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)
September in the Rain
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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Remember in September in the rain
The Sun went out just like a dying ember
That September in the rain
To every word of love I heard you whisper (I heard you whisper)
The raindrops seemed to play our sweet refrain
Though spring is here to me it's still September
To every word of love I heard you whisper
The raindrops seemed to play our sweet refrain
Though spring is here to me it is still September
That September in the rain
That September that brought the pain
That September in the rain
In Rod Stewart's song "September In The Rain," he reminisces about a past love that he had spent a magical September with. The song begins with the imagery of falling leaves, symbolizing the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The singer then mentions how the sun went out like a dying ember, a metaphor for their relationship coming to an end. However, despite the sadness, the singer remembers how every word of love their partner whispered to him was like a sweet refrain, the raindrops playing along in the background. The chorus emphasizes that to him, even though spring is here, it's still September to him, suggesting that he can't move on from the memories of that time with his partner. The final line, "That September that brought the pain," reinforces the idea of the bittersweet memories of their past love.
Line by Line Meaning
The leaves of brown came tumbling down
Autumn had arrived and the leaves were falling
Remember in September in the rain
Reflecting on a past memory that happened during a rainy September
The Sun went out just like a dying ember
The weather was gloomy and it felt like the end of something
That September in the rain
Referring to the specific time of the memory - September when it was raining
To every word of love I heard you whisper (I heard you whisper)
Recalling a time of being in love and hearing sweet words whispered
The raindrops seemed to play our sweet refrain
The raindrops served as a background melody to the romantic experience
Though spring is here to me it's still September
Despite time having passed, the memory of that September still feels fresh and vivid
Ooh, that September in the rain
Expressing nostalgia for the romantic experience that happened during that rainy September
That September that brought the pain
Acknowledging that although the memory was beautiful, it was still a chapter that has ended, and the pain is now present due to that loss
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Harry Warren, Al Dubin
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(Ukrainian version):
Пожовклий ліг
Листок до ніг
І просить
У ту осінь,
У той дощ.
Коли зійшло
Сонце - й було
Мов згасле.
Я нещасним
Був в той день.
При кожнім слові
Із любові
Твоєї
Краплин дощу
Щоразу чув
Приспів.
Хоча весна,
Але вона
Для мене
О, напів осінь,
Й дощ напів.
(інтерлюдія)
При кожнім слові
Із любові
Твоєї
Краплин дощу
Щоразу чув
Приспів.
Хоча весна,
Але вона
Для мене
Напів осінь,
Й дощ напів.
Напів осінь й дощ напів
Напів осінь й дощ напів
Напів осінь й дощ напів
Напів осінь й дощ напів
@dianabeurman364
My favorite version of this song!
@leahgranil3309
He's a great performer, my favorite singer.
@maureen1938
GORGEOUS........Love this version of this beautiful song.
@flatop47
Thanks For Looking
@jennifersamuel8745
When songs really have lyrical content. I love this.
@Oldradar1
Excellent!!!!
@Ddemellodidi
Love this version
@paulhanna5093
Another great job on a wonderful song by Rod... but kudos to the production on this gem ... and on so many of rye other songs in this series.
@Allan-yv8ry
I am on a path with leaves everywhere...now a bench... I am waiting
@robertgermaux
Don't mind about a bit of rain with a song like that one! Robert