My mother died this past Sunday. This was one of her favorite songs. She was 93

@ThatOneRelatableGuy24

2 күн бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss

@luvincoco1561

Күн бұрын

Sending you strength and kindness 🙏

@TheLeelambert

Күн бұрын

My condolences

@ADVENTURESOFBZ

12 сағат бұрын

I'm sorry brother!!!! 93 GOD bless her, long beautiful life.

Who is still listening to this beautiful song in 2024???

@billclark7195

5 ай бұрын

Years to come too

@ArthurTheEagle

4 ай бұрын

I feel ashamed of admitting it, but I discovered this song a few days ago and cannot spend one day without listening to it since.

@TinyCryptoBlog

4 ай бұрын

Jesus. Not another throwback year comment...

@nicidevine6670

4 ай бұрын

Me too in 2024

@ShaggyToDank

4 ай бұрын

18 years old and appreciating the good times is what I'm doing

I'm 570 years old and still listening to this in 2354

People don't understand the level of this dude to be playing that double keyboard and also being able to sing like this he is a master of the master of the master of his craft

@lowellcalavera6045

Жыл бұрын

Bullshit

@esperanzamartin9128

Жыл бұрын

Sin duda ninguna...

@btchhopperou812

Жыл бұрын

When something comes quite naturally to an individual, this is what can happen... just have to find what comes to each of us

@bobcat8439

Жыл бұрын

My neighbor dave kogler was called nickname cowboy he was a Vietnam vet

@NicCageForPresident2024

Жыл бұрын

@Bobcat 843 that's awesome when I was in the Army my nickname was rooster because of that song from Alice in Chains and I was from Seattle and it's about a Vietnam vet.

Michael McDonald vocal performance in this live is crazy good, you can sense the quality and the power of his range. One of the best male voices of all time in my opinion.

@dewimatthews

Жыл бұрын

His harmonies on Steely Dan’s Peg are gorgeous.

@davecoalwood9487

Жыл бұрын

​@officialmichaelmcdonald009❤

@scottlemurianboxer

Жыл бұрын

Mr.McDonald, thank you for linguistic art you gave us in this song! 🙏🏻 many people don't realize in this video, how much work you're doing here! 😂 like he's hitting every note, while flawlessly going to town on that keyboard! Great song! Bravo sir! 😂👏👏 (This is coming from someone born decades after this performance)

@annewilliamson4831

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@bobcat8439

Жыл бұрын

We from Little Italy I love what a fool believes

Everyone is listening in 2024.

@anthonytaylor7928

19 күн бұрын

I.ll be seeing them in Michigan in August

@maryhook4200

5 күн бұрын

​@@anthonytaylor7928lucky!

@user-mr5hk2ki7z

2 күн бұрын

Si que si!

It’s 1981 and I am seven years old. My father is driving me in his 1974 stepside Dodge pick up truck and he’s taking me to his favorite fishing grounds in Los Angeles right outside the Marina del Rey jetties just next-door to Venice. This beautiful melody comes on the radio, and I can see my dad following along singing softly as he is shifting the three speed lever on the column of the truck while he’s holding a beer in his hand 😅 My father has been long gone after that but every time I hear this beautiful melody. I am taking back straight to that beautiful afternoon driving in my dad’s truck as the sunsets. Things are not too bad.. but I do miss my father.

@pamelanaylor7761

4 ай бұрын

It warms my heart to read your wonderful warm thoughts about your father and his voice singing. I am 81, never had any parental love but survived because of the care of others. This one of my favourite songs. Cheers from OZ 🇦🇺🇦🇺

@ralphlazio505

4 ай бұрын

@pamelanaylor - We have that same connection then 🎼. Music 🎶. I’m glad you are here ❤️ I’ve always heard New Zealand 🇳🇿 is a beautiful place.

@pamelanaylor7761

4 ай бұрын

@@ralphlazio505 Yes, New Zealand is beautiful, However, I live in Toronto, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, North of Sydney. Similar flag because we are part of the Commonwealth but Australia has stars representing the Southern Cross. 🇦🇺🤗

@user-ze8gk2bg4g

4 ай бұрын

Love Michael Mcdonald forever❤

@kansaspeach7727

3 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤

The ultimate "friend zone" song.

@google_must_die

16 күн бұрын

So that’s why it pisses me off

2024: this song is 45 years old and still a timeless classic. Brilliant way to start the year.

@alienuniverse3806

5 ай бұрын

age 28 and am here with you well and truly what a classic my mum and dad singing in the kitchen when I was younger! 💃 have a wonderful year Sir and may everything you see this year be bright and beautiful 🌍 what a way to start

@pedrocintrademoraes9185

5 ай бұрын

​🎵🎼🎵❤🔥❤🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@Randilynn66

5 ай бұрын

He closed his eyes then and he still does. He feels the music.

