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.

Crazy Love
Steve Forde Lyrics

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I was the last one expected to be,
taking anything so seriously,
my friends will tell you girl,
they coudnt believe,
how you could make a one woman man out of me.

I'm glad i found that someone
whos meant to be my loved one,

always there by my side,
someone to laugh and play with
someone that i can stay with
for the rest of my life

We got a,
Crazy love
the kind of love you see up on the movie screen
we got a
crazy love
and all that ive got you and baby you got a me,

everytime we go out somewhere
there's a feeling were the only ones there
not matter how i try girl i coudnt explain
i get chills at the sound of your name

I'm glad i found that someone
whos meant to be my loved one,
always there by my side,
someone to laugh and play with
someone that i can stay with
for the rest of my life

We got a,
Crazy love
the kind of love you see up on the movie screen
we got a
crazy love
and all that ive got you and baby you got a me,

Crazy love
the kind of love that will go down in history,
crazy love
and all that ive got you and baby you got a me,

We got a,
Crazy love
the kind of love you see up on the movie screen
we got a
crazy love
and all that ive got you and baby you got a me,

Crazy love
the kind of love that will go down in history,
crazy love
and all that ive got you and baby you got a me,

Crazy love
we got a (x3)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Steve Forde's song "Crazy Love" describe how the singer's life has been significantly impacted by the love he has found in his partner. He talks about how he was initially not someone who would take love seriously, but her love has made him a one-woman man. He is grateful for finding her as she is always there by his side, someone with whom he can laugh and play, and someone he can stay with for the rest of his life. The song continues to describe how whenever they go out together, they feel like they are the only ones there, and he gets chills at the sound of her name. The chorus of the song talks about how their love is crazy, just like the kind seen in movies, and how they have each other.

The song shows that love can change a person and make them better. It is not clear whether the singer is someone who was not interested in love before, or someone who could not find the right person, but he had already given up on love before he found his significant other. The love he has found has made him a better man, and he is grateful for all that she has given him. The song talks about a deep love that is unique and special, and it shows that when one finds the right partner, their love can be crazy, but it is worth it.

Line by Line Meaning

I was the last one expected to be,
I was not expected to be the type of person to take love seriously.

taking anything so seriously,
Taking anything as serious as love was not in my personality.

my friends will tell you girl,
People around me can testify to this.

they coudnt believe,
They found it hard to believe.

how you could make a one woman man out of me.
How you made me a faithful man to one woman only.

I'm glad i found that someone
I am happy I found that person.

whos meant to be my loved one,
The person who was meant to be my soulmate.

always there by my side,
Always there for me.

someone to laugh and play with
Someone that I have fun with.

someone that i can stay with
Someone I will be with.

for the rest of my life
Till the end of my days.