Readers' 20 Worst Lyrics Ever: No. 17
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"Like a rock
Chargin' from the gate"
--Bob Seger and Silver Bullet Band's 'Like a Rock'
How many rocks have you seen charging from gates? Oh well, it made him a ton of money on truck ads. I guess he's wealthy now ... like a rock. --Brad Crabb, Brazil, Ind.
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WHITE-MIKEat 3-18-2008
This song should not be on this list, songs today either bitch about everything, talk about popping caps in peoples' asses, or screaming on stage. At least he knew how to sing and play guitar, most bands today just strum wildy and scream about demons coming out of their ass, that doesn't take skill...Its like listening to an old married couple argue...
maryat 5-20-2008
Are you kidding me?
bluespec5at 5-18-2008
I bet that donated money went to feckless administrators to buy new suits and strut around looking important. The Detroit schools are in a pathetic mess. What a way to through your dough down the toilet.
Loring Wirbelat 6-11-2008
Van Watson, what Bob Seger has done as an individual has nothing to do with whether he writes bad lyrics or not. Plenty of good stars with philanthropic intentions write bad songs, make bad movies, etc. and calling them out on it is NOT showing disrespect, but being a critic. Seger made some great music very early on, like in the late 60s, but everything from "Smokin' OP's" on was a big long slide downhill. And Michigan has come out with a lot of such mediocre performers. Good thing Iggy Pop makes up for them.
JERIat 7-11-2008
You need to listen to the song, he is singing about a person. Solid as a "rock" Good job getting your quote in there though.
Michaelat 9-22-2008
You're and idiot Brad, that is only half of the lyric Patricia has the whole one, you might want to read it before you make stupid comments.
Liteninat 12-13-2008
This song is O K but not great Iknow people in MI think Segar is agod like People in N J think of springsteen, or people in IN like Mellancamp. Hes got some rockers but this isnt one of them His worst song is Katmandu, Man that s0ong goes on, and on,and on and runs out of anything to say about 30 Secs into it, that song SUCKS.
knbv61at 1-01-2009
to the lyrics critics- you have some good points there, until you got to Mcartney & Seger. I was just wondering though...how do I get a job criticizing famous people? sounds pathetic but maybe the money is good...
Mickeyat 1-17-2009
I love Seger! He is the BEST!
Amyat 4-05-2007
HYSTERICAL -- never realized how dumb this song is. Good one, Brad.
mike brennanat 4-06-2007
hey brad--fyi--seger donated the money from the chevy ads to the detroit public school system
Bob Aat 4-07-2007
A partial line, taken out of context, from the complete lyric. In context it makes complete sense. An exceptionally stupid choice for this list.
Tonyat 4-07-2007
It's not about context. It's about individual lines of lyric.
And this one is hilarious.
DixonSteele1on1at 1-04-2009
Gotta agree with you here, Tony!
Read through all the lyrics and it still don't make no sense...lol!
Guess that's like saying where's the late, great George Carlin when you need him!
Carry on, yo!
http://www.mp3lyrics.org/b/bob-seger/like-a-rock/
Crystalat 4-07-2007
Bob Seger did alot with his proceeds from Chevy using the song
pregueletto butromonobabbittat 4-07-2007
Almost all of his songs could make the crap list. This says a lot about his Stag-soaked fans.
"Who wants a raise, who needs a stake"
or how about "The Horizontal Bop", in which Bob couldn't think of any names to use, so every line begins with "someone" this and "someone" that...
on and on and on...
patat 4-07-2007
Bob Seger kicks John Mellencamp's ass in the makin' money off the car companies' sweepstakes.
Patriciaat 4-08-2007
"Like a rock"; Strong & sure, unbreakable.
"Charging from the gate"; {A horse or bull} charging out of the gate when the gate is spung in a race or rodeo.
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I guess you need to know about those things to understand what he is singing about.
I just thank the good Lord that I don't understand all these lyrics like a 5 year old would.
DAS SALLat 4-08-2007
No one ever heard of dis-similar pairings to make a metaphor??? This is pure genieus.
ISAIDITat 4-14-2007
In response to Mike Brennan's comment- April 6, 2007. Hey...Mike Dumb A** Brennan...was your comment supposed to be an attack on the Detroit Public School system? It's obvious that whatever school system you're in (you MUST still be in school)hasn't helped you much. Capital letters and punctuation should not be omitted from your comments IF YOU'RE GOING TO CRITICIZE SOMEONE. DUMBA**! Now go to your corner and shut the F*** up! P. S. You wish you could be Bob Seger.