SERIOUS Balls to be completely Gray in his early 30s... and wear the big mullet.. The Man's gotta voice... and musical talent.. carried him through everything...
When I saw clip that Michael now having white hair and playing with Daryl Hall & John Oates. Still can't believe that he actually younger than both of them 😄😄
The dude on the keyboard axe to the right has even bigger balls. That bald top with long dark sides is some serious Friar Tuck. You gotta be hella confident to wear that on national TV.
@adamrajcarless8145 I started gettin Grey's at 17 west irish genetics it's fairly common. Man I slayed on both ends in my early 20s got the early 40s that I lied about my age was just a fresh face auld fella to girls in my own range where I hit d Grey young 😊
Michael MacDonald - Lead Vocal, Keyboards Robben Ford - Guitar, Vocals Mike Hanna - Keyboards George Hawkins - Bass, Vocals Bobby Martin - Saxophone, Vocals, keyboards George Perilli - Drums Chuck Sabatino - Keyboards, Vocals that's a dream team or what??
Michael McDonald is a White man with a Black man's voice...No wonder, over the span of his career, he has, always, been such a soulful, spectacular and supremely gifted singer.
Mcdonald is a fucking Mumble rapper. Throw some auto-tune on him, and he is identical to any mumble rapper attempting to sing. Mcdonald is shit vocally.
I don't know if he's truly a decent vocalist. He sings much higher than his speaking voice. Close to all of his music seems to not match his range which puts him in his head voice and falsetto. The line "She had a place in his life" is right in the transition between the two and he goes hoarse. You saw the same thing with Lou Gramm and some of Foreigner's music. He singing high because there is no other way to hear him as the music is written. It seems like the meat of his range is between a half and full octave down.
In my memories I see my Dad rocking to this song, so happy, he played Bass and loved Michael McDonald - RIP Daddyo and thanks Mr McDonald for making such badass music !
Michael finally be chosen as the lead singer for the Doobie Brothers, was easily, one of the greatest decisions a band has made!!! His voice is so pitch perfect, hits all the notes, and definitely works the pocket. Congrats to the Doobie Brothers 2020 Rock n' Roll HOF Induction. It was long overdue!
That was less The Doobie Brothers and more Micheal Mcdonald and his backing band. Still made some great music but it was a long way from classic Doobie.
All those years in the eighties of going shopping with my mom as a kid always hearing songs like this on the radio and watching her Bob her head singing and smiling. So many good memories. Songs like these are like time machines of simpler days gone by.
Mine Also, i remenber beautiful mornings in Caracas Venezuela when my dad took me to the school on board he's beautiful 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo Landau light camel hearing Michaels Mcdonald. Nice time......
No way dude. Anyone, including you and me, can make that shitty, high pitch croon. That is not real singing. Anyone can warble their vocal cords in falsetto like that. Michael is just lucky he was allowed to get away with it. They do make them like this now. They are called Mumble Rappers. Michael McDonald is right there with them besides being able to play the piano well.
True, another reason why I am enjoying watching this video. Actually you can see that all of them were just enjoying, how I wish I could travel back to the 80's.
Yeah, and a great guy! Had the pleasure of joining a party with him, Steve Lukather and Billy Gibbons a few years ago. They'd all played together that night. Amazing combo.
+Matthew McManus He's talking about an incident where two people who used to know each other bump into each other, The guy has always had feelings for her and convinces himself that she might still have feelings for him. He wants to tell her how he feels but he realises, from seeing her again, that she never did. She's just being polite, he means nothing to her at all. It's so painful that he would rather think they had something, -even if he knows deep down it isn't true. He misses his opportunity to tell her that he's loved her all this time and just lets her leave and continues to lie to himself that maybe they'll get together in the future. He's been deluding himself for years and decides to keep doing it. It's quite sad actually.
I wasn't confused about the meaning of the song, I literally have no idea what he's singing, his diction is horrible. But as I said, I'm a fan :) thanks for the info though :)
this guy is so badass, no lip synced BS. standing in front, playing the main keyboard part of the song, and belting out very challenging vocals. And his band? Check out the bassist and Sax player in support. Thats making music.
its very of its time. i remember this sound from when i was a kid in the 80's. a lot of 80's music has come back today but I think this kind of stuff cant really be reproduced by todays producers. its too difficult to do. as ive got older i really appreciate this stuff. it sounds a bit cheesy on the surface but theres serious shit going on in there. great musicians, chords etc. commercial music cant do this anymore
Watching this,all I can think is "damn. This dude is good". Those key changes are legendary. Airy tone when its needed. Soul where its needed. Monster.
