The "cock-up" at the core of a 1971 Rod Stewart classic

The "cock-up" at the core of a 1971 Rod Stewart classic

Rod Stewart is no stranger to a cock-up or two. For a man who crafted one of the most beloved careers in rock and roll history, he’s consistently proven that his musical decision-making is wildly erratic and misguided. When he was a part of The Faces, Stewart passed up vocal duties on their seminal hit ‘Ooh La La’, claiming that the song was in the wrong key and that he rather plainly disliked it. When it was passed to bandmate Ronnie Wood, who …