Ladies and Gentleman this is how it’s done!!! Oh to go back to that time. Never knew then that these were some of the best years of my life. No worries about house payments utilitie bills, grocery money, etc. a magic time to be alive!! Anyone else agree?
He was my idol. Oh my gosh, I was 15 and saw the Maggie May tour, and I stormed the stage, and then he kissed me and I did not wash that cheek for many a week! ❤❤️😎🎶🎵 Good times! This is the music of my youth!
Back in the early days of rock music it was played on the radio air waves a lot. In the last 50 years of radio free music a whole hell of a lot more of music has been released so now days there's a lot more music competition. There for competition means way less radio air time for all songs. mass competition creates way less radio play for all bands. Back in the early 1970's Rod Stewart and Faces was hot rockin' music. Hell even the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors etc. music isn't heard no where near as much. It'd called COMPETITION.
I remember watching this in 72 and my mother looking in. She said 'I feel sorry for that skinny lad who is singing. He looks like he needs a good meal.'
The older I get the more I appreciate lyrics like this: a few carefully chosen words let you see an entire relationship, and you feel you know the like people like they're friends. He bought her something that she knew didn't cost much, but she's the kind of girl that cries because he remembered her birthday, and he's the kind of guy who blows it without even trying. It's an amazing song.
"she" was literally the one that got away, an early lover who he let slip through his hands while he was busy trying to become a rock star. later he ran into her somewhere, and the result was this song, rooted in his regret.
@@allenswanson2423 Actually I was dumped by letter by the ‘ then love of my life ‘ a few letters after he’d told me that ‘ Madame Onassis got nothin on you ‘ was written just for me . So it just shows as another song says ‘ don’t you know you never can tell ‘ ! And he made sure he dumped me before my birthday and never bought me anything, so I clearly had a lucky escape, though at the time I cried my eyes out !
I think that a lot of people out there have forgotten just how fucking amazing that Rod once was, especially when he was still a member of the Faces, but then again there are just as many of us dinosaurs who still do remember and we wear it well as well🥃🖤✌🏼
I so wish he had kept on the roll he was on when he recorded around four great records in the early 70s. Probably hard to maintain the quality, but I do wish . . .
@@markvanroojen6201 I agree. I never could stand Atlantic Crossing. He was such a genuine artist who then, somehow, as I saw it, sold his soul to the devil.
I know exactly what you mean : this is one of the songs that can take you back and actually let you have a smell of the early 70's. My favorite era of all time : "the 70's" ! (OK - also the late 60's)
Rod Stewart really sings it well and wears it well tonight in this video. Rod always has such a great and natural style, which exudes inner confidence and strength. Rod represents the male population with style, smoothness, allure and strength. Rod the Mod sings it great again.
Wow, does that video ever encapsulate the feeling and mood of a particular moment in time: 1972. The clothes! The hair! The dancing! And this song -- more clever than it gets credit for, and perhaps remembered mostly for sounding very similar to the hit it succeeded, Maggie Mae. Rod was incredibly charismatic and talented. The rest of the band was pretty damn good, too.
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“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams......................
@@Herefornow-571 they're my philosophical thoughts. I imagine that our external world is far too great and complex for our mind to absorb so our brains filter out probably 90% of it and separate it into the past (45%), now (5%) and the future (45%). Perhaps when we die we become part of the "all" that exists across the whole universe when we are then capable of accessing the "everything" that exists as "now".
