"Takin' it to the Streets" should definitely be the next Doobies song you listen to if you're looking for something in this vein. Another huge hit for them.

@zebra3stripes

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that's by far the best hit from this era of Doobies.

@samanthanickson6478

Жыл бұрын

‘takin it to the streets’ is THE best doobie brothers song! next is ‘minute by minute’. sorry, ‘what a fool believes’ was only made for pop chum and to get their vacation homes paid off. that song is just inferior to me. and andy&alex must mean it’s closer to late stevie (‘i just called to say i love you’) and not early stevie (‘superstition’).

@davecummings2424

Жыл бұрын

That whole album is solid. "Wheels of Fortune", "8th Avenue Shuffle", "Turn It Loose"...there's a lot of A-level goodness here. In my mind, it's the best post-Terry Kath album, retaining some of their rock roots while blending in Michael McDonald's softer style (which eventually smothered them in the syrupy pop that Andy remembers).

@MissAstorDancer

Жыл бұрын

@@samanthanickson6478 100% agree. This tune is just for Radio and just for the money. "Gotta have a single!" "Minute by Minute" is my favorite McDonald-era Doobies' tune! Fantastic vibe, much jazzier, more complicated structure, more Steely-Dan-like! Not to mention a super intense lyric and vert catchy hook. "TITTS" is my second fave of his Doobies stuff! Killer tune - a "protest song" that doesn't often get remembered in that context! Subtle, yet hard-driving tune !that'll get your spirit up, or your hackles, or both! Having said all that........the pre-McDonald Doobies are my first preference! If I'm playing Doobies for someone who's never heard them, I would NOT go the any of the Michael-era songs first. Hope A&A will do reactions to BOTH of those songs. No question they are the 2 best of the Michael-era Doobs.

@mr.marcus3123

Жыл бұрын

@@davecummings2424 They had many a 'pop' record prior Michael McDonald entering the band, with a completely different groove. Not unlike the Dan's more poppy tunes i.e., 'Brooklyn Hold The Charmer' and 'Dirty Work', 'What A Fool Believes' fills the bill. He and Skunk Baxter continued to work with the Becker/Fagen Steely Dan projects. They were too accomplished not to, IMHO

🤘This is Michael McDonald the backup vocalist on "Peg!" with Steely Dan... He's carved out quite a legacy over the years... He's such a prolific songwriter and piano player.

@allisterfiend_2112

Жыл бұрын

I think he also has song writing credit on a Van Halen song called 'I'll Wait' from their '1984' album.

@w.geoffreyspaulding6588

Жыл бұрын

Huh! I heard shades of Steely Dan in this. Now I know that there’s a actually a connection in McDonald.

@skiprockjr.6881

Жыл бұрын

I heard his duet "On My Own" with Patti LaBelle yesterday. Michael McDonald was the cranberry/baking soda of the 70's and 80's. He was all up in everything.

@tb6791

Жыл бұрын

@@skiprockjr.6881 If you listen to yacht Rock radio on SiriusXM every third song will have a relation to Michael McDonald 🤯

@kens32052

Жыл бұрын

He also backed up Christopher Cross on a few songs.

"She, had a place in his life...He, never made her think twice..." Beautifully sad lyric.

This tune was written by Kenny Loggins and includes the line, "a sentimental fool trying hard to recreate what had yet to be created" which gets me every time.

@TheDive25

Жыл бұрын

loggins only wrote the bridge.. He has his own version as well.

@jonathondunbar4906

Жыл бұрын

Loggins and McDonald co wrote this

@sirajaxl

Жыл бұрын

In what is undoubtedly the best kept secret in the music business, the song was actually co-written by GG Allin and Wendy O Williams.

@ronforeman2556

Жыл бұрын

@@sirajaxl Ha! 😄

@poppy3026

11 ай бұрын

YES KENNY LOGGINS CO-WROTE THIS SONG WITH MICHAEL MCDONALD.....

That first verse lyrically..... fucking genius. It took me the best part of fifty years to learn that lesson. Fifty bloody years. Magnificent song.

