How did we Miss this Doobie Brothers Song?? | FIRST TIME REACTION!

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  • @markstoudenmire4935
    @markstoudenmire4935 ปีที่แล้ว +579

    "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
      @zebra3stripes ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @samanthanickson6478
      @samanthanickson6478 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      ‘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
      @davecummings2424 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @MissAstorDancer ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@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
      @mr.marcus3123 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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

  • @tb6791
    @tb6791 ปีที่แล้ว +379

    🤘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
      @allisterfiend_2112 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @w.geoffreyspaulding6588
      @w.geoffreyspaulding6588 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

    • @skiprockjr.6881
      @skiprockjr.6881 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      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
      @tb6791 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @kens32052
      @kens32052 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      He also backed up Christopher Cross on a few songs.

  • @BrooklynBear63
    @BrooklynBear63 ปีที่แล้ว +24

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

    • @lisakaz35
      @lisakaz35 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      For me, it was the reverse. I always felt love. He never did.

  • @DeadAirNation
    @DeadAirNation ปีที่แล้ว +261

    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
      @TheDive25 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

    • @jonathondunbar4906
      @jonathondunbar4906 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Loggins and McDonald co wrote this

    • @sirajaxl
      @sirajaxl ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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
      @ronforeman2556 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sirajaxl Ha! 😄

    • @poppy3026
      @poppy3026 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @stevem-h3562
    @stevem-h3562 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    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
      @danmcconnell5941 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      You’re not alone!

    • @nocakeforsusan8701
      @nocakeforsusan8701 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @Jamie-lw5sy
      @Jamie-lw5sy ปีที่แล้ว +11

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

    • @ronforeman2556
      @ronforeman2556 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @RandyB521
      @RandyB521 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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!

  • @scanbu
    @scanbu ปีที่แล้ว +48

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

    • @aadams1006
      @aadams1006 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @TheDivayenta ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Skeezer66
    @Skeezer66 ปีที่แล้ว +119

    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
      @myrnafields2075 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree!

    • @mike04574
      @mike04574 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      liked their early stuff more

    • @akapam57
      @akapam57 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @michaellaporte4951
    @michaellaporte4951 ปีที่แล้ว +75

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

    • @mariefc8504
      @mariefc8504 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed. Banger songs!

  • @geoffreybonham3802
    @geoffreybonham3802 ปีที่แล้ว +167

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

    • @David-iv6je
      @David-iv6je ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @joeblow8940 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @jongroubert4203
      @jongroubert4203 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Ugh. I hate that term.

    • @georgeperkins4171
      @georgeperkins4171 ปีที่แล้ว

      and booooring!

    • @DerekDominoes
      @DerekDominoes ปีที่แล้ว +10

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

  • @rickpaul4216
    @rickpaul4216 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    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
      @SeansMusicVault ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed! Here's a blast from the past: SCTV lampooning Michael and his unavoidable voice. th-cam.com/video/4JLbhEUE_5U/w-d-xo.html

    • @kathleenconnors9013
      @kathleenconnors9013 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      He sang backup for like 3 steely Dan albums

    • @rickpaul4216
      @rickpaul4216 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @bobsatuloff1621
    @bobsatuloff1621 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

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

  • @victorduffany7723
    @victorduffany7723 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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
      @hankthetank8039 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @richardstewart1989
    @richardstewart1989 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    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
      @peterrenevitz3059 ปีที่แล้ว +9

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

    • @CW-mx7eb
      @CW-mx7eb ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @JFinSD2
      @JFinSD2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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
      @cherylstevens9914 ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @kentzepick4169
      @kentzepick4169 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Amen to that. Early Doobie Brothers much better!

  • @andyb7942
    @andyb7942 ปีที่แล้ว +50

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

    • @jml-rj5re
      @jml-rj5re ปีที่แล้ว

      It Keeps You Runnin'

  • @JimReuterskiold
    @JimReuterskiold ปีที่แล้ว +42

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

  • @daddyguerrero
    @daddyguerrero ปีที่แล้ว +90

    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
      @visaman ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @adrianstevens2146 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @daddyguerrero ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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
      @robmorrison1043 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @supasoulproductions
    @supasoulproductions ปีที่แล้ว +155

    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
      @novaculus ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

    • @l.thegirl2581
      @l.thegirl2581 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @stevem-h3562 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @tomtortolani8082
    @tomtortolani8082 ปีที่แล้ว +30

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

  • @AlanEricFan
    @AlanEricFan ปีที่แล้ว +50

    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
      @garybrumley3519 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That had to be amazing!