Tennessee was quite correct, life is all memory, and my Western mind can't grasp the concept of "the eternal now" that Eastern religions say the enlightened man exists in. Although for the last decade of his life my father "suffered" (?) from senile dementia and all he pretty much had was "the now," he was never happier in his life. He loved each new moment that came at him and he seemed to be completely free of resentments and anxiety. Should we all jettison our pasts and try to become as senile as possible? Would this bring us closer to nirvana? To me this state has a merely negative attraction, and does not seem to heighten one's pleasure. I am sure I've had wonderful sex while completely drunk -- that is, the feelings of pleasure that occurred during the act and the sudden release of tension brought about by orgasm were probably as intense and physically satisfying as any sex I've had while sober, but I would never categorize as great this drunken sex because I can't remember it, and I have none of the pleasures attendant in recall that I have when thinking about good sexual experiences I had while sober. And I certainly can't masturbate to acts that I can't remember. A great bit of the pleasure that resides in our experiences seems to be dependent upon our being able to recall them, and we often hope that we can remember vividly such experiences. We even go to great lengths to mentally record such experiences while they are happening so as to be able to recall them in the future. For instance, we stare into a lover's eyes so as to fix them in memory. I can't even imagine how we can call any experiences pleasurable or unpleasurable if we can't remember them. If someone were to ask me, "Were you a happy baby?" I would have to reply, "I don't know whether I was or not. I can't remember being a baby, but my mother recalls how I responded to the world, and other than having a bout of colic, she says I was very happy." So it seems to me that the disappearance of regret and worry is a sad trade off for the negation of all memory. Or have I got it all wrong? Is it merely that we are supposed to get over our resentments and regret while not actually forgetting the experiences that occasioned such feelings? Is it merely a shift in perspective that will free us from being prisoners of our past and propel us toward spiritual enlightenment and allow us to reside perpetually in some untrammeled now? If so, how do we achieve such a shift?
@@Herefornow-571 Time present and time past Are both perhaps present in time future And time future contained in time past. If all time is eternally present All time is unredeemable. -- T.S. Eliot
I first saw Rod Stewart in concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX July of 1971. Fast forward to having kids and I was able to take them to see him at the Summit in Houston, TX in November of 1993. Saw him many times over the years but those two concerts stand out for me.
One and a half million views for one of the best songs of all time. Most of the songs with a billion views from the current era will be forgotten in five years' time.
@@5pajoe the announcer says he's reading the lyrics. and he quite clearly is reading from the page in a couple of places. not a biggie, his performance is still great.
@@88gair That's not the first time I've seen him grab a piece of paper with lyrics on it while singing....he did it at a Watford FC concert with Elton John while singing Country Comfort.. His mic wasn't working though and you couldn't hear him...what a shame!! The sound system was awful.
I think everything is playback except for Rod's singing. The shy man on the guitar (the co-writer?) is playing a classical guitar in the clip and the sound is that of a twelve string.
@@kitharoidos1089Yes, that's Martin Quittenton who co-wrote this one and also "Maggie May" and "Farewell". Evidently, the royalties from those three enabled him to retire a few years down the line and sustained him until his death a few years ago. And yes, I'm pretty sure he plays a twelve on all three hits.
Don't you just love Rod's cheat sheet? I was so lucky to have seen the Faces umpteen times. Saw Humble Pie loads but never saw the Small Faces sadly. This is just PURE CLASS.
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@@karlzipp181 no it's not,it's a Rod Stewart solo song on his album written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton ,look it up and you will see that it's not Ronnie Lane
Me fav Rod song of all time! What a time, what a song, now where's me time machine. Please take me back. Where does our youth, optimism, and belief in life go. Least we have the great memories conjured by the music.
Yes it looks like the vocals are live, which he deserves credit for, but everything else is a tape being played back. It was fairly common practice back then.
In his autobiography, Rod writes that he's always had trouble coming up with lyrics citing this song as an example of his last minute lyric writing. Clearly, he deserves to have more faith in his own lyrical skills, because this is superb.
I've heard stories of Rod being locked in a room with pen and paper and told he wasn't allowed out until he'd finished writing the song lyrics. Not sure of it's true but it certainly fits in with the whole image of Rod/The Faces who always seemed to be in the verge if descending into total chaos but just holding it together to produce some classic rock performances.
It's really good, but it's even better when you recall what other bands were doing at the time. In 1972 rock'n'roll was really HEAVY and SERIOUS. People were doing 20 minute drum solos. And here comes Rod, having a bit of a laugh with his mate Ronnie Wood and reading the words off a scrap of paper ... pure gold.
