Rod Stewart Gasoline Alley

[ProfessionalSceptic]

how come this has so few views. This is among the Greats!

[sweetlorraine0]

Happy birthday Roderick!

[AFieldersChoice]

Wow! just incredible. One of the best emotional vocalist of all time. Thanks for posting this video.

[scouserla1]

the greatest vocalist ever, but lazy,he wrote most of his best songs himself, i think mr stewart will be regret that he never pushed himself more as a song writer,he wasted his talent by doing too many cover versions or by letting others write for him

[sweetlorraine0]

Rod's voice is one of his best, most reliable and enduring assets. Same about his hair ;)

[jayhawks69]

One of the best vids i ever saw !!

[rjmachin]

Love it, but does anyone know the whys and wherefores of this clip? Why and where was it recorded this way?

[YogLAD]

play this at my funeral

[jagdpanther1944]

thats a Yes for me Simon....

[goboats]

wow bring it

[bpoolbry]

one word ...................... brill

[Poopaloo55]

Accurate and right on tempo....now that's a musician. You have to have talent to pull off solo acapella like that. Yah!!!

[robinoo91]

there you have a voice that dont need no fucking autotune or computers to sound good

[zedhed1982]

Come on!!! How great is this? Luv it! Dya think he realised he would turn into an icon at this point...A good looking one at that!! LOL

[maxeythecat]

This is absolutely gorgeous....to hear Rod do this song this way, wow...still gives me the shivers.

[Foolanna]

Thanks Dad for making me listen to the whole of this song on LP when I was 11 or 12 to know what I thought of it. You loved it and I didn't much care about it but that really didn't matter, did it? Because this moment, no matter how unimportant it seemed at the time, looks like it's stuck in my memory forever

[Kochie3434]

what a great accapello song. This man can really sing.....give s me goosebumps to hear him sing this way....just my old man!

[demonhoopa]

Thanks for the reminder that Rod Stewart was actually cool at one time. When I was "coming of age" it was all Hot Legs and Do You think I'm Sexy. I didn't know about his earlier stuff so didn't give him the respect he was due.

Great video.

[LouisTyrer18]

@demonhoopa the late 70s tracks were arse wigglers at best this is real Rod respect due i thought he was a glam joke little did i know friend

[sabrinajokeith]

Brilliant

[adjusteratlarge]

"I'll put on my weddin' suit and catch the evening train,

I'll be home before the milk's upon the door"

I find myself listening to this every so often, (quite often actually) just to hear a vocalist who sings with pure emotion for the song and lyrics. Just beautiful. aah right?

[kapat45]

Okay, five people are either seriously messed up or clicked the wrong button by mistake.

ROD FOR KNIGHTHOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why not?

[GABYCONSTANZA]

@kapat45 great idea!! Sir Rod!!

[highspeedgaz]

And thats it ! no hype,no Simon Cowell infringement ,no nonsence, he sung it to the people , this guys done it, sung it, and won it , what more can be said, one class act !!!!!!!. He,s been belting these great songs out for years . Good old Rod ........

[yendor44]

awesome

[Eamonn20a]

In MY opinion ELKIE BROOKS sings this better . Maybe it's because she knows how to sing. !!!!

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@Eamonn20a Who?

[zinesilol88]

@ToddSweeneyOnce Go educate yourself. Elkie Brooks is the most charted female artist , album chart , in the U.K. in the last 30 years. A great singer.

[ToddSweeneyOnce]

@zinesilol88 I am educated and anybody that thinks that Rod isn't a great singer needs educating themselves.

[teamfab]

@Eamonn20a Very well said..

[tigerarmyrule]

Its been a long time since Rod was anywhere near anywhere like any Gasoline Alley....good luck to him.

[TheRickblaine]

ROD is GOD!!

[latta4]

lolz woman in the back and another person at 1:21

[donnieo7]

In the early 70's. I saw a video of him singing 'Sailing' from the same shoot. If you have it or can find it, could you post it please? I It's one of my favourite songs from Stewart and he's just amazing acapella. Thankyou for posting this!! How many of todays singers could stand in an alley and sing like this.Great !!

