Friday, November 5, 2010

11-05-2010 - Like A Rock - Bob Seger

 I'm rather spastic where Bob Seger is concerned.  My pendulum swings from one side to the other on him.  I have noticed though ... and I think it's one of those things that come with age and wisdom ... his lyrics make a lot more sense to me now than they used to... and I think he's starting to grow on me more as we both age :)


I love the imagery in this video ..

and these truly are amazing lyrics...

And now, for today's
Ocho-rific Song o the Day...
Bob Seger - Like a Rock-1986
::from SongMeanings.net::
Stood there boldly
Sweatin' in the sun
Felt like a million
Felt like number one
The height of summer
I'd never that strong
Like a rock

I was eighteen
Didn't have a care
Working for peanuts
Not a dime to spare
But I was lean and
Solid everywhere
Like a rock

My hands were steady
My eyes were clear and bright
My walk had purpose
My steps were quick and light
And I held firmly
To what I felt was right
Like a rock

Like a rock, I was strong as I could be
Like a rock, nothin' ever got to me
Like a rock, I was something to see
Like a rock

And I stood arrow straight
Unencumbered by the weight
Of all these hustlers and their schemes
I stood proud, I stood tall
High above it all
I still believed in my dreams

Twenty years now
Where'd they go?
Twenty years
I don't know
I sit and I wonder sometimes
Where they've gone

And sometimes late at night
When I'm bathed in the firelight
The moon comes callin' a ghostly white
And I recall
I recall



Like a rock, standin' arrow straight
Like a rock, chargin' from the gate
Like a rock, carryin' the weight
Like a rock

Like a rock, the sun upon my skin
Like a rock, hard against the wind
Like a rock, I see myself again
Like a rock



::WIKI "FACTS"::
*"Like a Rock" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger. It was recorded with The Silver Bullet Band for their album Like a Rock, released in 1986. The single peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks. [1]

*The guitar track was overdubbed by Rick Vito.

*The song and slogan like a rock were used in Chevrolet truck commercials for more than ten years, one of the longest-running advertising campaigns in history.

*This is the first studio album credited to "Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band" that doesn't feature the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section replacing the Silver Bullet Band on any tracks.


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