Bob Dylan — Restless Farewell

From 'Sinatra — 80 Years My Way'

From the TV special. Sinatra — 80 Years My Way. 19th November, 1995.

I have put together the highest quality footage I have of this, with a high quality audio of the performance. I had attempted this previously.. but never put it all together, as it seems the higher quality video versions circulating aren’t the full song — and it is quite tricky to line it all up. It seems that some TV channels must have edited the song down to a shorter version when they broadcasted this.. not sure why they would do that, as it is only 6 minutes 30 seconds in total — and great from start to finish. If you search around on youtube you will find a variety of lower quality versions, different lengths, from different VHS recordings of various TV broadcasts — Either way, this is the full song — I have used all the highest quality footage I could find — the audio is from one source — hopefully it is all pretty much in synch. The same version, uploaded to youtube:

From Olof Björner’s website — The Frank Sinatra 80th Birthday Tribute is recorded at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California. Dylan intends to play That’s Life but instead, at Sinatra’s request, performs a beautiful version of Restless Farewell backed by the touring band and a string quartet. A live version of this song is known only from the 1964 Canadian TV-program Quest. At the post-show party at Sinatra’s home only four musical guests are invited. Eydie Gorme, Steve Lawrence, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen.

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I have posted this here today as the 10th February, 1964 is the day The Times They Are A-Changin’ was released (I think .. although it seems previously the date was considered to be 13th January, 1964 — that’s another story though).

Here are five versions of Restless Farewell that I previously posted —

The Liam Clancy No Direction Home interview in full —

The first time Bob Dylan performed The Times They Are A-Changin’ in public —

The Times They Are A-Changin’ performed in the film Masked & Anonymous

Newcastle, England. 2000.

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nightly moth.