Today's the Day - America (1976) "According to Dan Peek, this song was the inspiration for the Rod Stewart hit Tonight's the Night. Peek would recall that one evening when he and his guest Rod Stewart were playing together in Peek's home recording studio, 'I played Today's the Day, the song I had been working on. Rod said that he liked it and that it gave him an idea for a song.' " Tonight's the Night - Rod Stewart (1976)