@bobbyb.7809

5 ай бұрын

THANK YOU!!!!!

@Dragonfly_64795

5 ай бұрын

2024 , I‘m going to be 60 this year and still love listening to classics songs like this 😊

"If love can come and love can go, then why can’t love return once more” - powerful lyrics

@diane9363

5 ай бұрын

It took me years to figure out that line! I love this song so!

@Care960

5 ай бұрын

Yes WHY

@artbunny7

5 ай бұрын

Facts!

@kelbatt7729

5 ай бұрын

i reckon once the universe knows you love someone, it will ultimately connect you if it is meant to be

@candlelightmoodromeocasano4550

5 ай бұрын

These hoes don’t love anyone. They gravitate toward and monkey branch where the best deal is

They don’t make music like this anymore😫

@jessemathes5126

7 күн бұрын

Oh my man, WHERE IS IT?! WHERE IS IT?!

this guy has so much soul it's unbelievable

The Doobie bros and Michael Mcdonald totally killed it with this one.AWESOME!!!

@catboi1188

3 ай бұрын

What a voice my god 😮so epic

My 20 y/o daughter is seeing the Doobies play in Vancouver next month, and my 24 y/o son is seeing Skunk Baxter next Wednesday. There is hope folks. Some of our youth knows what good music is.

@michaelbacchiocchi8111

6 ай бұрын

How’d she like it?

@HopeLanzasdgrrll

4 ай бұрын

Praise The Lord

@hendriksaldua8208

4 ай бұрын

I'm a believer!!!!

@todaywatchtv

4 ай бұрын

❤

@HappyBear376

3 ай бұрын

Parenting done right! 😊

Who’s still listening in April 2024? Tomorrow, April 14, is 45 years ago they hit #1 on Billboard charts. I was about to graduate from high school. ❤

@Elviolli

2 ай бұрын

Did you see the charismatic voice do it? I think she’s bringing this around again, bless her heart.

@marygarcia7182

2 ай бұрын

I am still listening 04/15/2024 ... I love this guy . The Doobie Brothers are awesome. ....

@bvaughn8776

2 ай бұрын

I'm listening April 16, 2024! Got me through High School!

@robindtowns6062

2 ай бұрын

🎉Me too, class of 1979! 🎉

@robindtowns6062

2 ай бұрын

April 4-16-2024!

Im right here right now may 2024🎉

The key change into the chorus is absolutely immaculate

@iancockburn9918

Жыл бұрын

Brilliant.

@ToyeCalvin91

Жыл бұрын

Feel my body levitating honestly when i hear that part

@leonperry7452

Жыл бұрын

Seamless

@guscox9651

Жыл бұрын

It's filthy but great, I'm listening to this on repeat rn

@twenteetoo

Жыл бұрын

This comment is absolutely immaculate

What a masterpiece. I remember hearing this as a very young child, the melody, McDonald's vocals, it's divine.

@englishwithmonica

Жыл бұрын

totally agreed...had the same exact experience - must've been around 9!! I was blown away :)

@MTJAZZ-ic6bb

Жыл бұрын

Wow that does sound divine

@belphegor9165

Жыл бұрын

Listening to this while sexually harassing by a Ronald Mcdonald

@techguy3373

Жыл бұрын

You aren’t kidding brother. My God! Never even listened to them before and this just blew my mind.

@lindapearce5699

Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!

2024 anyone?

@rashidanorwood7974

2 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉 Yes Indeed

@YuleGamer

2 ай бұрын

🙋🏻‍♂️🕺🎶

@pamelagibson2780

Ай бұрын

Absolutely ❤

@michellehayesnelson3369

Ай бұрын

❤️❤️

@allaneuphemiosantos7951

Ай бұрын

Yessssss

This is so f------ smooth. Nobody makes music like this anymore. Too bad.

SUCH A DAM GOOD PERFORMANCE!!! He’s playing the DOUBLE KEYBOARDS and SINGING LIVE LIKE A CHAMP!! Who’s doing this nowadays? You gotta love him!!

@pommiebears

Жыл бұрын

No one! It’s sad.

@user-by4pk4wk2p

11 ай бұрын

❤What. A. Great Song. Brings. Back Some. Good Memories

@supermonkeycollider

10 ай бұрын

John Legend, Alicia Keys, Norah Jones...

@garymeacham7353

10 ай бұрын

so so impressive

@Reeceline

10 ай бұрын

@@supermonkeycollider All very talented but with a double synth, playing lead chords and counter melodies with their eyes closed...?