@danmcconnell5941

Жыл бұрын

You’re not alone!

@nocakeforsusan8701

Жыл бұрын

Droppin' the soft red pill knowledge (pink pill?)

@Jamie-lw5sy

Жыл бұрын

Some men never learn. I'm a slow learner myself. Two divorces to one woman. 🙄

@ronforeman2556

Жыл бұрын

Ain't it the truth. And the pain NEVER really goes away.

@RandyB521

2 ай бұрын

No lie! When this song was new and on the radio every thirty minutes, the jingle was catchy, but made no sense at all (the white man’s got the power) . Now knowing the real lyrics, and looking back through the years, this song is painfully profound!

This could be called "The Michael McDonald Era". This and another hit, "Minute by Minute", were dominant as the Doobies decided to wrap it up. Turns out to be their biggest album ever! Won them Grammys for Album and Record of the Year. I've heard this a million times and could listen to it 10 million more!!

@myrnafields2075

Жыл бұрын

I agree!

@mike04574

Жыл бұрын

liked their early stuff more

@akapam57

Жыл бұрын

The earlier music was better to me. I love this song. But Michael McDonald was too pop for me.

"She had a place in his life He never made her think twice" One of the best lyrics ever written.

@aadams1006

Жыл бұрын

Keeps sending him somewhere back in her long ago Where he can still believe there's a place in her life Someday, somewhere She will return 😔

@TheDivayenta

Жыл бұрын

Classic Lyrics of Loss from Mr McDonald. Kenny added the chorus.

It won Grammys for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

To me, this is absolutely the very best of Doobie Brothers. You clearly have never been madly in love in a relationship bound for failure. That is the problem with listening to such young folks criticizing almost anything.

@hankthetank8039

2 ай бұрын

Chill, brother. They’re music critics, they critique the music mostly.

"Takin' It To the Streets" and "It Keeps You Running" were the other big hits of the Michael McDonald era.

@group-music

Жыл бұрын

Yes, as well as Minute By Minute.

@mariefc8504

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. Banger songs!

This is the apex of the Michael McDonald phase of classic rock (not just the doobs). There was a period where he was everywhere, singing lead or backup on just about everything. He can get up into the stratosphere. Great piano player/vocalist. Takin' it to the Streets is a great song to do next.

@SeansMusicVault

Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Here's a blast from the past: SCTV lampooning Michael and his unavoidable voice. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zn6AxMp-hajFZbg.html

@kathleenconnors9013

Жыл бұрын

He sang backup for like 3 steely Dan albums

@rickpaul4216

Жыл бұрын

Steely Dan Christopher Cross Kenny Loggins Toto Little Feat Carly Simon Bonnie Raitt Stephen Bishop Nicolette Larson Elton John Rickie Lee Jones Joni Mitchell Patti LaBelle Just to name a few.

The entire "Minute By Minute" album is immaculate. Superb playing, a great batch of songs, and brilliant production by Ted Templeman.

One of the deepest chorus lyrics ever in a pop song.... 'What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away. What.seems to be is always better than nothing.' It holds true in a broader context as well.

@novaculus

Жыл бұрын

Disappointed the guys make no mention of the fantastic lyrics. This is a complete song with a great sound and compelling lyrics.

@l.thegirl2581

Жыл бұрын

@@novaculus l think it takes a long time to really "get" the lyrics. I was in elementary school when I first heard this and I'm just figuring it out now that I see the lyrics posted

@stevem-h3562

Жыл бұрын

@@l.thegirl2581 you gotta experience it to understand it..... but once it resonates, my god does it hit you like a ton of bricks then. It did with me anyway.

*Takin It to the Streets* is by far my favorite Michael McDonald-era Doobie Brothers song.

@jml-rj5re

Жыл бұрын

It Keeps You Runnin'

This was a Grammy award winning song and it went to #1. It’s a song you never get tired of listening to. Add it to your playlist! :)

One of my favorite concerts was seeing Donald Fagen, Boz Scaggs, and Michael McDonald perform together as The Dukes of September. They performed their own material together as well as songs they were influenced by. Phenomenal show.

