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)
Oh No Not My Baby
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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I didn't believe a single word was true.
I told them all I had faith in you.
I kept right on sayin':
Oh, no, not my baby.
Oh, no, not my sweet baby.
You're not like all those other girls
Who play with man's hearts like they were toys.
My mama told me, "Son,when rumors spread
That there is truth somewhere
And you should use your head."
But I sure didn't listen to what she said;
Don't you know I kept right on sayin':
Oh, no, not my baby.
Oh, no, not my sweet baby.
You're not like all those other girls
Who lead you on and tell you lies, no, not my baby.
Tell me, baby,
I don't believe what they're sayin', no.
Oh, no, not my baby.
Oh no, not my sweet baby.
Oh, no, not my baby.
Oh no, not my sweet baby.
Not my baby, not my baby
Not my baby, not my baby, not my baby
Not my, not my sweet, sweet baby.
Not my baby, not my baby
Not my baby, not my baby, not my baby
Not my, not my sweet, sweet baby.
Not my baby, not my baby,
Not my baby, not my sweet, sweet baby.
Oh, no, not my baby.
Oh no, not my sweet baby.
Oh, no, not my baby.
The lyrics of Rod Stewarts' song, "Oh No Not My Baby," revolves around a man who refuses to believe that his lover is cheating on him, despite being told by his friends. He proclaims his faith in her and reassures himself that she is not like the other girls who play with men's hearts like toys or lead you on and tell you lies. He finds solace in the fact that she is different from the rest and that he can trust her. He goes against all stereotypes that women are heartbreakers, and his faith in his lover remains unshaken.
In the second stanza, he acknowledges the advice given to him by his mother, who warned him that there could be truth in the rumors being spread about his lover seeing someone else. Despite the advice, he couldn't bring himself to accept that his girlfriend could be capable of such a thing. He refused to listen to his mother's warning and continued to proclaim his faith in his girlfriend.
The song's essence lies in its message that not all women are the same, and it's not fair to generalize and stereotype them. It also addresses the absence of trust and the importance of having faith in a relationship. It shows the man's struggle to keep his faith in the face of malicious rumors, but he eventually chooses to believe in his woman.
Line by Line Meaning
When my friends told me you had someone new,
I was informed by my friends that you're seeing someone else.
I didn't believe a single word was true.
I refused to accept that what my friends told me was true.
I told them all I had faith in you.
I reassured my friends that I still trust you completely.
I kept right on sayin':
I repeated the same words over and over again.
Oh, no, not my baby.
I refuse to believe that you would leave me for someone else.
Oh, no, not my sweet baby.
I can't accept that my loving partner would betray me like that.
You're not like all those other girls
I trust you more than any other woman I've been with.
Who play with man's hearts like they were toys.
Unlike other women who play with men's emotions for fun.
My mama told me, "Son when rumors spread
My mother advised me that when rumors circulate,
That there is truth somewhere
There is likely some truth to them.
And you should use your head."
I should listen to my own intuition and not just blindly believe what others say.
But I sure didn't listen to what she said;
Unfortunately, I disregarded her advice.
Don't you know I kept right on sayin':
I still kept repeating the same denial despite my mother's advice.
You're not like all those other girls
I still trust you more than anyone else.
Who lead you on and tell you lies, no, not my baby.
I refuse to believe that my loving partner would manipulate me like that.
Tell me, baby,
I need you to confirm to me the truth, my love,
I don't believe what they're sayin', no.
I can't accept what others are saying without hearing it from you.
Not my baby, not my baby
I won't allow myself to believe it.
Not my baby, not my baby, not my baby
I still have faith in you, my love.
Not my, not my sweet, sweet baby.
I deny the possibility that you would hurt me with your actions.
Oh, no, not my baby.
I can't bear the thought of you leaving me.
Oh no, not my sweet baby.
I can't accept that my loving partner would betray me like that.
Oh, no, not my baby.
I hope that you won't prove me wrong and leave me for someone else.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: CAROLE KING, GERRY GOFFIN
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