[pinchold]

ha ha ha - just like me in my backyard

[Poopaloo55]

@pinchold Well I suppose we'll never know. No, really, that's okay! :)

[n8dnil]

fantastic,, thanks for posting this it takes me back to my youty

[iluvpepi]

OMG! He is a cutie!

[yendor44]

how good was that ...awesome

[mrskimmylou]

awsome!! just awsome!! no 1 could touch rod b4 he went spandex!!!

[walterbrob]

why do i pay this crazy money for this cable and this mutha.....buffers....pisses me off

[celloprofundo]

Wow, where did this come from.. who else could sing this a capella? Certainnly not gmd1417 I'm willing to wager..he could probably do "I'm full of shit and I know it" pretty well..

[gmd1417]

Sorry, but this guy has the most phoney quasi-black voice of all time. It sounds so fake and affected, why not just sing with your own voice? Quit trying to imitate Sam Cooke, it's embarrasing

[hunglikeblack77]

@gmd1417 You thinking you know something about rod stewart is embarassing, just because he has an amazing voice doesnt mean you need to insult it.

[killerqueen1974]

@gmd1417 You obviously do not have any clue what you are talking about. That is Rods voice sound from that time. And who the hell is Sam Cooke?? Compared to Rod?

[rdelfino]

@gmd1417 ur way off with your comment. sorry!

FYI - Rod is influenced and touches on the style of many R&B / Motown artists. Many artists do...

I mean Rod started his career singing with Jeff Beck in 68-69 then replaced great legend Steve Marriott from The Small Faces (RIP) The Rod the Mod wrote his name real big on the wall with a mighty huge solo career... and he's still lining the shelves with stuff...

[jacquelinedeans]

luv the shoes lol

[awRockabilly]

class

[gorrionero]

There are 3 people who doesn´t know anything about music.

[PhilipK100]

This blew me away - amazing but I've got several questions -

1) Was this 1971 or 1970?

2) I wonder what Mick Jagger would;ve sounded like back then in the exact same settings?

3) Can someone please explain to me what acapella Is? I've never heard of it.

Thanks

PhilipK100

[celloprofundo]

@PhilipK100 Acapella means by itself...no instrumental back-up..alone..just voices or voice...mick jagger was sounding fantastic in 1970-71..I think this was before '71..rod could have afforded better clothes in '71 ; )

[TEMPmichaelhansen]

the acapella version that I read about in MOJO?

[mozzle1888]

Where is that recorded?

[MsDaltrey]

brilllllllllllll

[drumdude46]

What a strapping young Bloke! love it. dude is ( was anyway, i know he's aged now) absolutely "Bad Ass"

[kirkmava]

the best end off!!!!!

[5018havefun]

that was fun.....

[bpoolbry]

wow

[Midnightguy1171]

Rod once said in an VH1 interview about 15 years ago, he couldn't stand hearing himself sing when he first started out but now he blown away when he sings. I think his blues voice was just as amazing as it was then as his voice is now.

[branchdangler1]

Just waiting for someone in the background to shout, piss of you drunk bastard and get a job!!!!

[musicclouds]

Standing there in backyard, singing Acapella... and the whole man is pure music!! I love him since he sung Maggie May. Great to see him in concert!!! As I wrote.. pure music.

[Alycia2424]

If I liived in those aprtments ( and was alive at the time ) I wouldve jumped from the balcony and mobed him screaming "I LOOOOOOVE YOU!!!!!!!"

[phillintheuk1]

OMG that was bloody amazing, never seen that before......Rod Stewart, no instruments just that superb raw voice. Pure class !!!

[ralgarte]

What happend to this boy? LIsten how good he was!!

[cheetahron]

AMAZING.... NOT MENY CAN SING ACCAPELLA ANYMORE

[janek125p]

I LOVE ROD :*

[Brenman101]

Just watched this gem 10 times. Northern soul at its finest.

[Jaxie48]

What a treat!! Thank you so much!

[migmacmonk]

Stoke. 

[masterbinkie]

This is awesome! Love it if music sounds good without any instruments

[GaesdonckGoch]

Super! Seine Stimme enthält so viel Klang wie ein ganzes Orchester. Cool Rod!

[scorpivision]

Raw Rod, LOL... good stuff. He was so awesome before the popmeisters got to him.

[junkyardheaven]

Oh my! It's all about authenticity, isn't it..?

