What happened to Rod Stewart when he was 16: All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand but you turned into a lover

HeForeverBleeds · 2016-06-07T06:45:51+00:00

The lyrics are actually really revealing, especially

It's late September and I really should be back at school. I know I keep you amused but I feel I'm being used

You lured me away from home just to save you from being alone You stole my heart and that's what really hurt

Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face You made a first-class fool out of me

Ill get on back home one of these days

So pretty much, a teen boy being seduced by an older adult woman--who's inevitably only manipulating him, taking advantage of his growing feelings for her, and using him for her amusement and her selfish sexual and emotional needs

Often society likes to treat young boys losing their virginity to older women like a sexual fantasy, but I think this song is a really enlightening depiction of the kind of long-term effects, consequences, and regrets these types of relationships can have on adolescent boys

2016-06-07T05:32:31+00:00

"'Maggie May' expresses the ambivalence and contradictory emotions of a 16 year old boy involved in a relationship with an older woman, and was written from Stewart's own experience"

Elton John or, rather, Bernie Taupin has a huge crush on his teacher. Perhaps nothing happened, though. More teacher songs, not to mention "Don't stand so close to me" by The Police.

2016-06-07T09:06:22+00:00

In the unplugged version 20 years later the lyrics have changed. Instead of singing about stealing his heart he sings about stealing his soul. And that fits better with the theme of the song: it's not a love story about hearts but, rather, a tragedy about a woman manipulating the kid's soul. This is how it ends:

Oh Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face / You made a first-class fool out of me / But I'm as blind as a fool can be / You stole my soul (previously: heart) but I love you anyway /
Maggie I wish I'd never seen your face / I'll get on back home one of these days

Title	What happened to Rod Stewart when he was 16: All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand but you turned into a lover
Author	UNLIKELYME
Upvotes	8
Comments	4
Date	June 7, 2016 5:29 AM UTC (10 years ago)
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