@garybrumley3519

Жыл бұрын

That had to be amazing!

@GelliSolo

Жыл бұрын

That must have been awesome.

@mc76

Жыл бұрын

kzread.info?search_query=dukes+of+september+

@hallewis389

Жыл бұрын

Saw them in Cleveland, OH...amazing!

Yacht rock masterpiece with a genuinely well crafted lyrical setup and deceptively tricky rhythm. Artfully crafted pop music

@David-iv6je

Жыл бұрын

Good description. The Doobs were phenomenal at this. People forget how many hits they had. Strange memory: My wife's dad married a younger woman who claims to have been at Woodstock. (Yeah maybe). But that age. So we were visiting at one point, maybes in 1997 or so? Saw them live in South Carolina. They played all the hits. But what stands out more than anything was endless trading of guitar solos by Simmons and Johnston. Lots of dick swinging, like they were competing. But not that great. Hey, what do we expect from alimony tours?

@joeblow8940

Жыл бұрын

"Yacht rock" Perfect description! Hadn't heard that term before.

@jongroubert4203

Жыл бұрын

Ugh. I hate that term.

@georgeperkins4171

Жыл бұрын

and booooring!

@DerekDominoes

Жыл бұрын

NOBODY called it yacht rock at the time. I hate that term being applied retroactively.

This was later in their career when Michael McDonald joined the band. (Minute by Minute) is another big hit during this era. I prefer the earlier Doobie brothers myself.

@peterrenevitz3059

Жыл бұрын

Agreed. To me the best Doobie Bros were the earlier years: Toulouse St., What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits, etc.

@CW-mx7eb

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you. There are so many pre-MM songs to check out that are much better.

@JFinSD2

Жыл бұрын

yep....I prefer the earlier Doobie Brothers too. This was an ok song.....but I put this version of the band in the same group of really great bands like early Chicago and early Styx that changed their sound to the soft rock sound.

@cherylstevens9914

Жыл бұрын

Amen. The earlier Doobies is more rock whereas this has a jazzy feel. Nothing wrong with it, just not my preference.

@kentzepick4169

Жыл бұрын

Amen to that. Early Doobie Brothers much better!

this phase of the Doobie Brothers career is reminiscent of the split you noticed in Chicago recently - different lead vocalist, shift in overall tone, but it lead to commercial success, and it ends up like sounding like a different band than the one that started it all

Michael McDonald is one of the most iconic voices in Rock and R&B. He took the Doobies to the next level in music history.

@visaman

Жыл бұрын

He does, I saw him in Vancouver quite a few years ago, and his voice was too much for his microphone, it started shorting out!

@adrianstevens2146

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry but I think the Michael McDon'ald era of the Doobie Brothers took them down. Just too "poppy". Hardly up to the level of "Black Water" or "Long Train Runnin'"/

@daddyguerrero

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianstevens2146 I definitely see your point. The original Doobies had a Southern Rock feel, which appealed to a huge number of their fans. Michael McDonald took them down an R&B road. It’s like listening to two different bands. It all comes down to your personal preferences. For me, I like both styles, but I’m more an R&B guy, so I lean more to the Michael McDonald era. His voice was unique, which is the reason he made a name for himself outside of the Doobies.

@robmorrison1043

Жыл бұрын

@@adrianstevens2146 Took them down? Grammys, biggest album of their careers, sold out arenas, yep took them down.

If you're going to listen this era of the Doobies, then “Taking it to the streets” is it.

This is kind of the Steely Dan era of the Doobie Bros. Lots of great tunes on this album, believe it won Grammy..

Such a fantastic song. A catchy, upbeat riff set against such sad and biting lyrics. "She had a place in his life / He never made her think twice." The story the song tells is what makes it so great. Classic.

@AnthonyT50

Жыл бұрын

I probably listened to this song ten times when it first came out before I realized the lyrics were about a dude who thought he had a good shot with a girl he had a crush on but in reality she didn't give him a passing thought. He mistook her politeness for interest.

