Rod Stewart - The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II) (Official Video)
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- Official music video for Rod Stewart - “The Killing Of Georgie (Part I & II)” from 'A Night On The Town' (1976)
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Rod Stewart stood above all other singers of the time with his courage to use this song to acknowledge gay men as his friends .
And despite the fact that the BBC banned it it became mega hit.
I think it encouraged Tom Robinson t make Sing If your glad To Be Gay
@@johncutts-kq9vw The fact that georgie was a gay hustler not just a gay friend made the song even more powerful I think
George was a troubled young man engaging in bad behavior
Agree trajic we cant acsept all our diferenses
This man exposed his soul with this song and did not care if it would impact his career which at the time was unthinkable. I wish I had known about this song growing up as it now sheds so much light on who Rod Stewart is as a human being. Back then it would have been considered career suicide to come out as gay or even create art that was gay themed. Rod cared not and poured out his heart and soul in order to pay homage to his dear friend. There were not gay people on television back then. There were no gay themed films at that time. Movie and television stars did not come out as gay. Musical artists would flirt with the idea and tease the public but they certainly did not admit to being LGBTQ. Rod deserves mad respect and I admire him for honoring his friend despite the public backlash he might endure - even if it meant that it would harm his career. A true ally before being an ally was trendy.
Rod always stayed true to who he was ❤❤. He was raised by a very loving Mom and Dad. His Dad was his greatest hero. If anything , this song catapulted him into super stardom. I'm 64 and have been a Die hard fan since I was a young girl. What a VOICE ❤❤❤
I agree 100% ! Respected the guy as a talented musician but this must've been ground-breaking at the time and as said previously, could've been career suicide.
Rod seriously went up in my estimations when I learned about this song - and only recently too.
Rod Stewart was not gay… Far from it. He had gay friends. Here are his comments:
The story is based on a real man named Georgie, whom Stewart knew, but was a closer friend of Faces’ keyboardist Ian MacLagan. “I only knew him fleetingly,” Stewart told the Guardian in 2016. “He would play songs for us and say, ‘Have you heard this?’ I remember him turning us on to Sam and Dave singing ‘Night Time Is the Right Time’. I can tell you, he was a hell of a good-looking guy.”
Stewart later opined that he wrote ‘The Killing of Georgie’ “probably because I was surrounded by gay people at that stage. I had a gay PR man, a gay manager. Everyone around me was gay. I don’t know whether that prompted me into it or not. I think it was a brave step, but it wasn’t a risk. You can’t write a song like that unless you’ve experienced it. But it was a subject that no one had approached before. And I think it still stands up today.”
Rod was not gay and he never had a gay experience… These are his comments:
The story is based on a real man named Georgie, whom Stewart knew, but was a closer friend of Faces’ keyboardist Ian MacLagan. “I only knew him fleetingly,” Stewart told the Guardian in 2016. “He would play songs for us and say, ‘Have you heard this?’ I remember him turning us on to Sam and Dave singing ‘Night Time Is the Right Time’. I can tell you, he was a hell of a good-looking guy.”
Stewart later opined that he wrote ‘The Killing of Georgie’ “probably because I was surrounded by gay people at that stage. I had a gay PR man, a gay manager. Everyone around me was gay. I don’t know whether that prompted me into it or not. I think it was a brave step, but it wasn’t a risk. You can’t write a song like that unless you’ve experienced it. But it was a subject that no one had approached before. And I think it still stands up today.”
Rod was not gay and he never had a gay experience… These are his comments:
The story is based on a real man named Georgie, whom Stewart knew, but was a closer friend of Faces’ keyboardist Ian MacLagan. “I only knew him fleetingly,” Stewart told the Guardian in 2016. “He would play songs for us and say, ‘Have you heard this?’ I remember him turning us on to Sam and Dave singing ‘Night Time Is the Right Time’. I can tell you, he was a hell of a good-looking guy.”
Stewart later opined that he wrote ‘The Killing of Georgie’ “probably because I was surrounded by gay people at that stage. I had a gay PR man, a gay manager. Everyone around me was gay. I don’t know whether that prompted me into it or not. I think it was a brave step, but it wasn’t a risk. You can’t write a song like that unless you’ve experienced it. But it was a subject that no one had approached before. And I think it still stands up today.”
The song was released on the airwaves in the United States rigth at a crucial time for what was in fact the 70's gay rights movement. I was a part of that movement in Los Angeles where people were definitely ready for it. I was 18 and also a big rock fan. Stewart was one the first to even get near the topic. People were amazed, even in LA.
