History Music / BobSeger

Seger's SignatureSong is "Old Time Rock and Roll," which is perhaps best known as the song that played during the famous scene of Creator/TomCruise [[RiskyBusinessDance dancing in his underwear]] in the movie ''Film/RiskyBusiness''. Another of his songs, "Like a Rock", was employed for several years as a jingle for Chevrolet's truck commercials. However, his only #1 ''Billboard'' hit is "Shakedown," the theme song of ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopII'', which was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong.

* TheBandMinusTheFace: On much of the 1969 album ''Noah,'' Seger himself is nowhere to be found. Instead we get several songs written and sung by a Replacement Scrappy named Tom Neme.

* OutDamnedSpot: "Hands in the Air"
-->''If you're selling these lies, these impossible dreams\\
You can keep on washing, but you'll never get clean''

Seger scored his first big national hit in 1969 with "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" but otherwise remained strictly a local favorite until 1976 and the release of ''Live Bullet'', a concert album recorded over two nights at Detroit's Cobo Arena. Regarded by many as one of the greatest live albums of all time, ''Live Bullet'' reached the national chart and produced a radio staple with "Turn the Page". ''Night Moves'', a studio album released later the same year, was an even bigger hit and gave Seger his first national Top 10 single with its title track. Subsequent albums, including ''Stranger in Town'' and ''Against the Wind'', spawned more hits, and Seger has continued to enjoy considerable success over the subsequent decades.

** "Rosalie", a song included on the ''Back in '72'' album and later Covered Up by Music/ThinLizzy, is a tribute to Rosalie Trombley, a music programmer for CKLW-AM in Windsor, Ontario. (The station was a Top 40 powerhouse for metro Detroit in the '60s and '70s, and played a big role in establishing Seger's Michigan following prior to his national breakout.)

* SexyWalk: "Her Strut".

** His rarely-heard 1967 single "Persecution Smith" is a ProtestSong that owes more than a little to [[Music/BobDylan another Bob]].

* GrandFinale: When ''Ride Out'' was released, Seger stated that it would most likely be his final album (which seemed like a pretty good bet, given his age and the fact that his voice had decayed). He changed his mind three years later with ''I Knew You When''.

* HomesicknessHymn: Turn the Page" is one of rock's most vivid examples of road fatigue, as it's told from the perspective of a weary musician who's burned out on touring and just wants to go home for a while.

** "Get Out of Denver" sounds for all the world like a Music/ChuckBerry song, but Seger composed it himself.

Seger's SignatureSong is "Old Time Rock and Roll," which is perhaps best known as the song that played during the famous scene of Creator/TomCruise [[RiskyBusinessDance dancing in his underwear]] in the movie ''Film/RiskyBusiness''. Another of his songs, "Like a Rock", was employed for several years as a jingle for Chevrolet's truck commercials. However, his only #1 Billboard Top 100 is "Shakedown," the theme song of ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopII'', which was nominated for the UsefulNotes/AcademyAwardForBestOriginalSong for 1986.

Seger's SignatureSong is "Old Time Rock and Roll," which is perhaps best known as the song that played during the famous scene of Creator/TomCruise [[RiskyBusinessDance dancing in his underwear]] in the movie ''Film/RiskyBusiness''. Another of his songs, "Like a Rock", was employed for several years as a jingle for Chevrolet's truck commercials. However, his only #1 Billboard Top 100 is "Shakedown," the theme song of ''Film/BeverlyHillsCopII'', which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song for 1986.

Seger scored his first major national hit in 1969 with "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" but otherwise remained strictly a local favorite until 1976 and the release of ''Live Bullet'', a concert album recorded over two nights at Detroit's Cobo Arena. Regarded by many as one of the greatest live albums of all time, ''Live Bullet'' reached the national chart and produced a radio staple with "Turn the Page". ''Night Moves'', a studio album released later the same year, was an even bigger hit and gave Seger his first national Top 10 single with its title track. Subsequent albums, including ''Stranger in Town'' and ''Against the Wind'', spawned more hits, and Seger has continued to enjoy considerable success over the subsequent decades.

* BadassBeard: He's sported one since the '70s.

* HomesicknessHymn: Turn the Page" is one of rock's most vivid examples of road fatigue, as it's told from the perspective of a world-weary, burned-out musician who's burned out on touring and just wants to go home for a while.

* SexyWalk: "Her Strut"

* HomesicknessHymn: Turn the Page" is one of rock's most vivid examples of road fatigue, as it's told from the perspective of a world-weary, burned-out musician who's grown sick of being on the road and just wants to get home and be away from that life for awhile.

* {{Mondegreen}}: His earliest singles were released under the name "Bob Seger and the Last Heard". He decided to drop the band name due to its sounding uncomfortably similar to "the Last Turd".

* GarageRock: His'60s and early '70s output mainly falls into this category.

** Seger's vocals on "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" sound similar to Music/JamesBrown on "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag".

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[[caption-width-right:305:''Rock and roll never forgets.'']]

* ShoutOut: "Rosalie", a song included on the ''Back in '72'' album and later Covered Up by Music/ThinLizzy, is a tribute to Rosalie Trombley, a music programmer for CKLW-AM in Windsor, Ontario. (The station was a Top 40 powerhouse for metro Detroit in the '60s and '70s, and played a big role in establishing Seger's Michigan following prior to his national breakout.)

* RepurposedPopSong: "Like a Rock".

Robert Clark "Bob" Seger (born May 6, 1945) is an American rock singer and musician who began his career in the 1960s playing in the UsefulNotes/{{Detroit}} area. Although Seger has achieved plenty of success nationally, he is far more famous and well known in his home state of Michigan and surrounding states, where he enjoys a near-[[Music/BruceSpringsteen Springsteenian]] iconic status.