Music Video Spotlight: Baby Jane

Welcome to our first Music Video Spotlight where we’ll take a look at the music videos Rod Stewart has made throughout his career. First up, 80s favorite “Baby Jane”

“Baby Jane” debuted on 27 May, 1983 and has been doing anything but leaving us hanging since. This was the first single off his June ’83 release Body Wishes. “Jane” was the #1 song on six different charts around the world.

The video features Rod’s at-the-time band between shots of oh-so-eighties filters, camera angles, color-blocking, spandex and shoulder padded heartache. Case and point:

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Watch below and sing along with the lyrics (if you need them).

LYRICS

Baby Jane, don’t leave me hangin’ on the line
I knew you when you had no one to talk to
Now you’re moving in high society
Don’t forget, I know secrets about you
I used to think you were on my side
But now I’m no longer sure,
I wish I knew what I know now before

When I give my heart again, I know,
It’s gonna last forever
No one tell me where or when, I know,
It’s gonna last forever

Baby Jane, don’t it make you feel sad
Just when I thought that we were winning
You and I were so close in every way
Don’t time fly when you’re loving and laughing
I’ve said goodbye so many times
the situation ain’t all that new
Optimism’s my best defense
I’ll get through without you

When I give my heart again, I know,
It’s gonna last forever
No one tell me where or when, I know,
It’s gonna last forever
I won’t be that dumb again, I know,
It’s gotta last forever
When I fall in love again, I know,
It’s gonna last forever

Baby Jane, I’ve said all I want to say
Go your own way, don’t think twice about me
Cos I’ve got ideas and plans of my own
So long darling, I’ll miss you, believe me
The lesson learned was so hard to swallow
but I know that I’ll survive
I’m gonna take a good look at myself and cry

When I give my heart again, I know,
It’s gonna last forever
No one tell me where or when, I know,
It’s gonna last forever
When I fall in love again, I know,
It’s gotta last forever
I won’t be that dumb again, I know,
It’s gonna last forever

Another Country Lands in the US

Rod Stewart - Another Country

Rod Stewart’s Another Country is out now in the US! 

This marks the release of his 29th studio album which includes some of his most personal work. “The stellar ‘Another Country,’ finds the singer-songwriter focusing on his core gifts (Rolling Stone) with a collection of new song’s which further demonstrate that one of rock’s most gifted storytellers has “found his songwriting voice again” (Miami Herald).

In addition to the release of Another Country, The TODAY show premiered the brand new video for “Way Back Home”, the latest single off the album which Rod wrote for the armed forces and “dedicated to those who sacrificed their lives for freedom and for peace.” Watch below to see this new video and the videos for “Love Is” and “Please”.

Next week, you have many chances to catch Rod in action as he touches down in New York to celebrate the release of Another Country with a series of interviews, performances and events, including:

  • The Howard Stern Show on SiriusXM, 10/28
  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 10/28
  • Rod Stewart in Conversation with TODAY’s Hoda Kotb at the 92Y, 10/29 (Buy Tickets)
  • Twitter Q&A, 10/29 at 3:00pm ET
  • NPR’s Weekend Edition, 10/31
  • NBC’s TODAY Show, 11/2

Among the early critical reviews, Rolling Stone called Another Country “stellar” with the magazine’s editors ranking it #7 on their list of “30 must-hear albums this fall”; USA Today said, “Rod Stewart continues to craft stories and experiment with new textures on Another Country”; The Miami Herald proclaimed, “Rod Stewart finds his writing voice again in ‘Another Country’” and The Independent stated, “Rod can still deliver.”

Another Country is out now and available:

Amazon: http://smarturl.it/buyAC
Target Exclusive: http://smarturl.it/TargetAC
Wal-Mart: http://smarturl.it/WalMartAC
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/dlAC
Spotify: http://smarturl.it/SpotfyAC