His vocal range astounds me

@joycewilliams7054

Жыл бұрын

Right!

@NibsNiven

Жыл бұрын

He has a strong falsetto.

@janetwilliams1811

Жыл бұрын

Amazing

@melgor5785

Жыл бұрын

he's really just an incredible singer,and this genre of music is not really my cup of tea,but there's no denying the incredible talent of the entire band.I cannot stand hippyish type stuff,but I love everyone in the Doobie Brothers,especially MM and Patrick Simmons.Patrick Simmons is the only hippie I've ever been in love with. ADORE him.

@dewimatthews

Жыл бұрын

Check his backing-vocal harmonies on Steely Dan’s “Peg”.

beautiful voice, love it. "WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES, HE SEES, NO WISE MAN HAS THE POWER!"

I am 72 years old and I'm still listening in 2024❤🎉

@w.rod_4463

Ай бұрын

I am. I'm 53 and it still sends chills downwards

@parody_bear_mike

Ай бұрын

did either one of you find or see the carnivore diet its all the health rage now

@joannalech6131

Ай бұрын

So am I

@woodrowmulligan7158

Ай бұрын

YES!!! Keep rockin'!!

@theresadarr3084

16 күн бұрын

Me, too, 72 and loving this song.

At 70 years of age, I continue to be amazed by this song. In my opinion, it's one of the most stunning songs ever written or performed. I can't imagine how this song was ever even conceived. Masterpiece. My hat's off to the Doobie Brothers. How fitting that this song should be the 500th Number One Rock single since Bill Haley and the Comets performed the first number one Rock single, "Rock Around the Clock," in 1955.

@trevorgreen125

Жыл бұрын

Maybe he wrote this about a personal experience he went through himself??

@stevecourchaine8457

11 ай бұрын

I’m with you on that. This song keeps me a young 72 year old.

@marydt8981

11 ай бұрын

Masterpiece of masterpieces

@martaspeerli1307

11 ай бұрын

@@marydt8981 a mi también coincido gracias pero yo con 67 años un beso Marta Argentina

@ElizabethFinn-kt7ye

9 ай бұрын

Can you believe we are this age? Romberg when we thought people who were thirty were old? eating some crow here at seventy one🤧

One of my all time favourite songs! Never gets old. What a voice ! What a band ❤️🇨🇦❤️

@bryan2523

Жыл бұрын

I agree, so true.

@Kedbuka

Жыл бұрын

Yep, his voice is amazing. Huge talent

@BenDover4Mee

Жыл бұрын

Whgt a voice, you can't understand half the words he's singing!!!!

@myrtlegordon5161

Жыл бұрын

Velveteen voice is what it's called

@karenpresdorf1685

Жыл бұрын

I'm going to see them in concert this June. Can't wait. The music of my young adulthood.

One of the best songs ever written by Michael and Kenny. Still listening today and I’m 73. Michael is my favorite male vocalist, and the Doobies my favorite band. ❤

One of the all time great songs. Wow! This is a horrible cliche but, they just really don’t make them like this anymore. Absolutely tremendous song

One of the greatest songs ever written. Just amazing.

@twicemymind

Жыл бұрын

Wholeheartedly agree with you

@andrecureton6862

Жыл бұрын

Amen in total agreement 🙏🏿

@wtmcgowin

Жыл бұрын

I used to think it was cheesy as hell. Then I really started to listen to the lyrics. It's an amazing song.

@Corekidbeenybunny

10 ай бұрын

@@wtmcgowindamn right!!! Understanding the lyrics gives the song a whole mother level of awesome because we all have been in the shoes of the man in the lyrics

@kishascape

10 ай бұрын

I have a Michael McDonald fetish :3

He's singing, playing piano and synthesizer all at the same time. That's some feat.

@kevingovender361

3 жыл бұрын

The man's a musical genius...one of a kind

@anniee6616

3 жыл бұрын

Lots of practice

@ermadurbin6394

3 жыл бұрын

That's how it was done back in the day.

@raymondtovey3722

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry Its Tom He Is The Doobie .Dont Like This Guy ,

@wildnites558

3 жыл бұрын

Way back in the day, McDonald was a first call studio musician so playing 2 keyboards at the same time would not be much of a problem for him. However, this song is especially difficult for keyboardists to play since the tricky piano riffs with tricky hand positions are constant throughout right to the end. And then he's still able to add in synth/strings keyboard in the left hand while playing the tricky right hand riffs *AND* singing it perfectly. That's some serious talent.

