I mean the first 9 words he sings are great and gets my mind intrigued for the story. "It seemed like yesterday, but it was long ago. Just an amazing song.
Bob said he thought that lyric was very clunky and wanted to change it, and the rest of the band just looked at him with dropped jaws, and said, "Uh, no, Bob, you can NOT change that!"
One of the best-written songs of all time. Anyone who has had some struggles, done some drifting, messed up a good thing with a good woman- or just had a wild one we couldn’t hold onto- and those of us who have made some bad choices will attest to how well this song is written.
I remember when I was 14, back in Madrid, Spain (my hometown), and the English teacher played this song for us. We used the lyrics to learn English. I learnt life. I cried silently in the back of the class then; and tears still come to my eyes every time I hear it. What a songwriting and storytelling!
Yeah. that testimony blows me away! You learning our language and felt the meaning of his lyrics in such a profound way gives me goosebumps...lol. Glad you shared it.
Music is the language of the soul, it has no boundaries, it doesn't understand frontiers. In a sense, it's like a good virus. One that I don't want a treatment for or a vaccine to prevent it.
"We were young and strong, we were running against the wind." "I'm older now, but still running against the wind." No matter where you are in life, the struggle is there.
Minutes after the birth of my first son I was with him when they took him to get washed and cleaned off. I was at a little nurses station when they handed him too me, it had been a long and difficult day for him and his mom. As I sat there holding my little man this song comes playing out the little boom box. I asked the nurse to turn it up a little and at 3am this is the first song my boy ever heard. I’m not perfect now, but I was far from it back then. I’ll never forget that few minutes as long as I live. Trying to have fair and following winds now and days.
So glad you have discovered the goldmine that is Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band. You’ll be listening for the rest of your life. Discovering the songs you haven’t heard and enjoying again the ones you have. His original fans have all been listening for close to 50 years. Thanks Bob & Thanks Jamel🔊🔊🔊
I grew up with my grandma always playing bob in her van just for me. She would sing it with me. Im 33 now and remember when she bought me this cassette tape. I played this album non stop. Thank you grandma :)
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Seger wrestled with and stressed over that lyric. He asked a friend if it was any good, and whether or not it belonged in the song. He thought it was bad grammar. However, his friend said, "Who cares? It's the best line in the song!" So Bob kept it.
Indeed, my friend. So many things learned over 63 years that I wish I never had to know: the man I loved and later married turned out to be a major disappointment, beloved friends and family lost to time, distance and death, loss of a sense of freedom to obligations and responsibilities, the end of innocence, rapidly approaching sunset of life and so many more.
Maybe as you get older, you discover that things that you thought were true or possible, just aren't. And you're not sure you're better off for knowing.
"Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends, found myself further and further from my home" Been through that. Realized why people told me I'd be lucky to have 1 or 2 real friends as an adult. Had to write some people off and disappear from them. I'm better now than ever and Thank God for my small family and my 2 REAL friends!
I nominated him for a Kennedy Center for thr Performing Arts award this year of 2020. COVID-19 has been a monster. If he got this award in the future it would be another feather in his cap. Kenny Rogers has sung music by Bob Seger as their voices are similar. Bob is in his seventies and going strong.
When Bob Seger toured the US, he flew back home after each concert on a private plane, so that he could wake up to his children. How beautiful is that? ♥️
Bob always had trouble with the line; he didn't like the way it sounded but it's the line that hits me the most. Wish I could have a do-over on so many things in my life...
Jamal, please stop Saying he's another Kenny Rodgers, Bob is in his own league, a rock and roll hall of famer. A great song writer!!!! Please don't compare him to Kenny Rodgers, or Michael McDonald. He's better, and has been there longer.
Joe Day agreed my friend, agreed. Little things in life can make a big difference, even if you don’t see it when it’s happening because you are in the storm or just being the harbor master for someone caught up in the currents.
This is the last song I listened to with my big brother before he passed away of cancer. Every time I listen to it I think of him. Running against the wind.
Bob is the greatest! Nobody sings with his soul. In my eyes, I don’t write him as a vocalist I read him as a singer, because he doesn’t sing with a smooth studied voice. He rather pours his soul out in song. However there are certain things he does with his voice that nobody else can.
Beautiful lyrics. The line " Those drifters days are past me now, I got so much more to think about. Deadlines and commitments, what to leave in, what to leave out" hits me like a ton of lead as I get older
“Her Strut” is probably my fav of his. It’s talking about a woman moving of her own will, towards goals, on her own fuel. Folks respect her, yet they can’t help but watch her in motion. It has some fun play on words, too.
At 15 I thought I knew what these words meant, at 56 they hit me hard. Like the song says, "wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" - Thanks, Bob.
The late, great Glenn Frey of the Eagles, who was a good friend of Bob's singing backup harmony vocals at the end there. And he was also the one who came up with the idea of having the guitar play along with the piano in the solo.
@@richardsteiner1729 did not know that. Detroit, for all its flaws, is a great music town. Bob, is probably the best that they ever produced because some major talent heralds from that tow Temptations, Supremes, Tops, Marvin Gaye and so many others. Thanks for the heads up.
Bob was a runner from high school days. Many of his songs have the running, sailing and nature. He has had many piano players and Bob himself rocks those keys!
