A little reverse May December romance.. “mother” was used as a demonstrative term, not as a literal term.. ... mutha what a lover! This entire album is flawless...
Probably the most famous mandolin solo ever. Made up on the spot by Ray Jackson from the group Lindisfarne as they needed something to finish off the track. You should check out Lindisfarne. They were never particularly successful in the U.S. but they were massive in the U .K. For a while. Try Meet me on the Corner, Lady Eleanor or Run for Home.
Arguably Rod’s most played song. This was his greatest era imho. Reason To Believe,Every Picture Tells a Story, Mandolin Wind, Handbags and Gladrags,Gasoline Alley all classic stuff. Any of these tracks are worth a reaction.
I would never disrespect or dismiss Rod Stewart because his early work was amazing, and I still love it to this day. After about 5 years of this output, though..... Well, he was never offensive at least, and had a few catchy moments.
"the morning sun when it hits your face really shows your age" she was probably in her thirties at least. The line is "and mother, what a lover! You wore me out" he meant it like "mutha, what a lover"
Yeah that was the more "politically correct" phrase when something was tough or a surprise. "That "mother" was a lot more than I thought it would be"... "What a mother of a day I had, it beat me down". and so on. William C.
Yes, thank you. I was here to clarify that too as Jamal didn’t get it as such... “Mutha what a lovvaa” was Rod’s way of saying DAMN what a lover she basically turned him out. I agree I always felt like he was a college kid she was 30something.
When he says "mother" he's not being literal but rather just using it as an expletive, like "hot damn what a lover", or simply "Mother f*ing (without the f*ing part). I was in Junior high when this came out and I've been a Rod Stewart fan ever since. Thanks for playing it.
@@High_Lord_Of_Terra hard to say, Motherf_____r was not in common use in the U.K. at that time, no, I think you’re quite right, but I imagine Rod got around a bit in a mixed crowd, and my cool uncle had copies of Richard Pryor comedy albums in the early 70s and those taught everyone quite a few new words! Heck, you couldn’t even list the album covers aloud without getting arrested these days. ;)
I just spent 3 drunken hours trying to think how to explain that and then i read your comment. Perfectly put. "Mother" is nothing but an expletive in this song, although I wouldn't say it's as strong as "motherf*****"..it's more like "wow" or "oh boy" in this context,x
@@Lumibear. As I said, I didn't think he was saying MF, but simply that its an expletive. I grew up using "mother" as Rod means here. "Football practice was a mother today". The point for our friend Jamel is that he is not referring to his mother, he was genuinely confused about this word.
"Turned into a lover, and mother what a lover. You wore me out" He's using "mother" as an interjection, not that she became his mother as well. Replace mother with like "good God" or "Hot damn" and it makes more sense.
I've always thought of Rod Stewart as a kind of medieval minstrel wandering from village to village singing his stories to the common folk. The mandolin at the beginning of this song just reinforces that image I have of him. The man is a true story teller, glad you've been able to.get back to his songs Jamel 😊
This song is made by Ron Wood, his friend and guitar player. He made the composition, the lyrics and played the guitars, mandolin and extremely fantastic bass lines. Rod was "only" the singer, but a very good one.
LOL, I was playing "Every Picture Tells A Story" in my car 8 track one night while a bunch of us were partying, and I had a guy tell me, "You only like Rod Stewart because his voice is different." Well duh...
@@Mark-iv7np There are many songs that I liked that got too much airplay, as you say. I couldn't listen to classic rock stations for many years. It's been fun to see the response to these songs thru Jamel, and others. Im a little envious that he gets to hear them for the first time.
Random fact about Rod Stewart, he's a master train modeler. He is in the Train model hall of fame, and has always traveled with his newest model creations for the last 30 years.
@ym61 ( @Jamel_aka_Jamal )not quite. .. She was at her "peak" and It's interesting how women and men differ in that department. Not a "mother" but a lover. Too much to handle physically. But she had him by the heartstrings of that mandolin. He was heartbroken, yet not enough to go home. Unless *home* was her place ( open for discussion) He did explode in the rock scene. Like a savage. And I can just about guarantee his exploits far exceeded hers. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Rock star entitlement. Nowadays, He sings this with full orchestra, as well as he ever did. Maggie Mae, if you're still around, this iconic ballad has immortalized your exploit. No crime in UK, right?
@@buffalohorse1 Where do people come up with this stuff? The song is about an *older* woman when Rod was 16, not a younger girl in a completely different part of the world.
@@CarolineinCanada - No it's not. In Stewart's own words: "Maggie May was more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with, at the 1961 Beaulieu Jazz Festival." Margaret Sinclair was 13 years old in 1961.
@@Isleofskye Absolutely untrue. I forget which song it is, but you can hear a reference to the old English song about Maggie May -- a prostitute--- in one of their songs. Rod's "Maggie" was an older woman who took his virginity.
His band was essentially The Faces with the addition of Martin Quittenton on guitar, a very underrated guitarist, which was the reason why they sounded really good!
"The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age" Yeah, try saying that to an older woman, and see if you live to see anywhere close to her age!
One of my dads favorite songs of all time, I love listening to his stories about seeing Rod in concert back in the day. I always think of my dad when I hear it, and also a scene from the movie Lords Of Dogtown where Heath Ledger’s character is singing along 🖤
Oh, that one leaves me in tears every time. 'He said "never wait or hesitate Get in kid, before it's too late You may never get another chance 'Cause youth a mask but it don't last Live it long and live it fast" Georgie was a friend of mine'
The intro is called "Henry's Time" and was composed by guitarist Martin Quittenton, a very talented and underrated guitarist who worked on Stewart's early solo albums. Quittenton sadly had to retire early from music industry due to mental health problems and passed away in 2015.
Damn, that's good music. I was born in 69. This song was released in 71. My mom said when I was three (72) this was my favorite song and when it came on the radio I'd try to sing along to it. This is a great album, Every Picture Tells a Story, and Rod was a storyteller. Every song on the album is great. This was the best part of his career. His next album, Never a Dull Moment, has some great tracks too, like, You Wear it Well.
Pick the needle off the record player and go straight to the title song of this album. Every Picture Tells a Story is one of the best songs ever written. While on the subject of Rod Stewart, you might want to look into "Never a Dull Moment", which is in my opinion the best album ever made.
I first heard reason to believe years later, after knowing Maggie May forever, during my first divorce and it is now my favorite rod Stewart song by far.
So many great songs...some of my favorites are Reason to Believe, The First Cut is the Deepest, You Wear it Well, Forever Young, I'm Losing You...just to name a few...
"you turned into a lover, and mutha what a lover you wore me out" .... He was saying damn what a lover you turned out to be. ☺️ Rod was young but not school boy young.
Ah, the Rod Stewart wormhole a been opened! Young inexperienced man, older experienced woman. "You're in my heart" next? Or "I Don't Want to Talk About It"? Or the heartbreaking ""The Killing of Georgie"?
You should also check out “Sailing” and “Mandolin Wind”. Rod is one of my favorite singers, I used to see him each time he toured - always a great show.
A great album. For my 16th birthday I was given this one and the follow-up, Never a Dull Moment. Check out Reason to Believe, Mandolin Wind, You Wear it Well, or the earlier Handbags and Gladrags.
Mandolin Wind" "every picture tells a story" got to check him out when he,was with "the faces" love his voice. This song was played over and over on the radio.
When you say "audio version", I think you mean "studio version". They are all "audio versions". not at all a complaint...I enjoy all of your music video reactions...
