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)
Who’s Gonna Take Me Home
Rod Stewart Lyrics
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My corduroy suit and me bottle of wine
There were women wall to wall
It's Saturday night and i wanted them all
Everyone
Sidled up for a dance
I tried a new step and fell in the plants
It wasn't as funny as i would've hoped
Nobody told me she was the daughter
Of the mayor
I was so embarrassed, i just wished the
Ground would swallow me up
Accidentally my elbow hit the record player
The rock 'n' roll stopped
And everybody just stared
(oh no)
Who's gonna take me home
I'm tired and i want to go to bed
Who's gonna take me home
This party's gone right to my head
I didn't worry, not me
Panic ain't in my vocabulary
Smashed beyond reproach
Suddenly i wanted to take off my clothes
All hell broke loose
I started to take off my trousers and shoes
And so i tried to look cool
I stepped back and fell in the pool
The hostess helped me out
And asked for my dismissal
I said i was sorry, but i've been
Under so much pressure
Just lately, baby
I felt as popular as a russian guided missile
The last thing i remember, i left with a girl
On a motor bike
That weighed three hundred pounds and
What's wrong with that
Who's gonna take me home
I'm tired and i want to go to bed
Who's gonna take me home
This party's gone right to my head
To my head
I woke up on the floor
Still in my suit and she told me i snored
I never felt so cheap
I had a good laugh at the size of her feet
Holy Moises, i don't like this single living
I think I'll find me a nice local girl and
Settle on down, now
With a home and a garden
And a nature quite forgiving
Then again maybe I'll just hang around
Who's gonna take me home
I'm tired and i want to go to bed, right now
Who's gonna take me home
This party's gone right to my head
To my head
Now who's gonna take me home
Hey Brian could you give me a lift 'cause i don't live
Too far from you, boy
Mary common I've known you so long please give
Me a lift home, oh common
Jim oh common boys would you just
Give me a lift home
I don't live too far from here and I'm so tired
The lyrics of Rod Stewart's song "Who’s Gonna Take Me Home" describe a Saturday night party that has gone wrong for the singer of the song. He arrives at the party with his corduroy suit and a bottle of wine, hoping to have a good time with the women. However, his attempts to impress with his dance moves and jokes fall flat, and he embarrasses himself by accidentally hitting the record player with his elbow. After a series of embarrassing incidents, he finds himself drunk and contemplating his single life, longing for someone to take him home.
The lyrics of "Who’s Gonna Take Me Home" can be interpreted as a reflection of the fleeting nature of fleeting pleasures and the desire for deeper connections. The singer's attempts to impress and seduce the women at the party are ultimately unsuccessful, leaving him feeling empty and alone. In the end, he longs for a deeper connection with someone who will take care of him and provide him with a home.
Overall, "Who’s Gonna Take Me Home" is a witty and self-deprecating song that captures the humor and pathos of a lonely Saturday night. Its catchy chorus and memorable lyrics make it a classic of Rod Stewart's repertoire.
Line by Line Meaning
Well i arrived on time
I arrived at the party on time
My corduroy suit and me bottle of wine
I was wearing my corduroy suit and carrying a bottle of wine
There were women wall to wall
The party was full of women
It's Saturday night and i wanted them all
It was a Saturday night and I wanted to meet all the women
Everyone sidled up for a dance
Everyone came up close to me for a dance
I tried a new step and fell in the plants
I tried a new dance step and fell into some plants
I told a joke, about the pope
I told a joke about the Pope
It wasn't as funny as i would've hoped
The joke did not get the reaction that I expected
Nobody told me she was the daughter of the mayor
I was not informed that the woman I was talking to was the mayor's daughter
I was so embarrassed, i just wished the Ground would swallow me up
I was extremely embarrassed and wished that the ground would open up and swallow me
Accidentally my elbow hit the record player
I accidentally hit the record player with my elbow
The rock 'n' roll stopped
The music stopped playing
And everybody just stared (oh no)
Everyone was staring at me
Who's gonna take me home
Who will give me a ride home
I'm tired and i want to go to bed
I am tired and want to go to sleep
This party's gone right to my head
I am feeling the effects of the party (drunk)
I didn't worry, not me
I was not worried
Panic ain't in my vocabulary
I do not panic
Smashed beyond reproach
I was extremely drunk
Suddenly i wanted to take off my clothes
I suddenly felt the urge to remove my clothes
All hell broke loose
Things got chaotic
I started to take off my trousers and shoes
I began to remove my pants and shoes
And so i tried to look cool
I tried to act cool
I stepped back and fell in the pool
I fell into the pool while trying to act cool
The hostess helped me out
The woman hosting the party helped me out of the pool
And asked for my dismissal
She asked me to leave the party
I said i was sorry, but i've been Under so much pressure
I apologized and explained that I have been under a lot of stress
Just lately, baby
Recently
I felt as popular as a russian guided missile
I felt very popular
The last thing i remember, i left with a girl On a motor bike
The last thing I remember is leaving the party on a motorcycle with a woman
That weighed three hundred pounds and What's wrong with that
The woman I left with weighed 300 pounds but I did not care
I woke up on the floor
I woke up lying on the floor
Still in my suit and she told me i snored
I was still wearing my suit and the woman told me that I snored
I never felt so cheap
I felt very cheap
I had a good laugh at the size of her feet
I found the size of her feet funny and laughed
Holy Moises, i don't like this single living
I do not like being single
I think I'll find me a nice local girl and Settle on down now
I am considering finding a nice local girl and settling down
With a home and a garden And a nature quite forgiving
I want to have a home with a garden and a forgiving nature
Then again maybe I'll just hang around
But then again, I might continue to party
Hey Brian could you give me a lift 'cause i don't live Too far from you, boy Mary common I've known you so long please give Me a lift home, oh common Jim oh common boys would you just Give me a lift home I don't live too far from here and I'm so tired
I asked my friends Brian, Mary and Jim to give me a ride home because I am tired and do not live far away
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: KEVIN STUART JAMES SAVIGAR, ROD STEWART, JAY L. DAVIS, TONY BROCK
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