Just came from Rick Beato 2 and his discussion of "Takin' It to the Streets" with Michael. This version reminds me of what I heard in concert a few years ago. Doobie's - You are amazing and bring so much joy to so many.
It starts out slow, like an old-time gospel tune....as though these guys, all in their '70s, need time to warm up, flexing their fingers on the keyboards, guitars and saxaphone. Just when you're about to move on to something more familiar, the song breaks wide open and you can feel your soul being lifted up by that opening keyboard riff that you've heard all of your life, only now you FEEL it and you can't help but say "YEAH!". That's the power of a great song, great musicians and one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Age is nothing but a number when you've got soul.
The hair on the back of my neck just stiffened! I have tickets to see them at The Forum in LA on October 9th! It will be about the 6th or 7th time I seen them, but probably the first with Michael McDonald. This video just made me choke up, and I can’t wait!
True......as opposed to a zillion background dancers, lip syncing, and auto tune......a.k.a. ...all the garbage thats out there today poisoning our youth.....they wouldnt know good music if it bit them in the ass
@@antoniodorso Exactly! It's all fake. Playing an instrument is a very dynamic interaction. It will never sound exactly the same way twice. That's half of why I went to concerts. I loved hearing a longer version or something other than the record on my stereo. It's memorable and personal because it's a one off. No way it will sound like that ever again. The good ol' days.
You didn't notice that none of the guitars are plugged in and Michael doesn't have a mic? Or that the second keyboard video track is out of sync with the audio? They are real musicians and they're very good at what they do, but nobody is playing live in this video.
@@scottlindstrom6743 Yeah, I did but people who can actually read music, play, sing and perform deserve big kudos simply for their musical education, self taught or not. That education and practice is how they perfected their talents and I respect that. I don't respect clowns behind keyboards or big music productions that are all fluff and the exact same sound you would have gotten if you stayed home and saved $200. Now I'm outta breathe. 😳
The point wasn’t whether they are all playing live at the same time (and it’s not true that none of them is playing their instruments), it’s that they are playing instruments and not synthesizers. Clearly McDonald is playing the piano, for one. And the guitar cords come and go. They are green screened so it’s possible the cords are wiped for some.
Just saw them perform a couple of days ago at the Zappos theater at planet Hollywood in Vegas and they were terrific. Michael McDonald sounded awesome as well as the rest of the band. What a national treasure they are. Todays music cannot match up to what this band can do and sound. Real music people, love it!!!!!
45 years ago, their's was the first live concert by a big-name band from my youth I had ever seen. It was an OUTSTANDING show and they band was so kind to the crowd at the Saginaw Civic Center (Saginaw, MI) in playing way more encores than they usually did. They've been a forever favorite and part of the sound-track of my life ever since!
Whenever Listen to the Music comes on, I have to stop everything to listen. It is one of the best Doobie Brother songs ever. Just like Taking it to the Streets and China Grove.
I was a skinny 17 year old black girl in the summer of 1980. I had just graduated from high school and some friends took me to see the Doobies at Pine Knob in Michigan. Easily one of the best concerts I’ve ever attended. As a skinny 17 year old black girl and 44 years later I still LOVE THE DOOBIE BROTHERS❤
Why I'm after all those years (about 50) still a big fan of you guys? It's the musicality, the positivity and the message of love and hope that you have been sending to the world for many years now. Thanks so much for that! By the way, loved your concert at Utrecht in 2017!. Alexander, from The Netherlands
I attended the concert on May 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. It was in a word: MAGNIFICENT! I loved every minute - by minute - by minute of their fantastic performance. Because of this spectacular show, I actually purchased tickets for the concert on October 2, 2022. Floor seats will be waiting for me this time!!!!!!
You can never ever duplicate the Doobie Brothers and the voice of Michael McDonald. The song he did with James Ingram is another timeless song as well.
Super cool. That live quarantine stuff they did last year was incredible. I'd love to see them live. It's like they have a renewed sense of purpose as a band.
