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)
So Soon We Change
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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We were laughing like a couple of kids
Fun we had when first met
Ain't been around much since
Sharing every hour every day
Funny how time slips away
But there's no replacement, baby
When the good times fade away
Oh how soon we changed
Funny how soon we change
Oh how soon we changed
You remember Casey's bar
And Maxfields after dark
We were different people then
Inseparable never apart
But now the novelty is wearing thin
We spend most time arguing
It was all so easy then
It'll never be again
Oh how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
I thought I knew you inside out
But obviously I was wrong
Makes no difference what I say
We just don't get along
Face the facts it can never last
We're driffing apart real fast
I'd gladly give up everything
to start all over again
Oh how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
Funny how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
Funny how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
Oh how soon we changed
The lyrics to Rod Stewart's song "So Soon We Change" discuss the inevitable changes that occur throughout the course of relationships. Stewart begins by reminiscing about the early days of the relationship, where everything was new and exciting. However, as time progresses, things start to unravel, and the two individuals find themselves growing apart. They begin to argue and bicker, and what was once easy and effortless now feels like a struggle.
Stewart sings about how quickly things change, and how the people we once knew so well can become strangers to us. In the chorus, he repeats the line "funny how soon we change" as a sort of catchphrase that ties the entire song together. It's a poignant observation on the fragility of human relationships and how unpredictable they can be.
The last verse of the song is perhaps the most melancholy, as Stewart sings about how he thought he knew his partner inside out, but was proven wrong. He acknowledges that it doesn't matter what he says, they just can't seem to get along anymore. It's both a sad and relatable sentiment, as most people have experienced the same sort of relationship turmoil at some point in their lives.
Overall, "So Soon We Change" is a bittersweet reflection on the fleeting nature of love and how quickly things can go from good to bad. It's a reminder that relationships take work and that we should all cherish the good times while we can.
Line by Line Meaning
Seems like only yesterday
It feels like it wasn't that long ago.
We were laughing like a couple of kids
We were really happy together.
Fun we had when first met
When we first met, we had a lot of fun together.
Ain't been around much since
We haven't spent much time together lately.
Sharing every hour every day
We used to spend all our time together, every day.
Funny how time slips away
It's strange how time goes by so quickly.
But there's no replacement, baby
Nothing can take the place of the good times we had together.
When the good times fade away
When the happy times we shared are gone.
Oh how soon we changed
It's surprising how quickly things have changed between us.
You remember Casey's bar
Do you remember going to Casey's bar together?
And Maxfields after dark
And going to Maxfields late at night?
We were different people then
We were different and had a different relationship before.
Inseparable never apart
We were always together and never separated at that time.
But now the novelty is wearing thin
But now, the excitement of our relationship is fading away.
We spend most time arguing
We spend most of our time fighting.
It was all so easy then
Our relationship used to be easy and uncomplicated.
It'll never be again
Our relationship will never be the same again.
I thought I knew you inside out
I thought I understood you completely.
But obviously I was wrong
But I was clearly mistaken.
Makes no difference what I say
It doesn't matter what I say, we still can't get along.
We just don't get along
We have trouble getting along with each other.
Face the facts it can never last
We need to accept that our relationship can't last forever.
We're driffing apart real fast
We're growing further apart quickly.
I'd gladly give up everything
I would be willing to give up anything I have to start over with you.
to start all over again
To begin our relationship anew.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: PHIL CHEN, JIM CREGAN, GARY GRAINGER, KEVIN SAVIGAR, ROD STEWART
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