Bob's talent is far more than his singing or lyrics. The actual way he plays, and directs his band, is purposeful in how the presentation makes us feel. Dips in notes, timing, rises and lulls. Bob Seger is a legend for many reasons.
Exactly he and his band are so flexible I've seen them perform huge venues and small intimate ones in the same tour. They are just plain musical professionals.I have seen them three different tours with about five years in between each and every time they sounded great. Performances were always enjoyable.
Jeez Jamel your killing me...oh man taking me way, way back....sometimes it's painful to think back to those days...because you can't get them back.....I'm not going to lie , I've shed a couple of tears listening to this with you today, but all good my friend, and I appreciate ya.
Hands down my favorite of all times singer. He is still going, strong 😁. He is the best story teller and your right no one could match his voice to these songs. He makes you feel like you were there or wanted to be there. 🎹 player was amazing. I think we are all running against the wind today. See you in the next one 🙂
Bob Seger officially retired at the end of 2019 with a string of sold -out shows across the U.S. Besides being an excellent singer/songwriter, he was an EXCELLENT performer.
That doesn't mean he's not working. He quit touring because he's got a bad back. He had to cut his final tour short because he had a herniated disc that was pinching some nerves.
Brother, I love how watching your video reactions takes a song that I've heard a thousand times, and know it front to back, and makes it like I'm hearing it for the first time and it gives me a whole new appreciation for the lyrics and the music. Thanks for what you do!
I could not agree with you more. Jamel does a great job with the video reactions ! Very Entertaining and I love his appreciation for these great musicians!
Amen, from a 65 year old woman who can't get enough of Brother Jamel's takes on my favorite music. God bless him for the hours of relaxation and enjoyment he's given me.
Yeah Jamel. I feel the same way watching you react to so many that are part of my DNA. Yet with you it’s like hearing it for the first time🙏🏻 Thank you!
These songs take me back to my teenage years....Riding down the country roads with the windows down... wind blowing my hair. We had some GREAT MUSIC back then.
now that wasn't Bob on the piano that was the one and only great Paul Harris..before he started jamming with Shoals was in Stephen Stills band Manassas
***Don’t forget Bob’s “Roll Me Away”! Iconic biker’s song about personal freedom and making mental origin based decisions. I was lucky enough to see him in concert just last year, it was definitely a once in a lifetime event.
He was so underappreciated and was a big part of the soundtrack of my childhood, his stories were very personal and were based on his own experiences, at that time in the world his fans could relate or at least understand better what the life of a rocker might be like. And yes Bob were all still running against the wind.
Hey Jamel, so glad you did this vid on Bob Seger's amazing "Against the Wind." That boy sang that song from his heart and I can feel every word. Sad, proud, and like fine wine.
Ah, man! You keep bringing up these songs - the music that shaped our lives. People who wonder why we boomers are so, so disappointed with the last few decades of this current musical wasteland have never spent the time to really listen to the music from our youth. Thank you for listening and reacting to this. It truly was a golden time for music. The best part of it was, songs like these weren't something that happened once or twice a year the way it is now. This type of song; the incredible musical arrangements, the storytelling, the poetry inherent in the lyrics, the truth at the core - that was the standard. Every week there would be a song just as good, just as profound and heartfelt as this one. God, I miss it.
@@axfn93 It truly was. It was a golden time for music, from the mid-sixties up to the eighties. Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Beatles, The Who, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Moody Blues, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Simon and Garfunkel, Santana, The Grateful Dead, The Doors, too many more to name. All of them musical icons, with lyrics that rolled off the tongue like fine wines and music that cut straight to the heart They spoke the truth of the times. They all filled stadiums and fields as far as the eye could see. Simon and Garfunkel's final concert drew a crowd estimated at 500,000 people. Two people, one guitar, holding half a million people in the palm of their hands as they performed one hit song after another for over two hours. The Beatles on-line performance of 'Let It Be' was listened to by one and a half billion people all over the world. I doubt we'll ever see a time like that again. Sorry you missed it.
westcoastScott I was born in 69- and even I’m disappointed with music today. I’m so glad my parents listened to these songs- I’m still listening today. My kids even know who all these artists are. They will definitely live on- when most of this current stuff is gone. You ‘Boomers’ had the best music. ❤️
Mr Seger one of the many "prides" of Detroit as ir pertains to music... along with ALL of Motown, Kid Rock M & M etc... Seger is one of the forefathers of the Detroit Rock Music scene for sure Glad you are finding him Sir.
The musicianship is completely united.That takes 100% dedication and tends to be unappreciated.The chorus was coordinating with the drummer very timely.A great composition and deserve its credit in weighted gold.Definately!
His version of "We've Got Tonite" -- the original, of course -- is incredible. Appreciate you discovering and appreciating one of the best ever. Kudos.
I love Main Street. Did ever since the first time I heard it. The melody and the sax and the rhyming, everything about it is beautiful. But, once I started to really think about the lyrics, I realized its a song about a guy who's acting much like a stalker, which is pretty creepy.
This may be my favorite Bob Seger song and the line "I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" is just plainly one of the finest lines in music. This is such a personal and honest song that after so many years it still grabs my attention.