'THAT' man was 'BORN' to sing... Beautiful dulcet tones....... If I wasn't a Happily married women of 33yrs, I would gladly succumb to his charms!.... xXx
I was alive when real music was being made and released EVERY day.the last 15 years have kinda broken my heart.real,actual, expressive,creative music is not at all presented to the masses anymore.i live in the past musically now.
Alhough they create this song in the late 70s, i think its best when they perform it with the 80s equipment like this 1. The song composition is just made for the 80s lol
1 of my favorites every since I was a little boy I've always liked and loved the song but I didn't always know who sang it until years and years later he has a beautiful voice and of course he can sing his a** off he was most definitely ahead of his time I can't believe he was only 33years old in that performance with the Grey's in his hair Lol 😂 but never the less the man did his thing I like the sound of his voice it is soft firm and smooth and he was hitting those keys on that piano Oh and I like the background band as well man music like that will never ever ever and I mean ever be the same again as it once was over 30 sum odd years ago you go Michael your the man you song great then and you still do sing great today God granted you a special gift and for however long he will allow you to live on this earth you will continue on using that gift another 1 of my favorite singers :)
+Christian B I'm walking through a grocery store a lot of times and I'll hear a song which is in my collection. Doesn't make me feel old, makes me think it's a great song......even though I am old
VERY under rated singer. This guy has some of the greatest control of his vocals I've ever heard. Not many singers sound the same inside the studio and out. He is a rare breed. Need more like him.
I listened to this version and the 2017 version with Kenny Loggins and I hear how his voice became more sultry and collected. It's so piercing regardless. I absolutely adore his music despite this being way before my time. He is a treasure.
You know they weren’t lip syncing when they worked out an ending to the song, instead of the song fading out lol. The harmonies were almost as good as the bands today, it’s hard to compete with the talent of tracking.
I would rather listen to Fran Drescher for eight hours than have to listen to Michael McDonald. Nothing against him, but if I hear "Yah Mo B There" one more time, I'm going to "Yah Mo" burn this place to the ground.
"Son, im sorry we taped over your first birthday but its not everyday Michael Mcdonald is on TV."
jon jablonski LMFAO @0.01 HAHAHAHA 😂😂😂
Cassiopeia Wilson Lmfaoooooo
Sorry darling I taped over the last ever M*A*S*H with a rubbish james Bond film that's on every other day of the week! Parents......pfffft!
Ok Jon You are so right!💝
I’m dying 😂
McDonald's vocal abilities are fantastic to the point of being illegal.
LOL! I gotta use that. You mind?
Go ahead.
the man is blessed. no doubt
Right, he showed me the meaning of swoon.
And still go on.
SERIOUS Balls to be completely Gray in his early 30s... and wear the big mullet.. The Man's gotta voice... and musical talent.. carried him through everything...
And while everyone else around him is bald now...the big mullet lives on!
When I saw clip that Michael now having white hair and playing with Daryl Hall & John Oates. Still can't believe that he actually younger than both of them 😄😄
The dude on the keyboard axe to the right has even bigger balls. That bald top with long dark sides is some serious Friar Tuck. You gotta be hella confident to wear that on national TV.
This made me lol, like he had a choice to go grey 😂 so good.
@adamrajcarless8145 I started gettin Grey's at 17 west irish genetics it's fairly common. Man I slayed on both ends in my early 20s got the early 40s that I lied about my age was just a fresh face auld fella to girls in my own range where I hit d Grey young 😊
That voice is full of soul
Irish people have soul bro.
Drummer... slow down!
This is one of the best live performances of any song ever. McDonald freaking KILLS the vocals, and the guitar solo is ridiculously awesome.
Robben Ford ! What more can be said?!,!