Whos listening to this Classic in 2024 ❤
🇦🇺💗
Me Jay and billy
Little bills life's ended
He sang it well with me (Billy was a friend mine)
Elton John love.
In a time when homosexuality was roundly and self righteously, condemned, Rod was a lone voice asking us to see their humanity. That was very courageous of him. This was long before Elton John’s, or George Michael’s coming out.
Gx
I get this, credit to him
Billy's my sisters dog leave home alone he was gay and not alive anymore you should have more love fir the world
So was my sister s French bulldog
Another dog you get it
I purchased the album in 1976 for other songs. I was 16, a bit naive about the world. I am straight, as I've always been. This song opened my eyes to more of the world. It is a beautiful song. It was done tastefully and will always be played by me. It is not an anthem for a cause, just a heartfelt story of the human race.
I agree. Beautiful and heart breaking song......I feel ya brother.....peace and love to you on this day of 2024.......still relevant
This is Rod's voice at his very best. Such timbre, and sung with such feeling.
This song was half a century ahead of its time.
Yes it was!
Agree segregation is disintergraton of a civilised socioty
@@richardplume3212 , thanks
And yet it shouldn't of been 😢
@@kerryblyth2469 , Thanks, Greetings out of Free State of Bavaria. This was one of Rods greatest songs! Roland
It is easy to forget now what a ground breaking song this was for an artist like Rod in 1976. Still an amazing and great song with a message as relevant today as it was then.
I was born in 1977, Rod was my Mum's idol... This song means alot to me...
No truer words have ever been spoken !
Love most of Rod's stuff, but to me, his groundbreaking song was Maggie May in 1971 and just got better from there.
He ripped off 'Don't Bring me Down' By the Beatles. How is that groundbreaking?
@@davidtalany2153 😂
I had a gay friend named George in Boston and he was killed by a knife and I've never forgotten how much a amused vehicle how much we loved him And this song was always with Georgie in My heart and my thoughts I am now 74 I was a young girl who loved George 1st time I ever heard it I thought he wrote it for my George
My sister s French bulldog died 1 half years ago *I swap georgie fir billy and cry when I sing he was 4 years old love you from jay
Really Beverly that's very sad my sisters dog 1 and half years ago so I swap georgie boy fir billy boy and sing it to him Jay in poole dorset england
Thank you for a reality check treat every one as you would like to be treated segrigation is disintergration of a civilised socioty
Segrigation is disintergration of a civilised socioty
So sorry for your loss 😢
This is from one of the first albums I ever bought.
“Youth’s a mask and it don’t last, live it hard and live it fast”
Now in my mid 60’s that line resonates.
yawn
I am a straight Male nurse, of 37 years I remember when this came out, and I ask what happened to all the love of the 70s . It truly was the best music and the freedoms were more than young people today can imagine.
It's odd, though society has become incredibly explicit and sex obsessed these are also very conservative times
The internet happened. Less human contact happened. We lost face to face meetings and time, and compassion, and empathy along with it. But we got faster fancier machines.
We also Religion and believing that we have to answer to a God when were done.@@stonecookie
I was about 8 years old when this came out and it was played a lot in the 80s. Haven't heard it in a few years but still brings a tear to my eye.
I love male nurses. The ones I have been treated by have always been Incredible. I think it's great that more men are going into the field, both straight and gay.
This song makes me cry. One of my very good friends Sammie passed away in the 80s from AIDS. In Eager Arizona. He was shuned by that little Pation Place. My son also is Gay, this song really touched my heart. Their was so much hatered. RIP Sammy.
So sorry for your loss 😢
This is what makes Rod Stewart Rod Stewart. No one else can touch this. Rod will always be a legend.
I wouldn't go legend- but he did a few good tunes -like this one
@@steveeyre6975 shut up
Speak the truth Bill "Legend" Kids will never know.
This song is sooo gay ..
Great song from a hell of an artist. Still, listening to the first part I hear some Paul Simon's style in it, don't you? Which does not take anything away from the song, of course, just an association.
I love, love, love this. Black ,white, gay, straight .transgender. We all want the same thing, someone to love who loves us back. Not much to ask for really.
Powerful lyrics by a fantastic vocalist, way ahead of his time.Thank you for a true stand out song 👏👏👏👏👏
Agree look in the mirror before pointing fingers
I had no idea this song ever existed. I'm absolutely amazed how far ahead of the times ( yes, I know, almost everyone has said as much but its so true) this actually is. It's given me a totally different perspective on Rod Stewart too, this is just too good.
