I can still see the yellow & orange spiral label on the 45 spinning & smell the Imperial record player we had in 69. I was 5. My older brother shoplifted a shopping(paper) bag full of 45's of everything that was new at that time, this was one,The drums in this song made a huge impression on me back then,wow hard to believe I'm seein it 43 years later.
Dan Honaker was a really good player. Ditto Pep Perrine, thundering away on those "drums of Navarone" that he made from old ductwork. I wish they could have shared Seger's success, but kids today don't understand how very long it took for Seger to finally make it. And anybody who calls Seger a "sellout" can kiss my butt. The guy persisted for 10 years while lesser performers made it big.
@CrankyOldster -:) you so right!! it didn't come to him easy either.. being from Ann Arbor Michigan, Bob played in garages, school dances, bars/saloons..! Bob was/is a music genius, could play guitar, piano with absolutely no lessons... just pick up an play his heart out! His song writing speaks for itself! Took him a while, but his talent was destiny.
@shawnmarob - thinks it was Brown street, could be off if my info.... but don't think so., that was Ann Arbor, every Bob fan knows that. Look up... and we can know, kay???
Even though I'm Mexican (and not many Mexicans are familiar with these great tunes) I grew up listening to John Cougar and Bob Seger. God bless these two fellas¡
@63saruman Races dont have to do with music! as long as your listening to the good stuff! Hell Im a 15 year old teenager and grew up listening to seger, eagles, John Meloncamp, CCR, at school and stuff my friends dont like that i listen to my music but it was the amazing music like this that built the foundation for the crap thats out today.
@63saruman Same here I was born in Mexico but love everything from Muddy Waters to Buffalo Springfield, I guess it´s the soul and power of 50 s 60 s & 70 s music!!!!!
@aaronbeltrancabron79 It's a real pleasure to find out there are still plenty of people with the finest musical taste. Congratulations¡ The 80's and some of the 90's were great too. Long live rock'n roll¡
I played in a hard rock band in the sixties when this song came out. I was 14or 15 years old and this was one of our best songs. We also played jimi hendrix, steppenwolf, cream and many many more.I enjoyed this song with every bit of my soul. I will probably enjoy it for the rest of my live God willing. The more I listen to this video the more it grows on me. It's a blessing from God.By the way I can't help noticing Mark Lindsey from Paul Reveere and the raiders at the end of the video.
@MrPorsche91730 That's because they think all music has to come out of the studio synthesized and modulated to within an inch of its life so it sounds just like all the other current top-40 hits out there. I know, because my teenage kid listens to that stuff and complains when I put my Seger on in the car.
@MrPorsche91730 That's because they think all music has to come out of the studio synthesized and modulated to within an inch of its life so it sounds just like all the other current top-40 hits out there. I know, because my teenage kid listens to that stuff and complains when I put my Seger on in the car.
The more that i watch this video the more i like BobSeeger and the bob seeger system. It's the kind of music video that really grows on you. A very very tough group.if you notice the group is very very charismatic. I often wonder if bob foresaw the musical success he would be and for how long. In a nutshell the group is superbly super fantastic.
I just don't understand it. Bob Segar, and by the way, this is my first time seeing and hearing his earlier music, which is really good, how did he come up with such a watered down, sleep inducing number as 'Old Time Rock'n'Roll' in comparison to Ramblin', gamblin' man?!? It's the equivalent to Jefferson Airplane 'Volunteers' to Jefferson Starship 'We Built This City'. Goddamn. : (
@nyshortline You must've really been feeling the groove so much so that you had to put the lyrics down. LOL I've done that too with other songs, all the while not sitting still in my seat. LOL Ha ha ha!! : )
anybody else alive...... stil,l that saw them at the Vienna,VA community center back in '69. Room couldn't hold more than 2-300, no stage. Also saw Dr. John there around the same time. Remember Dr. John more only because he had some beautiful hippie chick in halter top dancing in front during the whole show...
bobs best song. but he didnt become a star till he switched to a.m. friendly softer rock, i.e. night moves, if he stayed it out, we might be talkin bout one of the best rock bands ever, or we might be takin bout a great one hit wonder
I still have the original"45 RPM" From 1969. Just wish my old 69 road runner was in the same condition now as it was then. "Let the good times roll people." This is not a test, we cant go back. You start dying the minute youre born, the rest is history, make good use of it. Enjoy life to the hilt!!
