ANOTHER HIT!... | FIRST TIME HEARING Doobie Brothers - What A Fool Believes REACTION
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This is the all time Michael McDonald at his Finest. There are no words to describe this Man’s Voice. Except heaven. My above all favorite singer
Certainly one of the best vocal performances I’ve heard
Yep. BLUE Eyed Soul at its BEST!!!
Check out the one of Mike singing/playing it solo a few years back. He’s 65 at the time and sounds better than ever. His voice, like Sinatra’s, mellowed and became more full as he aged and added significant body mass. Cheers!
Word
We will probably hear him singing when we walk through the pearly gates way into the future!
Michael McDonald caused this band reach to increase in my opinion, when he joined in 74. A song from a later ablum of the Doobie's "Takin it to the Streets" is uptempo and has a great groove and doesn't really have a genre, per se, but has pop and R&B influences and a great Sax solo.
Lead singer is Michael McDonald who is one the greatest rock/soul/R&B/pop male vocalists in the last several decades and he has fantastic phrasing, control, emotion an one of the most unique soulful tone to his voice (he's also a great songwriter and keyboardist). He has had a bunch of solo hits (I Keep Forgettin', Sweet Freedom, Take It To Heart) and has also sung backup vocals (and some duets) on a multitude of songs by various artists, including Steely Dan, Kenny Loggins (a long time friend and writing partner), Carly Simon, Patti LaBelle hit duet On My Own), Christopher Cross, Aretha Franklin, James Ingram (hit duet Yah Mo B There), Bonnie Raitt, Toto and even Van Halen (he co-wrote the song I'll Wait on their 1984 album).
Aaron Neville hits the falsetto?,like an Angel. Try "Don't know much" song by Aaron Neville & Linda Ronstadt. I’m told now he not a falsetto but great none the less
Arron and his brothers yellow moon is my favorite!! Wish they would give it a listen!!!
@@jlangguth1 gotta try that myself
OMG! we can't forget Linda Ronstadt...another perfect Female Friday. Geez all her songs were great. Try Blue Bayou by Linda. Talk about high notes - she hits notes only dogs can hear - ha.
@@karensilvera6694 that’s so true. Great choice for Female Friday. Linda’s rendition of Blue Bayou is a All time classic.
@@karensilvera6694 Linda Ronstadt is the ultimate chameleon. I'd love to see a reaction to one of her harder hitting songs like "You're No Good" immediately followed by "Poor Wandering One" from Pirates of Penzance.
I went to their concert in 1977 they were so good 👍 and now I am a 66 year old woman
The under-rated Michael McDonald. A fantastic singer and composer. Long a backup singer--he did a lot of great work with Steely Dan--this record is McDonald finally stepping into the lead, and making his own record. The lead and harmonies are Mike. That rhythm and arrangement were like nothing on the radio at the time. That record was a huge, influential, hit.
He's also sung his face off with Steely Dan. Check out Peg for his signature tight harmonies. Heaven.
You guys reactions are always so beautiful, you just let the music move you. Thank you. Keep loving.
Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins written - my bomb blue-eyed soul duo 🤦🏽♀️ what can I say ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
Micheal Mc Donald became the vocalist for the Doobie Brothers at this moment. He is the guy who is hitting those falsetto.
Not one of the originals but an an original in this group
all their songs are good
You also might try the Eagles, I Can’t Tell You Why.
Michael Macdonald is a G! Listen to "I Keep Forgettin." I think you'll recognize the melody. 😉
That was fun ya'll! 😁 sample Summer Rain- Johnny Rivers " song 🎵 👌
Disco?!🤣🤣🤣
You guys should check out "Black Water" by the Doogie, such a great song.
Two songs you should consider reacting to minute by minute 1979 real love from 1980.
Amber, i think you would like Hello It's Me by Todd Rundgren. It could fit about three different genres.
He came from somewhere back in her long ago
The sentimental fool don't see trying hard to recreate
What had yet to be created once in her life
She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale
Never coming near what he wanted to say
Only to realize
It never really was
She had a place in his life
He never made her think twice
As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He's watching her go
But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
And nothing at all 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
She had a place in his life
He never made her think twice
As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He's watching her go
But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be (if love can come and love can go, then why can't love return once more?)
Is always better than nothing (fool's got the power)
There's nothing at all (oh, now)
But what a fool believes he sees (i believe she's never gone away)
No wise man has the power
To reason away (to reason away)
What seems to be (oh, if love can come and love can go, oh, mama)
Is always better than nothing (better than nothing)
And nothing at all
Listen to the whole album. Minute by Minute.