I read recently where Donald Fagan (Steely Dan) regretted that the band voted him down when he wanted Michael to take over lead vocals. The master saying this speaks volumes to this man's singing talents.

Absolutely one of my most favorite songs may 2024 I am 65 and still young at heart

@parody_bear_mike

Ай бұрын

Earth was formed somewhere not to long ago, The Mk ultra fools don't see, Tryin' hard to Procreate, What had yet to be created, all of this life, did i muster a smile, For my biblical tale, Never coming near what I wanted to say, Only to realize, Globe never really was, God, should have a place in your life, the bible, never made you think twice, jesus rises from deaths doorstep, Anybody else would surely know, He's watching us sin, But what a fool believes, he reads, No NASA man has the power, to reason away, Earth seems, to be, Is always better than Big Bangs, There's nothing at all? keep sending love. Somewhere back in Time long ago, Where you can still believe there's a God who made life, Someday, somewhere, Jesus will return, God should have a place in your life, the bible never made you think twice, jesus rises from deaths doorstep, Anybody else would surely know, He's watching us sin, But what a Fool believes, he reads, No NASA man has the power, to reason away, Earth seems, to be, Is always better than Big Bangs, There's nothing at all? But what a fool believes, he Reads...

@marilynpowell3610

Ай бұрын

I am almost 63. Love The Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald.

How many bands are this deep in talent? The level of musicianship, the quality of the vocals, how tight they are, absolutely amazing!

@nbrown4205

11 ай бұрын

I never even knew what a Doobie was! Then I wised up.

@kishascape

10 ай бұрын

I have a Michael McDonald fetish :3

@garymeacham7353

10 ай бұрын

none at all for decades

@Guitcad1

9 ай бұрын

And I'm pretty sure this is the same recording that they released, which means it was a live recording with no layering or any of those other studio tricks.

@Peter-pb8jg

7 ай бұрын

nope... vocal is different. @@Guitcad1

Michael is one of the GOATs. He has one of the most recognizable voices in music. Lead singer for the Doobie Brothers but his solo career, collaborations, & background vocals are equally as legendary. "I Keep Forgettin" is right up your alley. You'll know the melody in a heartbeart.

@garymeacham7353

7 ай бұрын

Great that you appreciate his phenomenal talents.

@latonyamontoya7950

5 ай бұрын

He is definitely a remarkable person!!❤💯

@danikitttie

4 ай бұрын

Oh gosh, I love watching the music video from Toto's I'll Be Over You. I remember as a kid loving hearing McDonald's voice and didn't realize he was in the song, and then I saw the mv and was like 😱!!!!

Listening in 2024!! Song is still one of my favorites!!

@alvaniacosta4732

Ай бұрын

Concordo com você, música que não canso de ouvir

@G13MomCat

Ай бұрын

Perfetta en me~

These are some cold lyrics. He thinks he’s going to rekindle their past relationship and she’s signaling there’s no hope but he’s a fool that believes he still has a chance. Great songwriters can really capture things like this. “He never made her think twice.” Whew! 👍👍

@ShadrackRoberts

Ай бұрын

💯🎯

Still an amazing song 43 years later. I've grown up listening to this song and I'll listen to it till the day I die. An absolute classic

@BlaydeAlabama

Жыл бұрын

I'm a Dec 1979 baby....I love this since a toddler. Me standing up dancing in my mom's car!!!🤣 pre carseat yrs. She said I liked the hey 19 song too!

@juliefawcett556

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I agree! ❤

@donbuckner9913

11 ай бұрын

I was born in 1953 and I love the Doobies

There’s not many songs that the very first time you hear it you fall in love with it. For me this was one.

@commonsense2680

3 ай бұрын

Me too! Even thought I was too young to even understand the lyrics, I could tell the melody and harmonics and MM's voice really hit my heart and never left. It is so difficult to name a "favorite" song there have been so many awesome rock songs in my life, but this one ... never fails to make me fall to pieces, takes me back to when I was so young but still remember that weird feeling in my heart the first time I heard this. If I had to name the best song ever (other than classical) it would be this one. I am not even sure why.

@nancyqueyrel8589

Ай бұрын

😊​@@commonsense2680

Who's listening this on June, the 4th, 2024? I know it's such a clichè ... but life was different then...

@rosslynmcmahon1193

12 күн бұрын

June 14 ❤

@user-mr5hk2ki7z

2 күн бұрын

Que nostalgia!....si la vida era diferente

@user-mr5hk2ki7z

2 күн бұрын

Junio 23 ❤🤗

Still loving this 44 years later. The older I get, the more I want to go back in time, to that era of peace and love.

