Dobie gray- drift away

SUNG SO BEAUTIFUL !❤❤❤

I am lost, thank you for the beat 😊mr gray

15 years ago i was 16..
listening to this. ❤

Nice sharing

It's a good song about losing in a drifting video game.

Here's an interesting story that shows just how far this song crossed over. It's from a Metal Sludge interview with Ron Keel (singer of the '80s hair-metal band Keel) who spent the mid-'90s/early 2000's performing as a country singer.

MS : In our 1st interview we asked you about touring with superstars like Motley Crue and Bon Jovi. Now that you spent a decade playing country, tell us about what country stars you shared the stage with. The good, bad and the ugly.

Ron : One of my coolest Nashville stories actually comes from 1985 when they flew KEEL to Nashville to participate in “Hands Across America,” a charity event that consisted of a human chain of people holding hands from coast to coast. Big names like Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Anyway, KEEL was on a celebrity tour bus from Nashville, full of all these famous Country singers and songwriters, and we had about a four hour ride to where we were supposed to be a part of the chain. After having partied all night long the previous evening, we climbed on the bus, put our leather jackets over our heads and passed out – I’m sure we were frowned upon by the Country folk.

Four hours later they woke us up, dragged us off the bus...we held hands in the big human chain, took pictures for the news and media, and climbed back on the bus. By now, we were awake and they started passing around an acoustic guitar, as is the custom in Nashville – everybody would sing a song and then pass the guitar on to the next guy. Finally, after everybody had a turn, they reluctantly passed the guitar to me, deathly afraid of what hellish metal noise might follow. I wasn’t sure what to sing, but a few seats down from me was a man named Dobie Gray, who had a huge hit with “Drift Away”…so I started playing and singing “Drift Away,. You should have seen his eyes get big, and a smile come across his face, and everybody on the bus started singing. What a magical moment.

1973, this song has been one of my all time favorites for 50 years! It never gets old! ❤

Fantastic Song, love it ❤ and like him and Uncle Cracker sing it walking down railroad tracks❤

"Dobie Gray's 'Drift Away,' released in 1973, is a soulful and timeless ballad. Gray's expressive vocals convey the universal desire to find solace and escape through music. The lyrics beautifully express the narrator's longing to 'drift away' from life's troubles. The song features a notable guitar solo by Duane Allman, adding a distinctive touch. 'Drift Away' achieved commercial success and has remained a classic in the rock genre. Its enduring popularity is evident through various cover versions, testifying to the emotional resonance and universal appeal of this soul-stirring piece of music."

thank you for this song is so much love, please world understand I love you

I love this song. Makes me feel like I have a lot of money and shopping at Walmart

great song. thanks for the tunes...

Awesome.. this is my go to song when I come home from work and I just want to drift away
Dobie.. you give me so many awesome memories ..luv it

Best of the best

Those were the days...

What a voice. And what lyrics!!! I remember this song when I was little .. took me to another space... Now I listen it really makes sense. I think I'll add to my song list. This man had vision

TS.....im counting on you......

God, I love this song 🎵! ❤❤❤

💙🎶🎶🎶🎶

The line The world outside is so unkind that line couldn’t be anymore truer

I am SUCH A HAPPY MAN! TODAY, UPS DELIVERED MY DOBIE GRAY, THREE ALBUM, TWO DISK SET!! Two of my favorite albums in my teen years were Loving Arms, and Hey Dixie, both by the great Dobie Gray! I had searched the interweb, but could only find the LPs, which I still have. Another search on Monday and , Ding, Ding, Ding, we have a winner! The bonus was also his Drift Away Album!! All 3, on 2 CDS!!LIKE I SAID, A VERY HAPPY MAN!

The world outside is unkind , ran in it for 40 plus years God Bless

From when I was a young man this song has become my personal all time favorite song. It has gotten me through so much pain and heartache. I'll be 64 years old in just a couple of months and I can't get any relief from pain and heartache. I'm tired. Thank you Dobie Gray for singing this song, it has helped me countless times over my life. God Bless you, RIP ❤❤❤🙏

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This masterpiece makes me drift away into another world i could listen to this great song on constant loop & never get fed up with it

Real it is called respect

Growing up in Detroit in the 70's... Brings back the times. Gimme dat beat.

A beautiful song. I'm not American but this sounds so patriotic for some reason

Bless your heart
I know how you feel
Our love ones, friends help us
But music has a real healing and gives us comfort without truly grasping the power of music
Take care and may peace be with you

who's he calling boys?

The best soul music...

My best song wayback when I was dating my girlfriend whose now, my wife with 4 children from 1997 to date

♥️♥️♥️

Just one dam good 70 song the songs were real

Featuring one of popular music's most famous guitar riffs.

blud is NOT spinel!!!

This one is my favorite song for my grandpa and my dad and uncle and my mom they’re the ones who are keeping me happy I sure will miss them when they go my grandpa already is been gone tbh😢

This is one of the greatest hits by Dobby Gray and really makes me think of the olden days when all was in the rightful place.People putting on high heeled shoes and bellbottomed trousers.

JUST BEAUTIFUL thank you Ghost9000 for posting something so kind.

Well..... that's nine minutes of my life I'll never get back. 😬

My dad use to sing this too my mum full heart of beat and of tune but he sang it with soul and thats 38 years plus back......and we still jaming to it until today real classics

What a greatful song. Love IT. _

Straight up thought this cat was white

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1973

50 years ago, and still great. Thank you Mr. Gray for this
timeless classic.

Love it thanks Johnnie

Songs like this take me back to when my mother was young. In my head I can hear her singing. I wish I was a better son. I made life hard on her and its my single greatest regret. She would do anything for me. She would go to be hungry if it meant me and my sister ate. She worked so many hours at jobs I know she hated. I wish I could have appreciated her then like I do now.

Best song of the world!