@pfordsq The lines are "every time you kiss me, it hits me like a punch" and Bob's are "you can have your funky world, see ya round".............these were perfectly clean lyrics. beleive me, censors were MUCH tighter in the 60's and 70's.
@mistermattmoose I was KIDDING . Those are the frequently misheard lyrics , what I said . Tho' I did see Mitch Ryder introduce "Sock It To Me , Baby" , once , by saying he had a little difficulty getting his phrasing past the censors , to which I called out "Hit me like a WHAT?!" , and Ryder broke into one of those rare grins of his , and said , "Yeah , exactly".
lol Bob Seger actually preferred to sing without a mic stand because he had more freedom on the stage. Unfortunately when he got into main concerts it was somewhat of a requirement because the concert halls said they do not want complaints from customers about not being able to see Bob Seger during his show.
bob seger played at my high school dance at troy high in troy michigan in 1969. this song and his first album were out already. the way I remember is because people kept yelling between songs for him to play 2+2 from the album but he kept declining. over the years bob has often declined to play songs from early in his career. dont know why.they were the ones that the detroit area loved him for.he more then any spawned detroit rock. seen him many times back in the day.
kid rock will say anything that is conveniant to him at that particular moment, he probably says that about Ted Nugent, Madonna and anyone else he happens to be presenting an award to at that day.
@notfragile33 As a matter of fact, Kid Rock stated that Bob Seger was his example and mentor in the business when he presented Bob with his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years back.
Don't know why , but this song/beat reminds me of CCR's song " Run Through The Jungle". Same time period I know. Wow, Bob's music really changed in the mid 70's. Got softer in my opinion. I like it all though.
I thank god that i was half asleep and managed to remember this song playing one night. The timing on this song ...... Brilliant !! to say the least. Almost funky in the way it was done. Bob Seager a genius even back then > Toronto loves you Bob ! all the best , come back soon !!
@normaneddie He released the single for this song in '68 and the album was released in '69. It says that it is a sixties show so it has to be either '68 or '69.
Had to be 1969 - as noted below, album produced in '68, released in '69. I can still remember the first time I heard this tune on the AM radio in my '61 Chevy; late night in May '69, was cresting a hill with a steep curve and the dynamite intro got me so jazzed, nearly lost it on the curve.
Pretty cool that Bob Seger was the only one with a "System". Everyone else back in the day either had a "Band", "Group", "Combo", "Project", "Experience", "Movement", or "Organisation".
Like you could do better, since Seger sings and plays the organ riff with NO microphone stand perhaps (duh) it was a low budget operation, or maybe the great man of rock and soul just digs holding the microphone like that. Back up singers, yeah, perhaps they're off camera for cost effeciency. Seger did his thing, more talent there than any Rihana, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, etc. Notice the use of the band name "The Bob Seger System", very early Seger!
i guess this was before TV figured out that lip-synching isn't very convincing when: the singer is mouthing alternate words; there are invisible chick backup singers; the drummer continues to drum after the song is over -- LOL -- and why does bob look like a live-action version of a "flintstones" character?
I don't think Bob had a choice about the lip synch. The show probably did require it. The song would sound a lot different without the background singers and overdubs.
@Goodman8109 yeah that "wiggle, jiggle and take off yer clothes for money" music (hahah) is pretty shit and only fun when 20 something year old girls start to get tipsy and naked, but i'd take a case of beer and good rock n roll tunes anyday, especially seger.
I saw Bob Seger in a teen club in Toledo Ohio back in the fall of 1967 when I was only 16 years ago. He had a regional hit, "Heavy Music" out at the time. Little did I realize what a superstar he would become.
another band that could have blown everyone away with a LIVE version, yet they pull out a lip sync. And I hear a Hammond yet he's fiddling with a Vox. Classy!
Estimated friend, if you want to listen again this song and an endless number of successes of the love I suggest you to visit Radio MUSICA PARA MIMOS - looks for his direction URL in Google ( search Musica para Mimos in Google)-. best romantic music of all the times in Internet, is great, is very good ...!!!
bob played one of our high school dances at troy high school in troy michigan in 1969. this song was out already at that time as was the album. what a great time period to have been young in the detroit /ann arbor metro area. music history happened all around us, and we were tuned into it so we did'nt miss it. seger the MC5,the stooges,alice cooper,ted nugent and the amboy dukes,frost,and oh so many others.glad I was there for it ,would'nt trade it for anything since!