@John-mx1sd

6 ай бұрын

I’m hearing you bro

@highr3w759

6 ай бұрын

At least you got to witness it. Everyone wants to be younger but I wish I was older, wish I was apart of this era. Peace.

@redwingblackbirdnell

5 ай бұрын

in 1980 drove and delivered a pickup Vancouver to a gold outfit in Whitehorse..listened to Minute By Minute all the way..5 days!

@Jacen13

5 ай бұрын

I agree! I want to go back too but the peace & love thing .. I think all the crazy stuff was just hidden. Nowadays we have windows into the world, all over the world .. even in homes. We see a lot more, hear a lot more & suffer a lot more for it. 😪

@ginasmiles5056

5 ай бұрын

Me too...Reminds me of my Parents driving down the coastline ❤

who’s still listening 👂 in 2022

@allmurdock1691

2 жыл бұрын

Always

@tompease8810

2 жыл бұрын

Always good stuff to listen to

@griffdocta

2 жыл бұрын

This guy!!

@rosslynmcmahon1193

2 жыл бұрын

Me...loving all their stuff💜

@memehorse3658

2 жыл бұрын

👂

They were the best group… saw them in 1970! They still have the best songs and music!

I want this played at my funeral.....my late husband, Richard, and I listened to it on every trip we ever took! Miss him so much,,,,,,

@RichAliceOlga

3 ай бұрын

🥰

I was 11 years old and fell in love with this song and music. Still a favorite now at 54 . What a classic ❤!!!

@bettomed3

Жыл бұрын

me too dear friend...🤩 greatings from Colombia

@znaz1999

10 ай бұрын

Me too... At 54😅

@kishascape

10 ай бұрын

I have a Michael McDonald fetish :3

@angelamarshall6567

9 ай бұрын

Exactly 4 years behind me.... still love it..xxx

@joeSmashman

8 ай бұрын

That’s Awesome Brother 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Once played this song 27 times in a row to help me with an issue I was having with my wife. I felt so alone, and unhappy. This song helped me to cry and let it out instead of bottling it up. Such a soulful song that `brings forth emotions from deep in my soul. Its a song of yesterday and easier times. A master piece to live through the ages.

@jimanderson2518

10 ай бұрын

Hoping you resolved your issue😊

@waco1210able

10 ай бұрын

Prayers my friend

@Rob-Benny-Hill

10 ай бұрын

🫶@@waco1210able

@Rob-Benny-Hill

10 ай бұрын

Yes. Life's a long road. We all reach the end in one way or another. Smooth road now, but who know what tomorrow brings. Thanks for your kind words. @@jimanderson2518

@autumnleaves8553

10 ай бұрын

It's got to be done!

I was a young boy back in 1979 when this song came out.... I'm 51 years of age now and still listening on 05/10/2024

Jeff "Skunk" Baxter just chillin' on that guitar, enjoying the vibes and laying down his masterful licks.

Michael has perhaps the most unique voice in popular music. You know it's him from the first note he sings. He also sounds great.

Still rocking this in 2022 !! Grew up listening to this... Brings back memories. ♥️

@robertcolfack26

2 жыл бұрын

Me too I grew up with the Doobie Brothers back in the 70's.....

@Sp8man00

2 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed

@andyedinburgh3699

2 жыл бұрын

@top cat enjoy I'm envious 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸👍

@andyedinburgh3699

2 жыл бұрын

@top cat going t o see the eagles on Wednesday 22nd June in edinburgh🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😁

@johnludgate4690

2 жыл бұрын

Love it

This Is one of the best pop rock and yacht rock songs I've ever heard.

the best male vocalist of all time

The lyric alone manages to be a masterpiece of situational imagery :"she musters a smile for his nostalgic tale" as well as being profound commentary on human behaviour: "never coming near to what he wanted to say" "What seems to be - is always better than nothing" never mind the tune, the lead vocal, the harmonies the groove!

@mjmsongs

9 ай бұрын

Absolutely perfect comment - you totally nailed it. Nice to know now & then someone 'hears' things exactly the same way you do. Cheers, mate!

@mralexforbes

9 ай бұрын

For me this song perfectly describes Limerence...

@andrewarmstrong6592

8 ай бұрын

Agree totally , there songs...and then there are SONGS

If this song was 30 mins longer, it be perfect.

@Hell0_k1tty779

3 жыл бұрын

That's so hilarious and so true.

@Hell0_k1tty779

3 жыл бұрын

Hi

@theprincess74000

3 жыл бұрын

set to replay 5 times :)

@jimmiestrong6756

3 жыл бұрын

It'd be too short, still

@27THEBREEZE

3 жыл бұрын

ohh it is

June 3, 2024. Never gets old. Making us happy for almost 5 decades. Thank you Doobue Brothers.

