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)
To Love Somebody [w/ Booker T. & The MG
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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A certain kind a' light
That never shone on me.
I want my life to be, to live with you.
To live with you.
And there's a way, ev'rybody says,
To do each and ev'ry little thing.
But what does it mean
'Cause you don't know what it's like
You don't know what it's like
To love somebody,
To love somebody
The way I love you.
If I pray
I see your face again;
But I know not where to find
You ain't got to be so blind
I'm blind, so very very blind
I'm a man,
Can't you see what I am?
I move heaven and earth for you
But what does this man do
If he ain't got you, if he ain't got you?
'cause 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, I love you, I love you
'cause 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, I love you, I love you, ha
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
Oh baby
You don't know what it's like
You never never know what it's like
To love somebody,
To love somebody
The way I love you, I love you, I love you
Yeah
You never, never know what it's like,
Honey
Ooh baby
I love ya, I love ya, I love ya
God almighty, I love ya
In the song "To Love Somebody" by Rod Stewart, there is a certain kind of light that has never shone on him before. He wants to live his life with the person he loves, but what does it all mean if he doesn't have that person by his side? Rod is blind to everything else around him, he can only focus on the love that he has for this person, and even though everyone else says there is a way to do everything and anything, it is all meaningless without the person he loves.
Rod sings that the person he loves will never know what it is like to love someone the way he loves them, and he prays to see their face again. He moves heaven and earth for them, but what does it mean if he doesn't have them by his side? He sings passionately and with a deep sense of desire, wanting his love to be returned. It is a song of longing and passion, with Rod pleading for this person to see how deeply he loves them.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a light,
There exists a particular kind of light
A certain kind a' light
A distinctive and peculiar type of light
That never shone on me.
I have never experienced this light before
I want my life to be, to live with you.
All I want from my life is to spend it living together with you
To live with you.
Living a life with you is what I desire the most
And there's a way, ev'rybody says,
People say there exists a manner to get everything done
To do each and ev'ry little thing.
There is a certain way to do every small task
But what does it mean
However, this method is useless
If I ain't got you, if ain't got you?
When I don't have you in my life?
'Cause you don't know what it's like
You can never comprehend what the feeling is like
You don't know what it's like
This is an experience you're unaware of
To love somebody,
To love someone with immense affection
To love somebody
To have a selfless emotional attachment with someone
The way I love you.
The level of my utmost love for you
If I pray
Every time I pray
I see your face again;
I can see your lovely face one more time
But I know not where to find
I am unsure where to find you
You ain't got to be so blind
You need to be more aware of my innermost feelings
I'm blind, so very very blind
I am emotionally ignorant of what's going on around me
I'm a man,
I am an adult human
Can't you see what I am?
Aren't you aware of my identity?
I move heaven and earth for you
I am willing to do anything to make you happy
But what does this man do
However, despite many efforts
If he ain't got you, if he ain't got you?
What's the use if I can't have you in my life?
'cause you don't know what it's like, baby,
Because you are unaware of how it feels, babe
'cause you don't know what it's like
As you have no idea how it feels
To love somebody,
To have deep passionate love for someone
To love somebody
To feel affection towards someone
The way I love you, I love you, I love you
My love for you is so deep that I can't express it enough
Ooh yeah
A vocal expression of excitement
Ooh yeah
An enthusiastic exclamation
Oh baby
A term of endearment or affection for my lover
You never never know what it's like
You can never imagine how the feeling is
To love somebody,
To have a strong emotional attachment with someone
To love somebody
To have a selfless emotional attachment with somebody
The way I love you, I love you, I love you
My love for you is endless, I love you much more than words can express
Yeah
An expression of agreement, acknowledgment or affirmation
You never, never know what it's like,
You cannot fathom the feeling of that love
Honey
A term of endearment
Ooh baby
A sound of elation or joy
I love ya, I love ya, I love ya
I have immeasurable love for you, can't stop loving you
God almighty, I love ya
Conveying the depth of the love for the particular person
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BARRY GIBB, ROBIN HUGH GIBB
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