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A young Turk is defined as someone who advocates for change. A rebel against the established way of doing things. Basically he was telling this generation (80's) to be themselves and not to let people change them or tell them what to do.
He doesn't say don't change your point of view - he says don't let someone else change your point of view. Basically, be true to yourself no matter what others say.
Rod evolved throughout the years, from "do you think im sexy" to "forever young", "Maggie May" to "you wear it well" and then there is " Rhythm of my heart" to "Mandolin Wind" many decades of hit after hit!!
It's never let them change your point of view, not never change your point of view. Be the one to grow, not the one to be cultivated from the outside without thought. The point is to be receptive, not subservient.
Billy left his home with a dollar in his pocket and a head full of dreams He said somehow, some way, it's gotta get better than this Patti packed her bags, left a note for her mama, she was just seventeen There were tears in her eyes when she kissed her little sister goodbye They held each other tight as they drove on through the night, they were so excited We got but one shot at life, let's take it while we're still not afraid Because life is so brief and time is a thief when you're undecided And like a fistful of sand, it can slip right through your hands Young hearts be free tonight Time is on your side Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around Don't let 'em ever change your point of view Paradise was closed so they headed for the coast in a blissful manner They took a two room apartment that was jumping every night of the week Happiness was found in each other's arms as expected, yeah Billy pierced his ears, drove a pickup like a lunatic, ooh Young hearts be free tonight Time is on your side Don't let 'em put you down, don't let 'em push you around Don't let 'em ever change your point of view Come on Billy Woo Young heart, be free tonight Time is on, on your side Billy wrote a letter back home to Patti's parents tryin' to explain He said we're both real sorry that it had to turn out this way But there ain't no point in talking when there's nobody listening, so we just ran away Patti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy, yeah Young hearts be free tonight Time is on your side Young hearts be free tonight Time is on your side Young hearts be free tonight Time in on your side Young hearts gotta run free, be free, live free Time is on, time is on your side Time, time, time, time is on your side Is on your side, is on your side Young heart be free tonight Tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight, yeah Ooh, ooh, ooh
My favorite Rod Stewart song! This song was so romantic when we were young. You realized you grew up when you saw it differently, and that running away and becoming broke young uneducated parents wasn't that romantic. 🤣🤣
Rod Stewart wrote the following in his autobiography: "As the 1980s began, I faced musical challenges on a number of fronts. As far as music critics were concerned, I was about as welcome as a hole in a parachute. 'Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?' and the surrounding hoopla had convinced the music writers that I had been led astray forever by the glitter of the disco ball and the Hollywood lifestyle and was irredeemable." Funny stuff!!! 😀
What I always got from the "Don't ever let them change your point of view" lyric is don't let someone talk you out of what you know or feel is best for you. Stay true to yourself.
Rod Stewart - Maggie May - Tonight's the Night - Infatuation - Hot Legs - The First Cut is the Deepest - Passion - Stay with Me - Some Guys have all the Luck - You're in my Heart
Love Rod Stewart-saw him live several times, late 70's/80's - he rocks! Faves are Sailing, Every Picture Tells a Story, First Cut is the Deepest, Tonight's the Night....many more❤🔥
Rod Stewart is a musical chameleon. He has produced so many different sounds, it's impossible to pin him down with any one sound as his "defining" type. What's funny is that his voice itself doesn't change that much -- very signature vocal quality no matter the decade -- but the song choices and musical styles are all over the map. My favorite thing about him is the vitality he brings to his music. He's a survivor in an industry that burns up and burns out thousands of artists. Still having the time of his life and sharing that joi de vivre with his fans. All hail SIR Roderick!
"Tonight I'm Yours" is another great song from this time period. Stewart is criticized a lot by his older fans that think he sold out, but I love his 80's and 90's rock period.
@@maryannturton9830 I agree - never understood fans who wanted their artists to do the same kind of stuff for 60 years. I'd rather watch an 80-year-old Stewart doing stuff from the great American song book than watch an 80-year-old Jagger doing street fighting man.
The girl that played "Patti" in the video is Elizabeth Daily who went on to a long career spanning from Rugrats to Valley Girl to video games to singing to a bunch of stuff.
Nice reaction. Talented man and athlete. He was on track to be a professional soccer player but never got out of Semi-pro. He used to kick a soccer ball into the audience until someone's pumpkin got smashed and sued.