We really do learn something new every day. Discovery is a remarkable thing. 👏👏👏
@@arthurdent6828 Do yourself a favor and listen to the old Rod Stewart music, start with Faces, A Nod is Good As A Wink.... Of course Every Picture Tells A Story.
This is a true story of a friend of Rod Stewart. He cared enough to make a song in his memory;. He is a gem. xx
It’s a great experience that’s been shared🙏
Definitely how lovely and sad is this track!! What's going on with people??
My mother was a huge RS fan, I must’ve heard all these songs growing up a million times. Love them all. Most these days have never heard them. Sad, great music
@@spello8191
A song story telling masterpiece.
The guys on a different level, think my sister has seenhimover 30 times. I love lots of different music but always go back to Rod for something special
What courage it must have taken for Rod Stewart to release this song, in the prime of his career, dealing with such a taboo subject. I have total respect for him. Great song by a great artist. Part 2 is vintage Rod.....such a passionate god given raspy voice. Gives me chills when he sings like that.
RacerX 4324 Yeah I agree. Georgie was lucky to be friends with Sir Rod Stewart.
Ian Kensington I agree ☝️
@RacerX 4324. It’s a song of compassion, including humanity. 🙏
@RacerX 4324🙏
Absolutely
the Lad is genius...all of us who grew up with him in the 70's...begrudge him nothing and wish only for his best and that of the family...he got use through so many of our teenage years of angst...his songs can take me back to an excat place and time in my life ( now 66) and I feel so frigging lucky to have had him on our side and his music...xx
What now? Can you whistle like him? Bet all is good with you. J xxxxx
@@jacquelinefox2632 all is GRRREEEAAAT with me. Thank you for asking. Happy New Year!
that is a great tribute to Rod a lot of his songs take me back to any number of my high school sweetharts.
@@timothyallen3626 absolutely right..but I wasnt quite as cool as Rod Stweart...tried but always missed the mark. Best wishes to you.
touching touching comments..!!
No one but Mr. Rod Stewart could have pulled that song off in 1976, AND ESPECIALLY made it a hit. Such a talent, and a unique voice and individual for his day, and even today. Thanks, Rod. Long life and lots of love.
Absolutely! The year before I was born. This could've meant risking husband career but he stuck strong to his beliefs
knob cheese
This is one of the greatest songs not to be recognized by the music industry. I just love it!
The best songs are seldom recognized due to to the fact it's all about sales. Which is sad. I agree with you my friend. It is one of the all-time best.
I sing it every day
Caledonia y d George
Me too. He has many more, Rod Stewart is totally equivalent to Jagger
Agreed. Remake potential? Maybe it could be a hit today.
This is the song that turned me from being ignorant to being compassionate and open, and accepting that love is love. Thank you . Beautiful performance.♥️
My dad listened to it...that says a lot.
Wow your comment the complete what this track is about! Thank you!
" his ( insert religion here) mothers tears fell in vain, the afternoon George tried to explain, that he needed love like all the rest"😢
George Boy made me understand who I am. Travel in Peace, beau, charming and hot Rod. Thanks ❤
I have tears in my eyes every time I listen to Rod Stewart sing "The Killing of George!" Yet I come back to listen again.
You're not alone. Such a beautiful heart.
@@curtismmichaels Thank you, Curtis! You wouldn't see a beautiful heart in me if you, too, didn't have a beautiful heart! Many blessings!
does part II meant to sound like Don't let me down by The Beatles?
It reminds me of being in my youth early teens
@@ACNC1 Of course I can't know the intention, but now that you mention it, that's an interesting question.
This song is actually written by Rod. It's one of the greatest songs of all time, in my opinion.
I agree. The sad thing is, most radio stations didn't have the balls to give it air time. I'm always amazed at how many people have never heard it. Truly a classic, by one of the best voices in rock and roll.
Peace.
Its actually my favourite rod song
part II is borrowed from the Beatles, don't let me down
agreed.............
I Agree completely, hit repeat again for me.
For the longest time my early teens I thought Rod Stewart was gay which I didnt care about it one way or another I loved him no matter what but I soon educated myself. I loved him in my 20s,30s 40s,50s now I am close to 60 and I love him I think I always will
Me too friend, me too. One of the greatest voices and I'm 64. Loved him since I was a young girl. Long live my Dear Roddy ❤❤❤❤
This song is modern poetry.
Absolutely *Shameful* it was banned by the BBC
And then there was Jim. Jimmy savage.
