2012 – Bob Seger – Fire lake (1980)

 

Escrita por Bob Seger, foi gravada em 1979 no Muscle Shoals Studio, em Sheffield, Alabama e lançada em Janeiro de 1980, no compacto que tinha Long twin silver line como Lado B. Sairia também em 25 de fevereiro de 1980, no disco Against the wind, o décimo primeiro do artista. Foi produzida por Bob Seger e o Muscle Shoals Rhythm Session. Ele começou a escrevê-la ainda em 1971, mas só terminou em 1979. Chegou ao número 6 do Billboard Hot100, número 3 no Canadá, número 18 na Nova Zelandia, número 21 na Bélgica, número 26 na Holanda e número 57 na Austrália. A letra fala sobre tomada de riscos. O ritmo é uma mistura de R&B e Country. Bob Seger cantou. Barry Beckett tocou piano. Pete Carr tocou guitarra solo e violão. Roger Hawkins tocou bateria e percussão. David Hood tocou baixo. Jimmy Johnson tocou guitarra base. Randy McCormick tocou orgão. Glenn Frey, Don Henley e Tomothy B. Schmidt fizeram harmonias vocais.

A letra:

Who's goin' to ride that chrome three-wheeler?
Who's goin' to make that first mistake?
Who wants to wear those gypsy leathers?
All the way to Fire Lake

Who wants to break the news about uncle Joe?
You remember uncle Joe?
He was the one afraid to cut the cake
Who wants to tell poor aunt Sarah?
Joe's run off to Fire Lake
Joe's run off to Fire Lake

Who wants to brave those bronzed beauties
Lyin' in the sun?
With their long soft hair falling
Flying as they run
Ah, they smile so shy and they flirt so well
And they lay down so fast
Till you look straight up and say:
"Oh, Lord am I really here at last?"

Who wants to play those eights and aces?
Who wants a raise, who needs a stake?
Who wants to take that long-shot gamble?
And head out for Fire Lake

And head out (who wants to go to Fire Lake)
And head out (who wants to go to Fire Lake)
Hey, head out, head out (who wants to go to Firelake)
Head out, out to Fire Lake (who wants to go to Fire Lake)

Who's gonna do it? (Who wants to go to Fire Lake)
Who's gonna do it?
(Who wants to go to Fire Lake) Who wants to do it?
Who wants to do it, yeah?
(Who wants to go to Fire Lake) Who?
(Who wants to go to Fire Lake)

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