Michael MacDonald - Lead Vocal, Keyboards
Robben Ford - Guitar, Vocals
Mike Hanna - Keyboards
George Hawkins - Bass, Vocals
Bobby Martin - Saxophone, Vocals, keyboards
George Perilli - Drums
Chuck Sabatino - Keyboards, Vocals
that's a dream team or what??
Michael McDonald had the right idea, get all your aging out of the way by early thirties then you don't look like you age any more until your 60 :P
he's not aged much since the mid 80's his voice has got stronger too
Lmfao
T Thomas Ha yes, my comment is tongue in cheek ;), I am a huge fan!
T Thomas Oh and he was 33 in this vid
Michael Jagger lol thats false
That Robben Ford solo is just perfect 👌
His voice is like the first scoop of vanilla ice cream you’ve had that constant craving for.
The man's a legend ❤️💖🌹
That's a stupid metaphor.
@@banditdarval9401 34 people disagree mate, including me.
@Elijah Wilson th-cam.com/video/-kA6z17pHJ8/w-d-xo.html - he doesn't really sound the same
haha nice
I came on here looking for covers and found very few. I now know the reason: no one, NO ONE, sings this like Michael McDonald.
I think his voice is one of the most incredible voices in the world. whoa.
I agree
Yes
Michael McDonald is a White man with a Black man's voice...No wonder, over the span of his career, he has, always, been such a soulful, spectacular and supremely gifted singer.
this version is better than the studio one
I keep forgetting how good Michael McDonald is.
Mcdonald is a fucking Mumble rapper. Throw some auto-tune on him, and he is identical to any mumble rapper attempting to sing. Mcdonald is shit vocally.
I keep forgeting yeahhhhhaahh
No pun intended hahah
He's a vocal monster
@@smeaglerG thanks for self identifying your idiocy.
I love this guys vocal abilities.
I don't know if he's truly a decent vocalist. He sings much higher than his speaking voice. Close to all of his music seems to not match his range which puts him in his head voice and falsetto. The line "She had a place in his life" is right in the transition between the two and he goes hoarse. You saw the same thing with Lou Gramm and some of Foreigner's music. He singing high because there is no other way to hear him as the music is written. It seems like the meat of his range is between a half and full octave down.
mtnman1984 you mean “truly world class”. “Decent” means “competent”.
@@mtnman1984 idk what this means lol it sounds good
gotta love the "we just snorted up Colombia" tempo - they are still KILLING !!!!
😂😂😂
exactly!
STILL one of the greatest voices of all time!
Yes to this day he still sounds exactly the same
In my memories I see my Dad rocking to this song, so happy, he played Bass and loved Michael McDonald - RIP Daddyo and thanks Mr McDonald for making such badass music !
you need to heal
Sorry 😓😓😓
Black people claim Michael McDonald.
guaranteed seat at the cook out
@@borisjohnson4535 I don't know about Kenny Loggins, but Bobby Caldwell definitely belongs on the list.
You can't have him
@Andy Mann [Rod Temperton has entered the chat]
Michael finally be chosen as the lead singer for the Doobie Brothers, was easily, one of the greatest decisions a band has made!!! His voice is so pitch perfect, hits all the notes, and definitely works the pocket. Congrats to the Doobie Brothers 2020 Rock n' Roll HOF Induction. It was long overdue!
You are so right! LONG overdue!
YES IT WAS LOOOOONG OVERDO.
That was less The Doobie Brothers and more Micheal Mcdonald and his backing band. Still made some great music but it was a long way from classic Doobie.
All those years in the eighties of going shopping with my mom as a kid always hearing songs like this on the radio and watching her Bob her head singing and smiling. So many good memories. Songs like these are like time machines of simpler days gone by.
Michael Mc Donald is one of my favorites of all time. I could listen to that voice all day.
You and me both, sistah!
I could look at his face all day too... Gorgeous!
Mine Also, i remenber beautiful mornings in Caracas Venezuela when my dad took me to the school on board he's beautiful 1979 Chevy Monte Carlo Landau light camel hearing Michaels Mcdonald. Nice time......
It's like my favorite radio dj says: he can sing the entire phone book, and I would gladly listen to it all day.
His looks are wow.😀
Amazing live performance considering the difficulty of the vocals - the harmonies sound superb. They don't make 'em like this anymore, kids!
