Poll: What is your pick for the greatest windows down, drive fast singalong songs of the rock era?
@catherine6653 Жыл бұрын
Life Is A Highway - Tom Chocran Take The Money and Run- Steve Miller Let's Go- The Cars
@Sweet--Richard.4981 Жыл бұрын
Bohemian Rhapsody
@TheSlowoldman Жыл бұрын
Flirtin' with Disaster Molly Hatchet
@cjpew Жыл бұрын
Fast? Highway Star - Deep Purple, Ace of Spades - Motorhead, Rock and Roll - Zep
@rogerdeahl9629 Жыл бұрын
Radar Love --Golden Earring
@tobimiley Жыл бұрын
To me, Bob Segar is the sound of America. I’m 56 and his songs have been the soundtrack to my life.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Good for you. THE American hero.
@kellidinit3725 Жыл бұрын
57, and same here.
@skymanchronicles8936 Жыл бұрын
54 me too!
@kellidinit3725 Жыл бұрын
@@skymanchronicles8936 today is his birthday!! 78.
@johnwest7993Ай бұрын
Seger (I'm from SE MI.)
@karenweaver2703 Жыл бұрын
When he sang "autumn closing in" awww....that gets me...summer came and went...time goes folks
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
I relate to that.
@conureron3792 Жыл бұрын
“Autumn closing in” to all of us from that era…
@stinkypinkeee5085 Жыл бұрын
Been waiting on some Bob Seger...why he isn't revered like Springsteen is beyond me...personally, I prefer Seger, as his songs always felt more personal, and "Fire Lake" (Live version from "Nine Tonight") was our sing along back in the day...The World needs him now more than ever!
@johnszczepanek9076 Жыл бұрын
Years ago, I remember reading in Rolling Stone that "Bob could sing circles around Springsteen".
@Fiona2254 Жыл бұрын
I like Bob much better than Bruce. I just don’t see Bruce as the boss at all so shoot me lol
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
He speaks for the PEOPLE.
@jetteroheller Жыл бұрын
Good point! Provincialism?
@reneeeiier4818 Жыл бұрын
Well, this old lady (almost 61), places Seger WAY ahead of Springsteen. Then again Turn the Page was my class song in 1980
@weswes5876 Жыл бұрын
Everyone who's ever heard Seger, knows how great he is. But this song... is a perfect song. The lyrics, the vocals, the emotion, and the music just all belong together. Every word, and every note is perfect.
@DEClark Жыл бұрын
Here I am, 65 years old and I still get the “feels” when this song is played. Growing up in that era, like many, that song was written for me. It ALL comes rushing back as I see old faces in my minds eye, most names long forgotten, and a warmth in my heart. Thanks for the great remembrance Professor!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Rock on 🤘
@slshusker Жыл бұрын
Live Bullet is still amazing for me.
@haworthlowell805 Жыл бұрын
Me too!
@Terk131 Жыл бұрын
Kids today will never get that “feel” with today’s music. We were blessed man. I was always excited when a new Seger came out and you dropped the needle down on the vinyl. The album would take us away for 28 to 32 minutes. Gives us a outlet in life for that time.
@tommcdonough6086 Жыл бұрын
Thats how i feel music is that time machine of sorts brings you back instantly to people places and things you did in those care free days of youth. Bob's music is timeless for me! Almost 55 now where does the time go!!!!😮 Peace......
@RockPolitics Жыл бұрын
"I woke last night to the sound of thunder..." That theme has haunted me from the first time I heard it. From too young to really fully know it, to old enough to recognize autumn closing in. I'm not sure that there is anything else to compare to it in my music world.
@darrellkissick951326 күн бұрын
Seger was a tremendous musician,singer,and song writer.He influenced american youth,and thier parents.What a great man! Thank you Bob! ❤❤❤❤
@FFVison Жыл бұрын
Ya know, as a kid, I enjoyed Bob Seger, but as I get older, it's amazing how much I appreciate the wisdom in his music more and more as the years go on. Like a fine wine, his songs just get better with age as you can see yourself in them more and more with each passing year. I love his music.
@walleyeman50 Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, easily in my top 10 all- time musical acts. Incredible writer, singer, arranger. helped write the Eagles Heartache Tonight, their last #1. Never saw him live, kicking myself till the end.
@Kenboslice3 Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger has written some iconic and immortalized songs, but Night Moves is the one that does it for me. Such a timeless piece of Americana. Have an amazing weekend Professor!
