Maggie May-Rod Stewart 1971

Maggie May-Rod Stewart 1971

Wake up Maggie I think I got something to say to you
It's late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurt

The morning sun when it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me none in my eyes you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes my love you didn't need to coax
Oh, Maggie I couldn't have tried any more
You lured me away from home, just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without

All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover and
mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
and in the morning kick me in the head
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore
You lured me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart I couldn't leave you if I tried

I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band that needs a helpin' hand
Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
You made a first-class fool out of me
But I'm as blind as a fool can be
You stole my heart but I love you anyway

Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home one of these days

By Rod Stewart / Martin Quittenton

"Maggie May" is a song written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart in 1971 for his album Every Picture Tells a Story.

"Maggie May" expresses the ambivalence and contradictory emotions of a young man involved in a relationship with an older woman, and was written from Stewart's own experience. In the January, 2007 issue of Q magazine, Stewart recalled: "Maggie May was more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with, at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival." [1] The reference to returning to school in "late September" refers to the Michaelmas term, the first academic term of the academic year of many British and Irish universities.

It was initially released in the United Kingdom as the B-side of the single "Reason to Believe," but DJs became fonder of the B-side and, after two weeks on the charts, the song was reclassified, with "Maggie May" becoming the A-side. However, the single continued to be pressed with "Maggie May" as the B-side.

In October 1971, the song went to number one in the UK and simultaneously topped the charts in the United States. Every Picture Tells a Story achieved the same status at the same time, a feat achieved by only a handful of performers, most notably The Beatles and Simon and Garfunkel.

The song was Stewart's first substantial hit as a solo performer and launched his solo career. It remains one of his best-known songs. A famous live performance of the song on Top of the Pops saw The Faces joined onstage by DJ John Peel, who pretended to play the mandolin (the mandolin player on the recording was Ray Jackson of Lindisfarne). Stewart himself was amused by the song's success, saying, "I still can't see how the single is such a big hit. It has no melody. Plenty of character and nice chords, but no melody."[citation needed]

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[ednaflima23]

Holy Cow! It's like watching another person singing with Rod Steward's voice!!! :-) Thank you so much for posting this video! A pearl!

[Shamara011061]

@ednaflima23 Your very welcome. Kerie

[Reneenay63]

omg i love it. such a classic sound you can never get out of your head. they were so young.... and those hairstyles! i'm very late responding (sorry) but thank you! XXX

[Shamara011061]

@Reneenay63 I'm very glad to hear that you are enjoying this post. I think I am the one who is late responding. Just been busy with my boys and school. Thank you for the comment. Kerie

[gibbgirl54]

Love this song and I thank you for posting this great video.

[Shamara011061]

@gibbgirl54 Your welcome Gayle. Glad you liked this one. I have had a lot of comments on Rod's videos. Kerie

[toucantango1]

Rod is not "overrated" at all. His gift is one of the most "unique and recognizable" voices in the pop/rock music genre. Those two traits are what any notable A&R person seeks to find in a new artist.That is why Rod became a star.One never wonders "is that Rod Stewart or someone else ?".

[philivory]

Wow #1 song on day i was born . And its like so fitting

[tricotraco76]

MOST OVERRATED ARTIST EVER

[funlover2283]

Ronniw Wood and Rod Stewart have similar facial features. Are they related in any way? Then again my first boyfriend looked like Rod Stweard so who knows. LOL.

[davidnettleton]

The best single of 1971 by a long way.

[arielveloso]

Rod Stewart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!! ♪

[TheEctomorph]

@MrRazorblade999 They are more likely to have been pissed than stoned, me thinks!

[TheEctomorph]

@ednaflima23 Well, this archive footage of 'Stewarty' is very nearly 40 years old now; it was recorded in October 1971. Obviously, he was a lot younger - and a lot better looking - then than he is now. Time waits for no man (or woman) unfortunately.

You are, of course, correct when you imply that his voice has not changed as much as his physical appearance, during the course of the last 40 years. The voice does not age at the same rate as the body!

[MrRazorblade999]

They all look really stoned.

[NationalPro]

i was born 22 years later lol