Doobie brothers coming to Dallas this month!! Got my mom tickets for Mother’s Day. I’m now out of the dog house! 😊

Michael McDonald's voice is nothing less than a gift from whoever created this universe. I could listen to him sing Gregorian chant, nursery rhymes, Tuva throat singing, or a complete reading of the New York City registry of deeds ... it doesn't matter what he's saying or singing. All that matters is the *sound* of his voice that has been so special. Nobody has ever had a voice like his. Although, if I were forced to find a similar voice, I might suggest Mel Torme. They both had/have voices that are supremely velvety.

A late classic from the Doobie Brothers 😂!

Still an artistic beautiful song 2024!!❤❤❤

Who’s still rocking this jam in 2021??? 👍👍👍

@blacknbougie8021

4 жыл бұрын

Me🤚🏾 listen to it everyday.

@tylerfoley7836

4 жыл бұрын

@@LOrealHardly Who is still posting who is still listening to X in 2020????

@stratu23

4 жыл бұрын

Not you. You just go from song to song posting this kind of inane, sh!tty comment.

@glynismorris2196

4 жыл бұрын

May I say: congratulations Doobie Brothers!!

@jivadaya6439

4 жыл бұрын

This song is SAVING me right now (again)

The great Michael Macdonald a natural -born singer,.

@polyscroll

Жыл бұрын

There has NEVER been another voice like his. All you have to hear is one or two words and you know who's voice it is! Unmistakable greatness!

Love Doobies !

The world I hope, its brilliant 🎉

I'm still listening in 2023 and will be listening for as long as I can. There's nothing like Michael McDonald and The Doobie Brothers. Love ❤️ them all!

@Officialmichaelmcdonald0009

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement . The support of wonderful fans like you keep me going and strong

@dominiquehochain2380

6 ай бұрын

You are wonderful...from Picardie in France ❤❤ .​@@Officialmichaelmcdonald0009

@bigal7326

5 ай бұрын

And me

@jonrosen7980

4 ай бұрын

@@Officialmichaelmcdonald0009 There was SO SO SO much incredible music back then. Just finished listening to Linda Ronstadt and Crosby Still & Nash. Doobies are always right there in my mind too. I saw you guys in Cedar Rapids Iowa of all places back in the 70s (I was there from Los Angeles for a work project and you guys were performing that weekend and I was able to come up with a ticket - AMAZING concert!) Thanks for all your great work and I would still come see you playing live!

High pitch song, hard to sing, easy to enjoy

@LittleJerryFan92

5 жыл бұрын

True that! This is a song where I feel like you need some backup vocals on the high parts.

@derekkase7884

5 жыл бұрын

Gotta have the voice

@willettdouglas

4 жыл бұрын

Man you aint even lying

@damarcusglover4631

4 жыл бұрын

It's hard to sing after this dude period such a unique tone and crazy control. Make you feel like u cant sing lol

@1southpawbass

4 жыл бұрын

@@willettdouglas 😂

Can't get this song outta my head!!!!

When music was great music.

Ok. Who’s still listening in 2024? 🎉

1978.... What a memorable year!

What a BEAUTIFUL song..just love michael mcdonald..❤ wonderful 🎶 🎵

Damn that is a lifetime jam! 5/10/2024 checkin

What is really special, you guys, is learning how Michael came on with the Doobies. The Doobies have a tremendous rockumentary, called "Let the Music Play", it chronicles their career. The band members talk a ton in it, so it is special. Also, their manager Bruce Cohn talks, and producer Ted Templeman. These men are very special, and have a bearing that is so interesting. What I learned, is that the Doobies were bad ass going in to the late 70's. They were HUGE. And then front man Tommy Johnston got sick. Tommy is such a great guitar player, but also was a super soulful singer kind of like Michael. Tommy and rhythm guitar player/singer Pat Simmons were the heart of the Doobies. I didn't know them back then, I was getting in to the beginnings of 80's British metal & American hair metal, lol. But I learned about this in Let the Music Play, about a year ago. Tommy couldn't sing, they were fucked. They went on a little bit with just Pat singing, but Pat knew that wouldn't last. Just a bit previously, the Doobies added a guitar player, Skunk Baxter, who had gotten fired from Steely Dan. Well, when Tommy went down, Skunk said "Hey, I know this guy who came in to the studio and did backing vocals with Steely Dan - Michael McDonald". Songs like Peg, and maybe another one I think. Well, the guys said "Ok", and Michael flew out for an audition. The guys flipped.Out. Incredible Doobies bass player Tiran Porter took an immediate liking to Michael, and invited him over to his house, where he had a studio in his basement. In the basement, Michael unveiled his keyboard driven pop groove, sang 3 songs that he had written and were in his back pocket, and Tiran, a veteran of several Doobies tours, flipped the fuck out. Tiran recorded a tape, and took it to the guys. They were already very happy with Michael, because he swooped-in and saved their butts by coming out and singing Doobies songs without Tommy, and saved their huge tour. But they had no idea he could write songs. They just met him! At that point, Michael was a hired gun. Maybe one and done? Well......then it came time to introduce Michael to legendary producer Ted Templeman. Pat said "Mike, play one of your songs for Ted". Michael was nervous, and said "Well this song isn't really finished". Pat said "Go ahead". So Michael started, and he played Taking It to the Streets. Bumm.... bummm bumm..."You don't know me but I'm your bROTHHER"..and Ted's eyes popped out of his sockets and his mouth was agape. In front of him, was a young Michael McDonald, who Ted later called "The most talented musician I ever sat with in the studio". And thus....the Michael McDonald era was born :) Magic. History. Beauty. Excellence.