No way dude. Anyone, including you and me, can make that shitty, high pitch croon. That is not real singing. Anyone can warble their vocal cords in falsetto like that. Michael is just lucky he was allowed to get away with it. They do make them like this now. They are called Mumble Rappers. Michael McDonald is right there with them besides being able to play the piano well.
smeaglerG lol tf are u talking about. Michael is pure talent. Mumble rappers are pure lean
@@smeaglerG
Let's hear it then, astound us, keyboardwarrior.
@@jjvainionpaa Listen to Lil Pump. He does the same type of singing except he adds auto tune. You can sing like him too. Just crack your voice.
@@smeaglerG you can do this...let's hear it
I could never understand what he's singing about. Lol..the Family Guy cracks on him all the time.
I liked the momentary sway-sync the bassist had with the saxophonist. Awesome song!
True, another reason why I am enjoying watching this video. Actually you can see that all of them were just enjoying, how I wish I could travel back to the 80's.
Robert “Bobby” Martin on saxophone and backing vocals. He previously played with Frank Zappa on his ‘84 tour.
Lol at whatever home movie got taped over by this 00:01
Logan N LMFAO 👏👏😂😂😂
Sounded like someone was listening to Elvis, along with a newscast!
Fuck ( insert name) birthday. This is better.
Lol...I know it was an important milestone and memory, but MICHAEL MCDONALD. That’s completely understandable.
LoL so awesome!! the vhs era...
A mullet and a hipster beard. So ahead of his time
That plumage is second to none!
Lol stupid
@@StanleyRodgers LOVE THAT!
And the late Chuck Sabatino having a bald mullet with the leftover
And he rocked both
I listened to him backing vocals in steely Dan since the 70's. What a real talent this guy has!! Rock on Michael!!!!! Cheerio!
Back when people could sing.
that's an epic mullet he's rocking there
Kentucky Waterfall for sure
Jason Nelson
How about that “Skullet” in the back right?
That mullet will work for me....heeheee
That’s the preppy mullet. No one did mullets better then Duran Duran.
He had a lot of hair...still does, but now it's snow white.
Robben Ford on Guitar. One hell of a guitar player
I didnt recognise him I wondered who it was
@@stevetaylor6488 yep Robben Ford
Yeah, and a great guy! Had the pleasure of joining a party with him, Steve Lukather and Billy Gibbons a few years ago. They'd all played together that night. Amazing combo.
God thats so cool.
have no idea what he's singing most of the time, but i like it.
Right. Whatever he's saying it just sounds good.
Matthew McManus No one knows. They say it's one of the great mysteries of contemporary adult music.
+Matthew McManus He's talking about an incident where two people who used to know each other bump into each other, The guy has always had feelings for her and convinces himself that she might still have feelings for him. He wants to tell her how he feels but he realises, from seeing her again, that she never did. She's just being polite, he means nothing to her at all. It's so painful that he would rather think they had something, -even if he knows deep down it isn't true. He misses his opportunity to tell her that he's loved her all this time and just lets her leave and continues to lie to himself that maybe they'll get together in the future. He's been deluding himself for years and decides to keep doing it.
It's quite sad actually.
I wasn't confused about the meaning of the song, I literally have no idea what he's singing, his diction is horrible. But as I said, I'm a fan :)
thanks for the info though :)
Hahah! Agreed. His diction is not the best. I wonder if singers do that on purpose sometimes because the song is too hard to sing hahahah :D
this guy is so badass, no lip synced BS. standing in front, playing the main keyboard part of the song, and belting out very challenging vocals. And his band? Check out the bassist and Sax player in support. Thats making music.
Yes can't believe he was 33 here. But his voice is great.
Unreal. Such an amazing voice and live performance
its very of its time. i remember this sound from when i was a kid in the 80's. a lot of 80's music has come back today but I think this kind of stuff cant really be reproduced by todays producers. its too difficult to do. as ive got older i really appreciate this stuff. it sounds a bit cheesy on the surface but theres serious shit going on in there. great musicians, chords etc. commercial music cant do this anymore
***** There is plenty of new music that has true feeling just like this, but you certainly can't find it on the radio!
Plus one. I always felt this was cheeY but there is serious shit there, just listen to the bass line, killer.
