BBC 1’s Imagine documentary – Rod Stewart: Can’t Stop Me Now, was a revelation. Credit to presenter Alan Yentob’s gentle, deceptively clever interview techniques, but the reason the documentary was a revelation and a joy, was simply the man Rod Stewart himself…..

What really came across in the interview in the Imagine documentary – Rod Stewart: Can’t Stop Me Now is that he is a very down to earth and grounded, and what fundamentally grounds him is his family, both immediate and extended. Rod Stewart has survived for nearly 50 years in a rock and pop music landscape, scattered with the corpses and casualties of self-destructive souls who foundered on the rocks of drink and drugs. And the reason Rod Stewart has survived unscathed, is that he is a remarkably uncomplicated, straight forward man!! As a younger man and rock star, he quite naturally had a penchant for beautiful women, but beyond a few beers his life is a clean and healthy one.

Lest we forget, Rod Stewart as well as a devout family man is also a damn fine vocalist and songwriter. The documentary was a fascinating journey through his early years as a beatnik and mod and on through arguably his best period, with his short lived blues collaboration with Long John Baldry and the Jeff Beck Group and onto the Faces years, where in tandem with their legendary hell raising and partying, the band produced some sublime songs. In fact when loveable Ronnie Wood appeared in the documentary with Rod Stewart, they were so funny, compatible and had such a synergy, they were like an old married couple, finishing each other’s sentences!! Such is their personal and musical chemistry, it is no surprise that there is currently talk of the two of them reforming The Faces, which would be fantastic if it happens!!

Post The Faces, Rod Stewart’s early solo work between 1975 and 1977 was excellent before he fell foul to the disco era and the 1980s, the decade that taste, style and sophistication  forgot. But then who didn’t come unstuck in that decade – just look at Elton John’s mediocre output in the 1980s!! After a period recording classic standards, Rod Stewart has recently recorded his first album of his own songs in 20 years, called “Can’t Stop Me Now”. Many of the tracks are excellent, but for now let’s reflect on his back catalogue, with this Record Press Top 10 Best Rod Stewart Songs

Top 10 Best Rod Stewart Songs

 1) You’re In My Heart ( 1977 )

2) The Killing of Georgie ( 1976 )

3) Maggie May ( 1971 )

4) Tonight’s The Night ( 1976 )

5) Sailing ( 1975 )

6) Oh! No, Not My Baby ( 1973 )

7) Young Turks ( 1981 )

8) Cindy Incidentally ( with The Faces ) ( 1973 )

9) In A Broken Dream ( with Python Lee Jackson ( 1972 )

10) You Can Make Me Dance, Sing Or Anything ( with The Faces ) ( 1974 )

Which are your favourite Rod Stewart songs and why? Let us know in the Reply Box below.

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