@adambutterfield2307

2 жыл бұрын

Do you know why skunk was fired from steely Dan? Or do you mean he was just hanging around doing some session work? I adore his solo on how do the fools survive

@colbs237

2 жыл бұрын

@@adambutterfield2307 Hi Adam. I think I may have gotten it wrong on Skunk being fired. I think he said "fired" in the rockumentary, but that might be want he wanted to say at that point. Since then, he has said he "left". He gave a reason: "I felt that the direction that Steely Dan was headed was much more of a studio and not live-oriented in concept. I think Walter and Donald wanted to carry the studio concept to its “nth” degree. I joined the Doobie Bros because I felt that there was an incredible amount of raw talent and had a bit of a vision of what that band might become. When I asked Michael McDonald to join the Doobie Bros, I felt that vision turn into a reality."

@adambutterfield2307

2 жыл бұрын

@@colbs237 ahhh that would be classic skunk

@rafaelyanez5700

2 жыл бұрын

EXTRA EXTRA EXTRAORDINARY ARTICLE. I REALLY THANK YOU FOR WRITING IT!

@colbs237

2 жыл бұрын

@@rafaelyanez5700 I am so glad you liked it, Rafael! :)

This tale of a sad guy meeting up with his old flame and failing to see that she is no longer interested in him came out when I was 19 and it has been with me all those years. I am only now waking up to how intelligent and beautifully constructed the lyrics are: "She had a place in his life, He never made her think twice, As he rises to her apology, Anybody else would surely know, He's watching her go". Poetry! Thank you Micheal and Kenny

Helping me get thru this hard time in my life

@FC-di4wz

16 күн бұрын

This will surely help..❤ it's just beautiful

im in my late 40's and this song makes me happy like from childhood in the back seat on our way to the amusement park

I watched the doobies last nite on PBS and all the memories flooded back. One of the best bands from the 70s. Especially out cruising on my bike.

@Jmm147

Жыл бұрын

I caught it flipping through the channels last night. I was shocked at how good they still sound. It was an awesome set.

@elias01

Жыл бұрын

The concert from Greek teacher?

@daleval2182

Жыл бұрын

Kenny Loggins wrote this one

The sad thing about this song is that it has to end.

@paisleyprincess7996

4 жыл бұрын

The end is when she apologizes, and leaves him in the dust

@brendakrieger7000

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@Express-420

4 жыл бұрын

@@brendakrieger7000 great song please check out The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street Album Review on my channel

@Express-420

4 жыл бұрын

@@paisleyprincess7996 great song please check out The Doobie Brothers - Toulouse Street Album Review on my channel

@brendakrieger7000

4 жыл бұрын

@@Express-420 sure will

74 yrs old in 2024 and still jamming to it. 😊 ❤

@beatricedesbois2108

Ай бұрын

👋 Le bon son est comme 1 bon vin....💚

@steecaz

Ай бұрын

@G13MomCat

Ай бұрын

God is Blessing you, Vivian!! My best friend will be 73 in August, and she STILL DRIVES AN 18 WHEELER!!! Age is but a flailing number....stay Blessed!!🎉🎉

@G13MomCat

Ай бұрын

​@@beatricedesbois2108indeed🎉🎤🎧📻 Vino 🍷es Perfetta en me, accompaniado en la Musica 🎇🎊🎆🎗️🥂

The Doobies at their best.... this one never gets old.

One day hope to achieve the coolness of the dude sitting down in the shades playing guitar. What a legend.

Man I love 70's music.

@chevken1831

8 жыл бұрын

+MackeyDeez I love about 98% percent of it.