Rod Stewart is a top tier musical artist,over 60 years of hits! You could react to his songs alone for the next year! Reason to Believe,Sailing,Hot Legs,The Killing of Georgie,Handbags and Gladrags,The First Cut is the Deepest,Tonight's the Night,If Loving You is Wrong...🎙🎶🤩
Ahh. The 80s resurgence. Rods a fun wormhole to fall into. Check out Maggie May his first big solo hit. The "don't let em change your point of view" I alway took as don't lose your youthful idealism
One of my favorite songs by him is The Motown Song, but he has so many songs u would love! This old heart of mine, Ooh La la, Maggie May, My heart can't tell you no, Downtown train, Reason to believe, Rhythm of my heart, Forever young, Have I told you lately that I love you....The list goes on and on!
"Infatuation" is awesome. "Baby Jane", "My Heart Can't Tell You No" Dude, you need to listen to Rod & Jeff Beck doing a cover of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready"... SO GOOD!!
I danced with my son to Forever Young at his wedding. He will be forever young in my heart!❤❤😢😢 Edit Downtown Train and Sailing are two of my favorites. I saw Rod 3 times in the 80's & 90's. Soooo sexy!
First time I heard that song, I was hooked. It was 1981, I was 13, and it thought me a life lesson that I still apply to this day: Don't let them put you down Don't let 'em push you around Don't let 'em ever change your point of view...
I've always been a Rod a Stewart fan since my 20s Finally my husband took me to see him on my 50th birthday! There were people in their teens all the way up to 80s! Everybody!
Rod Stewart is one of the world’s sexiest men…….EVER!! I cannot explain it! It’s just so!! Great choice! “Maggie Mae” is a must! I just love his energy. I saw him live! TWICE!! Great performer!! I agree with you that we need to be open to change! 🌺✌️
“There ain’t no point in talkin’ if there’s nobody listenin’, so we just ran away.” That’s the one line that stands out to me the most - is that in the spirit of the song’s message, or does it symbolize youthful immaturity? Great song - my favorite by Rod Stewart.
My parents being immigrants from Laos they grew up on 80s music, my mom always told me it was the time to be alive and young. They had so much fun dancing to MJ, Madonna, Paula Abdul, Rod Stewart and all these classic 80s tracks.
Love Rod! Saw him in concert 3 times once in 1981 and twice in Vegas when he was around 70 yrs old. Fantastic every single time! Definitely check out more! I love his albums of standards! ❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
Rod Stewart is one of the most iconic musicians of the 80s... One of his biggest claims to fame is having the largest concert crowd in history! In 1994, he put on a free concert on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach, where 3.5 million people showed up! How's that for superstardom?
Rod is a musical chameleon. He perfectly surfed the top of musical trends and lived to play another day. Unlike some bands that never recovered from their Disco phase (*cough Rolling Stones *cough) Rod came out with his rock roots intact and kept making hits.
just to let you know, rod's and alphaville's "forever young" are two completely different songs. i have loved rod stewart since a tween and he has so many fabulous songs. his 1974 - 1983 period was his golden age imo. "young turks" is just about peak rod, for me. he's got a rock 'n roll voice, style, and swagger that just doesn't work with jazz, american standards and big band that seem to be his realm now.
I actually got to co-write with one of the writers of this song Kevin Savigar I asked him to sign my 45 record, and he said I think I had the flip side too, he did great guy! He also co-wrote Forever Young w Rod and played Keyboards for him!
I saw Rod Steward in the 70's during his Tonight's the Night Tour!!! He wore pink from top to bottom and was SO cool! That was a great concert .... almost as good as Alice Cooper's, Welcome to My Nightmare Tour! When I was in college in 1971, Maggie May was on the jukebox in the rec building and played ALL the time!
Forever Young is my FAVORITE Rod Stewart song. I was a teenager when Hot Legs, Do Ya Think I'm Sexy,, etc came out. Love Rod Stewart. When he put out Forever Young my kids were very young. Didn't really hit, the way it does now that my kids are grown.
I love how you “get” the lyrics in all of these songs, especially this one. As far as getting your wild out when you’re young, that’s a valid point. But, also, building a life takes building a foundation first, then continuing to build from there, throughout life to have a secure future. Best to build that foundation when you’re young and have that energy to do it.
As someone who just added to his family, I think you would be moved by the official video of Forever Young. Wonderful song that is a map for raising children.
That gritty and gravelly voice is perfection. You should check out his great standards stuff. His voice is perfect for those old classic beautiful songs.
Love that you're so into new experiences with music you've never heard before. I'm your age and about 90% of the songs you react to are so nostalgic for me! Thanks for the recovered memories!
One of my favorite Rod Stewart songs is Stay With Me. By the time it ends, you are almost worn out. It jams from start to finish. I didn't appreciate him nearly enough when I was young, but I really turned into a huge fan as an adult. Listen to the Great American Songbook album. He can do anything.
