She's quite the mediator
A smoother operator you will never see
She'll see you later
And no one dares does debate her openly
She knows music
I know music too, y'see
She's got the power
Of loyal teen, Queen Rosalie
Rosalie
Rosalie
She's got the plastic
Comes from all the corners, corners of the world
So fantastic
She's everybody's favorite little record girl
She knows music
I know music too, y'see
She's got the power
She's got the power, Rosalie
Rosalie
Rosalie
Trombley
Trombley
Trombley
From Chattanooga to good old Bogalusa
You can hear her fine
She makes the choices
And then you best be smiling when it's choosing time
She knows music
I know music too, y'see
She's got the power
She's got the tower, Rosalie
Rosalie
Rosalie
She knows music
She knows music
She knows music
Rosalie
Rosalie, yeah
A smoother operator you will never see
She'll see you later
And no one dares does debate her openly
I know music too, y'see
She's got the power
Of loyal teen, Queen Rosalie
Rosalie
Comes from all the corners, corners of the world
So fantastic
She's everybody's favorite little record girl
I know music too, y'see
She's got the power
She's got the power, Rosalie
Rosalie
Trombley
Trombley
You can hear her fine
She makes the choices
And then you best be smiling when it's choosing time
I know music too, y'see
She's got the power
She's got the tower, Rosalie
Rosalie
She knows music
She knows music
Rosalie
Rosalie, yeah
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This is an ode to Rosalie Trombley, and hugely popular DJ at the time who was known for her good ear for finding hits.
Not many people realize that Seger was actually quite annoyed with Trombley at the time he wrote this, though there are some "odd" lines in the song that very much hint at it, such as "she knows music...I know music too, y'see." Trombley had been unimpressed by Seger's last few releases, and had passed on playing any songs from them, despite being a being a fan of some of his other material. Hence the line "she makes the choices, and then you best be smiling when it's choosing time."
@Kateness you're mostly right on, however she was not a DJ. At that time, there were no female DJs in this market. She was program director at CKLW in Windsor Ontario, where most Detroit teens got their music before FM radio. Bob was frustrated at his lack of success, still playing high schools (I saw him at a few of those gigs). Rumor is Rosaile actually loved this song but feared to play it since everyone knew it was about her
@Kateness you're mostly right on, however she was not a DJ. At that time, there were no female DJs in this market. She was program director at CKLW in Windsor Ontario, where most Detroit teens got their music before FM radio. Bob was frustrated at his lack of success, still playing high schools (I saw him at a few of those gigs). Rumor is Rosaile actually loved this song but feared to play it since everyone knew it was about her
@Kateness Thanks for the info. I was intrigued by the lyrics and your explanation makes sense!
@Kateness Thanks for the info. I was intrigued by the lyrics and your explanation makes sense!
@Kateness @steve11110 Like a lot of the UK in the 70s, I was listening to the Thin Lizzy version of this ("Live & Dangerous" etc) long before YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrws5FSzc88).
@Kateness @steve11110 Like a lot of the UK in the 70s, I was listening to the Thin Lizzy version of this ("Live & Dangerous" etc) long before YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrws5FSzc88).
The line "From Chattanooga to good old Bogalusa" confused the heck out of everyone! Great to read this explanation, and the refinement.
The line "From Chattanooga to good old Bogalusa" confused the heck out of everyone! Great to read this explanation, and the refinement.