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ken! You do the same!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
It’s one of my favorite songs ever. Rock on 🤘
@hbofbyu1 Жыл бұрын
It is a great song but the one immortalized for me is "Against the Wind". It all has to do with the time and place the song enters your life. Night Moves is a better put together song.
@Chapps1941 Жыл бұрын
Night Moves has such a great 2nd Bridge about the thunder. It really paints his heart on the sky.
@raywalsh9152 Жыл бұрын
"Woke last night to the sound of thunder. How far off I sat and wondered. Started humming a song from 1962 ..." Blows me off my pins every damn time. Just typing it gets me misty.
@DJackson1882 Жыл бұрын
Seger is a picture painter. So many great songs, so many memories. Just put one of his songs on and it takes you back to a special place, a special person, a special time. Live Bullet….what an amazing album! Thanks Professor!
@lizzieandbob1 Жыл бұрын
Took my 14 year old son to see Bob Seger in Boston in 2019. My son still talks about that concert today. My son calls it one of the greatest experiences of his life. Yes my son loves classic rock
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Awesome! I’m the same age!
@johnsimms4501 Жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert about 7-8 years ago and it was one of the best concerts I've ever seen. He had more energy than I certainly expected...he never rested! The encore was just him sitting on a stool with an acoustic guitar singing Night Moves. It was surreal.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
So cool!
@peach495 Жыл бұрын
Grew up in Detroit. Used to see The Bob Sager System in bars around town and once saw him at the Howell Armory gymnasium in Howell MI. This would be early to mid 70's. He played my wife's High School.
@JamesJackson-jv7te Жыл бұрын
So happy to see Professor of Rock do an episode on one of the greatest songs writers of all time, Bob Seger! I was born and raised in Detroit, and Bob Seger is considered royalty to people like me. My dad didn't like most of the music I listened to growing up but the one we were able to agree on was Bob Seger. In fact, the first concert I ever attended was with my dad to see Bob Seger at Cobo Arena. Great memories are attached to Bob's music!
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Same here. He spoke to so many generations.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Bob was one of the guys who changed rock and roll.
@robertbaker3174 Жыл бұрын
Wow. I waa born in Michigan and got to see him there also.
@Deacon_T Жыл бұрын
Since turning 65, Like a Rock means so much more to me. Bob Segar has always hit home. Night moves, against the wind, turn the page, they are all great.
@kellycranford3592 Жыл бұрын
My uncle, Randy aka Gopher, bought the 8 track tape of this album and I fell in love with Bob Seger! Every time I hear one of his songs it takes me back to the late 70's, riding around with him and my cousins just having the time of our lives. My uncle has been gone for years, but when I hear the first notes of Night Moves, I'm right back in the passenger seat cruising around with him. I miss those days.
@tedarnold-ot8do Жыл бұрын
One of the his best songs! I remember in 1989 being at the Michigan State Fair and Willie Nelson was doing a concert and Bob came out and he came out and did Whiskey River with Willie they talked a few and then did this song during it Aretha Franklin came out and sang with them. One of my favorite memories
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Thanks Ted!
@btchhopperou812 Жыл бұрын
WOW! THIS is awesome- definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Wow. So cool.
@tonymurray6518 Жыл бұрын
That would have been amazing to had on a video!! Thanks for sharing that memory!!
@MyName-pl7zn Жыл бұрын
Growing up in southeast Michigan Bob was our local hero before night moves, I was too young by a few years at this time but my friends older brothers would always tell us about seeing him play a high school concerts or small venues. once Night Moves come out Bob was a national smash. And here I am all these years later with autumn closing in. Great episode professor. Can't tell you how many times we listened to Live Bullet, still do
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
I’m glad your friends got to know Bob a little more intimately!
@ldolphin34 Жыл бұрын
Just played Turn the Page from Live Bullet because live bullet was released on April 12th, 1976. On my radio shows in the Pacific Northwest, I will probably play a cut from Live Bullet every year on April 12th.
@johnstegmeier3758 Жыл бұрын
Didn't he graduate from Ann Arbor 2 years before Iggy Pop and Bill Kirchen?
@boboneill4828 Жыл бұрын
Seger is the best! I was flown out from California to Indiana to pick up a truck to bring back to the company I was working for, I was 19-20 single, tan, Beach blonde hair…driving thru the Midwest staying at Holiday Inns! This was 78 and there was a band in every hotel bar. Every girl I met thought that, if I was from So Cal then I knew movie stars, and I did not quelch that tiny white lie lol! Every Seger song was written about that drive. Even now when I hear Seger, I’m transported. To quote Roll Me Away….’next time we’ll get it right’
@Tshade674 ай бұрын
I graduated in 1986 and listened to Bob Seger many times while in the backseat of my '67 Chevy. Night moves was the best of the best!
