Eddie and The Cruisers: Tender Years
Thought I’d take a moment today and share one of my favorite songs with you. I’d heard it years ago when it was used in the movie Eddie and the Cruisers. It was billed as the fictional band, but it’s actually performed by John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. The more time goes by, the more I love this song.
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Jenny said
am November 6 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Love this song – was trying to find it on the internet awhile ago but could only find samples!
John Edwards said
am November 6 2006 @ 3:53 pm
No problem, Sara! Just right-click the link below and “Save Target As” (for IE) or “Save Link As” (for Firefox).
http://www.johntedwards.com/audio/Eddie_and_The_Cruisers_Tender_Years.mp3
Drop me a line if you have any problems. Thanks for stopping by!
Gabe said
am December 6 2006 @ 12:15 pm
Thank you for this song. I had it in my head for days, but today was the first time I tried to find it and was directed to this website. Thank you soo much.
Willa said
am January 9 2007 @ 2:59 pm
Saw that movie over and over – loved the soundtrack, especially this song.
Diana said
am January 9 2007 @ 7:36 pm
This has got to be one song that I’ve listened to over and over again through the years….so much meaning!
Amol said
am January 10 2007 @ 5:03 am
Thank You so much…
This is one of the greatest songs i have ever heard.
Thank you.
seth said
am February 7 2007 @ 4:26 pm
HI im seth I love your songs its the best of all. number one.
just love the Tender years Iv listen to it every day with my sister and she
is only two years old she love your song call tender years
plays over and over everyday even fell asleep with it
Lorne said
am April 17 2007 @ 1:10 am
Movies didn’t get great reviews but I really enjoyed them both. Really appreciate this song
Sandra said
am May 17 2007 @ 12:34 am
Just want to say thank you for having such a wonderful meaningful song, this is one of my favorite song from the movie. I just love the movies that I watch them as much as I can, I just love hearing these kind of songs by someone who has a hot voice. A very Hot voice indeed, the kind of voice any woman would love to have their man sing like! I know I would. Keep his music going!!Rock on!!!
melanie said
am July 18 2007 @ 7:56 pm
love this song. thanks for sharing.
kel said
am November 22 2007 @ 8:56 pm
i’d love this song. i’ve been looking and looking and can’t find it any where.
ron said
am December 26 2007 @ 2:25 am
Thanks man. Great song!
Russ said
am May 31 2008 @ 7:11 am
Thanks so much for this song. Looked everywhere and found you. Excellent.
michelle folks said
am July 5 2008 @ 7:17 pm
Was hit with the urge the other day that I had to hear this song. Have not heard it in 20 plus years. Punched in a search and found it. Thanks.
paul said
am July 22 2008 @ 11:58 pm
Love This Song. Bought The Double Movie Dvd. Just had To Hear It Again!
Curt said
am October 1 2008 @ 6:45 pm
Just saw Eddie and the Cruiser’s on TMC> Can’t find “Tender Years” in the music store and found it on your website. Thank you.
Mike said
am November 6 2008 @ 9:04 am
Being from NJ I can relate to this Song!!
Margie said
am November 13 2008 @ 10:28 pm
Anyone know when this song was written?
John Edwards said
am November 13 2008 @ 11:43 pm
Margie, although the song was released in 1984 for the film, it had been a staple of the Beaver Brown Band’s live shows for years prior to that. Can’t find an exact publishing date anywhere…
- Merchantprince
Tony said
am January 30 2009 @ 6:01 am
Thanks for posting this song.
I bought the “original motion picture soundtrack” CD many years ago and was disappointed that this song was not included on the CD.
Debbie said
am June 16 2009 @ 9:40 am
I bought this tape so many times during my life, i woke up with this song in my head this morning. Thank you for sharing.
janet conrad said
am June 24 2009 @ 5:47 am
I couldn’t find this anywhere. thanks
steve benoit said
am August 7 2009 @ 12:12 am
love this song, so e street band, have been trying to find this song for a while.
Amy said
am October 10 2009 @ 8:54 am
Thanks, you’re generous. Today from out of the blue i remember this song, and realized I’d been longing to hear it once more – I only heard it once, just once, when i caught the movie on TV years before.
John Edwards said
am October 10 2009 @ 9:02 am
You are welcome Amy – and everyone else. I only wish more people who weren’t alive when the movie came out could hear this song. It is so evocative of that early 60s “Jersey” sound it breaks your heart.
Diane said
am January 8 2010 @ 5:58 am
OM Gosh!! thank you soooo much for this song! I have been looking for this song for such a long time. Finally I found it here. I love it so much!! THANK YOU A MILLION TIMES!!
Sharon said
am January 17 2010 @ 12:41 pm
I would love to have this song! It’s one of the best in a long time. I’ve been searching over trying to find it.
Thanks!
John Edwards said
am January 17 2010 @ 2:27 pm
Just scroll up to the top of these comments, Sharon! YW
Henry L. Nino Jr. said
am January 30 2010 @ 3:28 pm
I recently caught the last half of the “Eddie and the Cruisers” movie. I couldn’t escape the song in my head and how I empathized with JoAnn when she sang the song ILO Eddie who couldn’t do it due to the tragic loss of his friend and bandmember. So I was determined to look up the words to the song, but came across this site. For me the tender years was another time and place when things were different, perhaps simpler, but above all they were memorable. Maybe it was because of things like being in love, sharing a secret with your best friend, being part of something bigger and better. Those memories return when hearing a song like “Tender Years”. Long live Eddie!
Greg P. said
am February 12 2010 @ 4:57 am
Great song. Love those days. Thanks
Alice M said
am February 13 2010 @ 6:06 pm
John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band…..one of my all time favorite bands that sing all the Eddie & the Cruiser songs.
melanie said
am July 11 2010 @ 9:10 pm
i love this movie andlove this song
sheila said
am July 27 2010 @ 5:20 pm
I love Eddie and the Cruisers.I had been on a website that played videos with the songs from both movies but cant find it now.I was wanting to hear tender years all day so thank you for that.