I agree 500% with you. Modern music is so far removed from this its just sad. Glad i grew up in an era of real music.
maskedman72 LISTEN to the bassline? Man check out that bassist, he's a pure grade A bad ass!
This was from the 70s
This is the best version I've found. Superb.
I don't give a shit if this man is white, he has soul and can sing. Hes been around along time. I love eric clampton too
+EightAndAHalf1 clapton
EightAndAHalf1 No need to be rude.
Like i said he will always be the greatest singer young an older he still got it .
Watching this,all I can think is "damn. This dude is good". Those key changes are legendary. Airy tone when its needed. Soul where its needed. Monster.
What language is he speaking? I need Will Sasso to translate this.
English...what else?
Elvish, I, a fool, believe.
The language of love my dude,the language of love
Doobie bros ....part of life soundtrack never seen 10 white boys sound so soulful
The great Robert Martin on Backing vocals and sax.
What a band, what a singer and what a song, breathtakingly good.
Michael McDonald has always been one of my favorite artists. Remarkable voice and outstanding proformer
and performer! 😂
Love this tune, and especially Robben Ford's guitar solo! What a talent!
this video is rigorously studied at Paul Mitchell's school. every cut with much attention and care.
'THAT' man was 'BORN' to sing... Beautiful dulcet tones....... If I wasn't a Happily married women of 33yrs, I would gladly succumb to his charms!.... xXx
@Madison Daily you never know!
He has the looks... OMG his eyes when he does look up! and that fabulous strong but smooth voice... would I ? oh yes lol
I was alive when real music was being made and released EVERY day.the last 15 years have kinda broken my heart.real,actual, expressive,creative music is not at all presented to the masses anymore.i live in the past musically now.
Pretty sure he left about 100 or so mustache hairs in that microphone cover
HAHAH!!! Thats hilarious!!
😂😂😂😂
LMAO!
FREAKIN LOVE HIM!
Me too
This guys vocals are amazing. What a fantastic song. Brilliant band. One of my best songs ever.
That voice is sooo amazing
So good looking. looks better the older he gets. love his voice and looks
Me too!!
hangin in the cut, look at that rhythm, them boys are gettin down! LIVE, absolutely incredible musicianship. They all know right where that beat is.
Easily one of the best captured performances of this song. A new band breathes life into this song! R.I.P. Chuck Sabatino
Ahaha 0:53 @ dude on bass guitar. Get it! Ahaha. He just transforms. He was feeling that shit!
and that guy is GEORGE HAWKINS JR.?!!?? Former singer of Mick Fleetwood's band, th-cam.com/video/96d7QHVxmCA/w-d-xo.html
Alhough they create this song in the late 70s, i think its best when they perform it with the 80s equipment like this 1. The song composition is just made for the 80s lol
yeah i actually enjoy this more than the studio album sound
ha I was thinking the same thing. An ultimate 70s song performed in an ultimate 80s style. awesome stuff.
I thought the same thing. It's a crossover of late 70's and early 80's. Anyway. Great song.
this sound suits the song so much more
Some songs were ahead of their time. Example 1978's "Two Tickets to Paradise" by Eddie Money sounds 80s as hell.
I can't believe he's only 33 in this video. Holy crap.
33? Get the fuck outta here haha
kid smith lol thats what I say!! wow people looked much older back then haha
He and Steve Martin were the few famous men to have a full head of premature grey hair in their twenties and thirties.
maybe they used just for men. their bottle grey.
LOL WHAT THE FUCK?
Such a good looking guy! 😍He sounds great then and now.
As usual, Michael was fantastic. But the drummer was way too fast.
Love this song .... and he's pretty easy on the eyes ... double win !!!❤️
This is a little too fast. Like studio version better. MM still sounds great though
1 of my favorites every since I was a little boy I've always liked and loved the song but I didn't always know who sang it until years and years later he has a beautiful voice and of course he can sing his a** off he was most definitely ahead of his time I can't believe he was only 33years old in that performance with the Grey's in his hair Lol 😂 but never the less the man did his thing I like the sound of his voice it is soft firm and smooth and he was hitting those keys on that piano Oh and I like the background band as well man music like that will never ever ever and I mean ever be the same again as it once was over 30 sum odd years ago you go Michael your the man you song great then and you still do sing great today God granted you a special gift and for however long he will allow you to live on this earth you will continue on using that gift another 1 of my favorite singers :)
I feel like I'm at a grocery store.