I was listening to Bob Seger on Alexa earlier this week ...I had been listening for over an hour and my nephew (21yrs old) came out of his bedroom and said .."you're listening to Bob?" ... I said "Yep"....about half an hour later I yelled at Alexa...."Alexa...stop!!...I'm done rememberin'".....My nephew came home last night and said...Bob Seger came on his car radio when he was coming home from work...and he was laughing to himself about His Aunt Bridget being "done with rememberin'"
If you want a journey like you did with Bob than look up Elo... electric light orchestra. They have many great songs.. Evil woman, turn to stone, telephone line, living thing, don't bring me down, strange magic, Do Ya, Mr. Blue sky, hold on tight....
Six months late to comment on this, but it just hit me really hard. I heard this song many times in my teens and 20's. I'm 54 now. I finally get it. Wish I didn't.
When you talked about closing your eyes and listening it made me think how really good songs (stories) draw you in and you begin to relive moments in your life that they touch!
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" is one of the greatest lyrics in rock history. It was such a damned good lyric that Toby Keith made an entire hit country song out of that one lyric.
My husband and I finally saw him in concert last summer on his last tour....He was amazing! And our hearts were full - No one like Bob Seger! Roll Me Away is one of my favorites :)
Seger's music was also featured in the film " Mask" soundtrack. One of my all time favorites was "Roll Me Away" from hi "The Distance" album. A MUST listen.
Jamel, you always do your best to respect and appreciate the song you're reacting to. It was obvious this one touched you the same way it has touched all of us. One of Brother Bob's signature songs.
Probably one of Seger’s most poignant songs. Co written by the late great Glen Frey...who you can hear in the chorus refrain. Bob the legend and we still miss you Glen.
No, Michael Carpenter, that is totally incorrect. Bob Seger wrote "Against the Wind" by himself ..... Glenn Frey does sing harmony vocals on the record, but he had nothing to do with writing it whatsoever.
@@davidpietarila699 ...... Glenn Frey sings harmony vocals on "Against the Wind", but he had nothing to do with writing the song. Bob Seger wrote "Against the Wind" by himself.
Seger "retired" not too long ago (2018) but you never know... He actually lives not that far from me (I'm in Oakland County, MI) and it's only a 10-15 minute drive to the City/Village he lives in these days. Bob has tons of hits - and if you've EVER heard a Chevy commercial between 1980-2010...then you've heard Bob before. One of his most well-known songs is used in their commercials. Some songs to consider: Shame on the Moon Shakedown Main Street Like A Rock Old Time Rock and Roll Turn The Page Katmandu
The. first concert I attended, the Against the Wind tour '77. Some standouts for me were Alto Reed's sax on Turn the Page, the huge disco ball used during We Got Tonight, and of course, Against the Wind. My then 14 year old self was blown away and made a lifelong fan!
I got to meet Bob Seger and the original Silver Bullet Band's drummer Charlie Martin about a half million years ago at Al Neely music in Ann Arbor. Both are really great guys👍
The line, " I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger didn't want in the song. He felt it was out of place. But the band insisted on it. Turned out to be the key line of the song and probably the one most quoted of his catalogue.
I'm from Juaritos Mexico....I heard this songfirst time when i was 11 or 12 years old...And it touched my heart...since then, I cry everytime I hear this song..
Every song by Bob Seger is pure quality. 'We've Got Tonight, Turn The Page, Main Street,, Against The Wind', and so many more. He knows how to write and deliver lyrics
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" is one of the simplest but yet most profound lyrics ever written.
Yes!
I mean the first 9 words he sings are great and gets my mind intrigued for the story. "It seemed like yesterday, but it was long ago. Just an amazing song.
So True
Yep.
Bob said he thought that lyric was very clunky and wanted to change it, and the rest of the band just looked at him with dropped jaws, and said, "Uh, no, Bob, you can NOT change that!"
One of the best-written songs of all time. Anyone who has had some struggles, done some drifting, messed up a good thing with a good woman- or just had a wild one we couldn’t hold onto- and those of us who have made some bad choices will attest to how well this song is written.
Matty23 👍🏻
That also applies to women who have lost a good man because she was too confused to realize what she was losing.
Teresia Diane true. It can definitely go both ways.
Wow the wild woman I couldnt hold onto really hit me. Amazing comment
Kimberly Winters I do what I can. 😊
You are very welcome!
I remember when I was 14, back in Madrid, Spain (my hometown), and the English teacher played this song for us. We used the lyrics to learn English. I learnt life. I cried silently in the back of the class then; and tears still come to my eyes every time I hear it. What a songwriting and storytelling!
Cool.story
Thanks for sharing, Alberto!
Yeah. that testimony blows me away! You learning our language and felt the meaning of his lyrics in such a profound way gives me goosebumps...lol. Glad you shared it.
Thank you for the story
Music is the language of the soul, it has no boundaries, it doesn't understand frontiers. In a sense, it's like a good virus. One that I don't want a treatment for or a vaccine to prevent it.
"We were young and strong, we were running against the wind."
"I'm older now, but still running against the wind."
No matter where you are in life, the struggle is there.
I thought I understood the lyrics when this song came out but now, with a lifetime of experiences, I fully understand the lyrics.