    • @GelliSolo
      @GelliSolo ปีที่แล้ว

      That must have been awesome.

    • @mc76
      @mc76 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/users/results?search_query=dukes+of+september+

    • @hallewis389
      @hallewis389 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saw them in Cleveland, OH...amazing!

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

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

  • @kimkramer1932
    @kimkramer1932 ปีที่แล้ว +33

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

  • @andrewmcnitt8003
    @andrewmcnitt8003 ปีที่แล้ว +144

    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
      @mikecreger9702 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sax in "Here to Love You" is incredible.

    • @zimmy4868
      @zimmy4868 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Minute by minute is 🔥🔥🔥

    • @TrevorandThea
      @TrevorandThea ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @jaycorby ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Don't forget " I Keep Forgettin' "

    • @coolcat6303
      @coolcat6303 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      “Real Love” is great too.

  • @louisnugen1248
    @louisnugen1248 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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! :)

  • @MyargonautsJason
    @MyargonautsJason ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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

  • @NokiTravels
    @NokiTravels ปีที่แล้ว +78

    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
      @dantonliam ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @frankmerris8821
      @frankmerris8821 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      best male vocalist ever imo

  • @ericjahoda2997
    @ericjahoda2997 ปีที่แล้ว +75

    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
      @LyndaHill ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

    • @wolflarson71
      @wolflarson71 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same for high school first love.

    • @leslierosenstrauch5182
      @leslierosenstrauch5182 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same

    • @NakAlienEd
      @NakAlienEd ปีที่แล้ว +8

      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
      @ejtappan1802 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @visiblepixels4632
    @visiblepixels4632 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    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
      @AnthonyT50 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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.

  • @jenl3162
    @jenl3162 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    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!

  • @cindynau8068
    @cindynau8068 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    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
      @albertsmith9315 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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
      @daveveautour4886 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yes, stay safe. Good luck from Wesley Chapel

  • @SaverioP
    @SaverioP ปีที่แล้ว +30

    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
      @joannemoyer5525 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @chrisbrimhall6323
    @chrisbrimhall6323 ปีที่แล้ว +16

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

    • @joehebert789
      @joehebert789 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @lumin3370
    @lumin3370 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    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 ❤

  • @gregf9160
    @gregf9160 ปีที่แล้ว +15

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

  • @allisonreed7682
    @allisonreed7682 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    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!

    • @djohnspangler
      @djohnspangler ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
      @allisonreed7682 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @realityiscool9483
    @realityiscool9483 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @tennesseehusky
    @tennesseehusky ปีที่แล้ว +40

    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.th-cam.com/video/etGV7D3hYoY/w-d-xo.html

    • @shanehughes740
      @shanehughes740 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @robertlear2735
    @robertlear2735 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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''"

  • @leslierosenstrauch5182
    @leslierosenstrauch5182 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @davethebarber62920
    @davethebarber62920 ปีที่แล้ว +17

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

  • @LyndaHill
    @LyndaHill ปีที่แล้ว +17

    One of my all time favourite songs. Exquisite.

    • @LyndaHill
      @LyndaHill ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That voice!!

  • @pinball1970
    @pinball1970 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The range and beauty on this guy is nuts

  • @katg6325
    @katg6325 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @victorbryant10
    @victorbryant10 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @philipberger621
    @philipberger621 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    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.

  • @clintpot8521
    @clintpot8521 ปีที่แล้ว +7

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

  • @jennhurl
    @jennhurl ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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! 🔥🎵

  • @MetalMcfly
    @MetalMcfly ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @Kevin-wk3jq
    @Kevin-wk3jq ปีที่แล้ว +18

    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.

  • @lubilou64
    @lubilou64 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Michael McDonald - what a great voice!

  • @jeffhoyt5661
    @jeffhoyt5661 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @micheleparker3780
    @micheleparker3780 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @MrTCHOSS
    @MrTCHOSS ปีที่แล้ว +25

    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.

  • @rochlejeune5789
    @rochlejeune5789 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Michael McDonald provided vocals for several key Steely Dan songs.

