For the week starting Feb. 10, 1979, Eddie Rabbitt hit No. 1 on the charts with Every Which Way But Loose. Co-written by Steve Dorff, Snuff Garrett and Milton Brown, the mid-tempo, pedal steel-adorned song stars a protagonist who can t shake the memory of someone from his head.
In fact, the narrator of Every Which Way But Loose feels closer to his crush than ever the woman is turning [him] every which way but loose and feels compelled to rekindle their romance. My mind tells me to move along / But my body begs me to stay, sings Rabbitt.
And now I feel the need to hold you close / And love the night away.