The seventies without Michael and the Doobie Bros is just pointless. (Fun fact: Michael is married to the lady who sings [the two songs the ladies in the movie dance to] in Scarface.)
Please, please react to Grace Jones! She is a icon around the world.
Michael McDonald has one of the greatest voices of all time
So in the 70s most of the music was "cross over". It was Rock, R&B, Country, Disco, Funk (and more) - all rolled into one. Radio in the 70s and 80s was amazing.
Second that synopsis 😁
You are right. Then it gradually got sucky.
The country-to-pop crossovers began in the the late seventies with Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton. Sometimes a song is so good and such a big hit every station has to play it!
Facts
Fact!! Good times!!
He did a duet with Patty Labelle called “on my own“ absolutely beautiful song. Your lady there is going to like this one.
I was just about to suggest this song.
Omgoodness, YES!!!
@@mschill5575 you have a good taste in music
Love
What a great song
“I Keep Forgetting” is a Michael McDonald masterpiece! ❤️😁
Real love
I couldn't agree more
Its that Jay and Amber can hear the transition to the Michael McDonald era, like we did. Both era's we're exceptional!!!
Hell yeah
Taking it to the streets
"She had a place in his life, he never made her think twice". Brutal, just brutal.
Been there
Everybody has. You'll be ok.❤
Such a fantastic song. But so depressing if you actually listen to the lyrics.
It's a poem.
Amazing what our hearts can put us through. He thinks she was the one that got away. But for her, he was just a old boyfriend, she probably barely remembered till this meeting.
The guy in the middle with the dark beard is Michael McDonald- the lead singer who is hitting all those high notes. Such a great catalog of songs to dive into. Black Water, Long Train Running, Takin It to the Street....
Jesus is just alright was number one on the NewYrs Eve countdown when I was 16. Loved that one too
Yes! Taken it to the streets is an awesome song. The live version is the best!
You probly know this. Michael Mcdonald wasnt in the band for Long Train runnin, China Grove, eyes of silver. Listen to the Music and i think Black Water also hhhmmmmmmm?
Nope. It' Kenny Logins hittin high notes.
! For some reason, NO ONE dives in. It's just the same 4 or 5 songs over and over. It was fun but this is getting old.
Michael McDonald joined the Doobies a little later. He is lead vocals on this song he brought a whole different sound. Check out some of the earlier stuff too. 'China Grove', 'Black Water' .
Yep. He took over most of the lead vocals when Tom Johnston left the group
"Long Train Running" too for sure.
Also, "Listen to the Music" was pre-Michael McDonald. Am I correct???????? Also, "It Keeps you Running"
Great choice! Love The Doobie Brothers! Next time do Black Water,it is such a good song,you will love it.I promise.
Agree!!
yeah Black Water is great
You read my mind! Black Water is such a different groove than this one. Both great but so different. And now I've got that chorus in my head!
Agree 100%
Black Water is so unique
The falsetto on this song is in-sane. I'm a soprano and it's high for me. Michael McDonald's voice is just sublime.
Sublime is the perfect word.
He's the only person that I know that can still have "smoke" when he's in falsetto
@@calibanjr I know right! It's just gorgeous.
What’s interesting is that it’s one of the few songs I can sing the falsetto with as a bass level singer, haha! That’s one of the reasons I like it so much. McDonald is the man 👍
For you to say that means a lot.
Michael McDonald’s transition to falsetto is so seamless, so smooth. Plus it’s husky enough to make you think….IS that falsetto or is it his natural voice??? Amazing voice.
The Doobie Brothers in general have always had fantastic background vocals from “Listen to the Music” to “China Grove” to “Minute by Minute” and of course “What a Fool Believes.”
And yes Amber, Michael McDonald is considered “blue eyed soul.”
His solo stuff is great also
Van the man as well
True!! He did a duet with Patti LaBelle titled "On My Own " which was a big hit
I hate that term....lol, soul is soul
@@clarencewillingham3030 You’re so right and he has it! ♥️
Michael McDonald: "Some of the verse’s lyrics I wrote on an envelope while flying from New York to L.A.: “He came from somewhere back in her long ago / The sentimental fool don’t see / Tryin’ hard to recreate / what had yet to be created once in her life.” I also had a vague sense of the song’s concept: A fool believes what he believes, and you can’t change his mind. I used this idea as the basis for the song’s story. It was about a couple who had broken up and, after a period of absence, they reunite to talk. At their sit-down, he’s foolishly optimistic and believes they’ll get back together. For her, it’s just a cordial get-together to have a drink. In the song, I wanted to have the two of them express how they felt from their different perspectives."
