Song of the Day

CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
Fishpo31 said:
Bob Seger, 80 years old today…this is my favorite of his (long list of great songs, obviously). Conclusion: I’m really fucking old…
”Like wind on the plains, sand through the glass
Waves rolling in with the tide
Dreams die hard and we watch them erode
But we cannot be denied…the fire inside”

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I feel like Seger is underrated. I don’t know if that’s true or not but it’s how it feels.
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He got kind of overplayed in the 80's. Seems like his songs were in every fucking movie and MTV played the shit out of his videos in that era. Kind of wore me out.
But his pre-MTV stuff is awesome. Old Time Rock N Roll is fine in small doses if the accompanying video shows Rebecca DeMornay up against the wall. If I never heard Shakedown again in my life, it would be too soon.
 
CFetters_Nacho_Lover said:
Fishpo31 said:
Bob Seger, 80 years old today…this is my favorite of his (long list of great songs, obviously). Conclusion: I’m really fucking old…
”Like wind on the plains, sand through the glass
Waves rolling in with the tide
Dreams die hard and we watch them erode
But we cannot be denied…the fire inside”

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I feel like Seger is underrated. I don’t know if that’s true or not but it’s how it feels.
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Agree. Up until the last 7-8 years, none of his stuff was “officially” streaming, by choice. When asked about it, he said (paraphrasing), “Ask my manager. That’s his deal. I play music”. He was one of a very few that I regret missing live.
 
Just got back from spending 3 days with my college roomie, bff, best man for both my weddings, etc. Three years retired, stage 4 esophageal cancer, using a walker, planted in his man cave. He put me on to the Kinks in 1980, and we saw them a couple years later at the coliseum.
We talked and listened to the music of our time, and bands we have seen together. When this song came on, I heard him say “Fuck it”, got up and grabbed the walker and went to the cabinet. He poured two glasses of Pappy Van Winkle, and I took them back to where we were sitting. I asked him if he was sure, and he said “If this is my last drink, let’s go out with a bang”. He played it 3 tims as we toasted and drank, to the good times…csb

 
More or less RIP to ELO. Looks like they've cancelled the rest of their final tour due to Jeff Lynne's health. He wasn't too bad for a 77 year old. (video from 7/5/25)


 
60 years ago today, this song was atop the Billboard charts in America. My parents would play cards and have drinks with friends on Saturday nights, and I got to tag along. After some pops, one of my dad’s buddies would bring out a ukulele and play this song, and I would sing it with him. He bought me this album for my 5th birthday, my intro into music, and my first album. As cheesy as it is, it influenced the Ramones, and Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones did studio work on their albums. It still shocks me when I realize that I am an old fucking man…csb

 
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