2006 – Bob Seger – Against the wind (1980)

 

Escrita por Bob Seger, foi gravada em 1979 no Criteria Studios, em Miami, e lançada em 25 de fevereiro de 1980, no disco de mesmo nome. Sairia também em compacto em abril de 1980, com No man's land como Lado B. Foi produzida por Bill Szymczyk. Glenn Frey dos Eagles fez backing vocals. A letra fala do espaço compreendido entre tomar conta e a indiferença de amigos e amantes. Fala em maturação e memórias. É uma das canções de maior sucesso de Seger. Chegou ao número 5 do Billboard Hot100. Chegou ao número 6 no Canadá, número 30 na Bélgica e número 92 na Australia. Foi regravada por Garth Brooks, entre outros artistas. Bob Seger cantou, tocou violão e fez backing vocals. Drew Abbott tocou guitarra. Chris Campbell tocou baixo. David Leegarden tocou bateria. Glenn Frey fez backing vocals. Paul Harris tocou piano e orgão.

A letra:

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low, and
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til 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 oh-so-tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin' against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home, and I
Guess I lost my way
There were oh-so-many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind

Well those drifter's 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 runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

Still runnin' (against the wind)
I'm still runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) I'm still runnin'
(Against the wind)
I'm still runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) still runnin'
(Against the wind)runnin' against the wind, runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) see the young man run
(Against the wind) watch the young man run
(Against the wind) watch the young man runnin'
(Against the wind) he'll be runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) let the cowboys ride
(Against the wind) aah
(Against the wind) let the cowboys ride
(Against the wind) they'll be ridin' against the wind
(Against the wind) against the wind
(Against the wind) ridin' against the wind...

A versão de Bob Seger:

A versão de Nick Fradiani:

A versão de Brooks and Dunn: