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It\u2019s no wonder the hardships of the road have inspired some classic songs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Turn The Page&#8221; by Bob Seger<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Bob Seger- Turn the Page\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3khH9ih2XJg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Few songs capture the ups and downs of touring like Bob Seger&#8217;s &#8220;Turn The Page,&#8221; which he began writing in 1972 and released in 1976. Seger wrote the song while on tour, and a pit stop provided the inspiration for the second verse. He felt he had captured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loudersound.com\/features\/bob-seger-making-all-the-right-moves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;the real weariness of the road,&#8221;<\/a> something not only musicians could relate to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Faithfully&#8221; Journey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Journey - Faithfully (Official HD Video - 1983)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OMD8hBsA-RI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After watching their road crew, Journey keyboardist Jonathan Cain tapped into his feelings on touring on the power ballad &#8220;Faithfully.&#8221; Cain began writing the song with its opening lines while on the band\u2019s tour bus. 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The song expresses the singer\u2019s longing for home\u2014a common sentiment on the road\u2014with lyrics like \u201c<em>home where my thoughts\u2019 escapin\u2019, home where my music\u2019s playin\u2019, home where my love lies waitin\u2019 for me<\/em>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cTorn And Frayed\u201d by The Rolling Stones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Torn And Frayed\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1Z-U2HUl7lg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rolling Stones\u2019 \u201cTorn And Frayed,\u201d from<em> Exile On Main Street, <\/em>explores the hardships of the road through the perspective of a specific character\u2014a guitar player with a &#8220;torn and frayed&#8221; coat because of life on the road. 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