Bob Seger

AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER - (1980)

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist. As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s. By the early 1970s, he had dropped the "System" from his recordings and continued to strive for broader success with various other bands. In 1973, he put together the Silver Bullet Band, with a group of Detroit-area musicians, with whom he became most successful on the national level with the album Live Bullet, recorded live with the Silver Bullet Band in 1975 at Cobo Hall in Detroit, Michigan. In 1976, he achieved a national breakout with the studio album Night Moves. On his studio albums, he also worked extensively with the Alabama-based Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, which appeared on several of Seger's best-selling singles and albums. A roots rocker with a classic raspy, shouting voice, Seger wrote and recorded songs that deal with love, women and blue-collar themes and is an exemplar of heartland rock. Seger has recorded many hits, including "Night Moves", "Turn the Page", "Still the Same", "We've Got Tonight", "Against the Wind", "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Shame on the Moon", "Like a Rock", and "Shakedown", which was written for Beverly Hills Cop II. Seger also co-wrote the Eagles' number-one hit "Heartache Tonight", and his iconic recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001. With a career spanning six decades, Seger continues to perform and record today. Seger was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012. Seger was named Billboard's 2015 Legend of Live honoree at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards, held November 18–19 at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York. Peak of success: 1976–1987 The following year, original Silver Bullet drummer Charlie Allen Martin was hit by a car from behind while walking on a service road, and was left unable to walk. David Teegarden, drummer for Seger on the Smokin' O.P.'s album, replaced him. Despite the loss, Seger followed up strongly with 1978's Stranger in Town. The first single, "Still the Same", emphasized Seger's talent for mid-tempo numbers that revealed a sense of purpose, and reached #4 on the pop singles chart. "Hollywood Nights" was an up-tempo #12 hit rocker, while "We've Got Tonight" was a slow ballad that reached #13 on the Hot 100. (The latter became an even bigger hit when country music superstar Kenny Rogers and pop singer Sheena Easton teamed up for a 1983 treatment of it that topped Billboard's Country and Adult Contemporary charts.) "Old Time Rock and Roll", a song from George Jackson and Thomas E. Jones III that Seger substantially rewrote the lyrics for, was not a big pop hit initially, but achieved substantial album track airplay. Moreover, it would later become one of Seger's most recognizable songs following its memorable Tom Cruise-dancing-in-his-underwear use in the 1983 film Risky Business. Indeed, it has been ranked the second-most played Jukebox Single of all time, behind Patsy Cline's "Crazy". The iconic recording of "Old Time Rock and Roll" was named one of the Songs of the Century in 2001. (Seger has ruefully remarked that not taking one-third writing credit on his recording was "the dumbest thing I ever did" financially. AGAINST THE WIND - BOB SEGER - TRADUÇÃO Contra o Vento Parece ontem Mas foi há muito tempo Janey era amorosa, ela era a rainha das minhas noites Lá no escuro com o rádio tocando baixo E os segredos que dividíamos As montanhas que movíamos Pego como um fogo selvagem fora de controle Até que não houvesse nada mais para queimar E nada mais para provar E me lembro o que ela me disse Como ela jurou que nunca iria terminar Me lembro como ela me segurava tão forte Gostaria que eu não soubesse agora o que eu não sabia então Contra o vento Nós corríamos contra o vento Éramos jovens e fortes, nós corríamos Contra o vento E os anos passavam-se lentamente E me achei sozinho Cercado por estranhos que eu achava que fossem meus amigos Me encontrei mais e mais longe de casa E acho que perdi meu caminho Havia tantas estradas Eu vivia para correr e corria para viver Nunca me preocupando de pagar E nem mesmo acerca de quanto eu devia Movendo a oito milhas por minuto a cada oito meses Quebrando todas as regras que se distorceriam E eu comecei a me achar procurando Procurando por abrigo novamente e novamente Contra o vento Um pequeno algo contra o vento Eu me encontrei procurando por abrigo contra o vento Bem, aqueles dias sem rumo passaram-se Eu tenho tanto para pensar Prazos e compromissos O que incluir, o que deixar de fora Contra o vento Eu ainda corro contra o vento Eu estou mais velho mas continuo correndo Contra o vento Quando no momento continuo correndo Contra o vento