You are so right. The older you get the more the song makes perfect sense
So true
You’re so right. You can’t be 20 and understand this song. It takes a little living to get it
Word
Well said
Minutes after the birth of my first son I was with him when they took him to get washed and cleaned off. I was at a little nurses station when they handed him too me, it had been a long and difficult day for him and his mom. As I sat there holding my little man this song comes playing out the little boom box. I asked the nurse to turn it up a little and at 3am this is the first song my boy ever heard. I’m not perfect now, but I was far from it back then. I’ll never forget that few minutes as long as I live. Trying to have fair and following winds now and days.
That's a beautiful story.
jamesw1313 That’s a terrific memory.
The power of music is a wonderful thing.
What a beautiful memory.
Damn. That got me thinking about my three little ones and has me tearing up a bit. ❤️
What a beautiful story!
So glad you have discovered the goldmine
that is Bob Seger and his Silver Bullet Band. You’ll be listening for the rest of your life.
Discovering the songs you haven’t heard and enjoying again the ones you have. His original fans have all been listening for close to 50 years. Thanks Bob & Thanks Jamel🔊🔊🔊
Yes! Agreed!🤘🏼✌️
Yes Mona......YES🧡🧡🧡
Totally!!
I grew up with my grandma always playing bob in her van just for me. She would sing it with me. Im 33 now and remember when she bought me this cassette tape. I played this album non stop. Thank you grandma :)
Me too Mona. He was my go to music for road trips.
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then."
Seger wrestled with and stressed over that lyric. He asked a friend if it was any good, and whether or not it belonged in the song. He thought it was bad grammar.
However, his friend said, "Who cares? It's the best line in the song!" So Bob kept it.
Indeed, my friend. So many things learned over 63 years that I wish I never had to know: the man I loved and later married turned out to be a major disappointment, beloved friends and family lost to time, distance and death, loss of a sense of freedom to obligations and responsibilities, the end of innocence, rapidly approaching sunset of life and so many more.
@@janestage6498 You have hit it dead on, Jane. Put it in a song...At 66, I deeply absorb and consume your musings.
Bob was a thread from scratching that lyric and actually two friends, Glenn Frey and Jackson Browne said NO WAY, it stays!!!
That friend was Glen Frey!!
Maybe as you get older, you discover that things that you thought were true or possible, just aren't. And you're not sure you're better off for knowing.
"Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends, found myself further and further from my home" Been through that. Realized why people told me I'd be lucky to have 1 or 2 real friends as an adult. Had to write some people off and disappear from them. I'm better now than ever and Thank God for my small family and my 2 REAL friends!
So true
That piano solo always brings a tear to my eyes.
I used to be an abandon we played this. It's a tough part.
Bob is one of the most under appreciated singers and sing writers.
I am generally someone who listens to hard rock music BUT Bob Seger is a poet. A great storyteller and lyricist.
I don't know if he's an underrated song writer. He's top 5 all time for sure.
Aaron St.Pierre I agree!
I nominated him for a Kennedy Center for thr Performing Arts award this year of 2020. COVID-19 has been a monster. If he got this award in the future it would be another feather in his cap. Kenny Rogers has sung music by Bob Seger as their voices are similar. Bob is in his seventies and going strong.
I’m so happy to see that you see exactly why I love Bob Seger so much! He’s my favorite singer, song writer and this is my favorite song by him!
When Bob Seger toured the US, he flew back home after each concert on a private plane, so that he could wake up to his children. How beautiful is that? ♥️
Great anecdote, never heard that but it doesn't surprise me either.
MEOW
yeah, great and wasteful and making the planet die faster
@@spacecatboy2962 Ugh, go be an earthy crunchy snowflake somewhere else. People like you harsh everyone's vibe.
@@CamiMack5616 yeah reality is a bitch
That line,
"Wish I didn't know now, what I didn't know then.",
followed me around for 30 years, until I understood it all too well.
Bob always had trouble with the line; he didn't like the way it sounded but it's the line that hits me the most. Wish I could have a do-over on so many things in my life...
I interpret it as a loss of innocence ... wishing he was as naive and hopeful as he was when he was younger.
It's one of those lyrics where you don't get it for decades and then you do and it hits HARD. The bridge of Rush's "Time Stand Still" is that way too.
Some life lessons can change you and not for the best...
The man set a high bar. You can hear the blues, the old school pain and life experience in his voice and lyrics.
yes! EXACTLY...he is the whole package.
Jamal, please stop
Saying he's another Kenny Rodgers, Bob is in his own league, a rock and roll hall of famer. A great song writer!!!! Please don't compare him to Kenny Rodgers, or Michael McDonald. He's better, and has been there longer.
"Deadlines and commitments ... what to leave in, what to leave out" ...
Was just going comment on the same lyric. It kills me when he sings that line. 👍
Great line
Yes 👍
Funny how the older I got, the better this song got.
The mark of a great song...
I’m 45 now and I totally get it.
Yesss!!
Yes!! Exactly my thoughts! I loved it back in the day... now it’s iconic
I think because the older we get the more we realize how true the words are.
"Wish I didn't know know what I didn't know then." One of the greatest lyrics ever.
hearing that line again at 48 years old, that broke me down.
fugu pinkeye and me at 56
63 and feel the same hun.