  • @sergeeternal3778
    @sergeeternal3778 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @wrldchamps04
    @wrldchamps04 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @surlechapeau
    @surlechapeau ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @mikehalverson9651
    @mikehalverson9651 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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
      @theodoreritola7641 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @XFLexiconMatt
    @XFLexiconMatt ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @Mogogirl1967
    @Mogogirl1967 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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
      @monicawitt9368 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @Kraffff
    @Kraffff ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Please do INXS Suicide Blonde or What You Need

  • @DianaJG8
    @DianaJG8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @ChipG3000
    @ChipG3000 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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!

  • @moonbeam2062
    @moonbeam2062 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    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.

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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
      @stpnwlf9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @vitchr
    @vitchr ปีที่แล้ว +5

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

  • @De-mi1rr
    @De-mi1rr ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @greeneyesinfl9954
    @greeneyesinfl9954 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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.

  • @WilliamTheMovieFan
    @WilliamTheMovieFan ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @MusicalHifi54
    @MusicalHifi54 ปีที่แล้ว +8

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

  • @joanieaugust4424
    @joanieaugust4424 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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!

  • @hannyland2939
    @hannyland2939 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @cher.samoht
    @cher.samoht ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @HeatherErin
    @HeatherErin ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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 🔥

  • @nitehork2796
    @nitehork2796 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @lynne5322
      @lynne5322 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @triscat
    @triscat ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @twelveytwelve
    @twelveytwelve ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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
      @sipesthebest128 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @somersetcace1
    @somersetcace1 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @oboogie2
    @oboogie2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @TheSecrets04
    @TheSecrets04 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Saw the Doobie Brothers live TWICE 🤪

  • @richardmarcotte3983
    @richardmarcotte3983 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

  • @Cheryltwin2012
    @Cheryltwin2012 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

  • @am74343
    @am74343 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This song was so huge, I remember hearing it constantly when I was like 4 years old, which would have been in 1979... Literally every time I would be riding around town with my mom, this song was playing on every FM and AM station every time we got into the car. It stayed on the Top 40 radio charts for months.

  • @midnightfury9001
    @midnightfury9001 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "Eyes of Silver" should be your next Doobie's Brother song. Great guitar riffs and funky horn section makes this song 🔥🤘

  • @CrowTRobot-ni7zu
    @CrowTRobot-ni7zu ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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.

  • @gswithen
    @gswithen ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

  • @gpxo11
    @gpxo11 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @StarBoi3000
    @StarBoi3000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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'

  • @kathygray7356
    @kathygray7356 ปีที่แล้ว +13

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

    • @ruuuuudiii
      @ruuuuudiii ปีที่แล้ว +6

      "No" wise man has the power...

    • @kathygray7356
      @kathygray7356 ปีที่แล้ว

      What a fool believes.

    • @hankamania
      @hankamania ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

  • @CadillacRiver
    @CadillacRiver ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Michael McDonald cowrote this with Kenny Loggins. This entire album is worth possibly reviewing.

  • @davidsyrotiak8758
    @davidsyrotiak8758 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering
    @jaymacgee_A_Bawbag_Blethering ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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. 👀
    👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @centuryrox
    @centuryrox ปีที่แล้ว +4

    If you guys wanna hear more from this era, try the next 2 songs on this album, "Minute By Minute" and "Dependin' On You", as well as songs from the next album "Real Love", and "One Step Closer".
    By the way, "Black Water" was sung by Patrick Simmons not Michael McDonald.

  • @mjwaldrep
    @mjwaldrep ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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.

  • @clare1061
    @clare1061 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @kevincrosby3030
    @kevincrosby3030 ปีที่แล้ว

    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!

  • @scottingram7634
    @scottingram7634 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Glad to see you guys finally hit the Michael McDonald era of the Doobies. Definitely a different style but a tasteful evolution. McDonald and Loggins co wrote several songs that were big hits for one or the other of them, as well as being great friends. One of those songs is "This Is It" which was a huge hit for Kenny and features McDonald on the chorus.
    Definitely hit "Takin It To The Streets" and for a funky, fun song try "It Keeps You Runnin' ".
    Hope you guys are staying dry.

  • @robertthomson5485
    @robertthomson5485 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Michael McDonald Era

  • @selfingwithclare3410
    @selfingwithclare3410 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank you I sooooo loved watching your expressions and movements to this one ... it's def my fave Doobie Brothers song apart from Long Train Running. But I just love love love MM's voice (especially on his own ""I keep forgetting'' and ''I can let go now'' songs.

  • @jwine4145
    @jwine4145 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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