Disgusting hoo th fuk r they
Totaly agree segrigation is disintergration peace
most of the bbc was filled to overflowing with homosexuals and the fuckin peadophiles, so, hypocrisy was the order of the day. Check lyrics of 'hip hop' songs they play today.
I didn’t know that, but it doesn’t shock me.
I’ve listened to this song over the years. Always makes me feel sad
35 Year old straight male.
This is one of my favourite songs.
Just last week i seen him live. 78 uears old past his prime but still fantastic.
Great showman great performer and a fantasic crowd worker. ❤
Greatest lyric in History of song.
" Youths a mask but it dont last.
Live it long, and live it fast."
Live summed up in 14 words.
As a young Gay man in the 70s this song helped me through one of the darkest periods of my life. It taught me that not ALL heterosexuals were hateful.
lol no, who you are is more important than what you are.
The only hate a person will encounter in life is the hate someone has for themselves steered outward. Live your life sir and enjoy every breath, us straight guys are secretly a bit jealous... dont tell anybody lol
@@john9550 your first sentence puts the "why of hate" perfectly, thank you.
Did you go out late?
No we're not Rod. Power to you brother.
I used to hear this song as a child over and over. I never had a clue what it was about. Massive respect to Rod Stewart for doing it in a different time when things wasn’t so forgiving. ❤
wow...............this is why u tube is nice!! get to see really blast from the past analize what you miss for many years
I was about kindergarten-age and I asked my Mom what "all the old queens blew a fuse" meant. She said Queens is one of the districts in New York City and they had a lot of power outages there 😂
i am 58 just relized what the song was about been listen since 82 u go rod
the best album ever the pink album
Same here. The subject of the song was something as a 7 year old I wasn't aware of
This song saved my life. I'll never forget Mr. Stewart's courage and empathy in putting this out when he did! I'm forever indebted to you, Mr. Rod Stewart! ❤🧡💛💚💙💜
Nobody gives a shit about you being gay. Trust me , you're not that important. Fantastic song though. On my gym PL
I think George is Rods gay side that had to be ‘killed’ to enable him to keep his career……
I'm so glad you are ok god bless you ❤
Rod Stewart took a risk on this song. Great story telling. Wonderful song.
Rod Stewart has always been an amazing balladeer!
An absolute masterpiece, hauntingly beautiful song.
I was brought up listening to rod. He has sung so many classics, that have meant so much to a lot of people. Love him❤
What an incredibly touching yet tragic song. God bless Rod Stewart for doing this song and bringing awareness where it was needed! 🥲🙏💞
It was his friend so why wouldn't he
It is only a record though??????
"Along the boulevards he cruised and all the old queens blew a fuse" might simply be one of the best lyrics in the annals of rock and roll history...
Love it.
There are many great lines in Rock Music, this song gave me so much hope growing up in a small town in Iowa in the 70’s.
(I know the whole killed by a gang on the street isn’t ideal)
That mantra that Rod quoted, “Never wait or hesitate, get in good before it’s too late, You may never get another chance.” That spoke right to me at 10 years old.
Ain't that the truth?
everybody loved Georgie boy.....
Yellow mutter custard is up there too.
Probably one of the best songs ever written as good as Bob Dylan.
This song makes me cry for a friend 💔 that tried to tell his parents who he was, but was turned away and he fell into despair and passed way to young.
This is a great song for three reasons. First of all it has a message that matters. If you don't appreciate that you have a heart of stone. Secondly because it's a great composition. Fine musical figures, great melody. Thirdly because it is immaculately excuted. Great instrumental arrangement, wonderful sound mixing. A gem in the history of pop music that will live forever.
Very very well written stuff..( !) (!)
I felt all Rod the mod’s music is fabulously made loved rod from the first time I heard Maggie May I-LISTENED&danced to him ❤❤❤❤❤ still do lm 64
Technically very very well written, and all very accurate and moving comments. Keep in touch, adrian
@@carolmckellar8819I absolutely agree! We were so very lucky to grow up in the era of music that we did. The greatest music era of all time. Will love Rod Stewart for ever.🤍💙
今でもこの曲を聴くと、胸が熱くなります。
🥰 got me through highschool bullying I knew I’d grow up to be a lesbian and rods song helped me understand not all people were cruel because Rod cared.
Sounds silly really but rods kindness comforted me. Really this song is anti bullying ❤
Its a shame that when its played on radio,they always fade out the killing part 2,
What a soul Rod the Mod has,lvcx
I went to go see Rod Stewart in the 1995 - 1998 sometime in Cincinnati, OH at the place where they have the round stage - that turned around. My boyfriend had front row seats. Also, Rod Stewart kissed my hand. WOW!!! He's so cool 😎.
