Trivia: Rod Steward's 'Sailing' - the only song he ever recorded sober

4:08 AM Tue 26 Oct 2010 GMT

'Rod Stewart singing one of his greatest songs' .

If you're the kind of sailor that likes to put Rod Stewart's 'Sailing' on full blast when you're running with a good strong wind on the quarter (like me) you'll be fascinated to know that 'Sailing', one of Stewart's greatest hits of all time, was the only song he ever recorded completely sober. The craggy singer admitted to Contact Music this week he has clear memories of recording his hit song 'Sailing' - because it's the only track he's ever sung without drinking alcohol first. The singer has confessed he suffers from nerves when he has to perform live or ...

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