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Rod Stewart: It Had To Be You ... The Great American Songbook

Lisa Verrico, The Times, 15 November 2002

IN BRITAIN, Rod Stewarthasn't a hope of ever being hip again. Like Elton John, he can still sell out shows, but only if he stuffs his set full of old material. We'd rather hear about his latest blonde than his latest album. In the States, however, his music is having a renaissance. The kids think he's cool — not just Limp Bizkit fans who've discovered the Faces.

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