One of the greatest songs ever as well as one of the most tragic. This sums up Sir Rod. A decent, honourable human being that is never afraid to break boundaries in his songwriting. This is his greatest moment.
Most definitely, brother.
Breaks me every time i have a gay son and i cannot understand how any parent can not love there child because of there preference of who they love i believe love is all that matters ROD is a legend as is my SON x love @ peace to all
Don't worry Peter my sister dog was gay he'd make pups with me I cry about him every time I sing that record to him
Lovely
I had a really good friend in the 70's who was gay. Even went to school with his sister. His family completely disowned him. Sad but true.
B proud friend the closet is dark
Did you turn him onto the cock?
Rod has been one of my favourite performers. He really puts everything into his songs.❤😊
I felt a little sad that this is the first time listening to this song, but I'm lucky.
44yrs.1976, and this is still one of the greatest songs ever written. Sir Rod, we Love ya Brother
You had me at “Hawkeye” the rest falls into place nicely
On my 21st birthday I was new in a big city no friends so I celebrated alone. Parked at the first bar I came to. Ordered up my first legal beer looked around the pact bar and noticed I'm the only straight guy in the place. It was all new to me how some folks live their lives but I never judge other folks actions that don't involve me. Long story short I'm still straight but I left knowing two of these guys were going to be close friends. That was 40 years ago and we still keep in touch. Me and my wife love and respect them both. Peace out brothers
This song taught me at a young age to have compassion for all people ❤
So pure, yet so strong; Sir Rod
To see in the comments here that this song taught somebody to have compassion for all people..
That’s just so beautiful to see!
Their are decent people in the world 🌎 after all
Etc foe you xx
Sweet comment and we wish there were more in this world like yourselves..!!
And the murder wasn't even due to homophobia, it was an "ordinary" street robbery. NYC was HELL in the 1970s. So much better today (despite what people think).
My mum told me about this song today xxx she just been told she got a lesion on her brain cancer , and she wants this as a song at her funeral - 😢😢😢
I love o missed my sisters little French bulldog he went a year and half ago I ve swap Ed geogie for billy when I sing to him
I will sing to billy tonight fir your with tears I'm sorry fir
I sing to my sisters dog 2 times a week sadly missed
What does this have to do with with with your mom? All respect intended.
is she dead yet
There were a lot of nasty and less enlightened views in the 70s, and the fact that Rod made this record and put out a positive message is enormous credit to him.
The message was all the more powerful that it came from Rod, a serial sh*gger of beautiful women, and (on the surface) as unlikely an advocate of gay rights as you could find.
Loved his music when I was 16 now I'm 62 and play his songs every day. What a legend.
I was 16 to
I was 13. Still love it.
I'm 60
@@jotaylor2 4561s my number still listnin to great tunes and hav beautifull grandson named hendrix
Same! I used to play Atlantic Crossings over and over!
How I love this song, I was around 12 when I first heard it and loved it from then. Sometimes it makes me cry, the sad story and lyrics it's such an emotional song RIP Georgie 🙏
I heard this when i was about 13, the lyrics have never left my heart. I find myself singing it in my head often the last few years when gay community seems to once again be used as a focus for ignorant people to blame all thats wrong in the world on. This song has power to change peoples hearts ... love ❤️ ❤❤❤is ❤️ june age 57
In 1969, I was 11 years old. I didn't know then that I was gay, but I always felt something different. This song resonated throughout my life. It touched people so deeply who were living in the closet because coming out back then was asking to be harassed, beat up, locked up in mental institutions, shunned by family, killed on the street; we were banned from living within the mainstream of society if we were ever found out. It branded us in such a hurtful way. Now I look back where it began and I am so glad we no longer have to hide. Yet, back then, once we discovered who we were and we began to find others like ourselves, it was magical and beautiful and painful. For people now who weren't alive during the the Stonewall Rebellion on June 28, 1969, or if you have never heard of the history that began the Gay Rights movement, do your research and be thankful that others came out, found their courage, and changed the world for future generations. This is one song that truly gave us heartache and courage. It was devastating to listen to, yet many of us listened to it over and over.
SpiritsEnchantments so did straight people
Me & my future wife first saw rod in 1977. We were 15. Since then we've seen him 10 times. She finally told me she was bi. Life has been wonderful since then!
