"Farewell" is a song written by Martin Quittenton and Rod Stewart.
Among the musicians featured were Ray Jackson of Lindisfarne on mandolin, and Ric Grech on violin.
When released as a single in the United Kingdom in September 1974, the song became a Top 10 hit (No.
[2] In the United States, this song was released as a single but its flip side, "Mine For Me," was the track that charted.
Billboard praised the story told by the lyrics, which it described as being "about a young man leaving home to make it in the world of show business.