@patrickladucer4118 Жыл бұрын
To me he's the "Uncrowned King of Rock and Roll".
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Nice way to put it!
@Binkley-rj6gf Жыл бұрын
Haven't been able to find it again, but IIRC I once read that someone remarked to Bob Dylan that 'Seger was a poor man's Springsteen,' to which Dylan replied that 'Springsteen was a rich man's Seger.' I like that thought a lot. I saw Seger on one of his last dates on his farewell tour in October 2019. He was in remarkable voice, and band was very tight. A great evening, and a bucket list check mark made.
@jerishull1860 Жыл бұрын
In the summer of 1978, I was in high school (small-town Illinois). My friend won a radio contest that resulted in her and I eating dinner with Hele Reddy and standing backstage at the Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band concert. I was blown away. It was a special night I will never forget.
@TwoKeysStudio Жыл бұрын
Night Moves and other Bob Seger songs bring me back to cruising around in my 1968 Camaro back in high school. Such great memories.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Amazing!
@TheSlowoldman Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger, the epitome of the American song crafter, and my favorite of his songs. I can't believe this song didn't make it to number one. I love that he found his motivation from one of my favorite movies ever. It just makes this song even more special. I also love the way he is able to tell a story of "first love" in a way that isn't crass or obscene, a talent that is lost on the current generation of "songwriters". The video with Matt LeBlanc and Daphne Zuniga is fantastic too..... although my first memory every time this song comes on is of the movie American Pop...... and that bridge....... My goodness, I love this song.
@TheSlowoldman Жыл бұрын
Oh, and Prof, went to Toto/Journey last night in Boise........Toto was fantastic, and Journey well, we sat first row on Neal's side.... what a show.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
I love the story.
@Whisper_292 Жыл бұрын
American Pop is an underappreciated classic, and that last scene was epic. After we got past the crazy way he talked!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
The phrase just feels so magical to me. Working on my night moves.
@jessehayes486 Жыл бұрын
Bob seger has a way of painting a memory in your mind like none other.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
He’s great at imagery.
@SamanthaC7611 ай бұрын
I was born the year Night Moves came out (76). I spent the next 3 years of my life being physically abused by my mom . I would get breaks when my grandparents would come take me. They finally adopted me when I was 3 and raised me. What got me through the abuse and any other difficult times in my life was Bob Seger’s music. Night Moves was the first record I had that was all my own when I was 2. I had every other album, too. To say what his music did for me is something I can’t put into words but I would give anything to have the opportunity to thank him for what his music did for me.
@briansnow9865 Жыл бұрын
A while back POR took a pole for best voices in rock.....I should have included this man. What a voice... so full of American character and charisma.
@hugome778 Жыл бұрын
Yes, the GREAT Bob Seger! He is America's greatest rock storyteller IMHO. Saw him twice in concert and could listen to him for hours. I'd love to see you feature Roll Me Away.
@krysti2 Жыл бұрын
Night Moves was the first album that I won by calling into the radio station- in Amarillo Texas. It blew me away and wore that vinyl OUT!!* Every word, every note was seared into my memory.... The next album I won was Tres Hombres....life was good - even when it wasn't. Thankyou Professor of Rock- you keep us All rockin'....
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@tommyhunter9641 Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger is a Michigan treasure. Real music real songs for real people.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Yes indeed.
@Meathos122011 Жыл бұрын
Bob seger, Tom Petty, Steve Miller! Three timeless legends that will probably never die.
@hoppes9658 Жыл бұрын
Tom will.
@amyrussell860 Жыл бұрын
Meathos122011 They will physically die, their music-I hope not.
@Terk131 Жыл бұрын
If you like S Miller, go check out Paul Pena. Paul was the original writer and performer of “Jet airliner” and its awesome, I mean Awesome. You can tell where Miller got his sound from.
@Meathos122011 Жыл бұрын
@@Terk131 thanks I will look him up
@Terk131 Жыл бұрын
@@Meathos122011 when you do, let me know what you think.
@cammygram1 Жыл бұрын
I love this! Bob Seger was one of my favorites. Fantastic music!
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Thanks for listening
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Me too.
@billw5189 Жыл бұрын
I always thought that Night Moves was just very clever in the structure of the song and the arrangement. So often when a rock song hits that inevitable change of pace (the slower part) the song sort of “dies” for me. However, when Bob goes into the slow, “woke last night to the sound of thunder…..” the song only gets stronger with more meaning. Masterpiece I’ll also add that for many of us, nothing really ever eclipses those times when hormones ruled the day! Definitely worth singing about fondly
@charleyanne Жыл бұрын
One of the most underrated singers/bands from the rock era!!! He sure wrote some good ones & belted them out in style!!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Timeless classics.
