“Farewell” is a highly emotional song released by iconic British rock singer Rod Stewart. The lyrics of the song eulogize a good friend of Stewart’s who died a few years before the song’s release.
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Stewart and Dawson, who were roughly the same age, grew up together. According to Stewart, Dawson was more than a friend to him. He was someone he “idolized”. The sadness Stewart felt over the demise of his beloved friend was what led him to write the lyrics of “Farewell”. In eulogizing Dawson, the lyrics also bring back some fond memories of an exciting youth Stewart shared with him.
Stewart later referred to the song as a very moving one. To him, the highly moving nature of the song will make it a staple at many a funeral.
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In an interview with the British tabloid newspaper, The Sun, Stewart described the song as a “love song to another man”. This man he is referring to is none other than his deceased friend “Dawson”, who died about “four or five” years prior to the song’s release. Stewart told the tabloid that Dawson was more like a brother to him.
No, it isn’t. That album was preceded by three singles. This track wasn’t one of them.