@@otisbentley8277 aww that’s so sweet! ❤️❤️
I am bi aswell
I'm a newer Rod fan. I'm 43 lol but my Dad took me to see Rod is 88 when I was 10 and he explained to me I could learn from him and Bruce. He was so right
Heartbreaking. This song has been among my top ten since I was a teenager. This video is gorgeous, because he gets back to himself quickly and delivers the lyrics, after a disoriented start, which in itself is gorgeous.
A remarkable story of compassion and empathy. One of the greatest tracks of its time.
Most amazing song of it's time. Rod took courage in hand and showed it to us all
Rod. Of course I can. Rod is a Ok guy. ❤
I just love the way Rod presented this story - the expressiveness is outstanding- the white outfit, the thoughtfilled, pregnant pauses, the whistling with the arm movements, the look in his eyes, the hand in the pocket, the photo-shoot swagger, the soft twirls, lean ins and lean outs, the step- aways, the jacket being clung to, the facial and bodilyn expression..
the way he delivered his voice to each line and part of the story. Beautiful, mesmerizing. I only wish I had seen and heard this years ago !
Rod Stewart is an incredible talent. He killed it literally with this one and he took on a daring risk.
Eexcellent description! You have awesome observation!!!😎
Absolutely. The facial angles he gave the camera, profile, forward. Calculated but he made it look spontaneous, never contrived. A spectacle of lights and production can never match an artists performance
I am a 33 year old, straight woman... and this is my favourite Rod Stewart song of all time. It doesn't effect me in any way but what an absolutely beautifully written song. ❤️❤️❤️
i agree with that!
Me too. Absolutely love it
Wait it doesn't effect you in any way at all? Im a straight man, 27 year old. Never heard of Rod Stewart and this song effects me on some interesting levels. This is a pretty cool and groovy song!
@@jonnyogy2872 I'm sorry but have you lived under a rock in the Amazon jungle all your life?
How is is possible to be alive for 27 years and never heard of Rod Stewart?
I'm not calling you a liar ( can't see why you'd make that up ) BUT it blows my mind that at nearly 30 you've never heard of Rod Stewart.
Or did you mean that you'd not listened to his music ? Cause OK I can see that,BUT to never have heard of the man,one of the biggest rock stars on the planet for over 50 years is just incredible.
The man is in the Guinness book of world records for playing to the biggest ever live audience of 3.4 million people on copercabana beach in 1994.
He's a living legend, it's like saying you've never heard of The Rolling Stones or Elton John etc
I didn't think it was possible 😂
@@davidmellish3295 you don't know 27yo's today. They shock me for the wrong reasons; most haven't heard of a lot of great artists bc algorithms just push echo chambers
Came out to this song after meeting my at the time girlfriend, who I'm no longer with (long story). Gave me the courage to be myself!
The passion this man has is very special and hard to find these days. I'm 60 years old and loving every minute of rediscovering Rod Stewart. Much love to you and your family Rod 💖
I never forgot Rod Stewart ( mainly since I fancied him like hell !!! ) and I’ve just gone 69 !!!
OMG ( !!! ) ‘ Maggie May ‘ was THE song of my first weeks at University in 1971 !!!
And I had a HUGE poster of ROD Stewart in a pink satin suit on my Hall of Residence wall throughout the whole of my first year at University !
None of my friends liked him at all, and they were mainly keen on The Carpenters !!!! 🤢🤮
@@christinescarff4920 he's just different. I've been watching and playing old videos of the late 70s and on into the 80s. His lyrics were very telling of a man who had been through it all, and done it all. AINT LOVE A BITCH, the Blondes have more fun album was quirky and honest as is I was only Joking. He knows how to put life into perspective with his lyrics. Not many can do that. Especially today. I read that the Heart and Soul tour he teamed up with Stevie Nick's wasn't very good. I wanted to see it in KC, but missed it. In the few videos I have seen, there appears to be some awkwardness between the two. I really thought it should work because of their years in the business, age, and timing of their musical interests lyrically. Any way, I remember these songs playing on the radio while in high school, cleaning house, or in my car partying on a Saturday night.
I have loved him since I was around 7. Thanks to my Mom. Now 56 I have his music on every cd I've had made. Especially this one. ❤️
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I have that 45 w/ the little yellow piece of plastic 😂😂
@@neilgirly3426 No, I got confused ! I have the original LPs of ‘ Every Picture Tells a Story ‘ and the original LP of ‘ Rod Stewart - Never a Dull Moment ‘.