Thanks for posting!

[giannihacker]

nice song

[goboats]

Wow now this is what youtube is alll about great post sir thank very much

[maxeythecat]

Wow! THIS is Rod Stewart, guys! Sorry, but that tripe he's been doing the past two decades I can easily do without....thanks for posting!

[metalhad]

i lllllove it

[ath8]

Thanks Mojo.

[Thereluv]

What a Heart and Soul from Rod, Glasgow Lad quite fkn Mad, Xo.

[MrPlasplis]

Esto es una verdadera Joya!! Grande Rod!!!!

[tmmmviii]

Thanks a lot for posting this.

[ufoaroundhere01]

that was so freacking cool..

[ufoaroundhere01]

best place to sing is the bath room..

[cshargeit]

that was acapella to my friends and fiends. someone tell alex lambert about this rod guy

[Dukabor]

heh...I thought of AI auditions too with this vid...well Rod might have made to Hollywood...would have been close...lol

[coracleman]

great song. Written by stewart and wood. Before wood was a nitwit!

coraclewoman

[adaymify]

wonder everytime I watch this about the old lady on the balcony...HA HA HA

[adaymify]

One of the very best voices I've EEEVVVER heard...............simon and the gang should put him behind a curtain on IDOL...CAUSE HES THE ORIGINAL IDOL

[canrockfan]

@adaymify I agree except your idea about IDOL.....No one on that show as a host/judge or "performer" can hold a candle to Rod Stewart. I'll be so happy when those idiotic "realitly" shows are off the air.

[tbyjb]

wow. amazing. luv u rod

[williesbud]

vry good

[bucklemunki]

cool.he was acvtually attractive back then,too lol

[gorrionero]

master class

[stilldajoker]

never seen this ------ whadda take !!!!!

[jcb1972]

I could listen to this forever.

[TheEugen1974]

Rod Stewart is the best

[macdusi]

Excellent

[countrygal0831]

Un-freaking believable!

[vkm416]

Wow! Here is an acapella vintage version of "GASOLINE ALLEY". Raspier than ever the voice may be, but still on key - and certainly WITHOUT ANY SYNTHETIC enhancements! I've been a LONG time fan of Rod but haven't ever seen this until now. I am blown away!

[TJW595]

@vkm416 the raspey voice is his signature lol

[janmurph]

Gives me goosebumps!!! ....won't be another quite like this lad....ever......

thank you for posting this!

[Bradstott]

absolutely fantastic..I'm a big Rod fan and have never seen this b4..thank you for posting it

[beatvampire]

wow he is sooo sexy

[DaveBarlow]

What would Simon Cowell have made of this if a young Rod had turned up at X- Factor?

[luciendelapeste]

Cowell? Cunt wouldn't have had a fucking clue.

[craigamy0801]

rod at his best. my misses thinks this is the best she's ever heard him. i sort of agree but seein him live beats this!

[dannyson30]

@craigamy0801 agreed - big time - its the deep 'warble' that he cannot do now!

[robertlaberge]

Must be something to hear Rod sing in the shower!

[mixxmexx]

A star in the making

[valleygirlknits]

Very cool! Thanks so much for posting this old footage! (Who's that guy behind him on the balcony? LOL)

[jackemlyn062]

This made my night!

[durden94]

ok there is another version of this song with an epic banjo solo at the end it sounds like its sung by a southern black man and i dont know who its by and its driving me nuts i have to find it

[timmersdala]

Really nice and truly genuin! Back in the days when it was worth listening to Rod!

[Leggsy]

crackin stuff

[DaveysMom]

CLASSIC Rod the Mod! Notice the cute lady on her balcony in the background groovin' to Sir Rodney!

[DaveysMom]

Wow!  Rod the Mod!

[christoJihad2]

Impressive! Even if a few notes were a little sour, Rod had balls, more than most lead singers now or back in the day. He had some great songs.

[SunnyDays951]

Son of a Gun this chap did belt it out acapella.

[robotica99]

this is fantastic.

where does this come from?

He was the boss then.

[mixxmexx]

he should read these comments before making another freakin' album or whatever

[alfahammond]

I love this... Rod used to be great. Ah... Faces.

[dirkflint]

used???