@charleyanne Жыл бұрын
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 most definitely! I hope you're having a wonderful day!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
@@charleyanne Unfortunately I’m kind of sick, but I’m still hanging in there.
@charleyanne Жыл бұрын
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 awwww. I'm sorry to hear that & I hope you get better soon 🙏🏼
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
@@charleyanne Appreciate it. 😊
@randylear8264 Жыл бұрын
Seems we all can relate to this song. We all have first love memories and relate to the highs and lows of those times. Mine were the 70’s and my Orange Plymouth Duster. Street racing and hanging out up town. Late night coast ins to park my car in the drive way for the night. Praying I would not wake up my Dad because I missed my curfew. Thank you Bob for all the great songs that made our youth such a memorable time. Best times for sure. Thank you Professor for your input that makes it special in the way only you can.
@flavellinator Жыл бұрын
My older brother had an awesome blue Duster... that he'd roll into the driveway past curfew 😵💫...
@jameswoodruff7182 Жыл бұрын
You are so right! I grew up listening to all of his music, and you can put on your head phones, close your eyes, and actually “see” what he is singing about. Perfect lyrics that just paint everything so vividly.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Perfect lyricist!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
A master of vivid imagery.
@badgerpa9 Жыл бұрын
Seger does a great job telling stories in his songs, glad he finally got back in the charts in the 1970s. Seger and others from the time like John Cougar, Hall and Oates they told stories in their songs that you can listen to, not just swearing and nasty comments in a song.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
And impacted millions of people with nostalgia, one helluva drug.
@lovehate4666 Жыл бұрын
As a teen from Michigan I grew up on Seger. When I was 18 myself and 3 othe buddies drove to California to find fun & Sun. Our sing along song was Turn the page. Fast forward 20 yrs living in Chicago, some kids down the hall are having a get together and as I walked by I could hear them singing Turn the page. Since I knew them I opened the door and joined in.... Seger touches the soul.
@jillwklausen Жыл бұрын
It's funny how I sang along with every word of these songs when I heard them on the radio or my albums growing up, but never really paid attention to what they were about. Then you come along with these great back stories, and all these decades later, the songs of my youth take on a whole new meaning. Thank you for another great episode, Adam. Have an excellent day.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jill!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
I have the exact same experience.
@Terk131 Жыл бұрын
When I was young, I would read the record from front to back and everything in between. Learning the lyrics and what the song was about was awesome. My dad got me into doing that.
@jillwklausen Жыл бұрын
@@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980, I'm glad I'm not the only one!
@jillwklausen Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much, @Jose King. You stay safe as well!
@Brooklyn_Powers Жыл бұрын
It's my favorite song by him. As someone who plays the acoustic guitar, I love the acoustic guitar in this song. It's such a Great song!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
It drives the beat.
@carolclayton6442 Жыл бұрын
Still listen to his music regularly. Against the Wind is my favorite, but Feel Like a Number brings back a lot of great memories. It’s the song that made my brother want to learn to play the piano. Good times.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Great songs.
@cloudbudget Жыл бұрын
No one says it better than the Professor of Rock who has hit the nail on the head once again. Thanks for stating so emphatically how this song and so many more by Bob Seger are iconic compositions that can only stand the rest of time.
@Terk131 Жыл бұрын
He definitely put in the time and gets the info.
@bobbyhamblen2338 Жыл бұрын
Saw Bob Segar in concert in '77 during the Night Moves Tour. Best concert ever.
@derueoloughlin8672 Жыл бұрын
Seger, an Epic song poet that you can make your own personal video while listening to his songs. The guy writes a book in three and half minutes! Such a gift and Rock n Roll will never forget!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Hell, even I can do it!
@btchhopperou812 Жыл бұрын
This is absolutely one of those songs that fits right into the soundtrack of 'life', universally. My dad actually introduced me Bob Seger, and I remember exactly where we were and what we were doing- sitting on our front porch during one of our typical summer afternoon thunderstorms, I was eating Nilla Wafers, Dad was drinking an Old Milwaukee. The rock radio station came out of a line of commercials and Night Moves came on. Dad gave me a quick rundown on Seger... and we just listened as the rain fell. I tell ya, if it was 1 minute, it was forever. Damn, I miss my old man. Hard to believe it's been 13 years already. Anyhow, I appreciate you helping me pull this one up from deep in my 'memory banks' Adam, it is a fond one. Have a nice weekend everyone, peace to all y'all
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
The sound of rolling thunder…
@GenXLostInTx Жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Bob Segar! From the 70’s to the 80’s and beyond.
