To mark the exact day that "Fire Lake" debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 on Feb. 23 in 1980, Seger's social media team resurfaced an interview to Instagram on Monday, where he added some context to the metaphor in the track's lyrics.
As heard in the clip taken from an interview with radio host Jim O'Brien, Seger explained what he meant while singing the lines, "Who wants to break the news about uncle Joe? / You remember uncle Joe?/ He was the one afraid to cut the cake."
Adding that the lyrics to "Fire Lake" may have seemed to be out of "left field," Seger maintained that he "knew" what he meant by some of the puzzling lines.
"You can go out there and risk things, you know?" he added.
View this post on InstagramIt debuted on Billboard's Hot 100 that February, and would end up spending 16 total weeks on the chart, peaking at No. 6.
"great great tune," one of Seger's fans commented under the Instagram post on Monday, while another user called "Fire Lake" a "masterpiece of brilliant songwriting."
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