Yeah, i think that new purpose is due to the rise of so much dissension, drama, pain and hatred just floating around free seemingly everywhere. I think rather than all of that, they would rather everyone be dancing, singing, smoking some grass, and creating as much love as we can. And it isn’t about that ineffective hippie attitude, but rather one of simplicity over chaos, of all of us just stopping to consider that other people are living around us, and that they all want the same things we want. To be happy, free, to be loved, and to do whatever our work calls us to do.
Just simply fantastic! Whether the Doobies are with Michael McD or without him, they are just a sensational band. A true Doobies fan will love the music with Michael just as much as the music before and after.
I absolutely LOVE the fact that Doobies ARE Tom, Patrick, Michael, the Johns, Marc and everyone else...there is no more debate on who are "the real Doobie Brothers"....THIS is the Doobs, plain and simple. Bring it, man...this is American music...no hole barred. When historians and anthropologists dig up our civilization in 1000 years, they will declare the Doobie Brothers to be the harbinger of our culture.
The Doobie Brothers' music is the epitome of "feel good" "positive vibes" "friendship" and "celebration of music". Very rarely do I hear them talk about dark and gloomy things in their music.
Back to the 70s, the golden era of music: Michael McDonald with the Doobies again, adding Bill Payne (Little Feat) and Marc Russo (one of the best sax players in the world). And this song is the best ever written by M.McD. Superb! Greetings from a fan in Portugal.
@@LucasVigor It's him alright. Although at the beginning Marc Russo was more connected to smooth jazz (Yellowjackets and others), he's been playing regularly with the Doobie Brothers for nearly 20 years. He's a superb sax player!
@@samstevens7172 John Cowan is such a talented musician and singer. Tiran Porter was in the Doobies at the time of their biggest hits and is a very hard act to follow, but John Cowan is a great choice to take on this role - he has great respect for Tiran as well.
You guys look and sound awesome. I am so grateful that you all made it through Covid. We lost so much, thank God the Bros are OK. Peace and Love to y'all from Canada.
Even though this joint came out two and a half years before I was born, I can say this one of the best gettin' your groove on songs ever made! Go Michael Mc.Donald and the Doobie Brothers!!!
God bless you I've been watching you a lot of years keep singing in the streets God is here praise your music and praise your grandchildren your great-grandchildren through your music
Oh my God! Absolutely beautifully done . That's why I've been a fan ever since '72. Whoops, I just gave my age away. But they're the best that has helped do the right things for the right reasons. And, the legendary Bill Payne on the video!
Billy Paine has been touring with them. He's a bit underutilized in that role, IMO. He's now touring fully with Little Feat, currently on the "Waiting for Columbus" tour.
Wow! That was extremely powerful! Loved all aspects, the music, the message, the video production . I actually got got chills watching this video. I’m a big Doobie Brothers fan for many years. I’m so glad they ironed out their differences.
Wow...loving this version. Opening's got a 'Georgia On My Mind' vibe to it. All these years later, the heart and soul of this band, and its immense talent, still shines brightly.
The best! I was privileged to travel to the USA in 1988 for a few months in upstate NY, Rochester. I have never, in my life, met more hospitable or lovely people of all backgrounds. Times may change but I truly believe that the generosity of spirit in the US will prevail. It is a wonderful nation.
Yes! Tiran was a legend. Influenced more than other great artists. I also loved his complex base work on the song “Without You.” Glad to meet another fan 👍
@@saltessio2107 never late to check the Doobies! My all favorite Payne licks with TDB is his intro to Sweet Maxine. Check it out! ruclips.net/video/yoJzBKTEu70/видео.html
This song always hits me straight in the heart... Especially that opening line.. and the message of this is exactly what we are going through these days..
Such a great band and truly incredible song. Michael McDonald upon a happen stance meeting was beyond kind and generous with his time as was John M. So many incredible albums and at least 20 times seeing them live. You all deserve every bit of the R and R Hall of Fame.
I was 12 or 13 when this album came out so I got into it really heavy a year or two later.. I had this album and my neighbor gave me, Joe Cocker, Mad dogs, and Englishmen.. and I was off to the races with music.. the Doobie Brothers were my second concert 1977.. and they’re one of my favorite bands today.. part of my daily rotation of music
Absolutely spectacular! Both the music and the message! Thank you all SO SO MUCH FOR THIS! You're rockin' just as fabulously as ever, plus plus!! My heart is racing!!
