When I first heard about a remake of Journey's 1983 top 10 hit, "Faithfully", it stunned me that vocalist Steve Perry, now 76, had gone back into the studio to re-record the song, this time with country legend Willie Nelson, 92, as a duet.
"Faithfully" was written by Jonathan Cain as the band was en route to SPAC, and released on 1983's "Frontiers". 42 years later, it is a hit all over again. Proceeds from the single will go toward this year's edition of Farm Aid, co-founded by Nelson in response to Live Aid 40 years ago.
No truth to the rumor that this was also underwritten by Geritol. Just kidding.
Nelson began writing songs in the 50's, so he's in his 8th decade in the music business. Perry came out of retirement, it'd seem, for this.
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