@@straightwhitemale966 the standard technique for TOTP was to re-record the song (instruments and vocals) in the TV studio. That's how many TOTP performances have a BBC orchestra on them when the record is of just a band line-up. There are exceptions, but it would need to be pretty bad to allow Rod Stewart to sing live because he turned out, in the state he was in, to be incapable of mining successfully to anything.
Yes but you see in his presentation of himself on stage he is so uncertain of what kind of musician he is at this point in his life. I think it's quite noticeable that he is not confident on stage yet. Getting confident on stage takes time. But Rod put in his time he took his sacrifices he weathered the storm and now he's a legend. 💕 As far as I'm concerned I could have never done probably all he did road trips buses trailers setting up the stages sound checks 😍 And lastly distancing yourself from those you love. Apparently his real love was to become a star. ⭐♥️⭐
@@dorothykuveke1217 With all due respect, that's nonsense. Stewart had already issued Every Picture Tells a Story at the time this was taped. He was as good then as he ever got.
RODDDDNEEEE! He was always the best in my 'umble opinion. Oh if only one could go back to the 70s. The late 60s tothe mid 70s were a brilliant time for pop music.
I just love the way the women danced back then. I was only 3, but knew beauty and moves at an early age. Rods voice like stars flowing in maple syrup just off the misty trees
Hello Katie Bates, how are you doing today? I'm glad you're a fan, and it's my pleasure meeting you here. Is this song one of your most favorite songs?
Simply one of the greatest pop songs ever written or recorded.always overshadowed by Maggie..Can you believe he wrote the lyrics whilst recording it?..That was him and the Faces..always unselfconscious..not even knowing how brilliant they were!
It's worth being old now to have been young then...
Right, they were the best days…
proper line in a good song sir.
I journeyed to the rainbows end and found not gold but You My Friend ❤️🙏🏻💯🫵🙋♂️
So true
perfectly put
Ladies and Gentleman this is how it’s done!!! Oh to go back to that time. Never knew then that these were some of the best years of my life. No worries about house payments utilitie bills, grocery money, etc. a magic time to be alive!! Anyone else agree?
Spot on. I’m 65.
Hey!!! These are still your best years!!! Only ones we get,,,don’t look back 20 years from now, and say the same thing
Totally! Second gig I went to, just as Maggie Mae was climbing the charts (pop-pickers !)...His voice; that band-especially Ronnie Wood !
Hugs to you. Magic time for sure. But it’s still magic, I only hope some of the younger kids will enjoy this and embrace it.
His early work was always his best
Rod, a superb songwriter and performer. When this, and Maggie May came out in the early '70s, nothing like this had gone before.
MM was 71, this quickly followed.
Rod Stewart a one in a billion rock voice
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Thank fukkkccc for that.
Could you imagine him and Stevie Nicks making a record?
Gosh I love his sexy raspy voice, plus his rooster haircut ❤
@@BillyColeII-dr6dkon 2011 they did a concert lol 😂
A magnificent voice for sure...I also reckon Ronnie Lane up there with him had a sublime voice.
They look so happy. It was a beautiful time, wasn't it?❤
It was the most amazing time to be a teenager.
Happy birthday Rod!! Still jamming this in 2024
I always loved this song. In 1972 I was 13 years old and immediatley realized it was a special song. I'm 65 now and still feel the same.
Man !!! This is 51 years ago.
One of his best ever songs.
He was my idol. Oh my gosh, I was 15 and saw the Maggie May tour, and I stormed the stage, and then he kissed me and I did not wash that cheek for many a week! ❤❤️😎🎶🎵
Good times! This is the music of my youth!
What? you mean you didnt wind up with a canker sore?
It took me a minute or two to realise that he's singing this live. His voice was quite spectacular back then.
Yes it's slightly different from the studio version
It was. Too bad he betrayed his voice as he did. His voice had resonance and depth back then and he gave it up for surface rasp.
@@mary-bethshine6650 He was at his zenith when he was in The Jeff Beck Group.