I seen him in 1983 and last night in Greensboro, NC (4/23/11) and he is still just having fun doing what he's doing, that still shows after all these years. I had a blast and I wish the night never had to end.
I seen him in 1983 and last night in Greensboro, NC (4/23/11) and he is still just having fun doing what he's doing, that still shows after all these years. I had a blast and I wish the night never had to end.
I seen him in 1983 and last night in Greensboro, NC (4/23/11) and he is still just having fun doing what he's doing, that still shows after all these years. I had a blast and I wish the night never had to end.
One of his 1st TV appearances and you can tell right off that Bob is "the man" and in control over his art. Well done, Bob. Keep touring with the Bullets
This from a Dick Clark produced show "Happening" with hosts Mark Lindsey and Paul Revere. In the NY area it was on Saturday afternoons as I remember 1968-69 era.Great video I remember this Bob Seeger appearance well as I went out and bought that Cameo Records 45rpm of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". This song still sounds like classic Seeger of any era.
Give a listen
rollingstopp 4 days ago
I realized one day how This was the bone structure behind "Taking care Of Business " I like them both but this is so much earlier and more soulful.
JeddorianJalapeno 6 days ago
WOW Way cool!
robnrick12 1 week ago
I've never seen him without a beard.....wow.
sonyaamartin 1 week ago
My god, how young does he look there? Before anyone says it - well duh, of course he does!
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I can still see the yellow & orange spiral label on the 45 spinning & smell the Imperial record player we had in 69. I was 5. My older brother shoplifted a shopping(paper) bag full of 45's of everything that was new at that time, this was one,The drums in this song made a huge impression on me back then,wow hard to believe I'm seein it 43 years later.
tjfreak 2 weeks ago
holy crap thats a young gary bussey hosting...
Tarten46 3 weeks ago
love bob seger music i grew up listing to good old rocking when the sun goes down on me i will be rocking it to classic rock all the way.
6668420 3 weeks ago
My favorite Segar song! I NEVER hear this on the radio...What's up with that!
tlosgolf 1 month ago
Merry Christmas
magistrorm2 1 month ago
ah, I led such a sheltered life...thought this was the only song Bob Seeger was famous for...:)
laelamarie1 1 month ago
@laelamarie1 Not his only famous song, but certainly was one his best rockin' hits.
ralphyboy25 1 month ago 2
Seger has been rocking for years. I still have this album -- It's one of my favorites.
basicaa 1 month ago
Dam tha
ts old school shit great
mrredharlow 1 month ago
not seger!!
bumoncrack 1 month ago
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bumoncrack 1 month ago
Realized it was Paul Revere later.
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czech698 1 month ago
That looks like Dewey Martin, the Buffalo Springfield's drummer introducing him!
PR46797 1 month ago
@PR46797 I thought it was Paul Revere of PR and the Raiders.
paulmcs 1 month ago
Bob is hot!
SuperKat512 2 months ago
I had No idea that Bob Seger was around way back then...I've been looking for this song also and I woulda Never guessed this was him...WOW.
KREEPNASTY1 2 months ago
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DukeofSanchez 2 months ago
I didn't know Rachel Ray's former life was 1960's Bob Seger.
tazereli 2 months ago in playlist American Rock
@tazereli With an adorable Dorothy Hamill hairdo as well.
Krutzilla74 1 month ago
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What kind of keyboard is that? The colors of the keys are reversed.
fab4fan4ever64 2 months ago
'OK, Bob...we only have a few bucks left in the budget. You can either buy a mic stand or this sweet fuzzy vest. What's it gonna be?"
holzkiewuf 2 months ago 29
@holzkiewuf - this was the 60's -- it's what we did. What does what he's wearing it matter if you can produce a sound like this Bob Seger System
basicaa 2 months ago
Wow!!! He looks sooooo young!!!
thefunnypeople4 2 months ago
wow Mark Lindsay and the Raiders too! Groovy!
greenpilgrim50 2 months ago
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lip synching, see it at 1:19
pengo242 3 months ago
bob was at The Place in Grand Rapids in 1968
HanBaby82 3 months ago
Dan Honaker was a really good player. Ditto Pep Perrine, thundering away on those "drums of Navarone" that he made from old ductwork. I wish they could have shared Seger's success, but kids today don't understand how very long it took for Seger to finally make it. And anybody who calls Seger a "sellout" can kiss my butt. The guy persisted for 10 years while lesser performers made it big.
CrankyOldster 3 months ago 7
@CrankyOldster -:) you so right!! it didn't come to him easy either.. being from Ann Arbor Michigan, Bob played in garages, school dances, bars/saloons..! Bob was/is a music genius, could play guitar, piano with absolutely no lessons... just pick up an play his heart out! His song writing speaks for itself! Took him a while, but his talent was destiny.
shawnmarob 1 month ago
@shawnmarob seger was from dearborn
21navyseabee 1 month ago
@21navyseabee - no, Bob was from Ann Arbor, but agree to disagree...!
shawnmarob 1 month ago in playlist Favorite videos
@shawnmarob - thinks it was Brown street, could be off if my info.... but don't think so., that was Ann Arbor, every Bob fan knows that. Look up... and we can know, kay???
shawnmarob 1 month ago
@CrankyOldster - you're my hero! :)))
shawnmarob 1 month ago
Bought this 45 in 8th grade in 1968! Saw him live at a free concert in Mankato Mn. in 1973! Front row, great concert!!
Hwy251 3 months ago
W O W!!!!!!
1957skeeter 3 months ago
Even though I'm Mexican (and not many Mexicans are familiar with these great tunes) I grew up listening to John Cougar and Bob Seger. God bless these two fellas¡
63saruman 3 months ago 22
@63saruman Races dont have to do with music! as long as your listening to the good stuff! Hell Im a 15 year old teenager and grew up listening to seger, eagles, John Meloncamp, CCR, at school and stuff my friends dont like that i listen to my music but it was the amazing music like this that built the foundation for the crap thats out today.
RideTheLightning36 2 months ago
@RideTheLightning36 should have spent more time paying attention in English class.
gigaboo254 1 month ago
@63saruman no nomas me gusta la musica de estos anos tambien me miro y toco como estos grupos.like totally
flyinv1967 3 weeks ago
@63saruman Same here I was born in Mexico but love everything from Muddy Waters to Buffalo Springfield, I guess it´s the soul and power of 50 s 60 s & 70 s music!!!!!
aaronbeltrancabron79 2 weeks ago
@aaronbeltrancabron79 It's a real pleasure to find out there are still plenty of people with the finest musical taste. Congratulations¡ The 80's and some of the 90's were great too. Long live rock'n roll¡
63saruman 2 weeks ago
I gotta fever, and the only cure for it is more mic stands........Bob Seger still has a fever
kenabiggs 3 months ago
I played in a hard rock band in the sixties when this song came out. I was 14or 15 years old and this was one of our best songs. We also played jimi hendrix, steppenwolf, cream and many many more.I enjoyed this song with every bit of my soul. I will probably enjoy it for the rest of my live God willing. The more I listen to this video the more it grows on me. It's a blessing from God.By the way I can't help noticing Mark Lindsey from Paul Reveere and the raiders at the end of the video.
magistrorm2 3 months ago
52 people would not know good music if it fell out of the sky, landed on their face and wiggled
MrPorsche91730 3 months ago in playlist music 4
@MrPorsche91730 That's because they think all music has to come out of the studio synthesized and modulated to within an inch of its life so it sounds just like all the other current top-40 hits out there. I know, because my teenage kid listens to that stuff and complains when I put my Seger on in the car.
sbentjen 3 months ago
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@MrPorsche91730 That's because they think all music has to come out of the studio synthesized and modulated to within an inch of its life so it sounds just like all the other current top-40 hits out there. I know, because my teenage kid listens to that stuff and complains when I put my Seger on in the car.
sbentjen 3 months ago
60 music is the real music
dylanananasschiller 3 months ago
no mic stands i see...... challenge accepted
Strangesunshine22x 3 months ago
I still think this song is Bobs best.
shakedownstreet48 4 months ago
Never noticed till i seen the video theres no guitar 6 string just a bass wow still rocks
jdpilotcars 4 months ago
The more that i watch this video the more i like BobSeeger and the bob seeger system. It's the kind of music video that really grows on you. A very very tough group.if you notice the group is very very charismatic. I often wonder if bob foresaw the musical success he would be and for how long. In a nutshell the group is superbly super fantastic.
magistrorm2 4 months ago
Holy Cow!! He looks so different compared to the 70s!
timepoet77 4 months ago
Two words. Fuck. YES!!!
hatchetjosh 4 months ago
Seger,the last of true Michigan.
vinnyhoags 4 months ago
Organ keys must be sticking at 1:15
coketherealthing 4 months ago
52 people are color blind
enterscope 4 months ago
Bass groove
guitarshredder109 4 months ago
Groovy mAN!
mattdogg86 4 months ago
I think this is from "The Happening" Season 2 Episode 11.
pappyturk 4 months ago
Awesome post!
netpv 4 months ago
@BlessSnipers...I remember this show, god we're freakin old! LMAO!
shempbat 5 months ago
The host's shirt blends into the wall paper. Trippy.