The best damn grocery store EVER! lol
Stacey Johnston
Don't get me wrong, I like this song. :P
I hear ya :)
+Christian B I'm walking through a grocery store a lot of times and I'll hear a song which is in my collection. Doesn't make me feel old, makes me think it's a great song......even though I am old
More like a thrift store
Most times when I hear and see him do what he does I simply think... How?
What a talent.
Oh, and BTW it’s Robben Ford on guitar. . .
So glad GTA V has this song. Always loved it.
what channel on GTA V is it on
***** Los Santos Rock Radio c:
That's one like for your name.
Just love Robben Ford's guitar solo.
VERY under rated singer. This guy has some of the greatest control of his vocals I've ever heard. Not many singers sound the same inside the studio and out. He is a rare breed. Need more like him.
So underrated that ALL the comments are saying how great his voice is.
Michael was never underrated as a singer. He was all over the 80's. Everyone wanted him on their songs..
The groove the bass player and sax guy have going is fantastic
George Hawkins Jnr on Bass great session man and voice.
I listened to this version and the 2017 version with Kenny Loggins and I hear how his voice became more sultry and collected. It's so piercing regardless. I absolutely adore his music despite this being way before my time. He is a treasure.
Congratulations on getting almost 1,200 subscribers and 2,800,000 worldwide views!!
One of the best vocalist of all time.
This is THE MOST 80s video you can find on TH-cam.
Obviously this comes from a man who has never seen "I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls.
+JBarber3d whip it and...neverending story by limahl or boogaloo shrimp are up there too
Daniel Dougan or Bolshoi's "Sunday Morning"
The guitar player to right has admiration in his eyes when he looks at Micheal....love it.
That is guitar legend Robben Ford. He's had a prolific career of his own.
Thumbs down for the bad sound and video. It doesn't matter. Still, thumbs way down. Though , thumbs up for Michael👍👍👍
HE WAS KIND OF HOT
Still is to be fair lol
Kind of?? The line goes around the block of women who would be with this dude
doacarnage 😯 woah
KINDA?.........DUHHHHH, 😍❤
0:55 That moment when the base players weed kicked in 😃
That caught my attention too
Love Michael and his music. It never grows old.💜💚❤
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Still the best! Greetins from Brazil, october, 2019.🇧🇷
Rosangela Martins 2020 agora
I never tire of this video...had it bookmarked for YEARS now
That guitar solo is so well crafted and out of the box, yet more than in there. Robben Ford's the man
Woah that's robben ford?
yes
I recognized his Dumble amp before I recognized him...
I think that's Jackson Browne.
Perfect solo
You know they weren’t lip syncing when they worked out an ending to the song, instead of the song fading out lol. The harmonies were almost as good as the bands today, it’s hard to compete with the talent of tracking.
God gave everything to Michael McDonald!
Don't be rude.
💖💝💗💗💞💞💕💕💛💓💓❤❤💚💙💙💟❣❣💜💜Love you MM!!!!!!!!!
That bassist, lol. On-point!
I would rather listen to Fran Drescher for eight hours than have to listen to Michael McDonald. Nothing against him, but if I hear "Yah Mo B There" one more time, I'm going to "Yah Mo" burn this place to the ground.
Paul Rudd 40 Year old Virgin
This is a wonderful song , sang by a real man and I respect that
Is this really 1985? Because he would only be 33 in this video and already has grey hair
His voice has so much soul in it!!!
That fucking guitar solo. They added in an extra verse just because robben ford is that good.
He is a Fantastic singer and Artist !
I watch this vid and go wow. Great vocals. Then I watch this one.... watch?v=RWnTwTXUdFU and go shit..... time has stolen from this man.
yeah,but that's still an excellent version. a little slower, more contemplative, still funky more soulful. Thanks for mentioning it, actually!
These guys put out a terrific sound and it's not everyday I see a band with two keytarists. Well done Michael.
Robben Ford pulling off a guitar solo better than any other DB performance
This is Michael McDonald and I listen to the yogpod all day.
They were trying to get that show over with...let's play as fast as we can so we can get off this fuckin' tour!