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)
S'Wonderful
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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That you thrill me through, with a tender pash,
When you said you care, 'magine my emoshe
I swore then and there, permanent devoshe,
You made all other men seem blah
Just you alone filled me with ahh
'S wonderful, 's marvellous
'S awful nice, 's paradise,
'S what I love to see.
You've made my life so glamorous,
You can't blame me for feeling amorous!
Oh 's wonderful, 's marvellous,
That you should care for me!
'S magnifique, 's what I seek
You should care for me.
'S elegant, 's what I want,
'S what I love to see.
My dear, it's four leaved clover time,
From now on my heart's working overtime,
'S exceptional, 's no bagatelle,
That you should care for
That you should care for
That you should care for me
The lyrics to Rod Stewart's song "S'Wonderful" express the singer's joy and adoration for his partner. He describes how much she thrills him with her tender affection, and how when she said she cares for him, he was filled with emotion and a sense of permanent devotion. The singer believes that his partner is the epitome of all that is good in men, and he feels lucky that she cares for him. The lyrics convey a deep sense of love and appreciation for the singer's partner, and the happiness that she brings into his life.
The chorus of the song celebrates the joy that comes from being loved and cared for by someone. The singer uses words like "marvellous", "wonderful", "nice", and "paradise" to describe the paradise-like feeling that he has when he is with his partner. He feels that his life is glamorous, and that he cannot help but feel amorous towards his partner.
Overall, the lyrics to "S'Wonderful" are a celebration of the joy that comes from being loved and cared for by someone special. The lyrics are filled with happiness and optimism, and they convey a sense of gratitude for the love that the singer has found.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't mind telling you, in my humble fash
I don't mind confessing to you, in my own modest way
That you thrill me through, with a tender pash,
You excite me deeply, with a gentle kiss,
When you said you care, 'magine my emoshe
When you said you care, imagine my emotions,
I swore then and there, permanent devoshe,
I pledged then and there, permanent devotion,
You made all other men seem blah
You made all other men seem uninteresting,
Just you alone filled me with ahh
Only you could fill me with such joy,
'S wonderful, 's marvellous
It's wonderful, it's marvelous,
You should care for me!
You should care for me!
'S awful nice, 's paradise,
It's terribly nice, it's paradise,
'S what I love to see.
It's what I love to see.
You've made my life so glamorous,
You've made my life so glamorous,
You can't blame me for feeling amorous!
You can't blame me for feeling amorous!
Oh 's wonderful, 's marvellous,
Oh it's wonderful, it's marvelous,
That you should care for me!
That you should care for me!
'S magnifique, 's what I seek
It's magnificent, it's what I seek,
You should care for me.
You should care for me.
'S elegant, 's what I want,
It's elegant, it's what I want,
'S what I love to see.
It's what I love to see.
My dear, it's four leaved clover time,
My dear, it's lucky time,
From now on my heart's working overtime,
From now on my heart is working very hard,
'S exceptional, 's no bagatelle,
It's exceptional, it's not a trivial matter,
That you should care for
That you should care for,
That you should care for
That you should care for,
That you should care for me
That you should care for me
Lyrics Ā© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: IRVING LORENZO, JEFFREY ATKINS, KENDRED SMITH, ROBERT S. KELLY
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