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)
Stay With Me
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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Don't say you love me
Cause I'll only kick you out of the door
I know your name is Rita
Cause your perfume smelling sweeter
Since when I saw you down on the floor
Guitar
Won't need to much persuading
But with a face like that
You got nothing to laugh about
Red lips hair and fingernails
I hear your a mean old jezabel
Lets go up stairs and read my tarot cards
Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me
Stay with me
Stay with me
For tonight you better stay with me
So in the morning
Please don't say you love me
Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door
Yea I'll pay your cab fare home
You can even use my best colonge
Just don't be here in the morning when I wake up
Stay with me
Stay with me
Cause tonight you better stay with me
Sit down, get up, get down
Stay with me
Stay with me
Cause tonight your going stay with me
Hey, what's your name again
Oh no, get down, wooo
Rod Stewart's 1971 hit song Stay With Me is a rock classic that embodies the spirit of the 70s with its catchy guitar riffs, lively drumming, and raw, gritty vocals. The lyrics themselves are a testament to the rockstar lifestyle of the era, with their focus on casual sex, booze-fueled parties, and a general sense of debauchery. The song begins with the singer warning his lover not to fall in love with him because he's only interested in a one-night stand. He describes her appearance in detail, praising her beauty but also calling her a "jezebel," reinforcing the idea that this encounter is purely physical. The second verse offers more of the same, with the singer inviting his lover up to his room to have her tarot cards read. The famous chorus repeats multiple times, with the singer imploring his lover to stay with him for the night.
Line by Line Meaning
In the morning
At the start of a new day
Don't say you love me
Please do not express your feelings of love for me
Cause I'll only kick you out of the door
As if you only stayed back for one night with me, it does not mean that we have any kind of attachment
I know your name is Rita
I remember and know that your name is Rita
Cause your perfume smelling sweeter
Your fragrance is quite appealing and attractive
Since when I saw you down on the floor
From the moment I saw you dancing on the floor
Guitar
Instrumental music piece in the background
Won't need too much persuading
I am already convinced and do not require many convincing efforts
I don't mean to sound degrading
I do not want to sound disrespectful or offensive
But with a face like that
You are extremely pretty and beautiful
You got nothing to laugh about
You have no reason to be unhappy or dissatisfied
Red lips hair and fingernails
Your appearance, characterized by your red lips, hair, and fingernails
I hear your a mean old jezabel
I hear that you can be naughty or impish
Lets go up stairs and read my tarot cards
How about we get intimate and know each other better, by indulging in some tarot card reading upstairs?
Stay with me
Please spend the night with me
For tonight you better stay with me
It would be better if you could stay with me only for tonight
So in the morning
At the dawn of the next day
Please don't say you love me
Kindly refrain from expressing your love towards me
Cause you know I'll only kick you out the door
Because, otherwise, I would end up throwing you out of the house
Yea I'll pay your cab fare home
I'll arrange and pay for your taxi ride back home
You can even use my best colonge
You can feel free to use my best fragrance
Just don't be here in the morning when I wake up
I would prefer if you could leave before I wake up in the morning
Sit down, get up, get down
Instructions for dancing, alternating between sitting down and standing up
Hey, what's your name again
Excusable question to accurately remember someone's name
Oh no, get down, wooo
Instructions to get into a dancing mood and start grooving
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
Written by: DAVE DAY, DEREK JOHN HOLT
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