@@nigelwillmott6177 His vocals Morning Dew are stellar
@@mary-bethshine6650 I agree. He was untainted then.
Back when they actually played and sang on TOTP. What a wonderful performance!
I can’t understand why this hardly get played on the radio, it’s an absolute classic
Because most of the songs these day have to be paid, to be played!
Sad
Back in the early days of rock music it was played on the radio air waves a lot. In the last 50 years of radio free music a whole hell of a lot more of music has been released so now days there's a lot more music competition. There for competition means way less radio air time for all songs. mass competition creates way less radio play for all bands. Back in the early 1970's Rod Stewart and Faces was hot rockin' music. Hell even the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Doors etc. music isn't heard no where near as much. It'd called COMPETITION.
you clearly don't listen to sirius xm
It was played often on WABC in New York in the Fall of 1972.
Listen to GOLD! Its on all the time! What a magical time! We had the best music and artists!
Great lyrics, and what a voice.
I remember watching this in 72 and my mother looking in. She said 'I feel sorry for that skinny lad who is singing. He looks like he needs a good meal.'
I personally think he was the best story-teller. Timeless music. What a distinct voice.
not sure about best but i love your use of "storyteller"... his lyrics are fantastic
So glad I was young then. Those were the best of times. We wore those times very well.
The WHOLE THING IS A TREAT FROM START TO FINISH!
The older I get the more I appreciate lyrics like this: a few carefully chosen words let you see an entire relationship, and you feel you know the like people like they're friends. He bought her something that she knew didn't cost much, but she's the kind of girl that cries because he remembered her birthday, and he's the kind of guy who blows it without even trying. It's an amazing song.
Story telling at its best.
"she" was literally the one that got away, an early lover who he let slip through his hands while he was busy trying to become a rock star. later he ran into her somewhere, and the result was this song, rooted in his regret.
Get your drummer, get your bass, get your guitars, and give it a go , what you gotta lose ? Eddie X
@@allenswanson2423 Actually I was dumped by letter by the ‘ then love of my life ‘ a few letters after he’d told me that ‘ Madame Onassis got nothin on you ‘ was written just for me .
So it just shows as another song says ‘ don’t you know you never can tell ‘ !
And he made sure he dumped me before my birthday and never bought me anything, so I clearly had a lucky escape, though at the time I cried my eyes out !
My reply to you on this has disappeared - back soon re the ‘ cheapskate’ Jamie Knowles !!!
I think that a lot of people out there have forgotten just how fucking amazing that Rod once was, especially when he was still a member of the Faces, but then again there are just as many of us dinosaurs who still do remember and we wear it well as well🥃🖤✌🏼
Many of us "old Dinosaurs" knew he sucked outload.
I so wish he had kept on the roll he was on when he recorded around four great records in the early 70s. Probably hard to maintain the quality, but I do wish . . .
@@markvanroojen6201 I agree. I never could stand Atlantic Crossing. He was such a genuine artist who then, somehow, as I saw it, sold his soul to the devil.
He started to fade after Atlantic Crossing. Before that, his songs were part of my life's soundtrack. Sure miss those times.😢
My favorite Rod Stewart song . Such a great sounding combination of instruments.
Ditto. Others have been more popular but this is my personal favourite by a country mile.
Agreed 100%
I like the way those girls dance.
I close my eyes and I can still smell the excitement of 1972 when I listen to this... what a great time to be alive.
Smells like weed, don't it?
Fiddle is great. I believe he is top ten best lead singer ever. Elton, Mic,plant,elvis, mercury, Steve perry, some of my best.
I know exactly what you mean : this is one of the songs that can take you back and actually let you have a smell of the early 70's.
My favorite era of all time : "the 70's" !
(OK - also the late 60's)
@@farmerbill6855
Columbian Gold in fact.....
So true my friend so true. Almost makes it worth being 67 now to have been a teenager back then. What a amazing magical time to be a teenager in
All having a great time and why wouldn't they be? Glorious times.
One of the most distinctive voices in Rock and Roll and 50 years later, still this record is one his best.
