lazarus57 - Still The Same
lazarus57
Jul 28, 2025 09:47am
<p><span style="background-color: rgb(251, 251, 251); color: rgb(33, 37, 41);">THE DIAMOND CLUB - JULY '25 EDITION</span></p><p><img src="https://singsnap-cdn.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/message-board/threads/YNCE/efe98838cf_R5RE_media.gif"></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">"Still the Same"</strong><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> is a 1978 song written and recorded by the American singer </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Seger" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Bob Seger</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">. It hit #4 on the U.S. </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><em>Billboard</em></a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Hot 100</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);"> </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record_chart" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">chart</a><span style="color: rgb(32, 33, 34);">.</span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Same_(Bob_Seger_song)#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[2]</a></p><p>"Still the Same" is a midtempo ballad that begins with what <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_Magazine" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);"><em>Billboard Magazine</em></a> describes as a "catchy piano" part.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Same_(Bob_Seger_song)#cite_note-bb-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[3]</a><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Same_(Bob_Seger_song)#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[4]</a> According to Harrison, the harmony vocals by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetta_Fields" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Venetta Fields</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clydie_King" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Clydie King</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlie_Matthews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Sherlie Matthews</a> give the song an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_and_blues" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">r&b</a> flavor.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Same_(Bob_Seger_song)#cite_note-bb-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[3]</a></p><p>The lyrics describe a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambler" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">gambler</a> who the singer has admired but in the end walks away from because he won't change."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Same_(Bob_Seger_song)#cite_note-bb-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[3]</a> Seger has said that he has been asked for years who the song is about, and that it is actually an amalgamation of characters he met when he first went to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">Hollywood</a>.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Still_the_Same_(Bob_Seger_song)#cite_note-5" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(6, 69, 173);">[5]</a></p><p><br></p><p><img src="https://singsnap.imgix.net/message-board/threads/6PYA/c5db7d20b9_GM4R_media.png"><img src="https://singsnap.imgix.net/message-board/threads/BEIM/e01281620a_8J4X_media.png"></p>