Teresia Diane Is it still the same? Teehee 🤭
@@juaneato Jackasses are still the same. 😮 🤭 teeheehehe
Every man looking for shelter against the wind. God bless a woman.
CreteDog802, and us women are looking for the same shelter against the wind. God bless a man.
You said a mouthful, brother.
God bless any port in the storm. Gender doesn’t matter. Peace to those seeking and those providing. I’ve been in both
@@darinhill3773 Everybody deserves at least one person who makes them feel safe in their arms.
Joe Day agreed my friend, agreed. Little things in life can make a big difference, even if you don’t see it when it’s happening because you are in the storm or just being the harbor master for someone caught up in the currents.
This is the last song I listened to with my big brother before he passed away of cancer. Every time I listen to it I think of him. Running against the wind.
Bob Seger is one of the staples of my youth...he was fantastic in concert in the early 80s!!!!!!
Bob Seger’s soulful voice is like no other.
Highly underrated as a vocalist. Not many in his class.
None are🎸👍
Bob is the greatest! Nobody sings with his soul. In my eyes, I don’t write him as a vocalist I read him as a singer, because he doesn’t sing with a smooth studied voice. He rather pours his soul out in song. However there are certain things he does with his voice that nobody else can.
@@JohnSparkmanandBlackTopHerd There you go underrating him.
j r and that’s why he is my favorite artist, but Steve Perry is a better vocalist... Strike ☝️
I couldn't agree more, seen him in concert with Kid Rock, what an awesome show....priceless!
This is one song I chose for my Brother’s Memorial Service. “let the Cowboys ride”
I'm sorry for your loss. truly
Your brother would be pleased. I'm asking my kids to play it at my memorial service.
Wish I didnt know now what I didn’t know then. One of the greatest lyrics ever written.
Every time I hear this song it brings tears to my eyes.
Omg I'm crying as I'm watching this lol
"Till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove..."
Beautiful lyrics. The line " Those drifters days are past me now, I got so much more to think about. Deadlines and commitments, what to leave in, what to leave out" hits me like a ton of lead as I get older
@@michaellrakes5521 Agreed, this is also a standout lyric. The clever use of the same word/phrase (leave) to mean two completely different things.
My favorite line
Good storytelling
Jamel- I agree! “Watch her Strut” is definitely a must! Please- ❤️💛🤘🏼✌️
I second that. and Katmandu, and Fire Down below....and oh hell go listen to them all !! haha
@@silversagerae6353 How about some Live Bullet-Let it Rock
“Her Strut” is probably my fav of his. It’s talking about a woman moving of her own will, towards goals, on her own fuel. Folks respect her, yet they can’t help but watch her in motion. It has some fun play on words, too.
'Her Strut' th-cam.com/video/p3i-DLGJPSY/w-d-xo.html
another fun one = 'Horizontal Bop' th-cam.com/video/mb9Wgxox4AA/w-d-xo.html
'Betty Lou's Gettin Out Tonight' lol fun
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At 15 I thought I knew what these words meant, at 56 they hit me hard. Like the song says, "wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" - Thanks, Bob.
💯
Some of the truest words ever. Time has a funny way of bring out the truthfulness of life.
The late, great Glenn Frey of the Eagles, who was a good friend of Bob's singing backup harmony vocals at the end there. And he was also the one who came up with the idea of having the guitar play along with the piano in the solo.
Seger and Frey both from Detroit.
@@richardsteiner1729 did not know that. Detroit, for all its flaws, is a great music town. Bob, is probably the best that they ever produced because some major talent heralds from that tow Temptations, Supremes, Tops, Marvin Gaye and so many others. Thanks for the heads up.
Two greats! Love and still can make me cry.....😢❤
Bob was a runner from high school days. Many of his songs have the running, sailing and nature. He has had many piano players and Bob himself rocks those keys!
Yes, He wrote Against the Wind because he ran track
Thanks for your comments and love towards me, hope you won’t stop someday?
Bob's talent is far more than his singing or lyrics. The actual way he plays, and directs his band, is purposeful in how the presentation makes us feel. Dips in notes, timing, rises and lulls. Bob Seger is a legend for many reasons.
YES!! He’s always been under appreciated, America’s lovable loser in a sense... though not a loser at all!
If you tried to autotune or quantize Bob Seger, he'd probably crack you in the head with a mic stand.
@@joeday4293 that's right!
Exactly he and his band are so flexible I've seen them perform huge venues and small intimate ones in the same tour. They are just plain musical professionals.I have seen them three different tours with about five years in between each and every time they sounded great. Performances were always enjoyable.
"I guess I lost my way.. There were oh so many roads." Incredible.
Jeez Jamel your killing me...oh man taking me way, way back....sometimes it's painful to think back to those days...because you can't get them back.....I'm not going to lie , I've shed a couple of tears listening to this with you today, but all good my friend, and I appreciate ya.
Yes brother
Exactly. He's like that BF/GF you can't get over and every time you hear him again, it hurts all over
I’m only 21 and already feeling that!😂😭
Jim L #same
Yo brother you ain't the only one with wet eyes ✌️🧡
Hands down my favorite of all times singer. He is still going, strong 😁. He is the best story teller and your right no one could match his voice to these songs. He makes you feel like you were there or wanted to be there. 🎹 player was amazing. I think we are all running against the wind today. See you in the next one 🙂
He paints such vivid word pictures. A true genius.