@saladbrain

8 жыл бұрын

+MackeyDeez Me also. One of the best decades of the 20th century for music.

@elmalora4540

6 жыл бұрын

saladbrain

@kinniwright1642

5 жыл бұрын

Miss those fun times

@cilenefranca1526

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! 😍

What a masterpiece... MMcD is so fantastic.... 2023 and stil listening. Thank you for the music ❤️❤️

@romanabutina6420

10 ай бұрын

@MichaelMcDonald- I'm flattered for your answer....It would be great if you come to Croatia (if not a concert, for holidays at least :-)

These songs never get old.

No wise man has the power to reason away. Goosebumps. My favourite song❤😉🇪🇦

I am, almost 66 years old, love this song, timeless.❤

@Officialmichaelmcdonald0009

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your support and encouragement. The support of wonderful fans like you keep me going and strong.

@delfinturqueza6573

Ай бұрын

me too

Being a drummer, I have got to give it up for him. He plays exactly what this song calls for....straight ahead, let the vocals, keys and organ shine. Put 10 drummers in the studio on this one and you'd have 10 totally different grooves and I can almost guarantee half would over play. If I sat down to play this, I would definitely have been much busier but this is absolute perfection for groove. Simple, straight ahead and no fluff. The level of talent in the Doobie's is off the charts, always has been and each of the players are masters at their craft, playing exactly what the song calls for, nothing more and that's why I think it's perfect.

@davidladd8821

Жыл бұрын

txdrummer5150 What I find incredible about the Doobies is that they always had two drummers playing on their concerts. You can see them both here (Keith Knudsen and John Hartman) plus Bobby LaKind on congas, all playing in remarkable sync. Always loved the dual drummer rhythm section.

@FC-di4wz

16 күн бұрын

❤ well said

Those lyrics are still true to this day. No wise man has the power to reason away what a fool believes.

Who here in 2024🧐❤️

@gilbertp.9851

2 ай бұрын

Im down

@joycepugh1152

2 ай бұрын

I’m here in April 2024. Love this song, theres just something about it.

@Ms.Tee65

2 ай бұрын

April 11th

@mrcowboyroblox9989

2 ай бұрын

Here

@malkum77ify

Ай бұрын

I am

This track slaps so hard.

@toddinthemiddle

Жыл бұрын

:)

@wagner9050

Жыл бұрын

Slaps??

@boomyashockya7166

Жыл бұрын

Wtf is slaps?

@Boppercat

Жыл бұрын

@@boomyashockya7166 it slaps as in its a banger, it hits hard, it’s a bop, I think you get the jist

@boomyashockya7166

Жыл бұрын

@@Boppercat oh I see, never heard it before. Thanks for the clarification 👍

That’s what I was raised on. It’s why later loved R&B, funk and hip hop. What a contribution we owe from our black musicians 🙏🏻

im 57 years old and still listening to this song for 45 years... and still rocks. no music can compare if was made after the year 1990 ...!!!!

I’m not ashamed to say I know about this song from GTA V. Some summers ago me and my friends would play it religiously and this song always made me feel something when I was drinking my coffee in my room while it was raining outside and playing GTA V

How is this song so perfect, and a live performance at that?! The bands of the 70s were the coolest. Musicality is amazingly soulful. 😊😊❤️

I remember listening to this song, I was a teen, and didn’t know much English, but I remember how happy this song used to make me feel. Still love it, and now I know the lyrics!!

His voice is soothing. Like a teddy bear.❤

It never gets old!!!!!!!!

Michael Mcdonald. What a monster ! What a voice ! Like a thousand people trampling on my grave .Churns up every emotion,every memory. So good

@hollywood4834

Жыл бұрын

Yo wtf

@mauricemay9798

Жыл бұрын

Great band great singer

Forty-one years on this earth and I've just recently heard of The Doobie Brothers. I can't get enough of this song. I need to hear more.

@evelynberry8244

9 ай бұрын

Welcome

@agayactornamedmichaeldougl6289

8 ай бұрын

Never heard of Roy Orbison?

@garymeacham7353

7 ай бұрын

Ya mo be there -michael McDonald and James Ingram, you will love it.

@dirkevans3443

7 ай бұрын

Brother, you need to get out more! 😂

@cliffg7459

7 ай бұрын

It wasn't one of the many genre or era of music that I generally listened to. @@dirkevans3443

Seen them in 2023 they were awesome 👍👍

Recorded live and sounds just as good if not better than studio. Talent!

The Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald went HARD AF. I Remember in the Early 80's when this came out. Classic BLUE Eyed SOUL!!!!✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