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Rod Stewart: every song, explained.
3 Rod Stewart songs in the archive, from 1971–1983: what each one is about, who wrote it and what it did on the charts. Each entry opens the full explanation.
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Songs explained
1971–1983
Years covered
Rock
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Rod Stewart
Maggie May
1971
Rod Stewart
The first Cut is the Deepest
1977
Rod Stewart
Baby Jane
1983
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Every Rod Stewart entry sets out what the song is about and where that reading comes from: writing credits, interviews, the record's own history. Where a popular interpretation is wrong, the entry says so and shows the evidence. Missing a song? Suggest it.