I had this on 8 Track Tape - Every Picture Tells A Story... Mandolin Wind, Maggie May... and Rod sang Amazing Grace...moving. Great tape.
Rod Stewart is one of the few rockers who could read song notes during a live performance and somehow it becomes even more endearing.
It’s a song about writing a letter I think it’s totally on key
BEAUTIFUL SONG AND BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE ❤❤❤❤
Rod Stewart really sings it well and wears it well tonight in this video. Rod always has such a great and natural style, which exudes inner confidence and strength. Rod represents the male population with style, smoothness, allure and strength. Rod the Mod sings it great again.
Great to grow up in this period. So much fantastic music
Whether it's with the Faces,the Stones ,or the Beatles,Ian McLeggan always has a smile on his face behind the keyboards.
It’s like being in Time Machine. I can’t imagine to have that voice at such a young age. God is great … if I could just sing it myself to one woman…
One of the best bands ever listened to ooh la la what an album
Wow, does that video ever encapsulate the feeling and mood of a particular moment in time: 1972. The clothes! The hair! The dancing! And this song -- more clever than it gets credit for, and perhaps remembered mostly for sounding very similar to the hit it succeeded, Maggie Mae. Rod was incredibly charismatic and talented. The rest of the band was pretty damn good, too.
I grew up on rod Stewart …..in my opinion early days (faces)were the best x
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BEST DAYS EVER.
He is obviously singing this live and he still sounds as good as the recording. Not many artist can do that.
He sounds better on this than he does on the record.
This song still stirs emotions in my soul 49 years later.
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@@roderickdavidstewart5200 Sir Rod are you still a big football fan? Which team do you root for?
I feel the same way. It has all the feels and brings back so many memories and emotions
It sure does.... I still remember her name
I fell in love with this man many many years ago. Makes me cry remembering how crazy cute i thought i was... i love you Rod.
Love the spirit of the times..Rod was spectacular
Pre peroxide Rod was the best Rod.
19 yrs old when this was out !! It's like it was yesterday.... wonderful times....so glad I belonged to those days & times
Absolutely awesome Rod in his prime..✌💗✌
His charisma was so electric in his voice and stage presence, never be another like him
Yes!! Love his clothes style and his rooster haircut 😮💨
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams......................
Yep, the past and the future only exist in your mind. We experience the eternal moment of "now" . Everything happens at the same time...
@@Herefornow-571 they're my philosophical thoughts. I imagine that our external world is far too great and complex for our mind to absorb so our brains filter out probably 90% of it and separate it into the past (45%), now (5%) and the future (45%). Perhaps when we die we become part of the "all" that exists across the whole universe when we are then capable of accessing the "everything" that exists as "now".
Our mind only works 20 % of all dont dream over the dogs are better that we are ....aahh
Tennessee was quite correct, life is all memory, and my Western mind can't grasp the concept of "the eternal now" that Eastern religions say the enlightened man exists in. Although for the last decade of his life my father "suffered" (?) from senile dementia and all he pretty much had was "the now," he was never happier in his life. He loved each new moment that came at him and he seemed to be completely free of resentments and anxiety. Should we all jettison our pasts and try to become as senile as possible? Would this bring us closer to nirvana? To me this state has a merely negative attraction, and does not seem to heighten one's pleasure. I am sure I've had wonderful sex while completely drunk -- that is, the feelings of pleasure that occurred during the act and the sudden release of tension brought about by orgasm were probably as intense and physically satisfying as any sex I've had while sober, but I would never categorize as great this drunken sex because I can't remember it, and I have none of the pleasures attendant in recall that I have when thinking about good sexual experiences I had while sober. And I certainly can't masturbate to acts that I can't remember. A great bit of the pleasure that resides in our experiences seems to be dependent upon our being able to recall them, and we often hope that we can remember vividly such experiences. We even go to great lengths to mentally record such experiences while they are happening so as to be able to recall them in the future. For instance, we stare into a lover's eyes so as to fix them in memory. I can't even imagine how we can call any experiences pleasurable or unpleasurable if we can't remember them. If someone were to ask me, "Were you a happy baby?" I would have to reply, "I don't know whether I was or not. I can't remember being a baby, but my mother recalls how I responded to the world, and other than having a bout of colic, she says I was very happy." So it seems to me that the disappearance of regret and worry is a sad trade off for the negation of all memory. Or have I got it all wrong? Is it merely that we are supposed to get over our resentments and regret while not actually forgetting the experiences that occasioned such feelings? Is it merely a shift in perspective that will free us from being prisoners of our past and propel us toward spiritual enlightenment and allow us to reside perpetually in some untrammeled now? If so, how do we achieve such a shift?
