THE 1000 BEST SONGS IN THE WORLD EVER.

536-Neil Diamond-Forever in Blue Jeans.

1979-Number 16 single.

Best Bit-At 1.27. As two other song writers also of great renown once wrote, ‘Money Can’t Buy Me Love.’

Neil Diamond was born on January 24th, 1941, in Brooklyn, New York, United States. To date he has released 34 studio Albums, between 1966-2020. On Billboard he has achieved 37 top 40 singles, including the three Number 1’s, ‘Cracklin’ Rosie’ (1970,) ‘Song Sung Blue’ (1972,) and the duet with Barbra Streisand, ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ (1978.) In the UK his singles have reached the top 40 on 11 occasions, although two other of his songs,’I’m a Believer,’ (The Monkees) and ‘Red Red Wine,’ (UB40) both made Number 1 on both Billboard and in the UK charts.

‘Forever in Blue Jeans’ was taken from Neil Diamond’s 12th studio Album ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers’ from 1978, this song, and the parent Album were produced by Bob Gaudio (see also best songs 1007-914-863-739-499-393-284-164-112 and 83.) Forever in Blue Jeans’ was co-written by Diamond, and Richard Bennett, who was born on July 22nd, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Bennett who is a guitarist played on 13 Neil Diamond Albums between 1971-2016, and also toured with him for 17 years. In 1994 he joined forces with Mark Knopfler, and has played on nine of his solo Albums between 1996-2018. Bennett has also released six of his own solo Albums between 2004-2018, as well as playing as a session musician for many other artists (see also best songs 923.)

‘Forever in Blue Jeans’ tells us that it is better to be loved by that special person, rather than have all the money in the world, and not know real happiness. The Blue Jeans are a symbol of a manual worker, who would not have lots of money. Neil Diamond (see also best songs 426 and 13) has said of the songs meaning,’The simple things are really the important things.’

‘Money talks, but it can’t sing and dance, and it can’t walk, and long as I can have you here with me, I’d much rather be forever in blue jeans, babe.’