FIRE LAKE BOB SEGER

Fire Lake is an early Eagles' style song made even more Eagle-like by the presence of Bob's fellow Detroit native, Glenn Frey along with Don Henley, and Timothy B. Schmidt on backing vocals. Randy McCormick joined the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section for this song on the organ.

Video Thumbnail: The Swampers, they've been known to pick a song or 2. L to R Roger Hawkins- drums, "Little David" Hood- Bass, "Barry, play yo' piano now" Beckett- keyboards, Randy McCormick- songwriter, keyboards, and Jimmy Johnson- rhythm guitar and everything else related to recording

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Music

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• fire lake
• bob seger
• against the wind
• classic rock

[ChocolateMyrrh]

Great vid! I'm glad you put up some info about the song. Now I know why I especially liked it, since I love The Eagles so much. Liked the pic of "Muscle Shoals." I heard that mentioned in the Lynyrd Skynyrd song "Sweet Home Alabama," but I never knew what they were talking about.

[kperk014]

@ChocolateMyrrh LOL That's always been a problem,even in Alabama.The Swampers were kind of like the power behind the throne of so many of music's greatest.You wouldn't know who they were until they started playing.One day giving a country rock performance for Fire Lake,then a R&B groove for I'll Take You There,then a bombastic style for Come To Papa or a disco-beat for When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman.They never met anything they couldn't master immediately.

[DaveWollenberg]

I guess Bob recorded it WITHOUT the Silver Bullet Band. My mistake!

[kperk014]

@DaveWollenberg Through the 70s, a large number of Seger's greats were recorded with the Swampers. He could cut a record with them in 2 or 3 takes instead of 2 or 3 weeks. They were practically automatic.

[bricktop43]

Muscle Shoals pic is missing the great Pete Carr...........lead guitarist.

[kperk014]

@bricktop43 Yeah I haven't found any photos where they were altogether. Pete's guitar sound was so important to the Seger sound. If anyone has a pic or two of the Swampers with Pete Carr, don't be selfish. lol

[sherman546]

I was born in '71'. I used to go over my uncle's house in the early 80's and he would crank this song as we built muscle car models. I just turned 40 and have now figured out what the word "bittersweet" really means. I love this song.

[wayupinya1]

Today I became Uncle Joe. Fuck you Sarah.

[seeemilyplay0909]

STILL GREAT!!!!

[59dominic]

This song.as well as all Seger songs from this era....bring back such fond...and irreplaceable memories....TY for trip down memory lane!!! BOB SEGER is my # 1 entertainer of all time....bar NONE!!!

[sauquoit13456]

On this date in 1980 {Feb. 23rd} "Fire Lake" entered Billboard's Top 100 chart; evenually it peaked at #6 and spent 16 weeks in the Top 100...

Ranked 67th on Billboard's Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1980 chart...

Reached #4 on the Canadian Singles chart

Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Timothy B. Schmit of The Eagles sang back-up on this record...

[DaveWollenberg]

I guess 8s and aces are known as the 'dead man's hand'.

[cinecromancer]

Arcade Fire's "The Suburbs" song is similar to this in some ways.

[ChocolateMyrrh]

@kperk014 I would have never guessed they played on all those diverse sounding songs. I looked them up and they played on "Kodachrome" too, one of my all time fave songs. I was going to ask how you know all this stuff, but then I read your channel. I really like your vids.