Bob Seger officially retired at the end of 2019 with a string of sold -out shows across the U.S. Besides being an excellent singer/songwriter, he was an EXCELLENT performer.
Agreed. I have been a life long concert goer. Having been to at least 500. None could top him. He was simply the best!
I saw him on his farewell tour. Even at the end, few can compare
@@TigerRogersOfficial I saw him in 87 on like a to rock tour with Jimmy Vaughn and fabulous Thunderbird open. It was simply fabulous
Toronto October 26th for the last time.. and 3 times in Toronto from 1986 on... was awesome...
Bob Segar was a hell of a song writer
He ain't dead yet. Stop talking about him in the past tense.
@@willdwyer6782 I know this but he is not performing any more
That doesn't mean he's not working. He quit touring because he's got a bad back. He had to cut his final tour short because he had a herniated disc that was pinching some nerves.
That line, “wish I didn’t know now...” gains meanings as you age. Take it from an old fart.
Amen brother ✌️🧡
Ditto
Yeah man
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then”. Man can I relate. Bob Seger is special.
Bob Seger plays all of his own piano. He's freaking amazing. So much feeling. One of my absolute artists of all time
Brother, I love how watching your video reactions takes a song that I've heard a thousand times, and know it front to back, and makes it like I'm hearing it for the first time and it gives me a whole new appreciation for the lyrics and the music. Thanks for what you do!
My sentiments exactly...love his energy towards the music!
I could not agree with you more. Jamel does a great job with the video reactions !
Very Entertaining and I love his appreciation for these great musicians!
Amen, from a 65 year old woman who can't get enough of Brother Jamel's takes on my favorite music. God bless him for the hours of relaxation and enjoyment he's given me.
Yeah Jamel. I feel the same way watching you react to so many that are part of my DNA. Yet with you it’s like hearing it for the first time🙏🏻
Thank you!
Mr Jamel, you have stepped into a honey hole of music.
Haven’t listened to Seger in years. These recent reactions are really making me appreciate his writing again.
Man, right in the heart. This one gets me every time.
These songs take me back to my teenage years....Riding down the country roads with the windows down... wind blowing my hair. We had some GREAT MUSIC back then.
That was Bob himself on the piano.
He's a musical genius and so was his father.
Not Bob on Piano
now that wasn't Bob on the piano that was the one and only great Paul Harris..before he started jamming with Shoals was in Stephen Stills band Manassas
Wow, really? I did not know that. I love the piano keys throughout this song. Gets me in my heart every time.
@@damerochelle4014 yes indeed Rochelle Paul Harris you can look him up.. a fantastic session pianist
Jamal try " Katmandu " or my personal favorite " Fire Lake ". Bob Seger is an American Icon a true poet
Katmandu is my favorite 🧡🙏
@@stevenjenks9336 Yeah real high energy song the live version for me
Fire Lake is about living and dying and going to hell, and if you do it right, they are all the same thing. Amazing song...
Yes katmandu
***Don’t forget Bob’s “Roll Me Away”! Iconic biker’s song about personal freedom and making mental origin based decisions.
I was lucky enough to see him in concert just last year, it was definitely a once in a lifetime event.
He was so underappreciated and was a big part of the soundtrack of my childhood, his stories were very personal and were based on his own experiences, at that time in the world his fans could relate or at least understand better what the life of a rocker might be like.
And yes Bob were all still running against the wind.
Bob Seger songs are bittersweet. They bring tears of joy and sadness at the same time, when one of his songs hit you in that moment.
I love watching you hear music for the first time. I wish I could go back and hear these songs for the first time again.
I did not know I good we, I, had it back then. We were blessed.
Once inside a woman's heart
A man must keep his head
Heaven opens up the door
Where angels fear to tread. It's shame on the moon by Bob.💛💛💛
Another great piano song
One of my favorites. Not widely known outside of true Seger fans.
Bob is absolutely one of my favorites for 40 years now, but Rodney Crowell actually wrote Shame On The Moon
that was Bob himself on the piano.
glad you liked it.
LOL, no it wasn't
Craig Smith wrong, Paul Harris, session cat played piano and organ
@@knockitofff I corrected myself was thinking of Bonnie Raitt song Cant make you love me...i reposted with Paul Harris and sometimes Roy Bittan
Craig Smith that’s another great one, piano is awesome in that too!
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" has always been one of my all-time favorite lyrics.
My favorite line from this song is “never worried about paying, or even how much I owe”
Hey Jamel, so glad you did this vid on Bob Seger's amazing "Against the Wind." That boy sang that song from his heart and I can feel every word. Sad, proud, and like fine wine.
Ah, man! You keep bringing up these songs - the music that shaped our lives. People who wonder why we boomers are so, so disappointed with the last few decades of this current musical wasteland have never spent the time to really listen to the music from our youth. Thank you for listening and reacting to this. It truly was a golden time for music.
The best part of it was, songs like these weren't something that happened once or twice a year the way it is now. This type of song; the incredible musical arrangements, the storytelling, the poetry inherent in the lyrics, the truth at the core - that was the standard. Every week there would be a song just as good, just as profound and heartfelt as this one. God, I miss it.
