{"id":5853,"date":"2025-07-06T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=5853"},"modified":"2025-07-06T13:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T05:30:21","slug":"rod-stewart-shocks-london-crowd-by-singing-with-street-busker-in-surreal-off-the-cuff-duet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artgardenhub.com\/?p=5853","title":{"rendered":"Rod Stewart Shocks London Crowd by Singing With Street Busker in Surreal Off-the-Cuff Duet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It\u2019s normal that as you walk down a busy city street, you hear a busker or two. If they\u2019re playing a song you like, you might sing along. If they\u2019re amazing, you might stop, listen, and even throw a few coins in their case. But have you ever stopped to wonder what the song\u2019s original singer would do if they passed by?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luckily for us, when that happened, it was all captured on a camera phone for the whole internet to see. When the video begins, veteran busker Henry Facey is on a freezing London street playing a set. He had reached the final song he planned to play before he could go inside and get warm. He played the 1969 Rod Stewart hit Handbags and Gladrags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rod Stewart surprises crowd with impromptu street performance\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MJcZk4KIxbM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The song has been enduringly popular, and it had a later revival when it was covered by the Welsh band the Stereophonics in 2001. As he\u2019s about to sing, out of nowhere, Rod Stewart himself steps from the crowd and asks for Henry\u2019s microphone. Although he was stunned, Henry handed over the microphone. Let\u2019s face it, if Rod Stewart asks you for anything, you give it to him! Also, which musician in their right mind would turn down the chance to perform with him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Henry begins to play, and Rod starts to sing, his husky voice absolutely unmistakable. As his voice reaches the crowd, there are glances at first, followed by double takes and final open mouths. Concertgoers pay a fortune to hear Rod Stewart sing, and here he was giving it away for free in Piccadilly Circus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Celebrities Surprise Street Performers by Joining Them\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3e_cy-0ySME?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inevitably, cameras came out, and what a scene it was. Rod Stewart and a busker jamming with Piccadilly Circus behind them, and the iconic red buses going by. You\u2019d be hard-pressed to achieve such a perfect performance for a professional music video. Rod and Henry give the song everything they have, and as they draw to a close two minutes later, the crowd goes wild.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rod, ever the gentleman, encourages the crowd to give Henry an extra cheer before joking that he wouldn\u2019t be available to join his later performance. Rod leaves, and life goes on, but for Henry and everyone else there that day, surely life will never be quite the same again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It\u2019s normal that as you walk down a busy city street, you hear a busker or two. 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