@pithomas8829 Жыл бұрын
"Like a rock" is as good as "Night Moves" from a story telling and looking nostalgically back on a life gone so fast from a man's point of view. My favorite Bob Seger song. An amazing story teller, could have been a poet, but we are blessed that he put his thoughts and feelings to music.
@Angela-co6oj Жыл бұрын
Love Bob Seger. Turn The Page would be a good one to cover, with Bob's love/hate relationship with the road. Yeah, Ok, I'm a saxophone player, so of course I love the song with the epic sax intro!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Alto Reed’s legendary sax riff.
@danielnelson2820 Жыл бұрын
Another great episode! Thanks POR! Love Bob Seger. Hard to believe this was not a #1. Crazy that "Old Time Rock and Roll' only charted at 48!
@TinCupChalice40 Жыл бұрын
I’m 60 now, but this song is the back drop of my finest summer in 1981. I had just graduated and she was a still a senior in high school. We had the a torrid Romance that summer and we lasted seven years. This song reminds me of that relationship every time it plays. INFACT if i focus on it hard enough those memories bring tears to my eyes today. Sue, if you’re out there, You’ve been a part of my heart to this very day. Thank you for the great memories we shared together.
@michelel.egerton6369 Жыл бұрын
This was my first Bob Seger song I ever heard in 1978. It’s so picturesque you can see it as he sings it. It solidified itself within me when I snuck in my sister’s room to watch AMERICAN POP on HBO in the early 1980s, to see my now friend, actor Ron Thompson, rotoscopingly singing the song in that film. This song appeared in my childhood memories the summer I was free from my Aunt Belle’s stifling, abusive house and I went to stay with my sister, Irene
@gioknows Жыл бұрын
A song this well written can really only be inspired by a heartbreaking event. This song is truly a timeless masterpiece and they don't write them like this anymore. That song was produced down the highway from where I live! Cool! Bob Seger really could tell a great story and what a wonderful collaboration behind this song, almost as if the music gods where moving the right pieces into place. This is a perfect song. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada🍁
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Yes, Greg Kihn summed it up best.
@michaelsteding7720 Жыл бұрын
The slide guitar in Like A Rock is transcendent. Pure feeling that made you feel energized. Like you could conquer the world. The whole song is epic. He had so many awesome songs.
@LuisVargas-lt4qf Жыл бұрын
The perfect song for a teenage boy back in 1977. It brings back great memories every time I hear it
@ericbgordon1575 Жыл бұрын
A favorite memory of "Night Moves" stems from when I was a high school teenager. I was prone to waking up during the 6:00 hour, and It was always dark during the winter. I can remember the alarm going off and this song being on the air a couple of times. The sound of Bob Seger singing the last portion into the pre-dawn atmosphere would sent shivers down my spine.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Autumn closing in…
@christophervincent8420 Жыл бұрын
Great song. Yeah, Bob is an amazing singer and song writer. Absolutely
@Hundmist Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger was a master. His gravely high register is amazing and Night Moves, Main Street, Hollywood Nights are just a few of my all time favorites. Bob Seger is terribly under appreciated as a truly great musician.
@richardploeser4267 Жыл бұрын
Can you do a Remembrance of "WOLFMAN JACK"? That too would be of interest to many of us who remember WOLFMAN!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Wolfman Jack was a wild one!
@jimgauth Жыл бұрын
Clap for the Wolfman
@LambentLark Жыл бұрын
Bawww bawww BOUUUWWWWWWW!
@flavellinator Жыл бұрын
I met Wolfman as he emceed the grand opening of a roller skating rink I worked at in La Habra, CA, back in '80... Very kind and approachable man for sure!
@Heartwing37 Жыл бұрын
Awesome idea!
@Geezer-yf8hv Жыл бұрын
Loved a lot of Bob’s earlier songs. Most were given excellent cover on the “Live Bullet” double live album! I fell in love with that before Night Moves came out! After Night Moves, he became a national sensation! Classic and epic! An American Legend!!!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Turn the Page became immortal on that live album.
@mudhens4ever Жыл бұрын
I love Bob Seger. I love his storytelling and his introspective lyrics. I’m only a few years younger than Bob, and his music means even more to me now than it did back in the day. I thank you, professor, for your deep dive into Bob Seger and “Night Moves.”