It must have been amazing...
@@axfn93 It truly was. It was a golden time for music, from the mid-sixties up to the eighties. Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Cream, The Beatles, The Who, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Moody Blues, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne, Simon and Garfunkel, Santana, The Grateful Dead, The Doors, too many more to name. All of them musical icons, with lyrics that rolled off the tongue like fine wines and music that cut straight to the heart They spoke the truth of the times. They all filled stadiums and fields as far as the eye could see. Simon and Garfunkel's final concert drew a crowd estimated at 500,000 people. Two people, one guitar, holding half a million people in the palm of their hands as they performed one hit song after another for over two hours. The Beatles on-line performance of 'Let It Be' was listened to by one and a half billion people all over the world. I doubt we'll ever see a time like that again. Sorry you missed it.
Amen Brother
I wish I could travel back than
westcoastScott I was born in 69- and even I’m disappointed with music today. I’m so glad my parents listened to these songs- I’m still listening today. My kids even know who all these artists are. They will definitely live on- when most of this current stuff is gone. You ‘Boomers’
had the best music. ❤️
Drove all day from Florida to Virginia and back the next day to see him last year on his farewell.tour. One of the best concerts I've been to.
I was at both!!
Mr Seger one of the many "prides" of Detroit as ir pertains to music... along with ALL of Motown, Kid Rock M & M etc... Seger is one of the forefathers of the Detroit Rock Music scene for sure Glad you are finding him Sir.
Ah you left out the best GFR teasing but Grand Funk is the best to me.
So important to remember Iggy Pop (along with the Stooges) and MC5.
@@originalhgc oh yeah. Birth of punk rock
Ted Nugent?
He may be from Detroit but Kid Rock doesn't deserve to be mentioned with Seger or even Eminem. Never understood the appeal.
The musicianship is completely united.That takes 100% dedication and tends to be unappreciated.The chorus was coordinating with the drummer very timely.A great composition and deserve its credit in weighted gold.Definately!
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" is one of the most poignant variations on a theme ever.
He was my husband’s uncle’s next door neighbor. Nice guy, low profile so to speak. Love life, yes I do!!
Annie
His version of "We've Got Tonite" -- the original, of course -- is incredible. Appreciate you discovering and appreciating one of the best ever. Kudos.
You know that the only purpose of that song is to talk a girl into a one night stand right?
Main Street has a real feel of the Midwest.
Except for hanging out at strip clubs, I feel like I'm there when I hear that song. Never got into strip clubs, they don't have "To go" boxes...
I love Main Street, I was told it was a true story 🧡🙏
I'm from the midwest and lived this song, for a short spell.
I love Main Street. Did ever since the first time I heard it. The melody and the sax and the rhyming, everything about it is beautiful.
But, once I started to really think about the lyrics, I realized its a song about a guy who's acting much like a stalker, which is pretty creepy.
Main Street is a highly underrated masterpiece.
One of my favorite songs when I was young... Seger is one of the Best man...
This is always been my favorite song of his. So sweet melodic, passionate, and great lyrics.
This may be my favorite Bob Seger song and the line "I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" is just plainly one of the finest lines in music. This is such a personal and honest song that after so many years it still grabs my attention.
I was listening to Bob Seger on Alexa earlier this week ...I had been listening for over an hour and my nephew (21yrs old) came out of his bedroom and said .."you're listening to Bob?" ... I said "Yep"....about half an hour later I yelled at Alexa...."Alexa...stop!!...I'm done rememberin'".....My nephew came home last night and said...Bob Seger came on his car radio when he was coming home from work...and he was laughing to himself about His Aunt Bridget being "done with rememberin'"
If you want a journey like you did with Bob than look up Elo... electric light orchestra. They have many great songs.. Evil woman, turn to stone, telephone line, living thing, don't bring me down, strange magic, Do Ya, Mr. Blue sky, hold on tight....
dont forget i turn to stone
Good call
my music he didn’t forget
And Shine A Little Love
It would be interesting to see Jamel's reaction to Fire on High and watch how an instrumental greets his soul.
I do enjoy seeing a young man exposed to the music of my youth. Takes me back to when I first heard these songs. Well done!
Six months late to comment on this, but it just hit me really hard. I heard this song many times in my teens and 20's. I'm 54 now. I finally get it. Wish I didn't.
I've been to 6 of his concerts, 4 in the 70's and 2 in the 2000's. His songs are a part of me.
He was on the piano when I seen him sing this song. Pure Genius!!!
When you talked about closing your eyes and listening it made me think how really good songs (stories) draw you in and you begin to relive moments in your life that they touch!
Randy Gabbert this brings me back to being a teenager and listening to my music in the dark with headphones. Nothing like it.
"Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then" is one of the greatest lyrics in rock history. It was such a damned good lyric that Toby Keith made an entire hit country song out of that one lyric.
Bob Seger is my heart! I just named my Harley "Night Moves!" So happy Jamel AKA Jamal loves him, too.
"Movin' eight miles a minute most of the time" - That's 480mph, a reference to flying.
After all of these years that line makes sense...thanks.
I always thought it was "movin' eight miles a minute for months at a time" huh, til
@@drgwhatsthetruth3783 Same, though I didn't fall in love with this song until I heard it on Forrest Gump movie. I know I'm a millennial.
