Scottish rock and pop singer Rod Stewart turns 77 today. From his 1971 album Every Picture Tells A Story, here’s "Reason To Believe," a Tim Hardin song that was issued on a double A side single with "Maggie May" in 1971. It reached #1 in the UK, but only #62 in the US and #24 in Canada, whilw "Maggie May" reached #1.
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One of my favorite songs
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I remember this as a girl in my class was ‘Rod besotted’. Many many years later, a lot of people thought we called Maggie ‘Maggie May’ after this song,. In truth she was a people magnet and Maggie just evolved from that. The Maggie May bit was an also ran. Good record though.
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Great record, both sides.Rod put out some great music in those days. Still does, but it’s his work in the early ’70’s (when you and I were in high school, or whatever the equivalent is there) that I remember the best.
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I quite like his modern stuff though as he’s singing old favourites his own way (or was. I’ve lost track now as we don;t listen to the radio). It’s funny, but whenever I think of Rod Stewart, I always see Kenny Everett with the balloon in those tight leopard skin leggings singing Do you think I’m sexy!!
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Did you ever see the movie “So I Married An Axe Murderer” with Mike Myers? The father (also played by Myers) is a real Scotsman, and at one point he starts singing “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy” accompanied by a piper…
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I think I did, but can’t remember much about it.
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Great entertainer. His biography was a very interesting read.
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Loved his work in the ’70’s. I’ll check out his biography sometime.
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It felt like he was telling the truth as he did not always sugarcoat things.
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I love him! Happy Birthday, Rod!
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He’s fantastic, I think.
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Me too and he’s still going!
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Happy Birthday, Rod. I always liked this song almost as much as Maggie May.
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“Maggie May” was a huge hit and tremendous song, which is why I wanted to pick something different. This one didn’t get as much play, and It’s a solid song.
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I think it was the song they intended to market, but some DJ’s liked the flip side better. At least I thought I read that once upon a time!
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That’s what I heard as well. That happened frequently in the days where artists focused on singles rather than albums.
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