Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop… Read Full Bio ↴Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, six of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.

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.

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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)

I Got Mine
Rod Stewart Lyrics

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Well, I know y'all look as if you need some

But I just got some
I surely got some
The doctor prescribed some
I surely need some
Have to, have to have some, baby
Oh, I just went out and got some

My pockets ain't jinglin' and I'm gettin' fat
You know you can't hide it, I know where it's at
My pockets are as heavy as a chunk of lead
I just got a taste of her meat and veg

I had to have some
Sure did need some
Doctor prescribed some
Had to, had to, had to have some baby
Y'all know I look as if I need some
Oh, I just went out and got some, oh

Yeah

You would not help me when you really could
But right now baby, you can't do me no good
Cause I just got some
Had to, had to, have some
Doctor prescribed some
Had to, had to, had to have some baby
Y'all know I look as if I need some
Oh, I just went out and got some, oh

Yeah

You would not help me when you really could
But right now baby, you can't do me no good
Cause I just got some
Had to, had to, have some
Doctor prescribed some
You all know I look as if I need some

I just got some
Had to had to have some, baby, oh
I just got some
Everybody knows that I need some

The doctor even prescribed me some
Oh, yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Rod Stewart's song I Got Mine are about the singer's satisfaction with his current state of affairs, particularly the fact that he has recently gotten some kind of medication (prescribed by a doctor) that he sorely needed. The lyrics suggest that others may have avoided helping him in the past, but he has now taken care of his own needs. The lyrics are somewhat cryptic and suggestive, but they convey a sense of pride and self-reliance.

The opening lines of the song suggest that the audience might be in need of something but that the singer has just gotten what he needed. This might be interpreted to be any kind of relief or pleasure, but the later lines about a doctor's prescription suggest that it is some kind of medication or drug. The repeated refrain of "had to, had to have some" and "surely need some" emphasizes the urgency of the singer's needs.

The lines about pockets not jingling and getting fat and pockets as heavy as lead are likely meant to suggest that the singer has spent a large amount of money on whatever he has just gotten. The line about "a taste of her meat and veg" is somewhat suggestive but unclear, particularly given the lack of context in the rest of the song. The final lines of the song repeat the earlier themes of the singer's self-satisfaction and lack of reliance on others, with a final emphasis on the fact that he has now gotten what he needed.

Line by Line Meaning

Well, I know y'all look as if you need some
I can tell that you all could use some help

But I just got some
I just received the help I needed

I surely got some
I definitely received what I needed

The doctor prescribed some
I was given help as recommended by my doctor

I surely need some
I definitely require assistance

Have to, have to have some, baby
I absolutely must receive help

Oh, I just went out and got some
I sought out and received the help I needed

My pockets ain't jinglin' and I'm gettin' fat
I'm not spending money and I'm becoming comfortable

You know you can't hide it, I know where it's at
I can see that you're struggling, and I understand why

My pockets are as heavy as a chunk of lead
I have a lot of money now

I just got a taste of her meat and veg
I received sexual pleasure from a woman