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)
In A Broken Dream
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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Drinkin' wine, feelin' fine
Waitin' here to find the sign
That I can understand yes I am
In the days between the hours
Ivory towers, bloody flowers
Push their heads into the air
There I go
Don't push your love too far
Your wounds won't leave a scar
Right now is where you are
In a broken dream
Did someone bow their head?
Did someone break the bread?
Good people are in bed
Before nine o'clock.
On the pad before my eyes
Paper cries, tellin' lies
The promises you gave
From the grave of a broken heart
Hmm
Every day I spend my time
Drinkin' wine, feelin' fine
Waitin' here to find the sign
That I can understand
Yes I am oh
I sit here in my lonely room
Don't you know that people cry's a lie, oh
Don't you push your love too far,
You know your wounds won't even leave a scar
Right now is where you are
In a broken dream
And don't you forget what I say
Hoo, hoo
The song "In A Broken Dream" by Rod Stewart is a reflective piece that explores themes of loneliness, heartbreak and searching for understanding. The song's lyrics convey the singer's daily routine of drinking wine and waiting for a sign that would help him understand his situation better. The second verse describes the world around him, with imagery of ivory towers and bloody flowers, and concludes with the singer's apathy toward understanding it all. In the chorus, a warning against pushing love too far is given, with the reassurance that wounds won't leave a scar. The final verse returns to the singer's sense of isolation, with mention of crying on paper, promises made in a broken heart, and a repetition of the first verse.
The song's overall mood is somber, with the emphasis on the singer's feelings of being stuck in a cycle of pain and wine-drinking. The chorus offers a glimmer of hope, suggesting that moving on is possible if one doesn't push their love too far. There is a sense of resignation in the final verse, with the singer resigned to their lonely fate. Overall, the song is a reminder of the challenges that come with heartbreak and the need for self-preservation.
Line by Line Meaning
Every day I spend my time
I spend each day aimlessly.
Drinkin' wine, feelin' fine
I cope by drinking, numbing myself with alcohol.
Waitin' here to find the sign
I'm just waiting for a sign or something to give my life purpose.
That I can understand yes I am
Something I can finally comprehend.
In the days between the hours
The time that passes between moments.
Ivory towers, bloody flowers
Wealthy and powerful people who cause destruction.
Push their heads into the air
Arrogant and egotistical behavior.
I don't care if I ever know
I'm indifferent about the outcome of their actions.
There I go
I'm moving forward with my own life and not dwelling on others' behavior.
Don't push your love too far
Don't take your relationships for granted or try to force something that isn't there.
Your wounds won't leave a scar
You won't be affected in the long-term if you don't take someone's love for granted.
Right now is where you are
The present moment is all that matters.
In a broken dream
This song is a reflection of a disheartened and disillusioned mindset.
Did someone bow their head?
Is someone acknowledging pain or loss?
Did someone break the bread?
Is someone sharing their pain or vulnerability?
Good people are in bed
Those who are virtuous and well-meaning are resting and escaping from the world's cruelty.
On the pad before my eyes
My own thought process and inner monologue.
Paper cries, tellin' lies
The written words are filled with falsehoods and aren't truthful.
The promises you gave
The empty assurances someone made to me.
From the grave of a broken heart
Words that prove to be dead and meaningless.
I sit here in my lonely room
I'm alone with my thoughts and feelings.
Don't you know that people cry's a lie, oh
People's emotions aren't always genuine and can be fake or exaggerated.
And don't you forget what I say
Don't forget the lesson in my words.
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DAVID BENTLEY
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Nabium
Here's some reflections on the "music was better before" kind of people, which I think a lot of you are.
This song never made a hit. It never made the top 20, or 50 for that matter, it got little radio circulation. It was largely ignored.
Back then - just as now - the mainstream listeners mostly listened to garbage. It's just human nature. One day amazing songs will be discovered from this year, songs which only music buffs knows about now.
Music was never better or worse, it was just different. If you take the best songs from the 60s and 70s and mash them into a playlist, you'll have the best music from 20 years of musical development, songs tested by time as many shitty hits have mostly been forgotten. You can't compare the best selections from 20 years of music with the "current music" from the past 3 months you now hear on the radio. 20 years vs 3 months isn't fair. The music of our days needs decades to be sorted by music buffs and brought back, as well as the good hits which will be linked with good memories and nostalgia and thus sound even better in the future.
A similar example; Louis Armstrong's song What a Wonderful World - which is arguably one of the best songs ever made - didn't make the top 100 when it was released in the 60s. Despite Armstrong being a star for decades already. It made a hit in some European countries, and it made the top 100 in the US later, but only in the late 80s when it was re-discovered over 20 years later. Now we listen to that song and think wow, they really knew how to enjoy good music back then. But they didn't(unless they lived in Sweden or Austria). We listen to that song now and have done so since the 80s, but almost no-one in America listened to that song in the 60s. Yet to us now, that song defines the 60s.
What song will define our decade? Probably something very few people listen to now. And in 40 years from now you'll have a bunch of people saying "music was better before" while remember songs from today, some of which you probably haven't even heard yet. And nostalgia and pattern recognition/familiarity will make it sound even better than it sounds now. They'll worship the kind of music that the current "music was better before" people disowns. But it's exactly the same kind of people.
@saoirsecowman3215
Every day I spend my time
Drinkin' wine, feelin' fine
Waitin' here to find the sign
That I can understand
Yes I am.
In the days between the hours
Ivory towers, bloody flowers
Push their heads in to the air
I don't care if I ever know
There I go
Don't push your love too far
Your wounds won't leave a scar
Right now is where you are
In a broken dream
Did someone bow their head ?
Did someone break the bread ?
Good people are in bed
Before nine o'clock.
On the pad before my eyes
Paper cries, tellin' lies
The promises you gave
From the grave of a broken heart
Hmm
Every day I spend my time
Drinkin' wine, feelin' fine
Waitin' here to find the sign
That I can understand
Yes I am. Oh.
I sit here in my lonely room
Don't push your love too far
You know your wounds won't even leave a scar
Right now is where you are
In a broken dream
And don't you forget what I say
Hoo, hoo
@aaronstark658
There's no problem with people coming here from ASAP Rocky. I'm all for anyway the younger generation can become familiar with Rod Stewart's music.
@breeze8557
Who are we to judge
@coolgamegozebra116
I heard a few of his songs and I just found out that ASAP sampled it from him. I’m glad some classics are making their way to the spotlight someway or another.
@nicholashinkelman3719
Exactly, using samples from classic songs, paying homage, and inspiring deeper listening and research into music history is part of what makes hip-hop so great
@Zero-ru4bz
@@coolgamegozebra116 check out "a lot - 21 Savage" it has a similar sample I bet you'll love it!
@pranktube4320
I search to find this song but when I see asap rocky I didn't know he made a song with some lines of this song
@ha7uk
This song is highly underated
@shivnorth3141
True
@charliecharlie5297
And some.
@tvrtkostuka6615
errr... so what is its rating?