@robinschulze934 Жыл бұрын
I love Bob so much I wanted to marry him when I was 14, 15,years old back in 79, 80 !!! He’s my favorite singer song writer!!! And I still listen to him today!!! Still have an iPod and all his albums are on it!!!!❤😊
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Haha!
@doctordetroit4339 Жыл бұрын
Growing up in the midwest....this song hit us deep back in the day. The most salient description of our young lives in that era, that place, that time.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Beautiful way to put it!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
So amazing that he was able to speak to you.
@knightchamberlain4073 Жыл бұрын
This has always been my favorite Bob Seeger song - and one of my favorite all-time songs - along with “Main Street.” Night Moves captures that universal feeling that most teens experience - the mystery of sex. Sadly, with the proliferation of social media, cell phones, and the Internet, sex is out there for all to see. But before that, is was a source of awe and wonder. Bob’s voice captures that awe and wonder with a voice and lyrics like no other. He takes you back to a time and place that, I fear will never be replicated. The Internet is an amazing resource, but, as Sting so aptly sang, “Never saw a miracle of science that didn’t go from a blessing to a curse.” Thanks, Professor, for another excellent piece.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Good point all around. Thanks for watching Knight!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, sadly the internet is ruining the good practice of discovery as one grows up.
@lfd_eng9219 Жыл бұрын
If I could only listen to a single album...Bob Seger's Nine Tonight...live performances of so many of his greatest hits. His voice is captivating...a true rock voice...like Bryan Adams...raspy and strong. And he can sing everything from ballads to harder rock songs. And to top it all off...the stories that are Americana! Well done Prof!!! You are the Casey Kasem of KZfaq!
@Higgiebaby Жыл бұрын
I think we can all relate to "night moves" as we didn't realize at the time, but life was a lot simpler at the time. Chasing the girls, having road parties, not a care in the world. Thanks for the story behind this, one of my top 5 Seger songs.
@jerrygilbert6733 Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger's classic tunes always prompt a volume increase. Bob Seger is a true American Storytellerand I LOVE "Night Moves"...the song AND the whole LP. It takes me back to Middle School every time I hear it. It's my second favorite Seger tune of all time. Number one is a track that I would love for The Professor to feature in a future episode, and that's "Fire Lake". It's such a unique sounding number with a treasure-trove of unforgettable phrases: "Chrome Three Wheeler"..."Uncle Joe and Poor Aunt Sara"..."Bronze Beauties"..."Eights and Aces". And some of the BEST background vocalists ever...The Eagles. I don't know if Henley's in there but one can CLEARLY hear Timothy B. Schmit and Glen Frey (reprising a role he held a few years earlier on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man"...).
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Fire Lake is a masterpiece.
@brianwoodford73344 ай бұрын
9 yrs old when this album released and from there I only knew Bob as the greatest ever,,,thanks Bob for the music and the memories
@rekhavc Жыл бұрын
In 86 the movie 'About Last Night' came out with Bob Seger singing most of the tracks to the movie! My girlfriend had just broken up with me I was 25 and that movie and Bob got me thru that breakup! I went out out and got his greatest hits on CD as soon as it came out what a voice he has!
@davidwartski7213 Жыл бұрын
Oh, so it's "With autumn closing in." I always thought it was "With all them closing in." Don't you just love a good "Mondegreen"? Anyway, another great video, Adam. A truly evocative song from a legend. Can't get much better than that.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Thanks David!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
😆
@RC32Smiths01 Жыл бұрын
Well, as we know already, the greatest songs will come about in the wackiest of ways. Good music comes from everywhere, and it what makes music really fun to listen to and write. Cheers as always.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Cheers my friend!
@RC32Smiths01 Жыл бұрын
@@ProfessorofRock Always man !
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
And it impacts a bunch of people. Cheers 🍻
@davidmorris95965 ай бұрын
My dad's favorite!! We're both born and raised detroiters. He just passed about 3 weeks ago......I always thought about pop when Bob played. And I always will!! ❤
@stevensperry55878 ай бұрын
This song is so personal. It parallels exactly to events in my life in ‘77 that come sweetly to life every time I hear it…Awe Sue C…
@jamalstephenson7140 Жыл бұрын
Night Moves is a great song! My favorite from Bob Seger is Old Time Rock and Roll. Such a classic! Btw, congrats on 700,000 subscribers!
@jimpaquette8007 Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger = True Legend!!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
💯
@uvp5000 Жыл бұрын
I do appreciate the room that Bob Seger left in Night Moves for the music and listener to breathe and muse. That change in pace, the quiet in the bridge of the song - not something that you'll hear too often in today's "music".
