# Dobie Grey's Drift Away
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Created:** [October 26, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528 "2019-10-26T22:45:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
**Page:** 3
### Author:  [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/41 "2019-10-28T18:48:52Z")
Eh, it’s going to bring you back.
On that you can rely
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### Author:  [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2019, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/42 "2019-10-28T21:06:12Z")
_But the treat of the treat
Is when they serve up those fine eight beats
You’ll wanna spend the rest of your brights
Down at the House, the House of Blue Lights_
Many versions; [Asleep At The Wheel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnqyBZiEzwM) is my favorite.
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### Author:  [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2019, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/43 "2019-10-28T21:26:45Z")
> [@TriPolar](#):
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> [Old Time Rock&Roll - Bob Seger](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SoaAb5MnKtY)
Ironically, that song is now nearly twice as old as the old time rock and roll he was reminiscing about.
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### Author:  [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/44 "2019-10-29T01:18:19Z")
I really like the [Uncle Kracker cover of Drift Away.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A69BertdSt4)
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### Author:  [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/45 "2019-10-29T01:43:49Z")
> [@Omniscient](#):
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> I really like the [Uncle Kracker cover of Drift Away.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A69BertdSt4)
I prefer the [version by Ringo Starr](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gfUbgYGG0M) with Tom Petty, Alanis Morissette, and Steven Tyler.
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### Author:  [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/46 "2019-10-29T14:18:27Z")
Joe Jackson - [A Slow Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSkvnmDpDrU)
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/47 "2019-10-29T14:27:17Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#):
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> Ironically, that song is now nearly twice as old as the old time rock and roll he was reminiscing about.
That’s why we miss it so much now.
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### Author:  [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/48 "2019-10-29T14:32:19Z")
> [@txjim](#):
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> Not on topic, but at some point in the past I found a MP3 of the [Holy Modal Rounders playing Mr. Spaceman](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjF2zase6mM). Flash forward to 60s on 6 Sirius radio and up pops Mr Bassman which was earlier by 1 year. I never knew Spaceman was a parody.
This is kinda weird. First time I heard this song I coulda sworn I heard Mr. Spaceman. I thought that’s what the song was, it could have been that parody. I rarely get song lyrics right but I was surprised the next time I heard the song and it was clearly Mr. Bassman. But that line, “I want to be a spaceman too!” was stuck in my head forever.
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### Author:  [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/49 "2019-10-29T14:47:51Z")
[Title of the Song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=734wnHnnNR4) by DaVinci’s Notebook
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### Author:  [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/50 "2019-10-29T14:49:16Z")
Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song - BJ Thomas
Two from Tom Paxton that kind of fit this category: Jesus Christ SRO and Annie’s Going To Sing Her Song
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### Author:  [@casdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/casdave)
#### Post date: [October 29, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dobie-greys-drift-away/842528/51 "2019-10-29T18:07:34Z")
Joe South - The Games people play.
[![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WJmg9xCukM)
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