Something that I believe is missing in music today.....great harmony.....Doobies always had great harmony

@joehebert789

Жыл бұрын

Bands that harmonize as part of their music definitely offer an extra layer of depth to their music.

Hey you two. Sending prayers from South Florida. Be safe in the path of Hurricane Ian. And yes, this song highlights the amazing voice of Michael McDonald.

@albertsmith9315

Жыл бұрын

I'm in Florida too... just counting the minutes until power goes out. Gonna be life changing for a lot of people. good luck.

@daveveautour4886

Жыл бұрын

Yes, stay safe. Good luck from Wesley Chapel

Another hidden gem by them from the album What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits is "Another Park, Another Sunday". Great, great song that was blacklisted from radio back in the day for some idiotic reason that had to do with a particular lyric saying that, " The radio just seems to bring me down." Stupid I know, but the song is one of their best IMO. And FYI, "It Keeps You Runnin'" is their first Michael Macdonald era song, and arguably their best.

@joannemoyer5525

Жыл бұрын

Another park another sunday is the one that no one knows but is one of my all time favorites.... Have to listen to it now

When I moved into my new home, the piano mover sat down and played this to perfection! Mind blown!

This won “ Record of the Year” and “ Song of the Year” at the Grammy’s.

This song is the story of my first marriage. Cuts me to the bone every time, but that's what makes this my absolute favorite Doobie Brothers song! Good choice, guys!

@LyndaHill

Жыл бұрын

Same here. I have a short video of the reception and this song playing. Turns out I walked away after all.

@wolflarson71

Жыл бұрын

Same for high school first love.

@leslierosenstrauch5182

Жыл бұрын

Same

@NakAlienEd

Жыл бұрын

I saw this happening in real time to myself during my freshman year of college. There was a girl I was wild about, we had fun together, but she moved away and moved on. I knew she didn't care for me like I did for her, and I knew we'd never end up together, but dammit if I didn't try every single time I saw her again.

@ejtappan1802

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Switch the genders and this song spoke my truth, from the last two years of high school. ((sigh))

FINALLY!! This is one of my favourite songs of all time, it’s so good. Michael McDonald has an incredible voice and his Melodies are fantastic 🔥🔥

@dantonliam

Жыл бұрын

I said the same thing….Michael McDonald is a vocal GOD….no one can touch him…

@frankmerris8821

Жыл бұрын

best male vocalist ever imo

Step back a year to 1977 and check out the song "You Belong to Me," which was co-written by Michael McDonald and Carly Simon. It was first recorded by The Doobie Brothers with McDonald on vocals, but Simon recorded her own version, as well. Both versions are outstanding!

@group-music

Жыл бұрын

Yes, a great song. I prefer this era of The Doobie Brothers. The earlier material was okay, but this was moving up into Steely Dan territory.

@djohnspangler

Жыл бұрын

I’ve had that Carly Simon version in my head all week. Is there a duet recording or am I just mashing it up in my head?

@allisonreed7682

Жыл бұрын

@@djohnspangler I don’t know of a duet version. I know I’ve looked for one in vain in the past. Too bad because that would have been amazing.

And by the way, you're not tripping, you have heard Michael McDonald's voice in many songs throughout late 70s all thru the 80s. He was a huge musical force from that era.

Finally getting into the Michael McDonald doobie brothers. There are so many more great ones. “You belong to me”, “Taking it to the streets”, “minute by minute”, “here to love you”

@mikecreger9702

Жыл бұрын

Sax in "Here to Love You" is incredible.

@zimmy4868

Жыл бұрын

Minute by minute is 🔥🔥🔥

@TrevorandThea

Жыл бұрын

Agree, If you want to hear a transition between old Doobies and new Doobies then “Takin’ It To The Streets” is a perfect choice. Love that song. And then there’s Michael McDonald’s career as a sought after session vocalist. Unmistakable voice - Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross and Peg by Steely Dan spring to mind. And of course his solo/duet tracks like Ya Mo Be There, Sweet Freedom and I Keep Forgetting… world class, S-tier vocalist!

