Acoustic Guitar Cover of Bob Seeger's "Against The Wind"

September 08, 2024 00:03:48
Acoustic Guitar Cover of Bob Seeger's "Against The Wind"
Heart Banter by David Gittlin
Acoustic Guitar Cover of Bob Seeger's "Against The Wind"

Sep 08 2024 | 00:03:48

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“Against the Wind” is regarded as one of Bob Seeger’s best songs. The lyrics are replete with the songwriter’s reflections on his youth, past relationships, and music career. The metaphor of running against the wind came from Seeger’s high school days, where he ran on the track team.

Seeger created his eleventh album, “Against the Wind,” intending to record hit songs. In other words, the artist wasn’t overly concerned with aesthetics. He wanted to make a commercially viable collection of songs, leaving it up to Capitol Records which ones to release as singles. Along with his Silver Bullet Band, Seeger certainly succeeded.

“Against the Wind” has been described as a bittersweet cross between country and rock music. The song holds an attraction for me as I look back on my life from the perspective of a 75-year-old. I’ve published eleven novels and recorded innumerable songs. Has any of it made a positive and significant impact on the world? Perhaps in a very small sense, the answer is “yes.” But the results have been far below my expectations.

I’m sure we are all, in one sense or another, running against the wind. There are things we turn away from that must be confronted. There are obstacles we must overcome if we are to move forward. Seeger ends this song with a determination to keep running against the wind no matter what it takes. I offer my cover in the same spirit.

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[00:00:15] It seems like yesterday but it was long ago Janie was lovely she was a queen of my nights there in the darkness with the radio playing low the secrets that we shared the mountains that we moved caught like a wildfire out of control till there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove and I remember what she said to me how she swore that it never would end I remember how she held me all so tight wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then against the wind we were running against the wind we were young and strong and still running against the wind the years rolled slowly past and I found myself alone surrounded by strangers that thought were my friends found myself further and further from my home and I guess I lost my way there were so many roads I was living around and running a little never worrying about paying or even how much I owed moving 8 miles a minute for months at a time breaking all the rules that were banned began to find myself searching searching for shelter again and again against the wind little something against the wind I found myself seeking shelter against the wind well, those drifters days are past me now I've got so much more to think about deadlines and commitments what to leave in what to leave out against the wind I'm still running against the wind I'm older now but still running against the wind well, I'm old and now but still running against the wind against the wind.

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