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Story, meaning & motivation
"Shame on the Moon" was written by Rodney Crowell and represents Seger's most successful country crossover. The song spent six weeks at #2 on the Hot 100 and reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Its gentle, country-inflected sound was a departure from Seger's harder rock work.
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- "Shame on the Moon" was written by country singer-songwriter Rodney Crowell. Seger's cover spent six weeks at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983. Verified