![The Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music (Reprise) [Live From The Beacon Theater]](/img/1.gif)
45 years later and it’s still one of the greatest songs of all time.
So pertinent to today
One of the greatest groups of all time. Simply, one of the greatest.
@@vickishook9715 Nothing has really changed. Timeless.
Still rings true today. Great, timeless song👍👍👍
@@jml-rj5re Timeless indeed
Just came from Rick Beato 2 and his discussion of "Takin' It to the Streets" with Michael. This version reminds me of what I heard in concert a few years ago. Doobie's - You are amazing and bring so much joy to so many.
It starts out slow, like an old-time gospel tune....as though these guys, all in their '70s, need time to warm up, flexing their fingers on the keyboards, guitars and saxaphone. Just when you're about to move on to something more familiar, the song breaks wide open and you can feel your soul being lifted up by that opening keyboard riff that you've heard all of your life, only now you FEEL it and you can't help but say "YEAH!". That's the power of a great song, great musicians and one of the greatest vocalists of all time. Age is nothing but a number when you've got soul.
perfectly said.
my kinda brothers forever
I never thought I'd live to see Michael McDonald finally get to the age his voice has always sounded. BRILLIANT!
Yep his voice is even RICHER!
🕺🏾💃🏾 🎶
Awesome ❤
This was the surprise of a lifetime. To see Michael McDonald back with his brothers in this awesome video is appreciated like gold
once a doobie always a doobie brother!
YES!!!
The hair on the back of my neck just stiffened! I have tickets to see them at The Forum in LA on October 9th! It will be about the 6th or 7th time I seen them, but probably the first with Michael McDonald. This video just made me choke up, and I can’t wait!
@@enriqueasebez4834
Great..that means they will come to Detroit
@@enriqueasebez4834 I'll be there too. Really looking forward to it!
This is REAL music, from REAL musicians! I have so much respect for this!
God I love seeing real musicians playing real instruments! You guys are one of the best! Thanks!
True......as opposed to a zillion background dancers, lip syncing, and auto tune......a.k.a. ...all the garbage thats out there today poisoning our youth.....they wouldnt know good music if it bit them in the ass
@@antoniodorso Exactly! It's all fake. Playing an instrument is a very dynamic interaction. It will never sound exactly the same way twice. That's half of why I went to concerts. I loved hearing a longer version or something other than the record on my stereo. It's memorable and personal because it's a one off. No way it will sound like that ever again. The good ol' days.
You didn't notice that none of the guitars are plugged in and Michael doesn't have a mic? Or that the second keyboard video track is out of sync with the audio? They are real musicians and they're very good at what they do, but nobody is playing live in this video.
@@scottlindstrom6743 Yeah, I did but people who can actually read music, play, sing and perform deserve big kudos simply for their musical education, self taught or not. That education and practice is how they perfected their talents and I respect that. I don't respect clowns behind keyboards or big music productions that are all fluff and the exact same sound you would have gotten if you stayed home and saved $200. Now I'm outta breathe. 😳
The point wasn’t whether they are all playing live at the same time (and it’s not true that none of them is playing their instruments), it’s that they are playing instruments and not synthesizers. Clearly McDonald is playing the piano, for one. And the guitar cords come and go. They are green screened so it’s possible the cords are wiped for some.
You got all these great old Doobies and then you add John Cowan, & Bill Payne from Little Feat on keys? Wow!!!!
I want to like this a million times
Me too!
Me three ....million that is
Really? BLM supports the Cuban regime. You must be a Commie, too!
@@robertainsworth7375 Not Enough!
That's a lot of alts you're going to have to create.
Just when I needed it, the Doobie Brothers come on.
Damn, I just love the Doobies! Have since I was 15!!! -A 55 year-old
Michael still sounds great 👍👍👍👍👍 Would love to see Tiran Porter performing with these guys.
I am 51 and can't get enough! Love Love Love!
