Steve Forde was born in the regional farming centre of Cowra in 1977.
Read Full Bio ↴Steve Forde was born in the regional farming centre of Cowra in 1977.

His parents were battlers with a dream of one day rising from the dust and hard work they endured to owning their own property and sinking deep, long-lasting roots. It was to this end that young Steve spent most of his early childhood moving from town to town across NSW with his family. Where there was good work to be had, that's where the family would go. It was in these early years that simple life philosophies were deeply ingrained into this young man.

Discipline, hard work and the pursuit of ones dream were the life food served at the Forde's table.

Today Steve Forde is a farmer and landowner in his own right.

He is a singer, a songwriter and a serious touring country star. Although retired now, Steve was a successful bull rider and bareback bronc rider. What ever Steve sets out to do, he does it well and still today draws heavily on his family's ethos of: "Hard Work, Long Days, Hard Work, Hard Play".

Steve Forde is the real deal, make no mistake.

Moving to the South Coast, the rawboned 18 year old with fire in his belly joined his first band and tasted the life of a touring country musician, the late nights, the poor money, the long miles but he was loving it and knew this was something he wanted to do. It was also during this time that like all young, developing sensible, sensitive artists Steve decided that Bull riding looked like a good idea and a heap of fun and so without care or concern to his guitar hands or the rest of his body he climbed on his first angry beast and away he went. As a rising rodeo, singing star, overseas travel appeared on the young mans horizon and in 1998 he boldly said goodbye to the farm and his band and headed to the USA for a bit of a look. Landing in Texas, he did as you do and bought himself a whopping, great, clunky heap of '63 Dodge Polara, filled her up with fuel, checked the oil and set himself loose on the highways and open roads of the USA. Steve lucked into some top blokes, now good mates in Texas and joined their band playing country music and doing the fabled American miles through Colorado, South Dakota and into Canada. When the gigs were lean the young Aussie Bloke from Cowra could be found working in bars, building fences or riding bareback broncos in Lubbock Texas making a name for himself as fearless, tough or just that crazy Aussie guy.

Sadly, tragedy stuck Steve when his traveling mate from Brisbane broke his back riding bareback and had to be flown home to Australia leaving Steve concerned for his mate's welfare but also now short of a traveling companion and his rodeo buddy. That old Dodge was dying, blowing black smoke and money was tight but Steve made it to Kansas in search of Dorothy, but she was long gone so took up a contract harvesting corn instead. Cashed up again and armed with his guitar and a kit bag full of new songs Steve headed off to Nebraska.

On the way the old Dodge dropped its gearbox, curled up its toes and died. Like Woody Guthrie in the dustbowl and a long way from home Steve hitched a ride to Missouri where he met a bloke in a bar heading to a rodeo in Franklin, Tennessee. Steve took another lift to the rodeo and chanced his luck on winning some much-needed money.

A smashed thumb later, a lot of pain and some impressive Australian colloquialisms Steve headed back to Nashville where he was introduced to songwriter Dan Roberts. (Beaches of Cheyenne, The Old Stuff, The Fever, Dan also toured as opener for Garth Brooks for two years.) Hitting it off well with Dan he moved in for a time and had the pleasure of playing songs and working on new material with this wonderful writer and friend.

Steve headed back to Australia when he heard that his father needed help on the farm and he went to work head down bum up on the land only to disappear on weekends to compete in rodeo's around the country.

He bought his farm, near Grenfell and set about getting it cleaned up, stocked up and productive while still helping his father on his farm and finding time to getaway riding broncos.

In 2000 Steve started his band and a new day was upon the busy boy. The band started playing small shows throughout their immediate area, then moved on to Tamworth and then again onto the national Rodeo Circuit, people were talking and the talk was all good.

Steve Forde had arrived.

Enthused by the great response the band was getting Steve sent some demos to Nashville producer Mark Moseley who liked what he heard and contacted Steve and they set about recording the debut album.

Steve Forde's debut album "Livin' Right" was released in May 2002. The first film clip Rodeo Freak was released on the back of the successful debut.

The album continued to build momentum and attract both recognition and accolades including two Golden Guitar nominations at the Tamworth 2003 awards and the second single "What I'm talking about" spending twenty-six weeks in the CMC top twenty.

