# Bob Seger's "Night Moves" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 8, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149 "2019-02-08T04:50:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/81 "2019-02-13T17:08:37Z")
Heh - no love for Juan Atkins? Jeff Mills? 😉 Mentioned earlier in the thread - “We Got Tonight” - curious if anyone actually actively dislikes it. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/82 "2019-02-13T17:28:45Z")
People keep bring up “Old Time Rock and Roll”, and other Seger rockers. Meh. But, have none of you heard “Rock and Roll Never Forgets”, “Sunspot Baby”, or the absolutely killer “The Fire Down Below”, from the _Night Moves_ album? Hey, the same people may not like these either, but in my opinion you have to judge him on his best material (and the amazing performances of the Silver Bullet Band on these songs), and these three are at the top of the list. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/83 "2019-02-13T17:32:12Z")
> [@california\_jobcase](#): > > But _Running on Empty_ ran its course. Where I lived back then, it was popular and then faded away, as far as airtime went. _Turn the Page_ never went away. All the rock stations in central Indiana still think they have to play it at least once a day, along with _Like a Rock_ and _Against the Wind_! Okay, but I’m not sure what this has to do with money buying happiness. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/84 "2019-02-13T17:32:14Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Heh - no love for Juan Atkins? Jeff Mills? 😉 > > Mentioned earlier in the thread - “We Got Tonight” - curious if anyone actually actively dislikes it. You know that dramatic _bah bah bum_ right after he sings _still here we are_? I got high in ninth grade one time with a friend and we played just that bit about fifty times in a row. I guess it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/85 "2019-02-13T18:18:50Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > You know that dramatic _bah bah bum_ right after he sings _still here we are_? I got high in ninth grade one time with a friend and we played just that bit about fifty times in a row. I guess it’s okay. I’m think I know it, but I can’t remember it right now. Checking it out now. Be back soon with a report. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/86 "2019-02-13T18:26:49Z")
You must have been really high. Oh, I hear it, but it’s not all that memorable to me. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/87 "2019-02-13T20:33:13Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Mentioned earlier in the thread - “We Got Tonight” - curious if anyone actually actively dislikes it. I like Seeger, but not enough to own any of his albums. However, “We Got Tonight” is one that annoys me. The melody is good, but it’s basically in service of this message: “Look at them fuzzy stars darling… how about you show me your tits?” ---
**Author:** ![x-ray\_vision](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/x-ray_vision/32/351_2.png) [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/88 "2019-02-13T21:12:42Z")
> [@Baal\_Houtham](#): > > I like Seeger, but not enough to own any of his albums. However, “We Got Tonight” is one that annoys me. The melody is good, but it’s basically in service of this message: “Look at them fuzzy stars darling… how about you show me your tits?” Songs that can be interpreted to be the narrator “bragging” or wanting/having sex with a girl are pretty big staples in rock songs- just in case some of you aren’t familiar with rock music. ---
**Author:** ![Baal\_Houtham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baal_houtham/32/13604_2.png) [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/89 "2019-02-13T21:30:56Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > Songs that can be interpreted to be the narrator “bragging” or wanting/having sex with a girl are pretty big staples in rock songs- just in case some of you aren’t familiar with rock music. It was the most popular musical style in the mid-60s and 70s and a bit beyond… right? To me, the song tries to elevate a basic come-on into a great, weary, poetic experience. It does so without humor. I don’t buy it. I generally don’t buy the concept of poetic sex. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/90 "2019-02-13T21:38:22Z")
> [@zimaane](#): > > Not a huge Seger fan myself, but I’ve heard that he was quite good in concert. > > Anyone seen him live who can confirm or deny? I did, and even though I wouldn’t say I’m a fan, it was a ton of fun. The Forum was rockin’. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/91 "2019-02-13T22:43:17Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > Been nice knowing you, then. 😃 Save me a seat. I fucking HATE that song. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/92 "2019-02-14T01:27:54Z")
> [@MrKnowItAll](#): > > I’ve often thought Seger was underrated. He’s the most overrated underrated singer I’ve ever encountered. “Night Moves” isn’t quite in the “Layla” and “Stairway To Heaven” class, but it’s close. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/93 "2019-02-15T17:27:13Z")
> [@EscAlaMike](#): > > Nothing sacred about Turn the Page, but Metallica [took that song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOibtqWo6z4) and did it the way it was meant to be done. > > \*\*\*WARNING - Video NSFW > > I don’t mind Seger. I would never seek out any of his stuff; but when it comes on the radio, it’s like relaxing background music for me. Wow. What a depressing video. Regarding Matt Leblanc in the Night Moves video… I had to do a double take, as it looked like the girl in there was Monica Lewenski! ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/94 "2019-02-15T19:17:22Z")
> [@x-ray\_vision](#): > > Songs that can be interpreted to be the narrator “bragging” or wanting/having sex with a girl are pretty big staples in rock songs- just in case some of you aren’t familiar with rock music. While not as common (or maybe more common) in rock music are songs about a guy getting “done wrong” by a woman. You know, like “Sunspot Baby”, a really good rock song from Bob Seger’s _Night Moves_ album. Say, has anyone heard this, or a few others from that album? 🙂 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Pithily\_Effusive](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pithily_effusive/32/252_2.png) [@Pithily\_Effusive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pithily_Effusive)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-segers-night-moves/829149/95 "2019-02-18T06:36:43Z")
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