Doobies never disappoint!
How blessed we are to still have these Rock and Roll Hall of Famers lifting us up with their music!
Well said!
Very!!
They still got it going on
Just saw them perform a couple of days ago at the Zappos theater at planet Hollywood in Vegas and they were terrific. Michael McDonald sounded awesome as well as the rest of the band. What a national treasure they are. Todays music cannot match up to what this band can do and sound. Real music people, love it!!!!!
45 years ago, their's was the first live concert by a big-name band from my youth I had ever seen. It was an OUTSTANDING show and they band was so kind to the crowd at the Saginaw Civic Center (Saginaw, MI) in playing way more encores than they usually did. They've been a forever favorite and part of the sound-track of my life ever since!
What an intro and what a groove.Doobies you are still impressive!!!!!!
That intro was pure southern, black, pure gospel church...amazing! For a second, I expected to hear a call to the altar! LOL
Damn! Fresh as it ever was. This is a band that has aged well. Not all of the great bands can maintain that energy over the years..
A real band playing real music.
Michael…. What can u say.. He’s thee best bar none..One of my ultimate musicians of all time..
I just love the Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald has a legendary voice!!!❤❤🔥🔥
Welcome back to the "Brothers" Michael. This music is Timeless!!!!
Whenever Listen to the Music comes on, I have to stop everything to listen. It is one of the best Doobie Brother songs ever. Just like Taking it to the Streets and China Grove.
LTTM is my ringtone.
I thought I was reading my own post! Agree!
@@loboblue5441 thank you.
Agree
An underrated gem is "South City Midnight Lady." A very pretty song.
One of the best bands of all time especially w Michael Mcdonald
Michael back with The Doobies....It don't get much better....
Love the Gospel intro. Quite appropriate for the message of one of the most iconic songs of our time.
I was a skinny 17 year old black girl in the summer of 1980. I had just graduated from high school and some friends took me to see the Doobies at Pine Knob in Michigan. Easily one of the best concerts I’ve ever attended. As a skinny 17 year old black girl and 44 years later I still LOVE THE DOOBIE BROTHERS❤
I was about to come home from military tour from Germany. I went in when I was 16. 🕺🏾💃🏾🎶
Graduate of 1980 myself.
Played in a rock group in the 70's. Played many of their songs. Great band.
right there with ya!
Did you see them at their recent concert in Pine Knob? I was there! Got to enjoy it with my whole family including my great uncle.
Yas!! Love this story! Pine Knob is the most 70’s/ 80’s name ever lol
Great song, beautiful message, Tom & Michael together. Love everything about this!
Thank you my brothers, Takin it to the Streets in Australia, for real, people power!!!!! We've got this!!!!
Respect dam right
Why I'm after all those years (about 50) still a big fan of you guys? It's the musicality, the positivity and the message of love and hope that you have been sending to the world for many years now. Thanks so much for that! By the way, loved your concert at Utrecht in 2017!. Alexander, from The Netherlands
Michael McDonald finally admits that he can't do better on his own. Sure hope 'Skunk Baxter' comes back, too!
@@neilmccann5826 That is if he's not too deep with the military complex. but you never know..
This is the best “band of brothers”, so happy that they continue to realize their music brings so much to so many!
Hats off to Cornelius, Keith and Tiran!! My faves in the day!
That singer still has it even though the music is old
Saw them in concert in 1973. You cant dven describe. Theyre legendary
I attended the concert on May 18, 2022, in Las Vegas. It was in a word: MAGNIFICENT! I loved every minute - by minute - by minute of their fantastic performance. Because of this spectacular show, I actually purchased tickets for the concert on October 2, 2022. Floor seats will be waiting for me this time!!!!!!
Ditto for Toronto..they were EPIC!
The old men still got it!! Thank you Gentlemen for decades of placing my Bio-rythms back where they're supposed to be!!!
*they're 😂😂
@@bigdicklarryc nice catch.🤣
love seeing the performance with Tom Johnston involvement, shows the group's cohesiveness
You can never ever duplicate the Doobie Brothers and the voice of Michael McDonald. The song he did with James Ingram is another timeless song as well.