[dixiebhoy]

brill rod,a man of the people,god bless jimmy johnstone celtic fc

[darea207]

he came to my house cause his girlfriend (penny) was the best friend of my uncle's gf and he came to their wedding. But I didnt even know who he was at the time

[BillHicksLives]

Priceless........this is just brilliant! I never even knew this existed, Rod had the greatest voice back then......my favourite vid on the whole of Youtube.....thanks for sharing.

[PlayIt4MeAgainSam]

Stewart really had a great voice @ one time! His songs from that time is outstanding, and here, without any music?! Great!

Thank goodness the fashions have changed over the years!! :)

[janmurph]

Are you kiddin me!!!!..listen to that voice,..absolutely superb, gives me goose bumps.

There will never be another like this man.

[raycrossan]

Bloody hell !............ Just how brilliant was Rod then. Even though I still play his stuff from that era often , to hear (and see) him in a clip like that for the first time brings it all back , absolutely superb !

[louiselandin]

Raw Brilliance - The Best Kind. Wonderful! Thank's for posting it!

[frisbeemagick]

Just how good is this? Brilliant!!!!!

[jarredquadguy]

out of tune :S sorry but id like to see any1 else in the world sing this as good as rod do you think you could better smalllove1?

[Gorn171]

great use of the backyards sound properties

[MrPernell27]

You can't have a tune without music!

[TitoAGoGO]

Pre Brit Ekland Rod Stewart is the BEST!!!!

[smalllove1]

Out of tune

[MrPernell27]

there's no music so how the fuck can he be out of tune. you're a moron and this sounded great~!!!

[smalllove1]

Are you telling me it's impossible to sing out of tune if it's acapella?

[moxie96]

this was so amazing. My favorite song too.

[saanzacs]

First heard this song on the classic Aussie film, Walkabout

[readikus]

Such a great performance. Thanks so much for posting this :)

[art72]

it's hard to sing like that without instruments...

good job rod...great song, great voice...

[drumdude46]

what we're watching here is a young Diamond in the Rough. an Early Rod, who obviously took a moment to Sing an A-capella version, in a nice courtyard, with Voice-Enhancing Acoustics.

boy, wonder if he knew then, the "Superstar" he would turn into. you can hear it in his Voice here.

all the resonant qualities, and Rough edge stylings that he, and so few others Possessed. what a trip. wish i could have known him right here, I would have "gone along for the Ride". I'm a drummer.

[mammakin65]

This is by far the best thing I have ever seen!

[detroitkeith]

great tune the faces used to play detroit a lot. this take me way back ,such a pure voice.

[KittenSittinPretty]

Such a strong quality voice, nobody does it better!

[1611453]

he's the best

[rob2661]

awesome

[leprincedeuphor]

Well done!!

[Di3Erschoss3n3]

ich habs im tv gesehen toll

[wblakews]

bigg balls! kudos to you rod!!!

[NirvanaLover911]

lovely!!

[20paul09]

Why cant young artists be as good him..

Dont think anybody is gona top Rod.

[wimbo88]

"Alright?" More than.

[dyanswill]

ahhhh yes the good ol days, this song takes me home. Well done Rod.

[Tommy666Slayer]

This is so great thanks for the post

i wish there were more cheer

[amazondoobie]

sweet

[eusurfer]

from a scottish girl u were brilliant you're dad must have been so proud

[batalion666]

capricorn like me

[mixxmexx]

Greatness - watch & learn, kids...

[Eltonizer]

brilliant!

[jamesbonnd0071]

Absolut Gänsehaut! Chapeau, Sir Rod!!!

[robertlaberge]

Leaves me speechless.

[cassie444]

this is my favorite! i cant get enough of it, i love it he sounds amazing like with out music theres just nuthin to describe it lol :0)

[mcoombe]

AMAZING

[RodStewartFaness]

In my opinion, Rod's one of the best bloody singers there is....that I know of anyway.

Rod "the Bod' Stewart definitely deserves a spot in the Rock 'n' Roll Hall Of Fame in which he was inducted into in 1994

ROD STEWART FOREVER!!! :D

[RodStewartFaness]

wow...... hits every note PERFECTLY! O.o

ROD STEWART 4 EVAH!!

Thanks For Posting! ;D