„Still the Same“ ist ein Lied aus dem Jahr 1978, das vom amerikanischen Sänger Bob Seger geschrieben und aufgenommen wurde. Es erreichte Platz 4 der US-amerikanischen Billboard Hot 100 und war ein internationaler Hit.
Das Lied wurde von Bonnie Guitar auf ihrem 1987 erschienenen Album „What Can I Say“ gecovert. Diese Version war 1989 ein Country-Hit und erreichte Platz 79 der US-Country-Charts von Billboard.
Text und Musik
„Still the Same“ ist eine Midtempo-Ballade, die mit einem von Billboard als „eingängiges Klavier“ beschriebenen Part beginnt. Laut dem Billboard-Autor Ed Harrison verleihen die Harmoniegesänge von Venetta Fields, Clydie King und Sherlie Matthews dem Song einen R&B-Charakter.
Der Text handelt von einem Spieler, den die Sängerin bewunderte, von dem sie sich aber letztendlich abwendet, weil er sich nicht ändern will. Seger hat gesagt, dass er seit Jahren gefragt wird, um wen es in dem Song geht, und dass es sich tatsächlich um eine Mischung aus verschiedenen Personen handelt, die er kennengelernt hat, als er zum ersten Mal nach Hollywood kam.
LYRICS
You always won every time you placed a bet
You're still damn good, no one's gotten to you yet
Every time they were sure they had you caught
You were quicker than they thought
You'd just turn your back and walk
You always said the cards would never do you wrong
The trick, you said, was never play the game too long
A gambler's share, the only risk that you would take
The only loss you could forsake
The only bluff you couldn't fake
And you're still the same
I caught up with you yesterday
(Still the same, still the same)
Moving game to game
No one standing in your way
Turning on the charm
Long enough to get you by
(Still the same, still the same)
You're still the same
You still aim high
(Still the same, still the same)
(Still the same, still the same)
There you stood, everybody watched you play
I just turned and walked away
I had nothing left to say
'Cause you're still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
You're still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Moving game to game (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Some things never change (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Oh, you're still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
Still the same (Still the same)
(Baby, babe, you're still the same)
"Still the Same" is a 1978 song written and recorded by the American singer Bob Seger. It hit No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and was an international hit.
The song was covered by Bonnie Guitar on her 1987 album What Can I Say. This version was a country hit in 1989, reaching No. 79 on the Billboard US Country chart.
Lyrics and music
"Still the Same" is a midtempo ballad that begins with what Billboard describes as a "catchy piano" part. According to Billboard contributor Ed Harrison, the harmony vocals by Venetta Fields, Clydie King and Sherlie Matthews give the song an R&B flavor.
The lyrics describe a gambler who the singer admired but in the end walks away from because he will not change. 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 Hollywood.
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