The meaning behind Bob Seger’s 1977 soft rock hit “Mainstreet” is semi-autobiographical. As a songwriter, Seger frequently draws from his past, creating songs that echo his Midwest adolescence, and “Mainstreet” is among them. Opening with the ghostly cry of a piercing riff—tumbling through the slow-burning tune like debris down a deserted street—”Mainstreet” tells of an […]
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