Not that I’d sell them - too many memories about these songs and my youth ( ! ) but I think they’d sell for around £100 now !
Have you lost someone you loved or cared for? EMPATHY. It's a powerful thing.
This is a favorite of mine. He has always sung about what he wanted, beautiful meaning, straight or gay
Everytime I listen and watch the video: Rod loves women! He adores women! and yet here he sing about a gay mate - kindest he ever knew. I love the sensitivity of the video and Rod's movements..way he uses his body to convey personality...it is not mockery - of his gay mate. That such a beautiful thing to see and this genuine love moves me to tears...masterful on so many levels.
Rod was ahead of his time - he sang it when it was not easy to say anything about this subject. Great, great song! Thanks, Rod!
I’m in tears at the poignancy and beauty and fierceness of the gorgeous piece❤️🌟
Very sad people at that time were gay bashing. Sick!! I loved Rod Steward from day one. With all great performers I never listened to the hit songs Always went deeper and almost always found the song that touched me .George still makes me cry and love Rod Steward for having the balls to put it out there. ❤
One of the best songs of the time...both in message of the story and musicality...it was a song way ahead of its time. You can't help but love George!!! Rod Stewart has such a unique way of telling this story...the ending of the song is still my all time favorite in its heartbreaking beauty
Agree kindness and respect for everyone regardless is free
There's only one word for Rod Stewart and that's (amazing) this artist has been putting out some of the greatest songs for almost 5 decades. A true legend.
And now ANOTHER
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Yes and now another.
👍💓😊
He was a brave man to sing a song like that .
My father, 1950-1993,was a big fan. Rest in peace Dad...🙏🏾
Rod Stewart song turns me on. Why, he loved his friend dearly and expect us to do the same by paying a great tribute that no one can forget.
This was one of the finest theatrical performances in the history of Western art. And one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Rod Stewart may have been straight but he made being gay cool. So says a straight guy who first heard this song when it came out. Get it? Came out.
One of the most beautiful songs ever written
Rod’s vocals are just so beautiful
I have heard this song a thousand times and it’s still like the first play
Rod Stewart is one the greatest vocalists this world has had
To lend a helping hand in extremely difficult times, this song must have been a Godsend
And it's just as relevant to this day
Took the words right out of my mouth 👍🥰
@@cerriberry6835took the words from your mouth but from your heart too
Indeed, it was a godsend for me at my young age back then, I can tell you that.
@@spello8191 you said it better that me 💖
@Filippo you have some really cool play lists, hope you don’t mind I sub’d
Rod was so far ahead of his time with this song
Still a great song, still a moving story. Still a bloody good singer ❤❤❤❤❤
This should be made into a movie, with a 70s background. Great song no doubt. Love you Rod....
He's one of those rare entertainers whose every move screams charming. A gesture as simple as holding his jacket above his head is somehow irresistible. So glad to be able to watch this again and again and again.
. Rod Charming Irresistable Stewart is his full name.
Right!? The jacket over his head. Who does that?
He sang this about a special friend of his it touched me so I cried God bless u rod 1 of my favorite performers
Thankfully, I was raised on Rod! My late Father and ma precious wee Mammy, brought me up to love and respect EVERYONE!!! AS a proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, aswell as being a HUGE Celtic fan, im blessed n priveliged!!!!
I'm a straight man but fully understand this great song
Me to brother
Congratulations.
I sung this song on a building site in Northridge in California one of the guys informed me it was banned by radio stations in America I couldn't believe it, gives me the shivers every time I hear it, outstanding 👍
In America?
I know it was banned in Britain, but it was played on Rock radio stations where I grew up in Central NY.
Controversial.
I remember some students mocking it. Gay was still not mainstream.
I can see it not going over in the Baptist South of the time though.
If you follow the evolution of Rod. This song This performance shows the change,,, As I'm watching him sing, I could see that he's much more confident. He's taking it much more seriously. It's no more jokes. It's no more laughter. There's no more enjoyment. He's telling a story about a friend. Yes, he's serious about it, but that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about it to make sure his jacket it looks good on his shoulders. He is just different now. His early years he could rip a shirt and I wouldn't care you can throw a scarf onto the ground. Who cares? It was all part of the show. I guess we all changed now. Don't we❤ I would say that now he owns the audience. They know him. He's famous And he knows it!!
Its strange all these years have passed and no one has made a movie around this sad tragic song and story rod tells it with deep emotion and feeling.
A beautiful song sang by a beautiful man!
