Bob Seger's "Night Moves": C or D

A friend of mine told me he was getting his tires changed or brakes fixed or something here in Ann Arbor, Michigan about 10 years ago, and there was a plaque on the wall in the waiting room. It said "The Drive-in that inspired Bob Seger's 'Night Moves' stood on this site."

Ah-the internet says it's the Tuffy Muffler on Stadium Boulevard, not but a half mile from the house I'm now living in. Maybe I should go in there and perform some kind of ritual.

Personally, I'm ok with the MOR Bob Seger,but young punk Bob Seger is amazing. "East Side Story", "Down Home", 2+2=?. All killer.

I heard this and "someone saved my life tonight" back-to-back on the classic station.
It was freakin awesome!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=487t88pz-2Y

thanks to jsimp for reminding me what the one bob sega master system song i heard and enjoyed once on the radio was

Just heard this for the first time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp25PHbLPcU

...after years knowing Bob's cover. Awesome.

This song is like the perfect Van Morrison song and the perfect Bruce Springsteen song rolled into one.

Just realized there is a coded boob reference in an early verse. The bit about "points of her own".

Not really so coded!

Chicks used to throw their bras onstage when he sang that line. Probably still do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJuIv41o2DY

Chicks used to throw their bras onstage when he sang that line. Probably still do.

I mean, wouldn't you?

http://www.icplaces.com/image/ic_BobSegerandTheSilverBulletBandsongPics1TaBXvAsoX2BPVM.jpg

Night moves is so dope.

waited on the thunder iirc

This song is like the perfect Van Morrison song and the perfect Bruce Springsteen song rolled into one.

With the Simon-like opener "Little to tall, could-a used a few pounds."

too

…

… summertime

sweet summertime

he's adorable! he looks like a real person. why not pelt that guy with bras?

He could probably use one!

haha

night moobs

I didn't download that Never Mind The Bullets at the time, as I assumed it'd be around forever, and then megaupload went to jail and now I can't seem to find it without downloading some program that will turn my computer into a microwave oven. Is there a link somewhere that's safe to use?

Musician friend of mine from Stamps, Ark., once shared his Seger beef with me. A tune came on the radio and he shook his head and says, "Fuck Bob Seger, man. Every song is like 'I remember this' or 'I remember that.' Forget the past. I'm trying to push rock FORWARD."

Still makes me laugh.

I've got a soft spot for "Night Moves," maybe a few others. That simple, perfect acoustic riff is probably why Jesus invented the acoustic guitar.

Back in '72 is an album by American rock singer/songwriter Bob Seger, released in 1973 (see 1973 in music)

dlp9001, tyler posted a link to it recently:

http://doomandgloomfromthetomb.tumblr.com/post/20241194822/never-mind-the-bullets-bob-seger-1966-1974-q

best way to experience this song is to randomly discover it like two weeks before you lose your virginity ime

walking to work today and a painter's (totally painted-over but still working) boombox was playing this

sweet

little too tall

I gave this a lot of thought a while ago and decided the 1962 song is "Baby It's You," however I will accept other suggestions.

"Our Day Will Come" would be good symmetry, but it's too innocent for what they were up to. It's Detroit, so maybe "You Really Got a Hold on Me."

I guess Seger says it was "Be My Baby" but that's from 1963. Maybe it's all lies. He's probably a virgin.

So I was close...ish

Was checking out the lyrics online and did a double take at the writing credit, attributed to Michael Franks. Uh, no.

"Night Moves" was released on 10/31/2006. It is track #4 on the album Greatest Hits. It was written by SMALL, MICHAEL / FRANKS, MICHAEL

and only off by a few decades

also I forgot to mention that I was bumping this thread to announce that years after the episode aired I figured out that Liz Lemon was referencing this in her "workin on my night cheese" song, not that it was obvious or anything.

I'm going to teach this next semester:

http://www.amazon.com/Night-Moves-Stephanie-Barber/dp/0988750309

it's a work of conceptual literature that consists of just the comments on the You Tube thread for Bob Seger's "Night Moves"

Does she know about Sad Youtube

Really enjoyed the book.

I know it's totally corny but I love the way he plays with the meaning of 'night moves', from teenage lovin/ putting on the moves, to time passing ie the night has moved on, to nature & things literally moving in the night with an oncoming storm

love this guy

also:

WAITIN ON THE THUNDAH

I guess it is strange how the night moves.

http://i.imgur.com/rlfCqGE.jpg

^^^funny, in fact

Night Moves would definitely not sound anything like it does if recorded now, considering how the tempo varies through the tune and how much modern recording is fixed to a click by hook, crook or edit. I've listened to the song and still can't decide if they cut the track as a whole or if the middle break down was tape edited in. The vocal performance is pretty seamless and sounds real natural, but it is possible that was overdubbed after getting together the bed track. It's a cool production and has quite a bit of space in the mix. I also really like the female backing vocals.

Just realized that Matt Hegelson may deserve some credit for this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NcZ5BwQukE

I've listened to the song and still can't decide if they cut the track as a whole or if the middle break down was tape edited in.

The local "oldies" station plays an edit of "Night Moves" that cuts out the whole midsection breakdown altogether. It's fucking annoying and stupid and awkward and I can't imagine anyone hearing that edited version being glad that that section is missing.

you know what I really love about this (though there are about 100 things) is how mellow the crash cymbal is. great production choice.

Night Moves would not be half as good if it didn't have the female backing vocals.

I read about that book on Slate... wonder if she omitted all the "i was born in the 90s but i think this is real music, not like the Justin Bieber crap kids are listening to today" comments or if all 5000 of them were left in.

Also, if at any point the song was on Family Guy...

http://greilmarcus.net/2014/09/30/bob-seger-silver-bullet-band-night-moves-1975

autumn closing in

Never knew about Muscle Shoals thing until this past weekend.