Farewell

[Chipchopper]

A track from the Rod Stewart album 'farewell'(blood red roses) Rod sings a song about an old, now departed friend.
What I would like to know is, who was is old best Pal ?

[Mamyalynne]

//We move on to Rod’s emotional song Farewell, a nostalgic remembrance of his late friend Ewan Dawson and their favourite haunts.

“He was like a brother . . . the song is a love song to another man,” he affirms. “I have five male friends that I love and he was one.”

So how did they meet? “Well, he came from Muswell Hill and I came from Highgate. There used to be a coffee bar we used to frequent and he was in there one night.

“I noticed him in a corner, good-looking fella in high-heeled boots . . . you know Beatle boots (the sort made popular by the band)...//

More here...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/7367133/rod-stewart-blood-red-roses/

[Chipchopper]

Thanks Mam,
All I wanted to know + more!

[Mamyalynne]

Glad it helped.x