Bob seger tabs night moves8/5/2023 His reference once again to the "thunder" of the previous verse. Via narration, the boy, having now grown much older, states "I woke last night to the sound of thunder." I believe this to mean, he was wakened by a nocturnal emission(wet dream). Now, the song transcends itself, from rock song to masterpiece. At this point, the song makes a radical transformation the symbolic description of the sexual act, using thunder and lightning as symbolic imagery-Īnd oh the wonder (The wonder and amazement of one's first sexual acts)įelt the lightning (They began the act of intercourse)Īnd we waited on the thunder (They both waited in curiosity and anticipation of the inevitable climax) Third verse, Seger finishes his description of the relationship and of their both being satisfied with the arrangement, neither having hopes or desires it would lead to anything more than great sex and great memories. Winter- Old age to eventual, enevitable, death). Autumn, the transition through middle-age, to old-age. (Spring- Birth, young childhood, mid-teens. "Working on mysteries without any clues." It's also where Seger sets the scene and uses the classic literary device of equating the four seasons, to the human aging process. It was a relationship that was sexual and exploratory in nature, more than based on romantic notions of love and such. He is honest enough to admit both their lack of sexual knowledge and experience. In the following verse, Seger lays down some beautiful, classic and wonderful imagery, of the mid-west, as well as late 1950s/early-60s classics such as drive-ins and Chevy cars. Obviously her alluring body was etched and burned into his mind. It's interesting that Seger drives in the point of the "high/firm breasts" to contrast them with older females, who commonly have sagging/hanging/droopy breasts. It starts with a teenager's awkwardness and insecurity regarding their own body image. funny how you remember.Īn interesting and unique song, to say the least. We've been through deaths, births, 3 or 4 cars, some fancy vacations, a couple of houses, and that song is still something I hold near to my heart. My girl said "yes", and all was right with the world. Those rich strummed chords, and that husky voice. The DJ said "CKWW, Radio 580, it's 2 o'clock". I have heard Seger perform this live, I have heard it on my zillion-dollar home stereo system, but it never sounded better to me than it did on that AM car radio. 2 A.M, at the intersection of Caron Avenue and Riverside Drive. Much later that night, I dropped her off, and began my 25 minute ride home. She said yes, and we browsed, I found one, and bought it. My girlfriend at the time and I had been at a festival downtown and I kinda brought up the idea of looking at engagement rings. Each and every time I hear this song, I am immediately transported to one particular time in my life. I live across the river from Detroit, about a half-hour from where this song was recorded. How can I say what this song means to me. (Night moves) lord I remember oh yeah yeah (Night moves) lord I remember, lord I remember (Night moves) working and practicing oh, on the night moves (Night moves) I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember (night moves) whoa, whoa (Night moves) funny how you remember the night moves (Night moves) ain't it funny how you remember (oh oh) (Night moves) sure do remember those night moves When you just don't seem to have as much to lose Started humming a song from nineteen sixty-two I woke last night to the sound of thunder I used her she used me but neither one cared To the backroom, the alley, the trusty woods We were just young and restless and boredĪnd we'd steal away every chance we could We weren't searching for some pie in the sky summit Practicing our night moves in the summertime, oh Trying' to make some front page drive-in news Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyesĪnd points all her own sitting way up high I was a little too tall could've used a few pounds
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