Intro
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Wake up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you
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It's late September and I really should be back at school
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I know I keep you amused, but I feel I'm being used
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Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
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You led me away from home, just to save you from being alone
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You stole my heart, and that's what really hurts
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The morning sun, when it's in your face, really shows your age
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But that don't worry me none, in my eyes you're everything
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I laughed at all your jokes, my love you didn't need to coax
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Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
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You led me away from home just to save you from being alone
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You stole my soul that's a pain I can do without
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All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
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But you turned into a lover and, mother, what a lover, you wore me out
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All you did was wreck my bed, and in the morning kick me in the head
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Oh Maggie I couldn`t have tried any more
Em A Em A
You led me away from home 'cause you didn't want to be alone
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You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if, I tried
Solo
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I suppose I should collect my books and get back to school
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Or steal my daddy's cue, make a living out of playing pool
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Or find myself a rock and roll band, that needs a helping hand
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Oh Maggie, I wished I'd never seen your face
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You made a first class fool out of me, but I'm as blind as a fool can be
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You stole my heart but I love you anyway
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Wake up Maggie
I think I got something to say to you
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
Oh Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurts
The morning sun when it's in your face
Really shows your age
But that don't worry me none, in my eyes you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes
My love you didn't need to coax
Oh Maggie, I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul and that's a pain I can do without
All I needed was a friend to lend, a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover
And Mother what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed
And in the morning kick me in the head
Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore
You led me away from home
'Cause you didn't want to be alone
You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if I tried
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Or steal my daddy's cue and make a living out of playing pool
Or find myself a rock and roll band
That needs a helpin' hand
Oh Maggie, I wished 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 heart but I love you anyway
Maggie, I wished I'd never seen your face
I'll get on back home, one of these days
Traducción literaria al español — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Despertate, Maggie, creo que tengo algo que decirte
Ya es finales de septiembre y debería estar de vuelta en la escuela
Sé que te entretengo, pero siento que me están usando
Oh, Maggie, no podría haberlo intentado más
Me alejaste de casa solo para no quedarte sola
Me robaste el corazón, y eso es lo que de verdad duele
El sol de la mañana, cuando te da en la cara, deja ver bien tu edad
Pero eso no me preocupa para nada, para mí sos todo
Me reí de todos tus chistes, mi amor no necesitaba convencerse
Oh, Maggie, no podría haberlo intentado más
Me alejaste de casa solo para no quedarte sola
Me robaste el alma, y ese es un dolor que no necesito
Todo lo que necesitaba era alguien que me diera una mano
Pero te convertiste en amante y, dios mío, qué amante, me dejaste sin fuerzas
Lo único que hiciste fue destrozar mi cama y a la mañana mandarme a la mierda
Oh, Maggie, no podría haberlo intentado más
Me alejaste de casa porque no querías estar sola
Me robaste el corazón, y no podría dejarte aunque quisiera
Supongo que debería agarrar mis libros y volver a la escuela
O robarle el taco a mi viejo y vivir jugando al billar [*]
O encontrar una banda de rock que necesite una mano
Oh, Maggie, ojalá nunca hubiera visto tu cara
Me hiciste quedar como un completo idiota, pero soy tan ciego como puede serlo un idiota
Me robaste el corazón, pero igual te quiero
Traducción literaria al italiano — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Svegliati Maggie, penso di avere qualcosa da dirti
È la fine di settembre e dovrei davvero essere tornato a scuola
So che ti faccio compagnia, ma sento di essere usato
Oh Maggie, non avrei potuto fare di più
Mi hai portato lontano da casa, solo per non restare sola
Mi hai rubato il cuore, ed è questo che fa davvero male
La luce del mattino, quando ti colpisce in faccia, mostra davvero i tuoi anni
Ma questo non mi preoccupa affatto, ai miei occhi sei tutto
Ridevo di tutte le tue battute, amore mio, non avevi bisogno di convincermi
Oh Maggie, non avrei potuto fare di più
Mi hai portato lontano da casa solo per non restare sola
Mi hai rubato l'anima, ed è un dolore di cui farei a meno
Tutto quello che volevo era qualcuno che mi tendesse una mano
Ma sei diventata un'amante e, madre mia, che amante, mi hai consumato
Hai solo distrutto il mio letto, e la mattina mi hai preso a calci in testa
Oh Maggie, non avrei potuto fare di più
Mi hai portato lontano da casa perché non volevi restare sola
Mi hai rubato il cuore, non riuscirei a lasciarti anche se ci provassi
Immagino dovrei raccogliere i miei libri e tornare a scuola
O rubare la stecca di mio padre e sbarcarmi il lunario giocando a biliardo [*]
O trovare un gruppo rock che abbia bisogno di una mano
Oh Maggie, avrei voluto non averti mai vista
Hai fatto di me il più grande degli stupidi, ma sono cieco come solo uno stupido può esserlo
Mi hai rubato il cuore, ma ti amo lo stesso
Traducción literaria al portugués — fiel al sentimiento del autor, no es cantable.