Rod Steward use to be part of The Faces group in 1969. Ron Wood the lead guitarist joined the Rolling Stones to fill the Brian Jones spot, and the Kenney Jones replaced Keith Moon in 1978 as the drummer for the Who after Keith Moon Od'ed!
FOREVER YOUNG you mentioned, a track i had played at my younger brothers funeral, both of us RS fans and went to concerts together. A great track like so many to choose from his career
I saw Rod twice in the 80s and he always put on a Great show! Very energetic,always kicking soccer balls in the crowd(he doesn`t anymore I heard because he kept getting sued,lol) Very entertaining besides all of the awesome music he has! Try Tonight I`m Yours ,Infatuation, Some Guys Have All The Luck,Baby Jane,Rhythm Of My Heart,,,,oh there`s so many more but I`m going to stop,definitely worth exploring more!
Rod is one of the greats and this song is amazing! A song about a young couple wanting to be together and but feeling like their lives are being crushed by expectations and others pushing back against them so they ran away to be free, to be together and live how they wanted. The song is a rebellious song from the standpoint of being young. That you should enjoy your youth, live free and enjoy it while you can because time is short. In this story, the couple ends up having a kid and so their young freedom is likely to end. Responsibility and care for a baby is now going to be what their lives are about. In the end, while Rod does sing about not letting anyone change your point of view, it is from the point of view of someone young who at the time needs to resist what adults would push on you because this is the time to make those mistakes and learn from life. However, I also feel it speaks to the idea that as you get older that point of view is going to change you on its own. No need for anyone else to do it. Evolve as you grow in this life, not as someone else dictates. Great song! Rod can write and tell a story!
By the way, one of the best collections of music from the 60s & 70s was a greatest hits album called "Sing It Again, Rod." It has most of his best early stuff on it and I have spent many hours playing it over and over for about the last 46 years or so.
Great reaction as always. Did you catch Jeff Beck in the pink pants? Yes, Jeff Beck! We had so much talent in our music back then. (I’m 70 and lived these songs). ❤
I first heard this song back in the 80's when I was a teenager, and agreed only in the part about been free of social or family pressures. Now at my fifties, that was a good decision 😂😂
Rod had a ton of hits, so some of them are time-stamped from that particular era. After this, he went into the " big 80s overproduction period" and did "baby jane", "infatuation" " some guys have all the luck"," love touch", " lost in you". The Alphaville " forever young" is a different song, same time though.
Same with people requesting Under Pressure (DavidBowie), Stairway To Heaven(LedZep), Chicago ,Queen, GrandFunk...all these bands people will always request their "hits"...True fans will want you to hear the early stuff..the stuff that made them noticed and loved in the 1st place by taking a chance and giving them a listen. The songs these bands wrote when they were passionate and hungry for fame.....those are the good songs. I bought albums many times in those days without ever hearing a song...lots of times based on their looks on the covers, lol How many know Ron Wood from the Stones was originally with Rod Stewart and the Faces...or Rod Stewart singing on Jeff Becks album TRUTH ..play AINT SUPERSTITIOUS ! Great song and Stewart not very known yet was listed on the album as vocal extraordinaire....
I looked up the lyrics and they are listed as it saying Young Hearts... I then looked up what Young Turks means and it refers to it being "slang for a rebellious youth who acts contrary to what is deemed normal by society."
I love this song because of Gran Tourismo 3, clockin made laps pumping this on the sound track, makes me speed up still when it comes on in my car. Watch Maggie May as well.
Huge rabbit hole to go down with Rod awesome artist funny starting as a grave digger early life 😂 he did some awesome work on the vagabond heart album worth a look see the transformation over his many years in music this guy is a true icon
Excellent point on changing point of view. I have been listening to Pink Floyd Dark Side of the Moon since 1973. Specifically, the song “Time” means something different to be about every 10 years. Now, at age t4 and having had cancer for 6hears it has really changed. This is but one small example. Obviously you meant a broader range of things affected by age, wisdom, having a family to protect, love and loss. Great point.
Always enjoy your views/thoughts on these songs. Glad ya gave the song time to get to the hook. This song brings you in to, like you stated, our young days and life. Need to check out "Forever Young" as you are familiar with it, if the same song.
The girl in the video did the voice of Tommy Pickles from Nickelodeon , she played Dottie on PeeWees Big Adventure and lots of other stuff, I never realized it was her in this video.
I believe what he is saying about point of view is don't let OTHERS change your point of view. As you grow and your POV changes, that's fine. Just stick to your guns and don't let others change you.
