Sir Rod Stewart, 80, delights fans as they spot hidden meaning behind stage performance with daughter Ruby, 37
Sir Rod Stewart and his daughter Ruby delighted fans with a heartfelt duet of Forever Young during a recent concert in Austin, Texas.
The father-daughter duo shared the stage as part of Stewart’s North American One Last Time tour, which kicked off in Austin on Friday, March 7.
The pair were seen beaming at each other as they belted out the lyrics to the emotional track, creating what many described as a “sweet moment” between them.
Sharing the post to his 1.5 million Instagram followers, Rod penned: “My dear friends in Austin… What a stunning night.
“You all knocked me off my feet. Such enthusiasm and thank you for making my daughter @rubystewart part of the party ….love ya.”
Ruby’s performance was met with enthusiastic cheers from the crowd as she joined her father to sing and dance to the song.
Forever Young holds a special meaning for Stewart, who has previously described it as “a real heartfelt song about my kids.”
The heartfelt significance behind the song combined with the routine led to many fans calling the show “absolutely fantastic”.
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One Instagram user commented: “That man is amazing and his daughter is a great singer, more of this please!”
“Wow this is a beautiful song and having Ruby sing with her Dad is precious,” a second added while a third concertgoer commented: “We were there! Me and my best friend and her sister! What a wonderful show!”
Another was blown away by the routine: “Hard to believe that he is almost 80… Do I have that right? That man is amazing and his daughter is a great singer”
And a fifth simply put to the singer: “I just adore you singing with Ruby and Forever Young! Bravo!!” (sic)
Delving into Forever Young’s significance, the rock legend previously told Mojo Magazine that the song came from a realisation that he’d missed five years of his older children’s lives due to touring commitments.
“With these [younger] kids now I don’t make that mistake — I take them on tour with me, so I can watch them grow up,” Stewart explained.
The song has become something of a national anthem in America, despite not being a big hit in England.
Ruby, 37, has followed in the footsteps of her parents and is a model and singer who often performs with her dad.
She is the fourth of Stewart’s eight children and the daughter of former model Kelly Emberg, who was in a relationship with Rod between 1983 and 1990.
This is not the first time the father and daughter duo have performed Forever Young together, having previously sung it at the Festival de Viña del Mar in Chile in 2014.
Ruby followed in her father’s footsteps when it came to her love of music and previously revealed that Stewart gifted her his prized record collection, which he has collated over the years in the industry.
She told followers that she first got into collecting vinyl records when she was just 15.
“I am obsessed with vinyl. I think I have over 200. I’ve been collecting since I was fifteen,” Ruby said in 2021.
“My dad introduced me to it. He also gave me his record collection.”