Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop… Read Full Bio ↴Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart is among the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 250 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top ten singles in the UK, six of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top ten singles in the US, with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. He was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music and charity.

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.

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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)

To Love Somebody
Rod Stewart Lyrics

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There's a light
A certain kind of light
That never shone on me
I want my life to be lived with you
Lived with you
There's a way everybody say
To do each and every little thing
But what does it bring

If I ain't got you, ain't got?

You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like

To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

In my brain
I see your face again
I know my frame of mind
You ain't got to be so blind
And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
I'm a man
Can't you see what I am?
I live and I breathe for you
But what good does it do
If I ain't got you, ain't got?

You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like

To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

You don't know what it's like, baby
You don't know what it's like

To love somebody
To love somebody
The way I love you

You don't know what it's like, baby

You don't know what it's like
To love somebody

Overall Meaning

In "To Love Somebody," Rod Stewart sings about an unrequited love, expressing his longing for someone he deeply cares about. The song starts with the lines "There's a light, a certain kind of light, that never shone on me. I want my life to be lived with you." These lyrics indicate that there is a missing piece in his life and he feels incomplete without the person he loves. Rod Stewart wants to live his life with this special person and feels like without them, he is not really living at all.

As the song proceeds, Rod Stewart talks about how there is a way for everyone to do things, but it doesn't mean anything if he doesn't have the person he loves with him. He is willing to do anything for this person and lives and breathes for them, but all his efforts are in vain if he doesn't have the love of his life by his side. The chorus of the song is repeated throughout the song, with Rod Stewart repeatedly telling the person he loves that "You don't know what it's like, baby, to love somebody the way I love you." Here, he is pleading with them to know and understand the depth of his love for them, which they don't seem to acknowledge or reciprocate.

In the second verse, the lyrics emphasize Rod Stewart's blindness to everything else except his love for his special someone. He is so deeply in love that he cannot see anything else in the world, and it's this overwhelming feeling that makes him want to be with them all the time. The final chorus repeats the same message, as he tells them that they don't know what it's like to love somebody the way he loves them.

Line by Line Meaning

There's a light
There's a certain feeling of hope and love

A certain kind of light
A specific feeling of hope and love that is constant

That never shone on me
I have yet to experience this feeling

I want my life to be lived with you
I desire for you to be a part of my life

Lived with you
To share my life experiences with you

There's a way everybody say
People believe there is a right way to do things

To do each and every little thing
To do every task and activity

But what does it bring
But what does following this way bring me?

If I ain't got you, ain't got?
Without you, what's the point?

You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot understand my emotions

To love somebody
To have intense feelings of love towards someone

The way I love you
The way I feel towards you is indescribable

In my brain
In my mind

I see your face again
I frequently think of you

I know my frame of mind
I understand my mental state

You ain't got to be so blind
You don't have to ignore my feelings

And I'm blind, so, so, so blind
I am unaware of anything else but my love towards you

I'm a man
I am a human being with emotions

Can't you see what I am?
Can't you recognize my love for you?

I live and I breathe for you
You are the reason for my existence

But what good does it do
But what is the point of living without you?

You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot understand my emotions

You don't know what it's like
You cannot understand my emotions

To love somebody
To have intense feelings of love towards someone

The way I love you
The way I feel towards you is indescribable

You don't know what it's like, baby
You cannot understand my emotions

You don't know what it's like
You cannot understand my emotions

To love somebody
To have intense feelings of love towards someone

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BARRY GIBB, ROBIN HUGH GIBB, MAURICR GIBB

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