@seanelcock Жыл бұрын
My favorite Seger tune is Against the Wind. A couple unforgettable lines: “Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then” “I began to find myself searching…searching for shelter again and again”. You also touched on a song that I believe is a vastly underrated rock tune: Somebody’s Baby by Jackson Browne. Man, so many great oldies! As Seger later sang: still like that old time rock and roll!
@randytessman6750 Жыл бұрын
The BIG THREE for me as far as song writers goes Harry Chapin & Billy Joel & Bob Seger all of them tell a story with a melody that touches your mind & heart and resonates thru your very soul!
@Terk131 Жыл бұрын
I would add Jim Croce to that list and it would be perfect. Jim and Harry were taken from us way too soon. Harry is buried next to my Great Grandparents on Long Island (Huntington) NY.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Great big three!
@tmr626 Жыл бұрын
How many of you remember Bob's first hit song "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" from the summer of '69? My fave Bob Seeger song has to be "Mainstreet."
@ellescott4229 Жыл бұрын
I also love beautiful loser!!!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Mainstreet is a classic.
@tammylewis2408 Жыл бұрын
Ramblin' Gamblin Man was used in the 2019 Quentin Tarantino film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood as Brad Pitt's Cliff Booth character drove through Los Angeles at night during the summer of '69. Brad later won a best-supporting Oscar for his role. Here is a brief clip: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLl5dMWUsNGopIE.html
@MotownGuitarJoe Жыл бұрын
Ramblin Gamblin Man, with Glenn Frey on backing vocals!
@marynovotny514 Жыл бұрын
Love Bob Seger music! I got the chance to visit Ann Arbor and I stood on Main Street. Even though it was years after he wrote “down on Main Street “ I could still imagine what he saw and heard to inspire him. So awesome! I enjoy all of his music but my favorite is from much later. “Wait for me”
@sdecavit Жыл бұрын
Bob Seger is a national treasure! He’s my favorite singer/songwriter. No one tells a story like Bob!
@thebarbecutioner6977 Жыл бұрын
Have you heard Harry Chapin?
@travismiles5885 Жыл бұрын
My dad played some shows with Bob Seger and The Last Heard waaaaay back in the day. I really like the song "East Side Story" from those days
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Great song!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Cool!
@chuckcalkins5184 Жыл бұрын
Night Moves is a great song
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
IT's a classic for sure.
@erick.6330 Жыл бұрын
Did you ever see American Pop? “Night Moves” was used in a pretty pivotal scene.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Yup.
@bjc9294 Жыл бұрын
Bob &silver bullet are not recognized enough.. Myself born in 1966, this song takes me back to happy times, and the lyrics are so great, the song means more now
@theveggieright Жыл бұрын
one of my favorite songs. So beautiful and I belt it out in my car whenever I hear it. You are all lucky you can't hear me, lol
@rogerdeahl9629 Жыл бұрын
Uno Or Dos. 😅 Bob Seger was America in the 70s and 80s. Great singer and songwriter. Night Moves is a great soft song that builds to a wonderful crescendo before fading out. Not quite a capella, but powerful in its silence in its own way. My favorite Seger song is Main Street........... but he has many classic songs. Oh, and the worthless RRHOF did get this one right in 2004. Thank God. Thanks for this one Professor. Both you and Seger are the best.
@stephenbrown4211 Жыл бұрын
Mainstreet is my favourite. But it has to be the live Nine Tonight version with Alto Reeds saxophone. Always reminds me walking along Indian School Road in Scottsdale AZ when I toured the State in the 90’s
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Mainstreet is one of my favorite songs too.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
My favorite is Hollywood Nights, and Mainstreet is an honorable mention for me.
@fredupstairs8234 Жыл бұрын
I agree, for me this is the quintessential 70's song. Every time I hear it I go back in time.
@talbotdarren Жыл бұрын
Nobody tells stories of America's heartland, the part of the country that the coastal snobs call "fly over country like Bob Seger. Turn the Page, Main Street, Night Moves, Roll Me Away, and so many others, he is America's most under appreciated artist.
@Lam_3-22-23 Жыл бұрын
Turn the Page and Roll Me Away are his best IMO, Night Moves close behind.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Agreed! Thanks Darren!
@riproar11 Жыл бұрын
@Darren You were doing great until you became "that guy" who always posts the tired and predictable underrated comment. How is Bob Seger underrated when he always was and still is played on the radio? He isn't complaining about his financial situation either.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
Everybody can relate to Seger’s words.