@jaycorby

Жыл бұрын

Don't forget " I Keep Forgettin' "

@coolcat6303

Жыл бұрын

“Real Love” is great too.

Other great Michael McDonald/Doobie Brothers songs- "I Keep Forgettin'", "Takin' It to the Streets" ( my favorite Doobie Bros song) and "It Keeps You Runnin''"

This is one of those songs I’ll never get tired of hearing, even after hearing it a billion times. It’s perfection to me. Great reaction, guys!

"South City Midnight Lady" & "Another Park, Another Sunday", are two of The Doobie Brothers greats that are often forgotten about.

This song sounded so different for The Doobies when it was released! Parents loved it also so that helped with record sales as well. Michael M is such a treasure ❤

When I saw the notification I was hoping for Another Park Anothet Sunday. The most musically up veat breakup song ever. You guys will be smilimg before the first Oooh Oohs are done.

@karenmanemeit7803

Жыл бұрын

Love this song, one of my favorites ❤

So sad to hear of the passing of drummer of the Doobies, John Hartman. He was he co-founder of the band. R.I.P.

Thank you Adam...I seriously don't know how they missed this, it's my favorite song, thank you for enlightening them💕

_Minute by Minute_ was probably one of the best albums of the late Seventies as _Tapestry_ was to the early Seventies.

Ambrosia has some great yacht rock tunes too. Would love to hear A and A react to them as well.

This song never gets old. You should do a deep dive into the lyrics on this one.

Can you imagine opening your mouth to sing and THAT sound comes out....what a gift...

The range and beauty on this guy is nuts

One of my all time favourite songs. Exquisite.

@LyndaHill

Жыл бұрын

That voice!!

The song I want to hear minutes before I kick the bucket. Just fabulous.

Michael McDonald ... a true musicians musician. What an absolute legend. This has always been my favorite Doobs song.

Gotta hit "Taking It To The Streets" another GREAT Michael McDonald led Doobie Brothers tune. The Doobie Brothers, like Chicago, had 2 different careers led by different lead singers. Changing the lead also changed the sound of the whole band. Chicago went from Terry Kath being in Charge to Peter Cetera writing and running the show. The Doobies didn't completely loose their lead singer, Tom Johnson, as he was dealing with health issues which opened the door for Skunk Baxter's old band mate from Steely Dan, Michael McDonald to step in for a time. I believe Tom Johnson later joined back with the doobies while Michael was still around but not sure. Anyway, Tom's doing better and is still with the Doobies as the following video shows - don't worry guys it's a song you've already covered.kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6h7uJl9Y8u_n7w.html

@shanehughes740

Жыл бұрын

Came to say this, but you said it better than I would have. 👍🏻

I had heard this song for years in department stores and couldn't ever get the name any when I would try to hum it to friends and family nobody recognized it. It was a former boss who identified this track and also Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty. Thanks for hitting this gem and thanks Frank for letting me know what it was.

"It Keeps You Running" and "Taking It To The Streets" are MUST listen to's !!!!!💖

Like he said, “taking it to the streets”, the production on this song is absolutely top notch!

Michael McDonald - what a great voice!

The first half of this album is amazing. The opener 'Here to Love You' is a banger. Minute by Minute is superb as well. Dependin on You was a Simmons' song, and a great one. I often let this album play while I do things around the house.

Hit #1 in the spring of '79 and went on to win Grammy Awards for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. Arguably their most successful track.

@theodoreritola7641

Жыл бұрын

They will give it to the 80s like usual .. Many 70s songs they say came from the 80s They dont do their home work

Andy & Alex clearly your life was a lie until now. Always been one of my favorite songs. I love ALL Doobie Brothers songs. Michael could sing me the phone book & I'd fall hard. One of the most recognizable voices in all of music. Thanks for hitting this one! 🔥🎵

Michael McDonald was also on keyboard for this beside doing lead vocals. Another great one is "It Keeps You Running"

Such an amazing song. The voice. The voice. Not Sinatra. But McDonald.

