Restless Farewell
| "Restless Farewell" | ||||
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| Song by Bob Dylan from the album The Times They Are a-Changin' | ||||
| Released | January 13, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | October 31, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Length | 5:32 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Writer(s) | Bob Dylan | |||
| Producer(s) | Tom Wilson | |||
| The Times They Are a-Changin' track listing | ||||
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"Restless Farewell" is a song by Bob Dylan, released on his 3rd studio album The Times They Are a-Changin' in 1964. It is based on the Scottish folk song The Parting Glass. 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.
In 1968, Joan Baez covered it on her all-Dylan double album, Any Day Now. De Dannan recorded it on their 1991 release Half Set in Harlem. Robbie O'Connell 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.
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See also
List of Bob Dylan songs based on earlier tunes
