Drawing inspiration from the likes of Lynyrd Skynyrd and Hank Williams, Jr., East Texas friends Cody Cannon and John Jeffers began learning guitar. Getting serious about making music, the pair formed Whiskey Myers in 2007 with Cody Tate, Jeff Hogg, Tony Kent, and Jamey Gleaves. The country-rock outfit spent much of 2024 on the road performing hits like “Heart of Stone” and “Gasoline.” And they also treated fans to a little Bob Seger with this stunning cover of his 1976 hit.
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Fans Say “Captain Bob” Would Love This Whiskey Myers Cover
Detroit singer-songwriter Bob Seger released his mostly autobiographical hit, “Night Moves,” in 1976 as the title track off his ninth studio album. The song peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Seger’s first-ever Top 10 hit on that chart.
Whiskey Myers put an acoustic spin on the ode to awkward adolescent romance during a Dec. 10 show in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lead vocalist Cody Cannon’s signature rasp soared during the song’s closing verse: Started humming a song from 1962 / Ain’t it funny how the night moves / When you just don’t seem to have as much to lose / Strange how the night moves /With autumn closing in.
The band shared a clip of the performance to their TikTok account, drawing effusive praise from fans of all ages. “Oh s—! When Captain Bob hears this he’s gonna love it!” one wrote.
[RELATED: Meaning Behind the Song: “Night Moves” by Bob Seger]
Another chimed in, “Wow!! Never liked anything but the original…until now! That was badass!”
Saw this live in 1978, and this is a great tribute to the original.
— ◼️◼️◼️-Psychosis (@kurtdesautels) December 20, 2024
Great stuff guys.
What Is “The Song From 1962?”
Whiskey Myers frontman Cody Cannon showed off his remarkable vocal chops in the final verse of the band’s “Night Moves” cover: Started hummin’ a song from 1962 / Ain’t it funny how the night moves?
But what, exactly, did Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” narrator wake up humming? The “Against the Wind” hitmaker maintains that it was The Ronettes’ “Be My Baby.” However, Rolling Stone seemed to debunk this when they pointed out that song didn’t hit the airwaves until the following year.
Whatever the song’s true identity, “Night Moves” will remain a timeless paean to fumbling first encounters.
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