On occasion, I head over to Youtube and remind myself of the tremendous list of songs that he had written. My favorite modern band is Needtobreathe, and I have noticed that at times I hear Seger in their music, and I love that. It is full of heart and life and regret and mistakes and living life to the fullest. There’s a wonderful, poignant truth in Bob Seger’s music. It’s hitting close to home, and I’m humming a song from 1976. We knew it then, and I certainly know it now, especially with Autumn closing in. It is one of the most beautiful, poignant, and perfect songs ever written. Then the acoustic guitar started again, and the refrain picked up to a crescendo. Strange how the night moves, with Autumn closing in.” “Woke last night to the sound of thunder, how far off I sat and wondered, starting humming a song from 1962, ain’t it funny how the night moves, when you just don’t seem to have as much to lose. “Quiet! Listen!” And then the melancholy words spoke back into time, a time that no one on the bus understood, yet we all respected: One of the leaders on the bus, a senior, yelled to everyone. Everyone listened, the song progressed, etc…, until the acoustic guitar faded to silence. But sometimes we would listen to the radio, and on one occasion, Seger’s “Night Moves” came on. Someone typically had a boombox playing a variety of KISS or ACDC, neither one my favorite. I remember one incident on the school bus. There was tremendous respect for his song-writing prowess and the nostalgic feel of his songs, even though I didn’t know what that was back then. I was a huge fan of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band. I was thrilled, though I think, if memory serves, his top ranking song hit only #11, narrowly missing the top ten. Yes, it was Bob Seger with fifteen tracks. What sticks out to me today about that list is I remember clearly which artist had the most hits in the top 300. You bet I did it! I can still picture myself scouring that list when it came in the mail, and seeing which ones I had missed in my notebook. Once it was over, you could order a printed copy of the list by sending 96KIX a self-addressed stamped envelop. I had a notebook and I meticulously listed each song, rank number, and artist as it worked down to the region’s top tunes. I was glued to the radio for days as this gimmick was stretched out for maximum effect. Circa early 80s, the station did a countdown of Pittsburgh’s top 300 songs of all time. Growing up, I listened to 96KIX out of Pittsburgh.
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