that ''success is an island in a sea of jealously''....