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)
Rhythm of My Heart
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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Down in the gutter life is slipping away
Let me still exist in another place
Running down under cover
Of a helicopter blade
The flames are getting higher
In effigy
Love may still alive
Somewhere someday
Where they're downing only deer
A hundred steel towns away
Oh, rhythm of my heart
Is beating like a drum
With the words I love you
Rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam
For I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
I'll be sailing
Photographs and kerosene
Light up my darkness
Light it up
Light it up
I can still feel the touch
Of your thin blue jeans
Running down the alley
I've got my eyes all over you, baby
Oh, baby
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
Is beating like a drum
With the words I love you
Rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam
For I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
I'll be sailing
Oh, yeah
Oh, I've got lightning in my veins
Shifting like the handle
Of a slot machine
Love may still exist
In another place
I'm just yanking back the handle
No expression on my face
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
Is beating like a drum
With the words I love you
Rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam
For I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
I'll be sailing
Oh, the rhythm of my heart
Is beating like a drum
With the words I love you
Rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam
For I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
I'll be sailing
The rhythm of my heart
Is beating like a drum
With the words I love you rolling off my tongue
No never will I roam
For I know my place is home
Where the ocean meets the sky
I'll be sailing
"Rhythm Of My Heart" is a song written by Marc Jordan and John Capek, and performed by British singer Rod Stewart. The song's lyrics describe a man's longing for a connection with his loved one. Across the street, the river runs as life slips away in the gutter. The singer wants to exist in another place, running down under cover of a helicopter blade. The flames are getting higher in effigy, burning down the bridges of his memory. But love may still be alive somewhere someday, a hundred steel towns away where they're only downing deer. The rhythm of his heart is beating like a drum with the words "I love you" rolling off his tongue. He will never roam because he knows his place is home, where the ocean meets the sky, and he'll be sailing.
The song is about the power of love and the longing for connection, even in the face of adversity. The lyrics suggest that love is always present, even when it seems to be far away or difficult to find. The singer is determined to hold on to love and make it the center of his life. The imagery of running under cover of a helicopter blade and burning bridges adds to the sense of urgency and risk that comes with pursuing one's deepest desires.
Line by Line Meaning
Across the street the river runs
I am observing the flow of life from a distance, as if standing on the opposite side, watching it go by.
Down in the gutter life is slipping away
The troubled and rough path that some live in is draining their vital essence away.
Let me still exist in another place
I want to find a different reality or a new state of consciousness, away from the problems and challenges that surround me.
Running down under cover / Of a helicopter blade
I am running so fast to escape from reality that it feels as if the chopper blades are chasing me and I'm hiding underneath them.
The flames are getting higher / In effigy
Metaphorically, the flames of change and rebirth are growing stronger within me, as if a symbol of the old self is about to be burned in effigy.
Burning down the bridges of my memory
I am actively letting go of my past, my memories, my pains, and my prejudices - all the things that used to anchor me but now must be destroyed to make way for a new life.
Love may still alive / Somewhere someday / Where they're downing only deer / A hundred steel towns away
Despite the hardships and pain I'm currently feeling, I believe that love is still alive somewhere out there, perhaps in a distant, rural place where life is simpler.
Oh, rhythm of my heart / Is beating like a drum / With the words I love you / Rolling off my tongue / No never will I roam / For I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailing
My heart beats strongly and passionately, and I am unafraid to express my love to someone special. I am totally committed to them, and I know that wherever they are, that is where my true home is. I am happy to sail anywhere with them.
Photographs and kerosene / Light up my darkness / Light it up / Light it up
Memories (represented by photographs) and the potential for change (represented by kerosene) can light up the darkness of my current situation and give me hope for the future.
I can still feel the touch / Of your thin blue jeans / Running down the alley / I've got my eyes all over you, baby / Oh, baby
I remember every detail of the intimacy I had with someone special, and I'm always on the lookout for them. I'm nostalgic for those moments and longing for them again.
Oh, I've got lightning in my veins / Shifting like the handle / Of a slot machine / Love may still exist / In another place / I'm just yanking back the handle / No expression on my face
I feel something powerful and addictive coursing through my veins, like the thrill of gambling. I believe that love is still out there, but I don't show any emotions as I'm unsure if reality will meet my high expectations.
The rhythm of my heart / Is beating like a drum / With the words I love you rolling off my tongue / No never will I roam / For I know my place is home / Where the ocean meets the sky / I'll be sailing
I reiterate that my heart beats with passion for my love interest and that I will never leave them because that's where my true home is. I am embarking on a joyous journey with them, wherever it leads.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: MARC JORDAN, JOHN JOSEPH CAPEK
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@innet09
My dad passed away when in 1989 of cancer when he was 34 years old. My mom was left a single mom in a foreign country with me, age 3. After two years of grieving, raising me, and working 45 hours a week on her feet for min wage, she managed to save enough money to buy herself a brand new car, which happened to be a ‘91 Pontiac Sunbird. That summer she and I embarked on our first mother-daughter adventure, we drove 14 hours across the country in that car and this song was one of the number one songs of that summer. Every time I hear this song it brings a tear to my eye! Thanks Mom!
@keithgilbert915
Cheers my friend
@dove8722
💕
@chriscampbell3817
Cheers luv cheers 🍻
@hayden3422
Ride on darlin
@ceowulf7328
Beautiful, I hope you both found happiness
@davidgleba3832
For anyone who might be interested, this song is based on a well-known Scottish folk song, "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond", first published in 1841.
@kiltedkiller8178
true!
@jnadle1
Rocked up, thanks to Rod, nonetheless.
@roderickdavidstewart5200
Thanks for watching, liking and listening to my songs, Thanks for your love ♥️and moral support. I hope you have been well entertained over the years?