@@Herefornow-571
Time present and time past
Are both perhaps present in time future
And time future contained in time past.
If all time is eternally present
All time is unredeemable. -- T.S. Eliot
So many lovley songs I'm 70 years old I grow up his music thank you
I first saw Rod Stewart in concert at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX July of 1971. Fast forward to having kids and I was able to take them to see him at the Summit in Houston, TX in November of 1993. Saw him many times over the years but those two concerts stand out for me.
One and a half million views for one of the best songs of all time. Most of the songs with a billion views from the current era will be forgotten in five years' time.
Can't help but love this loonacy. J. Xxxxx ❤❤❤❤
Cant believe it is 50 years ago. As someone once said “Who knows where the time goes.”
Ronnie Wood on guitar. An enduring memory, is seeing Rod Stewart, reading the words, from a piece of paper! He sings, it fantastically.
He's not reading the words. It's a prop - he's supposed to be writing a letter to the girl
@@5pajoe the announcer says he's reading the lyrics. and he quite clearly is reading from the page in a couple of places. not a biggie, his performance is still great.
@@5pajoe that's what I thought.
The song lyrics were in the form of a letter to a lost love...I'm pretty sure the piece of paper was a prop tp support that premise...
@@88gair That's not the first time I've seen him grab a piece of paper with lyrics on it while singing....he did it at a Watford FC concert with Elton John while singing Country Comfort.. His mic wasn't working though and you couldn't hear him...what a shame!! The sound system was awful.
Absolutely loved the sound of the faces..I was 12 when this was out...Still sounds just brilliant
Hats off to the fiddler.Who despite the shenanigans absolutely stole the show.Very well done.
I think everything is playback except for Rod's singing. The shy man on the guitar (the co-writer?) is playing a classical guitar in the clip and the sound is that of a twelve string.
He did not steal the show because it is impossible to steal a show from Rod Stewart.Rod is the ultimate entertainer 3:59
@@kitharoidos1089Yes, that's Martin Quittenton who co-wrote this one and also "Maggie May" and "Farewell". Evidently, the royalties from those three enabled him to retire a few years down the line and sustained him until his death a few years ago. And yes, I'm pretty sure he plays a twelve on all three hits.
Never rated Rod back in the day. Now I think he’s one of Rock’s greatest vocalists; one of the very best
Darn to be back then and so young and carefree…The best: just the best of times…👍👍☮️☮️☮️❤️❤️❤️
With a voice like Rod Stewart, he could sing the phone book and it would be a hit.
So sad to think that a good number of those happy youngsters dancing have since passed away 😢
Time is do cruel.
I was 6 then .
An absolute classic from the era when music mattered.
One of my favorites back in the day.🎵Still enjoying all his songs. MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone.☕️🎄
Merry Christmas to you
The Faces - always beautifully on the verge of falling apart. Gives it an edge and an immediacy that we don't see much these days.
their farewell tour concert in Chicago in 75-ish was one of the best concerts I ever saw.
@@daveguitarnowski4402 Man, I would love to have that memory!
this song never gets old. i love hearing it
Well it is an old song as much as I love it
I agree. I loved it since it was first released!
One of his best in my opinion.
Seems Maggie Mae gets more airplay but this is so much better.
😴
I was 13 when this came out....still one of my favorites!
If that sheet of paper still exists, imagine it's worth...