@janice Duke, the meaning is even sadder than that. They never had a relationship at all. It was only in his head. They say "She had a place in his life. He never made her think twice." She was his crush, and she had no idea he existed. A very sad story.
@@boomer37 nailed it! I lived this song. It took me decades to listen to the wise man. I still love her anyway.
(R. I. P. SweetNess)
stil play the alblum, 2 days ago infact. thanks for the info. 3 cheers from Atlantic Canada
@@patriciahopey1384 Take off ehh lolol counldnt resist.
@@boomer37 Not so sad, but very real and very true. The dream girl who looks at you in the school hallways and sees nothing. Hahaha. But we all get it in the end. The sadness only comes from wantings and cravings. Expect nothing, and embrace uncertainty, 🙏.
song was written by Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald. Two music legends
And they should really hear Kenny's recording of it, too!
Both recorded it. If I remember right, they sing background vocals on the other's version.
@@rogerhuggettjr.7675 You are correct!
And this song won the Grammy for song of that year. That’s when the Grammy’s still meant something.
I’m basically a hard rocker and metal head but I’ve always appreciated the Doobie Brothers and loved their musicianship, these guys are the real deal!👍🏻
Salute🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤟
Just about everything the Doobies did with Michael McDonald was worth listening to. Just about anything Michael McDonald did, with or without he Doobies, was worth hearing.
Everything the Doobies did with and without Michael McDonald was great!
@@angier5775 with TOTO.
Agreed.
I love this song. She didn't actually do him wrong because there never was any kind of relationship between them. "She, had a place in his life. He, never made her think twice. As she rises to her apology, anybody else would surely know...". The guy thought they had something once, and she had no idea so she is apologizing if she ever gave him the wrong impression. He's the fool, and this is something only a fool would believe.
Exactly.
Perfect. Poor Jordan never seems to get the lyrical meanings right.
What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away.
@@TheDetailsMatter "the" wise man has the power to reason away. If no man had the power, we'd all be fools. 🃏
@@richmiddlebrook3103 "No" wise man can make a fool see the truth by means of reason, because reason is the exact quality a fool lacks. The wise man can reason until he's blue in the face; it will make no impression on the fool, who sees only what he wishes to see.
Must hear Doobies: Takin it to the streets, Black Water, Listen to the music, Long train runnin' . GOLD.
Any Steely Dan song was a mix of genres...Listen to "Any World"... any song on the albums Pretzel Logic or Katy Lied
The Doobies are a must listen. Even Re-Run had to record their concert.
It's hard to describe the feeling, hearing younger people, especially from a different culture than myself, enjoying some of the greatest music of my generation. From Pink Floyd to Johnny Cash, they really seem to appreciate the same things about the music I love. Thanks
It is nice to see, the younger generation really appreciate great classic songs. My 4 grown children and 5 grandchildren, are great examples of loving these old classics. My children and grandchildren, grew up listening to these great classics, we are a music loving family. LOL.
You are about to go down an awesome rabbit hole. The Doobie Brothers are one of the greatest American bands of all time!!
very true.. I grew up with this music in my back yard . during summer school parties
Michael McDonald, sings this one. Check out older Doobies- Jesus is Just Alright
You’ll love it!!
Michael McDonald has one of the most recognized voices in pop music history. Not only did he front this band, he can be heard singing backup for Michael Jackson and many more. A truly unique vocal talent.
With Patti LaBelle, Steely Dan, solo, Kenny Loggins, James Ingram, Toto, Nicolette Larson, Christopher Cross, etc.... His voice was everywhere once upon a time.
The one and only Michael McDonald. I could listen to him sing all day. You do need to get familiar with him.
I was going through a break up and hadn’t realized how many break up songs are on the radio. Then Michael McDonald came on singing, I Keep Forgetting. It perfectly fit my situation. Great song, but I hate that song. 😆
Absolutely!! Amazing voice.
The saddest upbeat song. These words are so harsh.
"He came from somewhere back in her long ago
The sentimental fool don't see
Tryin' hard to recreate
What had yet to be created,
once in her life
She musters a smile
For his nostalgic tale
Never coming near what he wanted to say
Only to realize
It never really was
She had a place in his life
He never made her think twice
As he rises to her apology
Anybody else would surely know
He's watching her go
But what a fool believes he sees
No wise man has the power to reason away
What seems to be
Is always better than nothing
And nothing at all keeps sending him...
Somewhere back in her long ago.
Damn, and its all up beat and danceable. Love the song, but it's so sad.
The precursor to "Hey Ya"
I was going to write this, best opening line!
