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Rod Stewart – Passion
#quotefromthe80s
Once in love you're never out of danger
One hot night spent with a stranger
All you wanted was somebody to hold on to
Somebody to hold on to
#RodStewart #Passion
November 1980 saw the release of the new album of a great English author and singer, who over time really became one of the symbols of an England that is slowly disappearing.
Or maybe it’s already gone: if we look at what was happening in England in those years, we understand how far away those days are. The economic and social situation was extremely serious; inflation was 18% a year and 1980 opened with the workers’ strike of the British Steel Corporation, about a hundred thousand people, to whom Margaret Thatcher responded by cutting subsidies for the categories on strike, with British Steel eventually cutting more than ten thousand jobs.
Rhodesia became independent as Zimbabwe and a team of terrorists took twenty-six people hostage in the Iranian Embassy in Knightsbridge. Nottingham Forest won the European Cup again, and the Queen removed the six-pence coin from circulation to facilitate the introduction of the decimal count of cents. Moreover, that year in July I went to England for my first time, it was the days before the Moscow Olympics, and a few months later Queen Elizabeth officially went to the Vatican City for the first time.
A very distant world where “Foolish behaviour”, Rod Stewart’s tenth album, he was not “Sir” yet, was about to be released. The release of the album is preceded by a simply fantastic song. A really timeless beautiful song. Funky bass probably comes from the sounds of the American discomusic of the late 70s, but here it takes a different importance, and maybe for the first time we can hear the metropolitan sounds of those urban nights really full of passion.
The drums are a real trademark for those who are passionate about this instrument: the sounds of the Italo American Carmine Appice are very recognizable. But let’s look at Rod Stewart in the video: look at the tight pants, look at the moves with the microphone, look at the opening of the shirt. But don’t you feel like you’re seeing Freddie Mercury five years earlier? Sure, Mercury was a super talent too, but I think he was unconsciously influenced by Rod Stewart’s disruptiveness and modernity – another who has always played with sensuality anyway!
And Rod Stewart dedicates this song to passion, an essential ingredient in the lives of all of us. And in fact Rod Stewart has always been a man of great passion. Not only the passion for music and a certain lifestyle, but also for hobbies much more within everyone’s reach. His passion for football is well known: Rod, born in London to a Scottish father, has always had football in his blood, and in addition to the Scottish national side he has always been a fan of Celtic Glasgow.
Among English sides, his initial passion for Arsenal turned in the years towards Manchester United. At times, however, he went to training with a friend along with the Watford players. Yes, because his friend invited him, and he was the vice president of the team.
His friend’s name was Elton John, I don’t know if you know about him. On the net, however, you will find beautiful photos of the two guys training on the field. And Elton John with heart-shaped glasses.
Rod Stewart recently revealed another fantastic passion, railway modeling, revealing and showing an amazing layout of an American city railroad. Journalists asked him if he really did it, and Rod replied that yes, between one record and another, one tour and another, but in short, this has been the work of his last twenty-five years!!! Look for images of the layout on the net: it’s and really fabulous!!
In short: an irresistible song for a truly fantastic passionate guy, as well as of course a great singer and musician!
Rod Stewart on Wikipedia
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