“Against The Wind” was inspired by Bob Seger’s high school days as a cross-country runner. Two decades later, it was featured in the film Forrest Gump when the main character is… a cross-country runner!

Seger wrote it about people who have ‘weathered the storm’ to keep their relationship going. It was a top 5 hit in the US in June 1980, and earned Seger a Grammy for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group With Vocal.