Minute by Minute is another Doobies classic!

If you were around when the song came out in 1979-you'd remember the chorus-it was played constantly on the radio everywhere!

Michael McDonald provided vocals for several key Steely Dan songs.

McDonald wrote this with Kenny Loggins. They also co-wrote This Is It and Heart to Heart. Mike was THE voice of “ yacht “ rock. Watch live Doobies to see his killer piano solos. Please check out Takin It to the Streets and Minute by Minute by them. That jolting piano is Mike. Blackwater was sung and written by Pat Simmons. The Minute By Minute album is incredible. What A Fool Believes made Record of the Year. Please listen to more of their stuff.

@stpnwlf9

Жыл бұрын

Michael McDonald owns the performance - his vocal is fantastic! But the song definitely sounds like a Kenny Loggins composition in so many ways.

@TheDivayenta

Жыл бұрын

@@stpnwlf9 that characteristic rhythmical piano is pure Mike as well. It’s what Kenny first heard- those opening bars, that drew him into writing it with Mike.

Becker & Fagan of Steely Dan used Michael McDonald as a backup singer on many of their albums. When Becker informed Fagan that McDonald had auditioned for the Doobie Brothers he replied "We'd better start looking for a new background singer". McDonald totally changed the Doobies' sound! Try "Minute By Minute" , Takin' It To The Streets", "It Keeps You Runnin' "among others.

This is from the Minute by Minute album. Their tour for this album was my first rock concert.

A&A, you'll love their "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me)" and "Takin' It to the Streets"!! edit- you already heard "South City Midnight Lady" on that album review.

Agreed! If you want a chorus to stick in your head, “Takin’ It To The Streets” is the Michael McDonald-era Doobie Bros song you want to play!

Saw the Doobie Brothers live TWICE 🤪

Patrick Simmons wrote and sang Black Water with the Doobies. Michael McDonald would join the group two years later and gave them the hits Takin' It To The Streets and It Keeps You Runnin'

Just saw them last weekend in Louisville at the Bourbon and Beyond Festival....with Michael McDonald. So great...they still sound strong and put on a great show 50 years later :)

@monicawitt9368

Жыл бұрын

I saw them in Detroit on the 4th of July and they were fantastic! Lots of Grey hair out there in the audience but their last five or six numbers everyone was up out of their seats dancing and cheering. They closed with Takin it to the Streets it was like a gospel revival gone crazy.

You guys will love their song Real Love, especially the chorus!

The Doobie Brothers had two distinctive eras, one with Tom Johnston and one with Michael McDonald both great kind of like Van Halen with David Lee Roth and Sammy Hagar. I just saw the Doobie Brothers in June with both of them on their 50th anniversary tour, still amazing.

As I understand it, Tom Johnston, one of the founding members had a bleeding ulcer. It got so bad he was spitting blood into a bucket while performing. Eventually, he was hospitalized and supposedly came close to death. He left the band while on tour. I don't know how or why but Mike McDonald was brought in. I believe he was a keyboardist at Steely Dan, who played with Skunk Baxter. Skunk came to the Doobies for their Stampede album, about a year before McDonald came to the Doobies, who played in their next album, Takin It To the Streets. Anyway, McDonald brought a completely different sound to the Doobies, a lot of soul and his influence helped them win their first album of the year grammy. I'm going from memory hear but I believe this is the gist to how and why McDonald came to the band. I hope this helps.

As you mentioned, there was two phases to the Doobies, the early Tom Johnson phase vs the later Michael McDonald phase. (Similar to how Heart went from their classic 70s sound of rock to their more pop-diva power ballad sound of the 80s, 90s.) Personally, I'm in the camp of the early phase band lineups.

Michael McDonald is on so many albums with great back-up vocals. Check out the Doobie Brothers Concert from Santa Barbara on the KZread!. Fun for sure!

I remember Brian Wilson saying in an interview a number of years ago that this was one of his favorite songs. Enough said.