RiG0d 5 months ago
Terrific, I remember as a teenie bopper, seeing Paul Revere and the Raiders too!!
granlov5 5 months ago
wow!! raw as hell!!
myowntruth44 5 months ago
I just don't understand it. Bob Segar, and by the way, this is my first time seeing and hearing his earlier music, which is really good, how did he come up with such a watered down, sleep inducing number as 'Old Time Rock'n'Roll' in comparison to Ramblin', gamblin' man?!? It's the equivalent to Jefferson Airplane 'Volunteers' to Jefferson Starship 'We Built This City'. Goddamn. : (
Khultan 5 months ago
Can you say "Lip Sync"?
DK
dooberheim 5 months ago
@dooberheim Can you say: 'I'm a nobody' ?
Khultan 5 months ago
"Yeah I'm gonna tell my tale c'mon c'mon ha! Now give a listen
Cuz I was born lonely down by the river side
learned to spin the fortune wheel and throw dice
I was just 13 when I had to leave home
knew I couldn't stick around I had to roam
Ain't good-lookin but you know I ain't shy ain't afraid to look a girl in the eye
So if you need some lovin and you need it right away
take a little time out and maybe I'll stay"
nyshortline 5 months ago
@nyshortline (cont.) "But I got to ramble (ramblin man), I'm a gambler (gamblin man)
I got to ramble (ramblin man) I'm a ramblin gamblin man
Yeah Aww Yeah yeah yeah yeha yeah yeah ha ha a-bring it on come down yeah alright here we go now now
Outta money cuz you know I'm gonna need some Ain't gon' run on a-lovin hey I must run
Gotta keep movin never gonna slow down you can have your funky world see ya round"
nyshortline 5 months ago
@nyshortline (cont.) "Cuz I got to ramble (ramblin man)
Got to gamble (gamblin man)
Yeah I got to ramble (ramblin man)
Yeah Lord I'm a ramblin gamblin man
Oh I'm just a rambler yeah yeah I'm just a gambler c'mon and just sing along
Cuz I'm just a rambler (ramblin man) Lord I'm a gambler (gamblin man)
Yeah I'm a rambler (ramblin man) ow yeah I'm a ramblin gamblin man
nyshortline 5 months ago
@nyshortline You must've really been feeling the groove so much so that you had to put the lyrics down. LOL I've done that too with other songs, all the while not sitting still in my seat. LOL Ha ha ha!! : )
Khultan 5 months ago
@Khultan LOL!!
nyshortline 5 months ago
omg..he's still got it..
mrDebbie8746 5 months ago
COOOL
blueridger28 5 months ago
Rock On BoB..This My Friends Is The Heavy Music....!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! groovy song...groovy song my ass this f"ing rocks
phishinfill 5 months ago
This video is KILLER! Love it! Nobody rocks like Bob Seger!
per819 5 months ago
great fucking song....
SJ1970 5 months ago
wow..i have that same bass! love it!i am the first person to say my reaction is classic to the right thingy ---------------->
poopy1239 5 months ago
Any song covered by John Belushi's Blues Brothers has got to be a soul filled, ass kicking, Muther Sucker (shut yo mouth)... A great tune.
brucetrueasblue 5 months ago
BRILLIANT STILL ROCKIN FORTY YEARS LATER
booksteve 5 months ago
"Whaddya mean you're out of mic stands? Ah, fuck it, I'll do it with one hand."
educatedcockroach 5 months ago 60
@educatedcockroach I love your post. It so epic
Javbuff2008 5 months ago in playlist pandora
@educatedcockroach yep definitely a badass...this man definitely knows how to rock for sure!
au05232003 2 months ago
Great tune by one of the best. But the lousiest lip synch I've ever seen.
mrcdad 5 months ago
I'm a rocker man through and through
vjshecko9 5 months ago
Anyone notice that the keys on the keyboard are colored reversley?