Super cool. That live quarantine stuff they did last year was incredible. I'd love to see them live. It's like they have a renewed sense of purpose as a band.
Yeah, i think that new purpose is due to the rise of so much dissension, drama, pain and hatred just floating around free seemingly everywhere. I think rather than all of that, they would rather everyone be dancing, singing, smoking some grass, and creating as much love as we can. And it isn’t about that ineffective hippie attitude, but rather one of simplicity over chaos, of all of us just stopping to consider that other people are living around us, and that they all want the same things we want. To be happy, free, to be loved, and to do whatever our work calls us to do.
Well said!☺
Wow. Just like fine wine, Doobie Brothers get smoother and better with age.
Luv this great band.🎉
Taking it to my teenage years! These guys knew how to make music!!! Still do!!!
One of the most iconic bands of the 70’s. Their music lives on, ageless.
It makes & more sense every that passes.
One of the greatest bands of all times. BRAVO Doobie Brothers
Just simply fantastic! Whether the Doobies are with Michael McD or without him, they are just a sensational band. A true Doobies fan will love the music with Michael just as much as the music before and after.
I absolutely LOVE the fact that Doobies ARE Tom, Patrick, Michael, the Johns, Marc and everyone else...there is no more debate on who are "the real Doobie Brothers"....THIS is the Doobs, plain and simple. Bring it, man...this is American music...no hole barred. When historians and anthropologists dig up our civilization in 1000 years, they will declare the Doobie Brothers to be the harbinger of our culture.
They just keep doing the "coolest" versions. Great Job!
The Doobie Brothers' music is the epitome of "feel good" "positive vibes" "friendship" and "celebration of music". Very rarely do I hear them talk about dark and gloomy things in their music.
This version is so special and cool!
I like to see Tom Johnston playing with Michael McDonald.
They are the Doobie Family .
Got tickets for Oct. 26th!
This is the best version of this song I have EVER heard!!! Awesome and inspiring!!
My life is complete..waiting for this moment to come true has been long..but now the sweet has conquered the sour..ahh.🇨🇦
Back to the 70s, the golden era of music: Michael McDonald with the Doobies again, adding Bill Payne (Little Feat) and Marc Russo (one of the best sax players in the world). And this song is the best ever written by M.McD. Superb! Greetings from a fan in Portugal.
@@LucasVigor It's him alright. Although at the beginning Marc Russo was more connected to smooth jazz (Yellowjackets and others), he's been playing regularly with the Doobie Brothers for nearly 20 years. He's a superb sax player!
@@Virgolino57 , yes sir! Check out Russo on "Samurai Samba" with Yellowjackets, mid-80's...no smooth jazz there, lol!
And John Cowan(sp?) from NGR on bass. Looks like him anyway.
@@samstevens7172 John Cowan is such a talented musician and singer. Tiran Porter was in the Doobies at the time of their biggest hits and is a very hard act to follow, but John Cowan is a great choice to take on this role - he has great respect for Tiran as well.
Doobie's Best Song
Doobie Is Best 『Now』
You guys look and sound awesome. I am so grateful that you all made it through Covid. We lost so much, thank God the Bros are OK. Peace and Love to y'all from Canada.
I am speechlessly happy.lost none of their luster....
Bro I just realized that Michael became a member of the Doobie Brothers when he was only 23
And that’s how it’s done!!
Even though this joint came out two and a half years before I was born, I can say this one of the best gettin' your groove on songs ever made! Go Michael Mc.Donald and the Doobie Brothers!!!
God bless you I've been watching you a lot of years keep singing in the streets God is here praise your music and praise your grandchildren your great-grandchildren through your music
Best band ever, due to versatility of music genres played. Rock, blues, jazz….fantastic
Still got it
Oh my God! Absolutely beautifully done . That's why I've been a fan ever since '72. Whoops, I just gave my age away. But they're the best that has helped do the right things for the right reasons. And, the legendary Bill Payne on the video!
