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  • Covered Up:
    • "We've Got Tonight" was covered up by Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton.
    • "Turn the Page" was remixed by underground Rapper Sage Francis, retitled "My Name Is Strange". It's surprisingly pretty good. Metallica's version also gets significantly more airplay.
    • Thin Lizzy did a popular cover of "Rosalie", from Seger's now-hard-to-find Back in '72 album.
    • While he was the first to record "Old Time Rock and Roll", it's credited to Soul songwriters George Jacksonnote  and Thomas E. Jones III. Seger says he just kept the original's chorus and rewrote the verses, but declined to take credit. Others say Seger didn't actually change anything at all.
  • Epic Riff: "Night Moves", "Mainstreet", "Old Time Rock and Roll"
  • Heartwarming Moments: At Seger's last show at the Palace of Auburn Hills in his 2011 spring tour, his children Cole and Samantha joined him on stage during the song, "Tryin' to Live My Life Without You", playing saxophone and tambourine (respectively). It's especially poignant in that Cole, who had been known by fans as the cute baby boy on the back of Seger's first Greatest Hits album, was now a graduating senior in high school.
  • Signature Song: "Old Time Rock and Roll" thanks to the Risky Business dance, with "Night Moves", "Against the Wind" (used in Forrest Gump) and "Still the Same" pretty close in popularity. Very notable are also, for example, "Turn the Page", "Mainstreet", "Roll Me Away", "We've Got Tonight", "Hollywood Nights" and "Like A Rock" for its famous use in Chevy commercials during the 90s.
    • For his 60s material not credited as Silver Bullet Band, his signature track is "Ramblin' Gamblin' Man" by far, credited as Bob Seger System.
    • By album:
      • Back in '72 - "Turn the Page".
      • Beautiful Loser: the Title Track and not far behind "Katmandu". Also "Travelin' Man" has gained notability thanks to live performances.
      • Night Moves: the Title Track. "Mainstreet" and "Rock and Roll Never Forgets" are also well-known. "The Fire Down Below" is also pretty notable despite not being a single, and is popular in live.
      • Stranger in Town: "Old Time Rock and Roll" of course, but also "Still the Same", "Hollywood Nights" and "We've Got Tonight" are to be taken into account.
      • "Against the Wind'': the Title Track, with "You'll Accomp'ny Me", "Her Strut" and "Fire Lake" also being popular.
      • The Distance: "Roll Me Away" and "Shame on the Moon".
      • Like a Rock: the Title Track.
      • ''The Fire Inside": the Title Track.
      • ''Face the Promise": "Wait for Me" (notable for being the only track from that album available on streaming platforms).


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