Laura Branigan - July 3rd 1957-August 26th 2004 In loving Memory... "Forever Young" has become something of a pop culture standard. Originally written and recorded by Alphaville in 1984. It has been performed by numerous musical groups and in different versions and has appeared in television series, movies, and advertisements. The song plays during scenes in the television series Passions, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (episode 103: "Underage Drinking: A National Concern"), the North ...