No duh
“Turn The Page” and “Sunspot Baby” are the 2 best Bob Seger songs.
I checked the Bahamas and they said she was gone,,,😝😝😝👍
@@LordEagle Sunspot is a hidden gem for sure
In my opinion his two best songs are "2 + 2 = ?" and "No More." They're both anti-war songs released 37 years apart.
He did "Turn The Page" yesterday. A great song!
ORagnar I saw it a few minutes ago. One of the best songs of all time.
His song We’ve Got Tonight is one of his best.
Yes!
Yep.
Bob was a staple for me back in the day, love him and your reaction!!
All of Bob Segers song have a lot of musicality, great instrumental sections, talented musicians who carry the lyrics far .
My husband and I finally saw him in concert last summer on his last tour....He was amazing! And our hearts were full - No one like Bob Seger! Roll Me Away is one of my favorites :)
Saw him last year in New Orleans and even though in his seventies, he put on one hell of a show!
@@Brotha_Teresa YES he did!!
Roll Me Away is my jam!
Does anyone besides me wonder about the 9 people who don’t like this song???🤯
Beats me be blessed and stay safe from the great state of Texas.
Not a clue my favorite 😅
Numbnuts. They all got driveways but not all have asphalt. I agree wholeheartedly.
They wish they didn't know now, what they didn't know then....
The wind got the best of them
I love how he gives respect to the musician and puts his own introspective view into his reviews.. Great job Jamal.. Again
I saw him in a small venue concert in 80's. OMG, one of my all time favorite converts.
One of my favorite songs by him and We've Got Tonight!!!!!
The piano in this song is some kind of terrific. Great song. Great artist.
Seger's music was also featured in the film " Mask" soundtrack. One of my all time favorites was "Roll Me Away" from hi "The Distance" album. A MUST listen.
Also Katmandu
Jamel, you always do your best to respect and appreciate the song you're reacting to. It was obvious this one touched you the same way it has touched all of us. One of Brother Bob's signature songs.
This song has always spoke to my soul. Brings tears to my eyes. It's about life.
Probably one of Seger’s most poignant songs. Co written by the late great Glen Frey...who you can hear in the chorus refrain.
Bob the legend and we still miss you Glen.
And a very young Glenn Frey too
That was something I didn't know, but once you pointed it out it was almost obvious!
No, Michael Carpenter,
that is totally incorrect.
Bob Seger wrote "Against the Wind"
by himself ..... Glenn Frey does sing
harmony vocals on the record,
but he had nothing to do with
writing it whatsoever.
@@davidpietarila699 ......
Glenn Frey sings harmony vocals
on "Against the Wind", but he had
nothing to do with writing the song.
Bob Seger wrote "Against the Wind"
by himself.
RIP Glen. We DO miss you..very much.
Seger "retired" not too long ago (2018) but you never know...
He actually lives not that far from me (I'm in Oakland County, MI) and it's only a 10-15 minute drive to the City/Village he lives in these days.
Bob has tons of hits - and if you've EVER heard a Chevy commercial between 1980-2010...then you've heard Bob before. One of his most well-known songs is used in their commercials.
Some songs to consider:
Shame on the Moon
Shakedown
Main Street
Like A Rock
Old Time Rock and Roll
Turn The Page
Katmandu
Bianca Horkan I saw him last summer and he was as good as ever
@@Wolfncsupack42 Nice!
He actually just had his final tour in 2019. Glad I got to see him at least once.
The. first concert I attended, the Against the Wind tour '77. Some standouts for me were Alto Reed's sax on Turn the Page, the huge disco ball used during We Got Tonight, and of course, Against the Wind. My then 14 year old self was blown away and made a lifelong fan!
@Doug Kirk lol u are right. Must have been the clouds of smoke I was sitting in 😎
I got to meet Bob Seger and the original Silver Bullet Band's drummer Charlie Martin about a half million years ago at Al Neely music in Ann Arbor. Both are really great guys👍
The line, " I wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then." Bob Seger didn't want in the song. He felt it was out of place. But the band insisted on it. Turned out to be the key line of the song and probably the one most quoted of his catalogue.
I'm from Juaritos Mexico....I heard this songfirst time when i was 11 or 12 years old...And it touched my heart...since then, I cry everytime I hear this song..
Every song by Bob Seger is pure quality. 'We've Got Tonight, Turn The Page, Main Street,, Against The Wind', and so many more. He knows how to write and deliver lyrics
Songs of Bob Seger to react to: "C'est la vie," "You Accompany Me," "We Got Tonight," "Roll Me Away," "Main Street."
Don’t forget Till it shines
So many great songs
Great suggestions 👍
don’t forget still the same and like a rock
"Main Street" takes me back to the best years of my life. Time stood still then, not like it does now.
Fire Lake is my favorite Seger tune. So simple but really good.
Agree. Got to do Fire Lake!
Fire Lake was one my mother played a lot.. the Eagles sing backing vocals on that track!
I saw him on his final tour. He's 73 and sounds the same, amazing and Alto Reed can still rock the saxophone
A very unique voice with loads of talent!!! Love the grit in his voice!!
Ahhh!! Those were the days, when this music first came out, bonfires on a Friday nite on back roads and running against the wind