MurphyMonster 6 months ago
@MurphyMonster It's a VOX Continental, an early transistor organ. In those days most electric organs were tube.
DystopianEmpire01 5 months ago
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It's a Vox continental Circa, Probably 1967
Bass4bassist 3 months ago
anybody else alive...... stil,l that saw them at the Vienna,VA community center back in '69. Room couldn't hold more than 2-300, no stage. Also saw Dr. John there around the same time. Remember Dr. John more only because he had some beautiful hippie chick in halter top dancing in front during the whole show...
kyzursozay 6 months ago
saw them in the East Detroit High School gym back in the '70's... don't remember them looking like this, at all.. lol
lunarmation 6 months ago
SHAME ON WHO EVER DISLIKES THIS....
TheTracyharsh 6 months ago
awesome awesome musician right there
aubreyaardvark 6 months ago
Bad ass song!!!
kevin122380 6 months ago
omg bob is so young how old like 25 lol!!!!!.
patty45100 6 months ago
man is he young
drakich1 6 months ago
bobs best song. but he didnt become a star till he switched to a.m. friendly softer rock, i.e. night moves, if he stayed it out, we might be talkin bout one of the best rock bands ever, or we might be takin bout a great one hit wonder
tommieparch 6 months ago
This one will reverberate among teenagers throughout fucking time, man.
PhiZappaCrappa 6 months ago
I still have the original"45 RPM" From 1969. Just wish my old 69 road runner was in the same condition now as it was then. "Let the good times roll people." This is not a test, we cant go back. You start dying the minute youre born, the rest is history, make good use of it. Enjoy life to the hilt!!
ironbutterflyist 6 months ago
Looks like Charlie Allen Martin on the drums. Great musician. A shame his ability to play was cut short.
NIKONGUY1960 6 months ago
Mitch Ryder: "Every time you kiss me , hit me like a F#% !! "
Bob Seger: " You can have your F***N ' WORLD , SEE YA 'ROUND !! "
But , The MC5 gets dropped by their label for dropping an F- Bomb.
pfordsq 6 months ago
@pfordsq The lines are "every time you kiss me, it hits me like a punch" and Bob's are "you can have your funky world, see ya round".............these were perfectly clean lyrics. beleive me, censors were MUCH tighter in the 60's and 70's.
mistermattmoose 6 months ago
@mistermattmoose I was KIDDING . Those are the frequently misheard lyrics , what I said . Tho' I did see Mitch Ryder introduce "Sock It To Me , Baby" , once , by saying he had a little difficulty getting his phrasing past the censors , to which I called out "Hit me like a WHAT?!" , and Ryder broke into one of those rare grins of his , and said , "Yeah , exactly".
pfordsq 6 months ago
Michigan and The rest of the USA will never be the same. Seger Rules.
vinnyhoags 6 months ago
a mic stand would have been nice. Wasn't in the budget.
newphx 6 months ago 12
@newphx looooooooooooool
Prometheus336 6 months ago
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lol Bob Seger actually preferred to sing without a mic stand because he had more freedom on the stage. Unfortunately when he got into main concerts it was somewhat of a requirement because the concert halls said they do not want complaints from customers about not being able to see Bob Seger during his show.
TheMadSackboys 5 months ago
bob seger played at my high school dance at troy high in troy michigan in 1969. this song and his first album were out already. the way I remember is because people kept yelling between songs for him to play 2+2 from the album but he kept declining. over the years bob has often declined to play songs from early in his career. dont know why.they were the ones that the detroit area loved him for.he more then any spawned detroit rock. seen him many times back in the day.
TheBabyboomkidof53 7 months ago
Dickey Betts is the real Ramblin Man, and he knocked Kid Rock down on stage !
siestabeach1 7 months ago
kid rock will say anything that is conveniant to him at that particular moment, he probably says that about Ted Nugent, Madonna and anyone else he happens to be presenting an award to at that day.
cs292 7 months ago
Looks like that was from a show called Happening '68. That's Paul Revere introducing them and Mark Lindsay thanking them at the end.
otherw 7 months ago
@otherw You're right. It's "Happening '68.".
pfordsq 6 months ago
Man, so good. Make me proud to be from Michigan. Thanks Bob.