Acorda, Maggie, acho que tenho algo pra te dizer
É fim de setembro e eu já devia ter voltado pra escola
Sei que te divirto, mas sinto que estou sendo usado
Ah, Maggie, eu não poderia ter me esforçado mais
Você me tirou de casa só pra não ficar sozinha
Você roubou meu coração, e é isso que realmente dói
O sol da manhã, quando bate no seu rosto, mostra mesmo sua idade
Mas isso não me preocupa, nos meus olhos você é tudo
Eu ria de todas as suas piadas, meu amor, você não precisava me convencer
Ah, Maggie, eu não poderia ter me esforçado mais
Você me tirou de casa só pra não ficar sozinha
Você roubou minha alma, e essa é uma dor que eu não preciso
Tudo que eu precisava era de um amigo pra me dar uma força
Mas você virou minha amante e, meu Deus, que amante, você me esgotou
Tudo que você fez foi bagunçar minha cama e de manhã me dar um pontapé
Ah, Maggie, eu não poderia ter me esforçado mais
Você me tirou de casa porque não queria ficar sozinha
Você roubou meu coração, eu não conseguiria te deixar nem se tentasse
Acho que devia pegar meus livros e voltar pra escola
Ou pegar o taco do meu pai e ganhar a vida jogando sinuca [*]
Ou entrar numa banda de rock que precisasse de uma mão
Ah, Maggie, eu queria nunca ter visto sua cara
Você fez de mim um idiota completo, mas sou cego como um idiota pode ser
Você roubou meu coração, mas eu te amo assim mesmo
From the album
The Beatles (White Album)
Rod Stewart · 2000 · Track 20
The story behind
"Maggie May" is a song co-written by singer Rod Stewart and Martin Quittenton, and performed by Stewart on his album Every Picture Tells a Story, released in 1971. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it at number 130 on its list of the 500 greatest songs of all time. In 2017, the Mercury Records single was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. This song is considered the most representative of Stewart's work. The lyrics of "Maggie May" are based on a personal experience of Stewart's, reflecting the mixed feelings of a young man in a relationship with an older woman. In an interview with Q magazine in January 2007, Stewart commented that the song was inspired by his first sexual experience, which took place at the Beaulieu Jazz Festival in 1961. The name "Maggie May" does not correspond to the real woman, but was taken from an old Liverpool song about a prostitute. The recording of the song was done in a single session and in just two takes. Drummer Micky Waller used to arrive at sessions hoping there would be a drum kit available, and for "Maggie May" there was one, though without cymbals, which were added later. Initially, "Maggie May" was released as the B-side of the single "Reason to Believe", but radio stations began giving it more airplay, turning it into the more popular side. This track was Stewart's first major hit as a solo artist and marked the beginning of his solo career. It remains one of his most recognized songs. In a 1971 performance on the TV show Top of the Pops, the band Faces was joined on stage by DJ John Peel, who mimed playing the mandolin. The actual mandolin player on the recording was Ray Jackson of Lindisfarne, who composed the mandolin part at the beginning and in the middle of the song, but received no credit or royalties, only a payment of £15.00 for the recording session and a mention in Stewart's album that read: "The mandolin was played by the mandolin player from Lindisfarne. I can't remember his name." The album version of "Maggie May" includes a 30-second guitar introduction titled "Henry", composed by Martin Quittenton. The original recording has been included in nearly all Rod Stewart compilations and also appeared on Ronnie Wood's retrospective, Ronnie Wood Anthology: The Essential Crossexion. A version of the song recorded by the Faces for BBC Radio can be found on the four-disc set Five Guys Walk into a Bar.... In 1993, Stewart and Wood performed a live version for an MTV Unplugged session, included on the album Unplugged...and Seated. In October 1971, the song reached number one on the UK Singles Chart for five weeks, and simultaneously topped the charts in Australia (four weeks), Canada (one week) and the United States (five weeks). It was the second best-selling record of 1971 on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart. The song re-entered the UK chart in December 1976, reaching only number 31. At first, I didn't have much faith in "Maggie May". I suppose that was because the record label didn't believe in the song. I didn't have much confidence back then. I thought it was best to listen to those who knew more. What I learned is that sometimes they're right and sometimes they're not. The English alternative rock band Blur released a version of "Maggie May" in 1993, as part of a CD distributed with the UK rock magazine Q.