@gregorymacaleese6372 Жыл бұрын
"Night Moves" is songwriting at its best. It always generates a reaction from me when I listen to it.
@thesword-sapdog322 Жыл бұрын
Yeah Bob... thanks for reducing me to tears so many times.. Seriously, Thank You.
@curtisdangonay Жыл бұрын
Love Bob Seger. His live performance of Hollywood Nights 45 years ago should be a template to show people what real talent is. No auto tune, backing tracks, special effects or elaborate stage shows. Just a bunch of performers cranking out fantastic music. Live.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
You nailed it!
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
No cellphones out either.
@northernguy8860 Жыл бұрын
Powerful song. I remember telling someone it was all about sex and they were shocked. They loved the song but had never spent a moment interpreting the lyrics.
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
Some don't hear it.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
The song taught me a lot of things.
@tarp11z Жыл бұрын
Love it, Professor! More Bob Seger, pretty please! He's one of the great unsung heroes of rock and roll.
@sinjinsmythe6621Ай бұрын
As a child of the 70's, I remember and loved this track growing up. My most favorite by far! **KZfaq Challenge** ***Professor of Rock Challenge*** @ProfessorofRock This track was released on the film "FM" in the late 70's but I remember viewing on a different film which I cannot find reference to anywhere on the internet. From what I can recall, this "Mystery movie" had an end sequence where a car accident or something happens. A night time shot freezes on the taillights of a car and then slowly pulls away from the scene showing a single black-top road with trees lining both sides. The credits roll as Night Moves begins to play. That's all I remember. Artifact: I saw the tail end of the movie during the early 80's when Showtime & HBO were first hitting the market. I programed the newly invented VCR to record a different movie and caught the tail end of this "Mystery movie" whereby I heard "Night Moves" for...The...very...First time! 🙌 I'm a young 51 at the moment so I don't think the faculties have left me just yet so can someone please verify the name of this movie that I KNOW exists! Much thanks
@whitebeardskydaddy6756 Жыл бұрын
I'm sorry dude, we part company at Springstein. Bob Seger yes. Bruce Springstein no. To me he was a jarring reminder that tastelessness sometimes has mass appeal. My personal Hell would play a non-stop loop of Springstein. I guess he's the one artist I will openly admit I cannot stomach. But hey, we're talking about Bob Seger. He was a hero of my older brother's generation, but grabbed us up too when Risky Business dropped in the early eighties. I don't know, it was as if Seger's thankfulness that he had somehow managed to become a hit musician was palpable. He seemed genuinely thankful for his connection with his fans. That's not necessarily the case with many "big stars". And his hits will endure, by their nature.
@tammylewis2408 Жыл бұрын
Another case in point with utilizing Bob Seger's songs in movies for that effect - the 2019 movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood had Ramblin' Gamblin' Man played as Brad Pitt's character drove thru nighttime Los Angeles (one of the best scenes from that movie. which may have won Brad the best-supporting actor Oscar) during the summer of '69; there were a lot of songs from that time frame on the soundtrack, but Bob's song garnered the most attention.
@Sweet--Richard.4981 Жыл бұрын
How many cigs he must have smoked to get that tone
@ProfessorofRock Жыл бұрын
One of the great voices ever.
@xxlilly_playsxxkiz9980 Жыл бұрын
I like to imagine he never went the smoking route. Just refined his voice like magic.
@LambentLark Жыл бұрын
Whiskey and smokes.
@billsteinly8105 Жыл бұрын
Not as many as Lemmy Kilminster
@charleyanne Жыл бұрын
Love me some Bob Seger! 1 of the many reasons I am thankful for living in MI during the 80s-90s! I saw him several times & loved every concert, never a bad one!
@samuelbush87342 ай бұрын
Man I love this song! I love everything from Bob. I got into this song and Bob as a teenager in the 90s. I was so proud to getting my friends into his music. He instantly had cred because Metallica had just covered "Turn the page ". In high school I used to ask girls if they wanted to go work and practice on the "night moves'. I just love Bob Seger.
@thomperkins Жыл бұрын
Love some Bob!! My dad was at Cobo Hall when they recorded, Live Bullet. Bob was dad’s favorite singer, and he used to sing many of his songs in the bands he was in. I still have all of these on vinyl. Thank you for the memories. I was just 12 years old and singing along with my dad in his Monte Carlo SS.
@jcuprisi5 ай бұрын
Bob is one of the few if not only singers who can clearly enunciate even while belting out a song like Get Out of Denver. His lyrics are poetry that still bring tears to my eyes. We’ve seen him live so many times my wife said we were stalking him.