Turn the Page
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"Turn the Page" is a song written and recorded by Bob Seger.
The song was originally released by Seger in 1973 on his Back in '72 album. Seger's version never made the charts, but an evocative live performance on his 1976 Live Bullet album became a mainstay of album-oriented rock radio stations, and still gets significant airplay to this day on classic rock stations.
"Turn the Page" is about the emotional and social ups and downs of a rock musician's life on the road, against a slow tempo and a mournful saxophone part. It is generally considered one of the best of many such songs, on a par with Jackson Browne's "Load Out/Stay" and Journey's "Faithfully".
The song was later covered by Metallica, as the first single from their 1998 Garage Inc. album; drummer Lars Ulrich had heard the original song while driving across the Golden Gate Bridge. [link] Metallica's rendition is taken at much the same tempo as Seger's, but with a heavier feel; the saxophone part is replaced by a high slide guitar line from Kirk Hammett. Metallica's music video for the song is about the life of a prostitute who is trying to raise a child; the prostitute is played by Ginger Lynn Allen. [link]
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