California is great, but I would not want to be raised in any other place than Michigan.
allteeth 7 months ago
reminds me of ze zach weld ones
BobbyMercy1 7 months ago
@notfragile33 As a matter of fact, Kid Rock stated that Bob Seger was his example and mentor in the business when he presented Bob with his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a few years back.
Livefire123 7 months ago
Don't know why , but this song/beat reminds me of CCR's song " Run Through The Jungle". Same time period I know. Wow, Bob's music really changed in the mid 70's. Got softer in my opinion. I like it all though.
1misanthropist 7 months ago
bobs first cool i learned a the wind ya!
sandwich451 7 months ago
I thank god that i was half asleep and managed to remember this song playing one night. The timing on this song ...... Brilliant !! to say the least. Almost funky in the way it was done. Bob Seager a genius even back then > Toronto loves you Bob ! all the best , come back soon !!
Megafoot2164 7 months ago
good song, but i like how clear it is that there lipsyncing
brandondeth 7 months ago
Great old footage of an amazing artist with a fun song! Anyone know exactly what year this was??
normaneddie 7 months ago
@normaneddie He released the single for this song in '68 and the album was released in '69. It says that it is a sixties show so it has to be either '68 or '69.
camgan1 7 months ago
@normaneddie
Had to be 1969 - as noted below, album produced in '68, released in '69. I can still remember the first time I heard this tune on the AM radio in my '61 Chevy; late night in May '69, was cresting a hill with a steep curve and the dynamite intro got me so jazzed, nearly lost it on the curve.
Rumple203 7 months ago
Pretty cool that Bob Seger was the only one with a "System". Everyone else back in the day either had a "Band", "Group", "Combo", "Project", "Experience", "Movement", or "Organisation".
notfragile33 7 months ago 2
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@notfragile33 bob seger and the silver bullet band .....fyi lol
SNaRF66666666 7 months ago
cool
sandwich451 7 months ago
What show was this? Was this a local program or Nationwide?
coketherealthing 7 months ago
Like you could do better, since Seger sings and plays the organ riff with NO microphone stand perhaps (duh) it was a low budget operation, or maybe the great man of rock and soul just digs holding the microphone like that. Back up singers, yeah, perhaps they're off camera for cost effeciency. Seger did his thing, more talent there than any Rihana, Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber, etc. Notice the use of the band name "The Bob Seger System", very early Seger!
emriederek 7 months ago
i guess this was before TV figured out that lip-synching isn't very convincing when: the singer is mouthing alternate words; there are invisible chick backup singers; the drummer continues to drum after the song is over -- LOL -- and why does bob look like a live-action version of a "flintstones" character?
lukafafrenz 7 months ago
Lord, I was born a stationary man.
darkhawk07 8 months ago
@darkhawk07 Yes, but but between your bathroom,and your living room;You are a REBEL!!!
Mrgalacticone 7 months ago
i guess they couldn't afford a mike stand
kthpg5sli 8 months ago 2
I don't think Bob had a choice about the lip synch. The show probably did require it. The song would sound a lot different without the background singers and overdubs.
Dave897456 8 months ago
Detroit baby! Go Bob, do your thang!
DetroitLives313 8 months ago
First concert I ever went to in 1970 and heard this song comin from the stage.
My first exposure to live music.
Feel sorry for kids today that have to suffer through "wiggle ,jiggle and take off yer clothes for money" music (?) of today.
Goodman8109 8 months ago
@Goodman8109 yeah that "wiggle, jiggle and take off yer clothes for money" music (hahah) is pretty shit and only fun when 20 something year old girls start to get tipsy and naked, but i'd take a case of beer and good rock n roll tunes anyday, especially seger.
Slugg329 8 months ago
wow....that was just the coolese thing evar......words cannot decribe..........
doctorwho00772 8 months ago
Damn Bob, stop going to Sonny Bono's barber!
CycolacFan 8 months ago
I saw Bob Seger in a teen club in Toledo Ohio back in the fall of 1967 when I was only 16 years ago. He had a regional hit, "Heavy Music" out at the time. Little did I realize what a superstar he would become.
susandiane311 8 months ago
Happy 66th birthday, Bob! Keep on rockin' !
auldsk8r 8 months ago
That's Paul Revere introducing and Mark Lindsey doing the end piece.
