On a long and lonesome highway...

[Michael G]

East of Omaha
You can listen to the engine
Moanin' out his one note song
You can think about the woman
Or the girl you knew the night before
But your thoughts will soon be wandering
The way they always do
When you're ridin' sixteen hours
And there's nothin' much to do
And you don't feel much like ridin',
You just wish the trip was through

 

[Michael G]

BTW, the Metallica remake is almost as good as the Bob Seger original.

 

[Antony in Tx]

BTW, the Metallica remake is almost as good as the Bob Seger original.

Sorry, Michael, but I'm calling foul here. They did not come close to capturing the loneliness that was in Seger's original.

 

[Michael G]

Sorry, Michael, but I'm calling foul here. They did not come close to capturing the loneliness that was in Seger's original.

How can you say that? They put a great edge to it. One of the few covers of any classic rock song that did the original justice. Another good cover was The Foo Fighters remake of "Baker Street."

 

[Michael G]

He's got this dream about buyin' some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down there's a quiet little town
And forget about everything

But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin
Cus he's rollin'
He's the rollin' stone

And when you wake up it's a new mornin'
The sun is shinin' it's a new morning
You're goin'
You're goin' home.

 

[Antony in Tx]

Michael,

I saw Bob perform that song before you probably fully potty trained. I suspect that has something to do with it.

 

[Michael G]

It is hard to compare Seger to Metallica. Both have their excellent qualities. Being a fan of early Metallica, I loved hearing their take on the song. And Seger, he is just awesome.

 

[Michael G]

Speaking of Seger:

I think I'm going to Katmandu,
That's really, really where I'm going to.
If i ever get out of here,
That's what I'm gonna do.
K-k-k-k-k-Katmandu,
I think that's where I'm going to.
If i ever get out of here,
I'm going to Katmandu.

 

[Antony in Tx]

Ridin' down the highway
Goin' to a show
Stop in all the by-ways
Playin' rock 'n' roll
Gettin' robbed
Gettin' stoned
Gettin' beat up
Broken boned
Gettin' had
Gettin' took
I tell you folks
It's harder than it looks

 

[Antony in Tx]

There's another classic that will never be played like the original, not even by AC/DC.

...and it has special meaning to me

 

[Antony in Tx]

Hotel, motel
Make you wanna cry
Lady do the hard sell
Know the reason why
Gettin' old
Gettin' grey
Gettin' ripped off
Under-paid
Gettin' sold
Second hand
That's how it goes
Playin' in a band

 

[Emmanuel-A]

Such a cool song

YouTube - ‪AC/DC - It's a Long Way To The Top (If You Wanna Rock N' Roll)‬‏

 

[Michael G]

Nice one, Emmanuel!

 

[RobNJ]

He's got this dream about buyin' some land
He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands
And then he'll settle down there's a quiet little town
And forget about everything

But you know he'll always keep movin'
You know he's never gonna stop movin
Cus he's rollin'
He's the rollin' stone

And when you wake up it's a new mornin'
The sun is shinin' it's a new morning
You're goin'
You're goin' home.

"Baker Street" by Jerry (Gerry?) Rafferty

 

[Michael G]

"Baker Street" by Jerry (Gerry?) Rafferty

Yeah. Have you heard the Foo Fighters cover of it?

YouTube - ‪Foo Fighters - Baker Street‬‏

 

[Blackknight]

Any of you listen to Between the Buried and Me's album The Anatomy Of? The whole album is nothing but covers of songs that inspired them. I also like Opeth's covers of Soldier of Fortune and Bridge of Sighs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYixpbff9Y

 

[Michael G]

Can't say I have listened to any of those, Blackknight...

 

[thefirstjustin]

I prefer early Metallica over Bob Seger any day.

 

[Michael G]

I prefer early Metallica over Bob Seger any day.

Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets!

 

[thefirstjustin]

YEP!!!! Load and beyond don't compare, except for the symphony album.