Had I been there, I would have made a dash for it. Saw them in Leeds in 1973. Still listening!
It was Blank !
About 50p
3 pieces of paper
could have used it 8 months ago when I ran out of T.P.
Don't you just love Rod's cheat sheet? I was so lucky to have seen the Faces umpteen times. Saw Humble Pie loads but never saw the Small Faces sadly. This is just PURE CLASS.
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Why isn’t music like this written today!! Simply fantastic 👌👍👍👍
My favourite Faces song. The guitar and mandolin are sublime. Words are so descriptive and poetic. Still stands up in 2020.
Not actually a Faces song though ,it's actually a Rod Stewart solo song though he uses the Faces as his backing band.
Unlike "Maggie May" this song doesn't have a mandolin.
@@davidmellish3295 It's a Ronnie Lane song.
@@karlzipp181 no it's not,it's a Rod Stewart solo song on his album written by Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton ,look it up and you will see that it's not Ronnie Lane
One of my absolute favourites of the 70s. In a different world and different era now, but this is on my spotify playlist nonetheless.
Me fav Rod song of all time! What a time, what a song, now where's me time machine. Please take me back. Where does our youth, optimism, and belief in life go. Least we have the great memories conjured by the music.
Everyone groove--this is a REAL performance, not a fucking rock video.. This is what we watched in the 70's. REAL LIVE MUSIC.
I think it's great too but I'm fairly certain only the vocals are live
correct doug
YES, RONNIE AND THE REST ARE JUST PROPS
Yes it looks like the vocals are live, which he deserves credit for, but everything else is a tape being played back. It was fairly common practice back then.
How cool is he though? Far out, gets up and sings from a piece of paper without breaking a sweat. Great voice and his enthusiasm is infectious.
Rod knew the lyrics, stone cold. The letter was a prop for the song - as in the first line. Come on, smarten up.
You think he didn't know the lyrics???🤣🤣🤣
@@sachsgs2509 He literally sings the wrong lyrics so maybe not.
@@kitharoidos1089 he wrote the fkng song but you know better...
The first party my late wife and I had back at Cowplain in 73,sing song went down a bomb with others of course.
In his autobiography, Rod writes that he's always had trouble coming up with lyrics citing this song as an example of his last minute lyric writing. Clearly, he deserves to have more faith in his own lyrical skills, because this is superb.
TOTAL ONE OFF, GENIUS.
I've heard stories of Rod being locked in a room with pen and paper and told he wasn't allowed out until he'd finished writing the song lyrics. Not sure of it's true but it certainly fits in with the whole image of Rod/The Faces who always seemed to be in the verge if descending into total chaos but just holding it together to produce some classic rock performances.
these lyrics are priceless….
Ronnie Lane contributed a lot of words to the songs.
Maggie May was a collaboration
Is there another Rock star which looks the same since 50 years, Rod what a Gem
It's really good, but it's even better when you recall what other bands were doing at the time. In 1972 rock'n'roll was really HEAVY and SERIOUS. People were doing 20 minute drum solos. And here comes Rod, having a bit of a laugh with his mate Ronnie Wood and reading the words off a scrap of paper ... pure gold.
There was a mixture of the album rock band that did long complicated songs and more snappy pop rock that did quick catchy songs.
Lip synching over a studio recording.
@@johnconway9882 1:18 you sure?
"reading the words off a scrap of paper"
Not reading them successfully, mind.
@@straightwhitemale966 the standard technique for TOTP was to re-record the song (instruments and vocals) in the TV studio. That's how many TOTP performances have a BBC orchestra on them when the record is of just a band line-up. There are exceptions, but it would need to be pretty bad to allow Rod Stewart to sing live because he turned out, in the state he was in, to be incapable of mining successfully to anything.
Think of me and try not to laugh...☺....I love this song after all these years
Such Great music back then in the 70s. 😊
A touchstone song for all us old people....
50 years ago, a different era but this song still makes me feel young and I smile. People wonder what the hell I am smiling about. Oh yeah.
