Drift Away
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Drift Away is a song by Mentor Williams and originally recorded by Dobie Gray in 1972. This song was written about the Beach Boys.
"Drift Away" is infamous for being covered by bands and people all over the world for years. The list includes:
- Dobie Gray
- Steppenwolf
- Ringo Starr
- Uncle Kracker
- Chosen Few
- Clarence Carter
- Michael Bolton
- Bo Bice, on American Idol
- Roy Orbison
- Waylon Jennings
- John Kay
- Bowery Electric
- Copycats
- Chris Foster
- Linda Eder
- Rod Stewart
It was recently made re-famous by Uncle Kracker.
This song is also a famous "goodbye" or ending song for concerts. Many bands use this a filler live for a last song, usually in preparation for an encore. The reason for this is the beat, which is very catchy, and is easy to add a guitar solo on the end of to spice things up before the final note... and then the encore. It has been covered live by a large number of bands for obvious reasons. This song has become a hit among soft rock fans.