I'm a 56 yr old man. I was around 9 or so when this came out. Thanks to my older brother and sister I was already deep into rock and roll and was well aquainted with the beauty and strength in Rod Stewart's music.
Interesting enough, a few years later I was molested by my brother's best friend. He grew up across the street from us. "Friend of the family", so fucking typical. Years later when I tried to bring it out for my own sanity, no one believed me. 😓 So I confronted him about it. I must've been about 30 or so, which made him around 37 or 38. At the time of the stuff, I was between 12-14, he was 19-21.
I told him at his front door, he knew and I knew and God knew. He just slammed his front door on me. Crazy ironic fucked up twist, he was my brother's best man at his wedding. I was 20 then, he was 27. This fucked up thing has been circling in my head all these years. I'm a straight man. Heck, I even dated the homecoming queen in high school for a time. I'm not super good looking. Lol Just perhaps, what would've been called in high school, a "pretty boy". But I've grown into a decent looking guy, good athlete, spent yesrs years in prison on dope cases years ago and held my own. No problem there. Lol
To say it hasn't affected me, would be a lie. To say it's fucked me up or given me any hang-ups would also be a lie. I'm old enough and mature and intelligent enough to understand that it happened, I was a kid, he wasn't. Thus, regardless of what anyone else has to say or think about it, fuck you, you weren't there. I was a victim. Period.
I went to visit my brother a few years ago and he cut me off as he opened his front door. (In some further cruel twisted irony of fate or whatever, they wound up living across the street from each other. My brother getting our mother's house in some crazy inheritance deals and he, getting his parents house in much the same way).
He said, "Mark, Stephen's dead. He apparently had a sudden heart attack a few months back. He was alone in the house. A neighbor found him on his kitchen floor unconscious. Called 911, too late. DOA".
I said, "good".
Rod Stewart, tells and explains what a true friendship is all about and the love of a friend without judging them. Kudo's to you Sir Rod, today, tomorrow and forever. You are amazingly beautiful inside and out.
Thank y'all so much. Sir Rod is truly an amazing person.
One of the great songs and filmed performances of the 70s. The amount of detail and emotion conveyed in Stewart's controlled, vamping manner for only 2, maybe 3 cameras on a spare set is incredible. It's masterful and so alive, even now almost 50 years later. One of my favourite discoveries of this week.
Classic song, Rod takes me back to my childhood with his unique voice.
A unique voice from a unique talent. With the standards of recent "music", thank goodness we still have songs like this to look back on, and yes it was courageous at the time. It broke new ground and helped to breach the barriers of bigotry and hatred towards gay and bi people. Thank you Rod.. Always and forever a shining star!
@Rod Stewart is this for real?
I think this is probably one of the most powerful songs that Rod Stewart ever sang
I feel in love with Rod and this song. I knew I wasn't alone anymore. Where I lived people called him a fag. I later understood they knew nothing they were talking with their stupidity. I fell in love with Rod and I heard him sing Maggie in 9th grade. I have followed his music till this date. He is a phenomenal singer and song writer that ever touched me in so many ways. I will always love you Rod
Part 2 is Don't Let Me Down by the Beatles. Great song and very brave at that time for an artist like Rod Stewart. I love this man for that. It doesn't hurt that he is a great performer. Great album great music
Thanks, I knew I've heard that melody somewhere, but I forgot
Lennon himself said in an interview that RS ripped off Don’t let me down.
Considering how many people The Beatles borrowed from it’s hardly fitting for them to complain about it here.
Listen to Bobby Parker sometime
@@kitrichardson2165 There are two differences between this borrowing by Rod, and The Beatles', which I think make a difference: The Beatles didn't usually borrow wholesale (even in the Bobby Parker instances), and secondly they were very ready to own up to borrowing at any level, generally volunteering the fact rather than having to have it pointed out.
For instance in the case of Chuck Berry’s bassline for ‘I’m Talking About You’ which Paul used for ‘I Saw Her Standing There’, which WAS borrowed wholesale, Paul was the one who pointed it out; nobody had noticed.
And Lennon was not complaining particularly about Rod, he asked "why didn't he just sing "Don't Let Me Down" ... and then went on to answer himself "Same reason I don't: because then I don't get paid!"
What a beautiful, special song by such an exceptional singer! No one could have done it better & the hauntingly sweet whistling is beautiful! 🥰
The song has nothing to do with me but I do understand it. I know it's personal to one of the greatest rockers of all time
One of the greatest performances ever.
What an absolute masterpiece this song is
This song was ahead of it's time and is as relevant now as it was when it was written.