Not a thing wrong with being our age. ;)
Billy Paine has been touring with them. He's a bit underutilized in that role, IMO. He's now touring fully with Little Feat, currently on the "Waiting for Columbus" tour.
dudes, call me! lol :) my gosh unbelievable recognition just now! You all growing gracefully :) me too!
The whole world always needs a Doobie
Has to be one of the greatest groups ever. Saw them in concert 1972. They're legendary!
Wow! That was extremely powerful! Loved all aspects, the music, the message, the video production . I actually got got chills watching this video. I’m a big Doobie Brothers fan for many years. I’m so glad they ironed out their differences.
gives us aol an Amen! The Dobbies take us to Church Long live this message
Just wow! Love ya Doobies! From Ontario Canada 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇦
This version, with the video in back is just super!
A message for the ages that’s for sure! And such a soulful tune to boot!
They took this song to a superior level!!!!❤❤❤❤
Wow...loving this version. Opening's got a 'Georgia On My Mind' vibe to it. All these years later, the heart and soul of this band, and its immense talent, still shines brightly.
The best! I was privileged to travel to the USA in 1988 for a few months in upstate NY, Rochester. I have never, in my life, met more hospitable or lovely people of all backgrounds. Times may change but I truly believe that the generosity of spirit in the US will prevail. It is a wonderful nation.
One of the best Bass Lines in all of Rock. Love you guys!
Tiran Porter
Yes! Tiran was a legend. Influenced more than other great artists.
I also loved his complex base work on the song “Without You.”
Glad to meet another fan 👍
I’m tearful now: GREAT VIDEO!
Billy Payne from Little Feat makes an appearance. Best concert I ever saw live. Lowell George owned the stage.
Billy played all the piano parts in most of the early Doobie records.
@@stephenadamsmusicalinterpr4203 Thank you, I did not know that. I was late to appreciate the DBs.
@@saltessio2107 never late to check the Doobies! My all favorite Payne licks with TDB is his intro to Sweet Maxine. Check it out!
ruclips.net/video/yoJzBKTEu70/видео.html
YES!
This song always hits me straight in the heart... Especially that opening line.. and the message of this is exactly what we are going through these days..
Exactly
At last they showed their bass player !
John Cowan on bass was a perfect fit. I’m a longtime New Grass Revival fan. One my favorite singers.
Me too paul. I think it's amazing that a guy who was known for his singing landed a gig as the bass player for the doobues.
Thanks for the info, I'm not familiar with him but he sounds terrific. I will look him up!
I was wondering who that was….I’ll check him out
Great video. Always great to listen to the doobies . they are the best band ever .
John has an amazing tenor voice, and rocks on that bass! Loved him in NGR...so happy when he joined The Doobie Brothers! 🧡
i mean...they dont make classics like this no more...
This is as good as it gets! Amazing musicians!
They seem to be happy all the time
Such a great band and truly incredible song. Michael McDonald upon a happen stance meeting was beyond kind and generous with his time as was John M. So many incredible albums and at least 20 times seeing them live. You all deserve every bit of the R and R Hall of Fame.
This is a damn good song with a lot of meaning behind it in more ways than one . I didn't realize it until now! Thank you so much!
Woooo what a pleasant surprise on this craptastic Monday!
Love You Guys, thank You so much , so beautiful...Love,Love,Love your Music !!!
The greatest RESPECT for these incredible musicians- as freaking good as ever if not better.
I was 12 or 13 when this album came out so I got into it really heavy a year or two later.. I had this album and my neighbor gave me, Joe Cocker, Mad dogs, and Englishmen.. and I was off to the races with music.. the Doobie Brothers were my second concert 1977.. and they’re one of my favorite bands today.. part of my daily rotation of music
Long live these Dudes.😎
Absolutely spectacular! Both the music and the message! Thank you all SO SO MUCH FOR THIS! You're rockin' just as fabulously as ever, plus plus!! My heart is racing!!
Great to see the Doobie Brothers together rockin' and a rollin'. Missing Cornelius Bumpus, may he RIP.
A beautifully updated version. More people should listen to the lyrics and the complimentary musical riffs.
What a great message with a classic song!
Lord oh Lord this is good