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)
She Makes Me Happy
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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She makes me happy when the clouds are gray
Every day like Christmas when she's in my house
She makes me happy and I wanna shout
Now it's funny old world, I never thought I could settle down
But then I met a woman gonna change my life around
Ah, the good Lord sent me down a little angel, I must change my ways
She makes me happy with her downtown style
She makes me happy with her crooked smile
I go to bed laughing and I wake up smiling
She makes me happy, she's driving me wild
I'm a stubborn kind a fella, never thought this could happen to me
I could smoke and drink and gamble just as I please
Now I'm working out daily and I'm watching my waistline
I'm rocking in paradise
When I get home there's a hot bath waiting
Glass of wine on the side
She makes me happy when the day is done
She makes me happy about the summer sun
We're getting closer and we're making plans
She makes me happy, I want to dance, oh, yeah
She makes me happy, can you understand
She makes me happy, I'm a reborn man
She showed me loving is a wonderful thing
She makes me happy, I wanna sing, sing, sing
She makes me happy, can you understand
She makes me happy, I'm a reborn man
Every day like Christmas when she's in my house
She makes me happy, yes she does
She makes me happy, she makes me happy, ah, yeah mmm
The lyrics of She Makes Me Happy by Rod Stewart speak to the transformative power of love in a person's life. The song hearkens to the idea that true love can make a person who was not ready to settle down, change their entire outlook on life. The singer of the song admits to being a restless person who liked to go out, smoke, drink, and gamble as he pleased. However, all that changes when he meets the woman who he refers to as his angel, and who makes him happy even on the coldest day.
The song's lyrics describe how being with her brightens his days, even when there are clouds in the sky. The singer describes her as a woman with a downtown style, with a crooked smile that leaves him happy and smiling all through the night. He speaks of how she has changed his life, made him watch his waistline, and work out daily. It is as though all that once mattered to him no longer does. He has found paradise in his love for her, and each day spent with his angel is like Christmas.
In conclusion, Rod Stewart's song She Makes Me Happy is an ode to the transformative power of love. It explores how being with someone who loves you can change a person's whole outlook on life, and even transform them into a better version of themselves than they ever thought possible.
Line by Line Meaning
She makes me happy on the coldest day
Her presence brings so much joy in my life that no matter how cold the day is, I feel content.
She makes me happy when the clouds are gray
Even on a dull and gloomy day when everything seems dull, she has the power to make me happy.
Every day like Christmas when she's in my house
When she's around, every moment feels special, like Christmas day.
She makes me happy and I wanna shout
Her love and presence fills me with such happiness that I want to shout it out to the world.
Now it's funny old world, I never thought I could settle down
I always thought I was a free spirit and could never settle down, but her love has changed my perspective.
But then I met a woman gonna change my life around
Meeting her has been a powerful turning point in my life, and she's changed me for the better.
Ah, the good Lord sent me down a little angel, I must change my ways
I feel like she's an angel sent directly by God, and my life has to change for the better because of her.
No more late nights out, we're on a boil, pissin' my life away
I used to spend my nights out, wasting my life but now I've changed and have a more meaningful life with her.
She makes me happy with her downtown style
Her style and personality bring such joy that I feel so happy when she's with me in the downtown area.
She makes me happy with her crooked smile
Even her smile, which isn't perfect, brings me immense happiness.
I go to bed laughing and I wake up smiling
Her love fills me up so much that I go to bed with laughter and wake up with a smile on my face.
She makes me happy, she's driving me wild
Her love is extremely passionate, driving me wild with happiness and joy.
I'm a stubborn kind a fella, never thought this could happen to me
I used to be stubborn and thought I couldn't change, but her love has made me realize how wrong I was.
I could smoke and drink and gamble just as I please
I used to indulge in reckless habits like smoking, drinking, and gambling, but now I've changed for the better.
Now I'm working out daily and I'm watching my waistline
Now that she's in my life, I'm taking much better care of my health and making positive changes.
I'm rocking in paradise
My life with her is so happy and perfect, I'm on cloud nine and feel like I'm in paradise.
When I get home there's a hot bath waiting
Even the simplest things she does, like drawing a hot bath for me when I come home, brings me immense happiness.
Glass of wine on the side
I feel so happy and content that even a small thing like a glass of wine by my side feels like a luxury.
She makes me happy when the day is done
Her love is so comforting that at the end of a long and tiring day, all I need is her and her love to feel happy.
She makes me happy about the summer sun
Her presence in my life adds so much joy that experiencing beautiful moments like the summer sun feels even more special now.
We're getting closer and we're making plans
I feel so happy and connected with her that we're making plans to spend our future together.
She makes me happy, I want to dance, oh, yeah
Her joy and love fill me up so much that I just feel like dancing with happiness and joy.
She makes me happy, can you understand
Her love brings me happiness beyond measure, one that is hard to understand until you feel it yourself.
She makes me happy, I'm a reborn man
Her love has had such a transformative power on me that I feel like a completely different person, reborn with love and happiness.
She showed me loving is a wonderful thing
Her love and presence in my life has taught me the true value and beauty of love, and how wonderful it can be.
She makes me happy, I wanna sing, sing, sing
Her love has me so elated that I just want to express my joy by singing with happiness and glee.
She makes me happy, yes she does
Her love is the sole reason for my happiness, and yes, she truly does make me happy beyond measure.
She makes me happy, she makes me happy, ah, yeah mmm
My life with her is so joyous and happy that it's hard to put my feelings into words. All I can say is, ah yeah, mmm.
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Fintage House Publishing
Written by: Rod Stewart, Charles Kentis, D Palmer, Donald Kirkpatrick, Conrad Korsch, P Warren
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sophie
Love this song
SuperMundita
Sigues siendo un genio de la música Rod!!! ..
Solismar Coelho😎
😎💪MUITO BOOOOOOM💪😎
marya camps
¡¡¡¡ FELICITACIONES ROD¡¡¡ TU VOZ ES UN BALSAMO PARA MIS OIDOS...GRACIAS TU ADMIRADORA DE SIEMPRE..
Chico Briocô
Todas musicas dele sao lindas.
Chris Ely
Love it, sir Rod! (You Make Me Happy!💙)
Gez Man
Ive never been a massive fan of Rod Stewart but i really love this tune
pinkypunk71
I love it! Rod, you make me happy!
XLDanceworks
I've always been able to take or leave Rod but I'm really impressed with this new album. This song is brilliant, can't stop listening to it. Well, this and It's Over. Two thumbs up.
testing4echo
Simple,sweet song. I love it!!!