Beckarolla 8 months ago
seen Bob in Buffalo,NY great concert, middle of show lights out sax player was in middle of fans playing away
jimmyjim808 8 months ago
another band that could have blown everyone away with a LIVE version, yet they pull out a lip sync. And I hear a Hammond yet he's fiddling with a Vox. Classy!
oatstao 8 months ago
@oatstao The show probably requested it. I really doubt that they wanted to sync it.
GenerationXT 8 months ago
Hell yes.
brainblaze 9 months ago
isnt the mc at the end the guy from Paul Revere and the Raiders?
MarkCox73 9 months ago
one of the great voices in rock and roll. probably america's greatest solo rock performer.
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robertoamor2011 9 months ago
bob played one of our high school dances at troy high school in troy michigan in 1969. this song was out already at that time as was the album. what a great time period to have been young in the detroit /ann arbor metro area. music history happened all around us, and we were tuned into it so we did'nt miss it. seger the MC5,the stooges,alice cooper,ted nugent and the amboy dukes,frost,and oh so many others.glad I was there for it ,would'nt trade it for anything since!
TheBabyboomkidof53 9 months ago
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I seen him in 1983 and last night in Greensboro, NC (4/23/11) and he is still just having fun doing what he's doing, that still shows after all these years. I had a blast and I wish the night never had to end.
dnlovinlif 9 months ago
I seen him in 1983 and last night in Greensboro, NC (4/23/11) and he is still just having fun doing what he's doing, that still shows after all these years. I had a blast and I wish the night never had to end.
dnlovinlif 9 months ago
I seen him in 1983 and last night in Greensboro, NC (4/23/11) and he is still just having fun doing what he's doing, that still shows after all these years. I had a blast and I wish the night never had to end.
dnlovinlif 9 months ago
bob looks like a young John Kay who I met 25 years ago in Virginia a nice fellow he sang 4 me :)
Syzygy60 9 months ago
joe dirt is awesome
RonTheMahn 9 months ago
This video is incredible. The beginning of a great career. This guy is a huge part of rock 'n roll history.
atomicpunk48 9 months ago
One of his 1st TV appearances and you can tell right off that Bob is "the man" and in control over his art. Well done, Bob. Keep touring with the Bullets
BehindPaleBlueEyes 9 months ago
Going to see him tonight at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville!!
mimiwoosley 9 months ago
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kelleybest 9 months ago
@camgan...wow..did you mean that the system can't be beat? I won't argue your grammar...but I will say..would you like to wager?
kelleybest 9 months ago
This has not proved to me that the system can't be beaten.
camgan1 9 months ago
One hand on the mike and one on the piano
pinetopblade 9 months ago
is that a three peace set or sit damn thats a piece of history wheels still roll from and in detroit god bless all
ssfasteats 9 months ago
This from a Dick Clark produced show "Happening" with hosts Mark Lindsey and Paul Revere. In the NY area it was on Saturday afternoons as I remember 1968-69 era.Great video I remember this Bob Seeger appearance well as I went out and bought that Cameo Records 45rpm of "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man". This song still sounds like classic Seeger of any era.
Rickholly74 9 months ago
What a baby!
wbmcmahan 9 months ago
Wow....Someone stole the Mic stand
Puckpusher 9 months ago
Totally too cool to see that this tune remains so popular after soooo many years!
Get down!
PhiZappaCrappa 9 months ago
All I can say is....wow!!
klc9598 9 months ago
46 people didnt win the lottery
thebest123666 9 months ago
I never get tired of watching this. 3 Guys wow!
dostalshawn 9 months ago
That is Paul Revere of the Raiders introducing the song so this is Happening 1968.
fumetti 9 months ago
======WORK THAT VEST BOBBY BOY===== MAN THAT BOWL HAIRCUT IS COOL...DIG THE WHOLE LATE 60'S ORGAN AN POT HEAD VIBE..
pekoe 9 months ago 2
Someone get Bob a mic stand and stool! Where were the road crew that day?
Cromag99 9 months ago
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Cromag99 9 months ago
Groovy song!
DClean 10 months ago
When is Seger playing Silver Bell again?
or the Birmingham Teen Center or the Hideout??
markcrorey 10 months ago
Still love this clip every time I watch it. See you This Saturday Bob!
dostalshawn 10 months ago
He came near my hometown. I couldn't afford it, but it's okay. I don't wanna see Silver Bullet. I wanna see BOB SEGER SYSTEM.
Hister333 10 months ago