This is one of my favorite Rod Stewart song. They were such wonderful years. thanks guys. Love you
Rod Stewart's best song ever IMHO. And this is the best live version of it I've ever seen. It doesn't get much better than this.
💯
What a showman! So natural for him!
Maggie May don't forget her....
Yes but you see in his presentation of himself on stage he is so uncertain of what kind of musician he is at this point in his life. I think it's quite noticeable that he is not confident on stage yet. Getting confident on stage takes time. But Rod put in his time he took his sacrifices he weathered the storm and now he's a legend. 💕 As far as I'm concerned I could have never done probably all he did road trips buses trailers setting up the stages sound checks 😍 And lastly distancing yourself from those you love. Apparently his real love was to become a star. ⭐♥️⭐
@@dorothykuveke1217 With all due respect, that's nonsense. Stewart had already issued Every Picture Tells a Story at the time this was taped. He was as good then as he ever got.
After all these years: it’s still my favourite song by rod Stewart
Me too.
Me too x2
Ronnie and Rod back when music was best and a lot of fun, no shit lyrics violence and the crap we get today
Ronnie....Lane or Wood? There's two lol.
@@vladskiobi Two Ronnie’s and Rod, great band.👍
@@vladskiobi modern Evil vile sounds full of hatred and bile
Your point is sublime
Today’s sounds nauseate
Let’s go back in time
When even bad music was great
I guess you missed Rod's cover of the Rolling Stones' "Street Fighting Man."
Reading the lyrics off notebook paper was Rod’s move. Seen him do it more than once. He knows the lyrics, he’s just hamming it up.
Yes - it is a nod to the fact the whole song is a letter to a lost love. A point totally lost on Steve Wright.
i always thought he was too lit up to remember the words 🍸
@@herbertvonzinderneuf8547 Many things...over the years have been lost on Steve Wright.!
He probably needs it now though
Hamming up is also done on the video of The Letter ‘ by the Box Tops ! 😉
There is something so infectious about this song. Gorgeous, but simple melody. It just has so many layers, and it stands the test of time.
RODDDDNEEEE! He was always the best in my 'umble opinion. Oh if only one could go back to the 70s. The late 60s tothe mid 70s were a brilliant time for pop music.
I have loved Rod Stewart since I was a teenager! Love this song.
Me too, me and my friends all got our hair cut like his.
One word sums up rod, UNIQUE.
Great song,band,video,Ronnie Wood and Stewart.Dont make it this good much anymore
I just love the way the women danced back then. I was only 3, but knew beauty and moves at an early age. Rods voice like stars flowing in maple syrup just off the misty trees
Man, that voice. Literally, one of the best voices ever.
He and Bonnie Tyler should do a duet.
I wish he could sing as good as this now. During the 70's and 80's he had the best, and most distinctive voice ever.
i agree 100 percent
voice has held out over the years...and cute ass too
Absolutely unique.
Rod was such a great singer. Great time to be alive.
Living good in '72!❤️😀
Hello Katie Bates, how are you doing today? I'm glad you're a fan, and it's my pleasure meeting you here. Is this song one of your most favorite songs?
When music was great. So underrated were the faces.
Simply one of the greatest pop songs ever written or recorded.always overshadowed by Maggie..Can you believe he wrote the lyrics whilst recording it?..That was him and the Faces..always unselfconscious..not even knowing how brilliant they were!
Ronnie Lane always so happy
For me it was the late 60s and 70s was a great time to be young and the music too.
r.i.p. Ronnie Lane and Ian!
Indeed.
Now I see why Ronnie jumped ship...
Ronnie Lane was the mutt's nuts .
Such a clever, beautifully constructed song, from the long ago days when such songs made Number 1.
Not a phone in sight, people engaged in the moment
He has outlived all of his violin players … what an absolute. I hope his music never gets lost
I remember watching this on TOTP during a visit to England in '72.
I never missed anything the faces did, I had a rod haircut all through the 70’s. They were THE good time band, those were the days. RIP Plonk & MAC.