Stewart's music career began in 1962 when he took up busking with a harmonica. In 1963, he joined The Dimensions as a harmonica player and vocalist. In 1964, Stewart joined Long John Baldry and the All Stars before moving to the Jeff Beck Group in 1967. Joining Faces in 1969, he also maintained a solo career releasing his debut album that year. Stewart's early albums were a fusion of rock, folk music, soul music, and R&B. His third album, 1971's Every Picture Tells a Story, was his breakthrough, topping the charts in the UK, US, Canada and Australia, as did its ballad "Maggie May". His 1972 follow-up album, Never a Dull Moment, also reached number one in the UK and Australia, while going top three in the US and Canada. Its single, "You Wear It Well", topped the chart in the UK and was a moderate hit elsewhere.
After Stewart had a handful more UK top ten hits, the Faces broke up in 1975. Stewart's next few hit singles were ballads with "Sailing", off the 1975 UK and Australian number-one album, Atlantic Crossing, becoming a hit in the UK and the Netherlands (number one), Germany (number four) and other countries, but barely charting in North America. A Night on the Town (1976), his fifth straight chart-topper in the UK, began a three-album run of going number one or top three in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia with each release. That album's "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" spent almost two months at number one in the US and Canada, and made the top five in other countries. Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977) contained the hit "You're in My Heart (The Final Acclaim)" as well as the rocker "Hot Legs". Blondes Have More Fun (1978) and its disco-tinged "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" both went to number one in Canada, Australia and the US, with "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy" also hitting number one in the UK and the top ten in other countries. Stewart's albums regularly hit the upper rungs of the charts in the Netherlands throughout the 70s and in Sweden from 1975 onward.
After a disco and new wave period in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Stewart's music turned to a soft rock/middle-of-the-road style, with most of his albums reaching the top ten in the UK, Germany and Sweden, but faring less well in the US. The single "Rhythm of My Heart" was a top five hit in the UK, US and other countries, with its source album, 1991's Vagabond Heart, becoming, at number ten in the US and number two in the UK, his highest-charting album in a decade. In 1993, he collaborated with Bryan Adams and Sting on the power ballad "All for Love", which went to number one in many countries. In the early 2000s, he released a series of successful albums interpreting the Great American Songbook.
In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists". A Grammy and Brit Award recipient, he was voted at No. 33 in Q Magazine's list of the Top 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2006, and he was inducted a second time into the US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012 as a member of Faces.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Stewart
Studio albums
An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (1969)
Gasoline Alley (1970)
Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
Never a Dull Moment (1972)
Smiler (1974)
Atlantic Crossing (1975)
A Night on the Town (1976)
Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)
Blondes Have More Fun (1978)
Foolish Behaviour (1980)
Tonight I'm Yours (1981)
Body Wishes (1983)
Camouflage (1984)
Every Beat of My Heart (1986)
Out of Order (1988)
Vagabond Heart (1991)
A Spanner in the Works (1995)
When We Were the New Boys (1998)
Human (2001)
It Had to Be You: The Great American Songbook (2002)
As Time Goes By: The Great American Songbook, Volume II (2003)
Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III (2004)
Thanks for the Memory: The Great American Songbook, Volume IV (2005)
Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (2006)
Soulbook (2009)
Once in a Blue Moon: The Lost Album (2010)
Fly Me to the Moon... The Great American Songbook Volume V (2010)
Merry Christmas, Baby (2012)
Time (2013)
Another Country (2015)
Blood Red Roses (2018)
The Tears of Hercules (2021)
All Of Me
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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Can't you see I'm no good without you
Take my lips I want to lose them
Take my arms I'll never use them
Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry
How can I go on dear without you
You took the part that once was my heart
So why not take all of me
All of me why not take all of me
Can't you see I'm no good without you
Take my lips I never use them
Take my arms I'll never ever use them
Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry
How can I go on dear without you
You took the part that once was my heart
So why not take all of me
All of me why not take all of me
Can't you see I'm no good without you
Take my lips I'll never use them
Take my arms I'll never ever use them
Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry
How can I go on dear without you
You took the part that once was my heart
So why not take all of me
So why not take all of me
Take all, take all of me
The lyrics of Rod Stewart's "All Of Me" depict the pain and desperation of a lover begging their former partner to take all of them back. The song begins with an offer to hand over everything to the person they love; "All of me why not take all of me." Stewart's lyricism builds on this opening line by telling the person that they are no good without their love. Through their words, they express the agony of their separation, pleading the person they love not to leave them to suffer in pain.
The verses showcase the depth of their longing for the one they love. The singer is willing to sacrifice everything, including their arms and their lips, in the hope that the person they love will come back to them. They reflect on the emotional turmoil they are going through, with tears in their eyes, as a stark reminder of what they have lost because of their separation. The singer ends the song, repeating lines from the chorus, inviting the person they love to take all of them and to be back together as they once were.
Line by Line Meaning
All of me why not take all of me
The singer is urging their beloved to take all of themselves, both the good and the bad.
Can't you see I'm no good without you
The singer confesses that they are incomplete without their significant other.
Take my lips I want to lose them
The singer offers their lips to their beloved, wanting to lose the power of speech as they believe words are not enough to express how they feel.
Take my arms I'll never use them
The singer offers their arms, admitting that they will never embrace anyone else besides their beloved.
Your goodbye left me with eyes that cry
The singer cries since their beloved is gone, and the tears in their eyes can’t stop flowing.
How can I go on dear without you
The singer admits that they are unable to continue their life without their beloved.
You took the part that once was my heart
The singer's beloved was the most significant part of their heart and soul.
So why not take all of me
The singer pleads with their beloved to take everything they have to offer.
Take all, take all of me
The singer repeats their plea, asking their beloved to take everything they are capable of giving.
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Written by: Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons
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