Overdrive is a good word for what happened next, with the release of "Livin' Right" and successful subsequent tours Steve decided the music was where his heart was and with consultation with his family, his younger brother took over running the farms so Steve could go hard on his rapidly rising popularity.

"Wild Ride" (album two) was again recorded in Nashville in December 2003 with Mark Moseley although this time Steve co-produced the recording process as well as penning all of the tracks. The first single "The Letter" was released and promptly entered the CMC charts in the top ten and it stayed in the No.1 position for three weeks.

"Wild Ride" (VES0001) which was released on July 15 2004, contains a bonus CD enhanced version of CMC's No.1 video clip, The Letter.

So climb on, hang on, close your eyes, and grit your teeth because we are all in for a wild ride.

Another Man
Steve Forde Lyrics

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Chance are you won't find me
Shinin' on the movie screen
Stepping out of some limousine
On the red carpet with a beauty queen
I may never have a billboard top ten hit
A party at Hugh's with the playboy chicks
But that alright cause I'll admit that I am

A little more country than you're use too
A little more cowboy than the next dude
I may get a little wild and crazy sometimes
And drink more than I should do
But I try my best though I'm different I guess
Some folks won't understand
When it's all said and done
I'm just another man

There's a lot of things I won't do
But one day maybe
I'll do a duet with kid rock or slim shady
Tell the world how their crazy
This hayseed os facing the basic amazing
Truth that I believe that the coolest things of seen
In Pammy's double D's in a dirty magazine
That's just being me
And one think I know it that I'm probably

A little more country than you're use too
A little more cowboy than the next dude
I may get a little wild and crazy sometimes
And drink more than I should do
But I try my best though I'm different I guess

Some folks won't understand
When it's all said and done

Overall Meaning

Steve Forde's song "Another Man" is about being unapologetically oneself in the face of societal pressure to conform. The lyrics convey the idea that the singer, while not conforming to pop culture norms, is content with being "just another man" who is comfortable in his own skin. The song opens with the singer acknowledging that he is not likely to be a Hollywood superstar living a glamorous life, but is instead more comfortable with his identity as a country boy. The lyrics also touch on the idea that the singer may not be understood by everyone but is okay with that fact. Ultimately, the song is an anthem for self-acceptance and contentment.

Line by Line Meaning

Chance are you won't find me
The probability of finding me in the spotlight is low

Shinin' on the movie screen
No chance of appearing in a movie like a star

Stepping out of some limousine
Not arriving in a fancy vehicle or style

On the red carpet with a beauty queen
Not walking the red carpet with a beautiful woman

I may never have a billboard top ten hit
Earning a spot on the top ten billboard might not happen for me

A party at Hugh's with the playboy chicks
No chance of attending a party with playboy bunnies

But that alright cause I'll admit that I am
Despite that, it's okay because I can acknowledge that I am who I am

A little more country than you're use too
I'm a bit too country for some people's liking

A little more cowboy than the next dude
I have a bit more cowboy in me than the average person

I may get a little wild and crazy sometimes
I tend to have my moments of going wild and crazy

And drink more than I should do
I have a tendency to drink a bit more than I probably should

But I try my best though I'm different I guess
But regardless, I do my best even if I differ from the norm

Some folks won't understand
Some people might not comprehend my ways

When it's all said and done
At the end of the day

I'm just another man
I'm just an ordinary guy like anyone else

There's a lot of things I won't do
There are certain things that I won't partake in

But one day maybe
But maybe someday in the future

I'll do a duet with kid rock or slim shady
I might collaborate with Kid Rock or Slim Shady

Tell the world how their crazy
Together we'll showcase how wild we can be

This hayseed os facing the basic amazing
To others it may appear odd or peculiar that a country boy would work alongside popular urban artists, but it's quite amazing

Truth that I believe that the coolest things of seen
In my opinion, the coolest things I've ever seen

In Pammy's double D's in a dirty magazine
Are Pam Anderson's large breasts in a magazine

That's just being me
That kind of stuff reflects who I am

And one think I know it that I'm probably
One thing I'm certain of is that I'm possibly