# Do you like Rod Stewart? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 22, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313 "2016-10-22T05:22:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/61 "2016-10-29T22:27:04Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > _Reason to Believe_. He didn’t write it, but his version is definitely the best. The Faces version of [Love In Vain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geEmIOJJrXQ) pisses on the Rolling Stones, mostly because Rod Stewart can actually sing the blues and not just bark like a constipated seal. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/62 "2016-10-29T22:40:41Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > The Faces version of [Love In Vain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geEmIOJJrXQ) pisses on the Rolling Stones, mostly because Rod Stewart can actually sing the blues and not just bark like a constipated seal. Is that Rod “singing the blues”, or Rod being incredibly pished? Hard to tell, so hard to tell ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/63 "2016-10-29T22:43:17Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Is that Rod “singing the blues”, or Rod being incredibly pished? Hard to tell, so hard to tell Bit of both, I think. ---
**Author:** ![drad\_dog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/64 "2016-10-29T22:48:25Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > The Faces version of [Love In Vain](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geEmIOJJrXQ) pisses on the Rolling Stones, mostly because Rod Stewart can actually sing the blues and not just bark like a constipated seal. Well the Stones added a chord to the song in their arrangement on Let it Bleed. And it sounds here like even if the Faces are not xeroxing the stones arrangement then they are self consciously trying to get around it, maybe twisting that just a little, to keep the Stones feel. The added chord is right after “The blue light was my blues” and before “The Red light was my mind” Sorry I give this round to the Stones. I can’t see why the Faces even needed to do this song. It just makes them a cover band really. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/65 "2016-10-29T22:52:18Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > There are quite a few rock stars I can picture pushing a shopping cart full of Cheetos and diet Mountain Dew down at the Giant Eagle, but Stewart isn’t one of 'em. Seriously? Rod’s always struck me as being pretty down to earth. Sure, he likes the glamour side of the job, but he’s also quite happy sitting in the pissing cold rain watching Celtic or Scotland play. ---
**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/66 "2016-10-29T23:03:58Z")
He has a couple good songs & he seems nice enough. My wife & her best friend fawn over him & as a result I’ve seen him in concert a few times. He is a very energetic performer and seems in great shape; I’ve never seen him give a low energy “gee I don’t want to be here” performance. That’s the stage show, no idea what he’s like on a day off. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/67 "2016-10-30T00:38:30Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > Seriously? Rod’s always struck me as being pretty down to earth. Sure, he likes the glamour side of the job, but he’s also quite happy sitting in the pissing cold rain watching Celtic or Scotland play. That’s cool. I just can’t see him out of costume or character. It would be like running into Bowie in full Ziggy Stardust planting marigolds in his borders. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/68 "2016-10-30T01:08:58Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > It would be like running into Bowie in full Ziggy Stardust planting marigolds in his borders. [David Bowie asks Iman if they should just do lasagna again](http://www.theonion.com/article/david-bowie-asks-iman-if-they-should-just-do-lasag-34097). ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313/69 "2016-10-30T01:09:11Z")
For some reason, I like _Forever Young_ in the same weepy way I “like” _Cat’s Cradle_. Can’t help but make me think of my sons. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313.md?page=3)