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Maggie May. " Maggie May " is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, and performed by Rod Stewart on his album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked the song number 130 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. [3]
- 1970
- "Reason to Believe"
- July 1971
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Songfacts®: This song was inspired by the woman who deflowered Stewart when he was 16. In the January 2007 issue of Q magazine, Stewart said: "'Maggie May' was more or less a true story, about the first woman I had sex with, at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival." With his reputation on the line, Stewart was nervous.
Sep 14, 2023 · The Meaning. In his 2012 memoir, Rod: The Autobiography, Stewart elaborates on his “Maggie May” experience: “At 16, I went to the Beaulieu Jazz Festival in the New Forest. I’d snuck in ...
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Oct 9, 2023 · Rod’s rocky road to No.1 was completed, when the chart for October 9, 1971 showed “Maggie May” climbing to the top. Not bad for what was originally a B-side. Stewart’s long apprenticeship ...
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Nov 20, 2014 · On November 20, 1971, Rod Stewart followed 'Maggie May' by hitting the Hot 100 again with a cover of one of his favourite groups, the Temptations.
