Ronnie was raised in a musical family. His older brothers, Art and Ted, were active in the skiffle & traditional jazz scenes.
Ronnie has been in The Rolling Stones since 1975. He previously was a songwriter and backing musician with Rod Stewart when both were in 1970s rock group the Faces.
Wood met Stewart when they were employed in the Jeff Beck Group in the late 1960s. Prior to that Wood had been in bands in the London mod scene: The Birds, who dissolved in 1966, and - very briefly - The Creation.
Wood is an accomplished artist (painter), he collaborated on numerous all-star musical projects and recorded several solo studio and live albums. His autobiography, entitled Ronnie, was published in 2007.
As a solo recording artist Ronnie Wood is a particularly tricky case when it comes to Last.fm stats. On the sleeves of two of his studio solo albums from the 1970s his name is Ron Wood. However, since 1980 he has put out all of his albums as Ronnie Wood.
Act Together
Ron Wood Lyrics
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You're looking good
Can't begin to tell how much I've missed you
I wish I could
But I like what you're wearing for me
And I could do things for a little bit of your sympathy
Don't expect for it to last forever
But it sure beats talking 'bout the weather
It surely does
And I like what you're singing to me
But it's better with a little bit of harmony
We should try to get our love together
Once in a while, put ourselves together
It's looking good, let's get our shit together
Sure won't hurt you now (sure won't hurt you now)
Sure won't hurt you now to try
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
Well it's been a long time since I've seen you,
You're looking good
Can't begin to tell how much I've missed you
I wish I could
But I like what you're wearing for me
And I could/can do things for a little bit of your sympathy
We should try to get our love together
Once in a while, put ourselves together
It's looking good, let's get our shit together
Sure won't hurt you now (sure won't hurt you now)
Sure won't hurt you now to try
Why don't we try to get our love together
Once in a while, let's get our act together
Why don't we try to get our love together
Once in a while, get our shit together
(once in a while, once in a while, together, together)
Why don't you try (why don't we try, why don't we try) together
Once in a while (once in a while, once in a while) together, together
Why don't we try (why don't we try, why don't we try)
Together together
Once in a while let's get our shit together
Why don't we try
The song "Act Together" by Ron Wood speaks about rekindling a relationship and making an effort to get things back on track. The singer acknowledges that it has been a long time since he has seen the person he is addressing and appreciates their appearance. He also admits to missing them and wanting their sympathy.
The chorus urges both parties to work on getting their love together and putting themselves and their act together. The singer suggests that it is better to do this than to talk aimlessly about the weather. He highlights how good it is to hear the other person sing harmoniously but believes that some work needs to be done to bring their love together.
The song highlights the importance of not letting the relationship slide and taking steps to ensure that it does not end. The lyrics encourage both parties to make an effort and embrace the good things about each other to make the relationship work.
Line by Line Meaning
Well it's been a long time since I've seen you,
It's been a long time since we last met.
You're looking good
You still look good.
Can't begin to tell how much I've missed you
I can't express how much I missed you.
I wish I could
I really wish I could.
But I like what you're wearing for me
I like what you chose to wear for me.
And I could do things for a little bit of your sympathy
I would do some things for you if you could just show me some sympathy.
Don't expect for it to last forever
Don't expect this good thing to last forever.
It never does
It never lasts forever.
But it sure beats talking 'bout the weather
This is better than small talk.
And I like what you're singing to me
I like the song you're singing to me.
But it's better with a little bit of harmony
It will sound better if we sing this song together.
We should try to get our love together
Let's make an effort to improve our relationship.
Once in a while, put ourselves together
Let's get ourselves together sometimes.
It's looking good, let's get our shit together
This is going well, let's get our lives in order.
Sure won't hurt you now (sure won't hurt you now)
It won't hurt to do it now.
Sure won't hurt you now to try
It's worth trying now.
Why don't we try to get our love together
Can we please try to improve our relationship?
Once in a while, put ourselves together
Let's make an effort to get ourselves together sometimes.
Once in a while, get our shit together
Let's get our lives in order sometimes.
(once in a while, once in a while, together, together)
(sometimes, together)
Why don't you try (why don't we try, why don't we try) together
Can we please try together?
Once in a while (once in a while, once in a while) together, together
Can we try to get ourselves together sometimes?
Why don't we try (why don't we try, why don't we try)
Can we please try?
Together together
Let's do this together.
Once in a while let's get our shit together
Let's make an effort to get our lives in order sometimes.
Why don't we try
Can we please try?
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER
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