I was just getting in the 10th grade when Michael McDonald joined and I was so used to the rockin Doobie Brothers music but he was a welcome addition to the band.

They had a song called "Real Love" from 1980 with Michael McDonald on lead vocal with is silky smooth. You can't go wrong with anything McDonald lends his vocals to. 👌🏻👌🏻

@sipesthebest128

Жыл бұрын

King Chucky, Bravo sir... my favorite DB song!

You're going to not only add this to a couple of playlists, you'll start hearing it everywhere because it is a genre-defying classic with a relatable theme and great lyrics. Thinking of y'all and hoping all is good with you and your families.

Absolutely looooooooove this tune!! It's a gem 💎 ✨️ 💖

Saw them in concert way back in my youth. They were completely unforgettable live. We were all passing "it" around and rock'n down. Ah...what a great memory!

This song got Record of the Year for 1979. I was never a big fan of the Doobies during Michael MacDonald's stint as lead singer, but "What A Fool Believes" is a pretty infectious tune.

Great lyrics! This is a bridge to Michael McDonald's solo career. I would check out Keep Forgettin by him circa 1982 which was heavily sampled by many later on 🔥

My all-time favourite Doobie song. His voice sounds incredible through good quality headphones.

@lynne5322

Жыл бұрын

His voice is like melting butter 🔥🧈.... I love it sooo much.

THAT chord change in the chorus…. Perfect

I have no idea how you missed this one. One of my favorite songs all time. Then again, several Doobie Bros songs are my favorite all time. I definitely agree that Long Train Runnin is better. I'd still give it an A+ though.

Love the Doobies! And the reaction videos y’all do of them 🙌🏼 😎

The Doobies started as a San Jose bar band and became known for playing at a biker bar in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains. They developed such a well-rehearsed gig that was way beyond bar bands, and never let their many fans down. They hit it big and toured extensively for several years - then Tom Johnston took ill, and Michael McDonald came in with his different style,; smooth, sometimes jazzy. Tom came back later and they mixed both styles into their concerts. Great musicians, songwriters, singers - awesome band!

"Taking it to the Streets" and "Minute by Minute" are two distinctive late 1970s Michael McDonald era Doobie Brothers band.

This was the first Doobie Bros. album I ever bought, new when it came out. This song is an S tier for me!

"The wise man has the power to reason away". Great song. Good job guys.

@ruuuuudiii

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"No" wise man has the power...

@kathygray7356

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What a fool believes.

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@@ruuuuudiii I was surprised to learn the lyric was "No" and not "The" but it works either way...if the fool was wiser, he'd figure out that she's not into him. Meanwhile, a smarter man than him couldn't talk him out of it.

This was my song of 14 year old, teen age unrequited love. Such a great summer for me even if she never gave me the time of day. Love this song.

My own personal ear worm , loved this since day 1 , Mr McDonald at his finest I believe !! This will be played at my funeral I assure you. 👀 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

After Michael McDonald went solo the band returned with their classic sound in 1989 with The Doctor.

Please do INXS Suicide Blonde or What You Need

This was co written by Kenny Loggins whom you should hit up even more. When Michael McDonald joined the band, The Dobbie Brothers became a very different band, you really should hit up 'Taking It To The Streets" and "Minute by Minute" next.

"what a fool believes, the wise man has the power to reason away..." incredible lyrics well ahead of the late 70s

Great choice, fellas! One of my biggest recommendations for these guys is "Wheels of Fortune." It's a great mix of their old sound and their newer sound.

There are songs where I'm surprised that y'all haven't heard before, but I'm downright SHOCKED you guys haven't heard this one. This was huge and I feel like you still hear it in restaurants, malls, etc. This is the Michael McDonald/late 70's/pop era. Other recommended songs from that era are Takin' It to the Streets, It Keeps You Runnin' and Minute by Minute.

“What seems to be, is always better than nothing.” So true.

Michael McDonald had been doing solo work and working with Steely Dan for years before joining the Doobies. This was more his influence than the original Doobie Brothers more rock-flavoured catalog.