The group Hall and Oates fall into their own as well......give them a sample.
Love Hall n Oats. One of the most successful groups of all time.
Sang some awesome songs. And Daryl wrote some fabulous tunes for other stars also. 😀
They have to hear Sara Smile and She's Gone.!!!
100% agree. One of my favorites is Sarah Smile.
@@akastarchild , and D Temp 62.
I agree, but my favourite is "You make my dreams" xxx
👏👏👏
Doobie Brothers with the soulful sound of Michael McDonald's falsetto has finally made it into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as of 2020.
Michael McDonald did so many cameos on other artists songs because his voice was so darn good. Check him out on "Ride like the wind" by Christopher Cross. Think you will really enjoy it.
@@group-music another great song with a lot of depth. Good call.
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Christopher Cross fits in this category. "Sailing" and "Ride like the wind" to name a few
Ride like
....
Michael McDonald sang backup on Ride Like The Wind by Christopher Cross.
Yeah, and Arthur's Theme.
Ooo, I think Amber would LOVE Christopher Cross!!!
@@dusty3913 Yass, my favourite! Cheers from Australia!!
Michael McDonald from the early 7o's to the middle 8o's was a monster in music. Whether performing any number of classic recordings like Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, or Patti Labelle, to his own solo music, he is considered by many to be any excellent musician as well as one of the best singers in history. Turn your ears to find him backing up his old mates in Steely Dan on "Time Out of Mind". The heartbreaking sense of loss that pulls at your heart ❤ on "On My Own". And the refusal of acceptance that love is gone in "I Keep Forgetting". All these beautiful gifts of musical magic that will last forever.
One of the best voices ever. SO many good songs. He could sing with anybody and his voice just blends perfectly. Its well worth the time to check out his many, many collaborations.
Its perfection and grace
You never notice how many breakup songs are on the radio until you go through a bad breakup. I remember once wanting to scream at the car radio because two out of three songs were break up songs that day. One of them was Michael McDonald singing, I Keep Forgetting. And strangely, I’d heard the song dozens of times before, but had never REALLY listened to it. That day it hit me hard.
If you want to hear more great falsetto, among the very best, then give Frankie Valli and the 4 Seasons a listen when you can, especially “Who Loves You”, December 63’ Oh What a Night, and many others from their long list of hits …
Frankie Valli’s Four Seasons Falsetto : Dawn Go Away, Rag Doll, Got You Under My Skin !!!
Or Leo Sayer 💁
Songs:
Black Water - Pat Simmons sings lead
China Grove - Tom Johnston sings lead
Long Train Running - Tom Johnston sings lead
Take Me in Your Arms - Tom Johnson sings lead
Taking' it to the Streets - Michael McDonald sings lead
Michael McDonald solo
I Keep Forgetting
Sweet Freedom
Add Let the Music Play to your list.
😁👍👍
Also On My Own with Patti Labelle is a good one. And he is also part of Toto's I'll be Over You.
Michael McDonald is one of the best voices of the 70's. His solo albums are so good. Check out his duet with Patti LaBelle, "On My Own".
Michael McDonald is the incredible falsetto, also sang with Steely Dan & had his solo life as well.
I saw Michael McDonald in concert about 3 years ago and he really sounds just as good as ever! I've always loved the texture of his voice.
Check out Michael MacDonald's "I Keep Forgetting", another song where he just can't take no for an answer.
And a really good tune! Michael Mcdonald has a unique voice - and he has done a lot of vocals (and superb backning vocals) on many other artists recordings (e g Steely Dan’s ”Peg”).
Please!
❤️🙏
One of my best! 👏🏻👏🏻
If that voice sounds familiar Michael McDonald also sang background vocals on a lot of Steely Dan songs including Peg. He's the guy in the middle with the black hair and beard.
Also does backing vocals on "Ride Like the Wind" by Christopher Cross and "This Is It" by Kenny Loggins and probably more I'm forgetting.
Steely Dan, another group with an absolute plethora of fabulous songs blending soul, jazz. blues. funk etc.
❤️Yes yes yes!!! The Doobie have 2 distinct periods; one pre-Michael McDonald and one post; he’s the lead singer. Excellent song!!! If you like this, you MUST hear “Minute By Minute”! For their older sound, please do “Blackwater” or “Long Train Running”❤️❤️❤️
Doobies were one of the few bands that had different lead singers and were great with all of them.
Y’all gonna love the Doobies. Some awesome musicians making awesome rock grooves.
Amber would love Black Water by the Doobie Brothers... If you decide to do it, choose the live version with 2.6 million views.
This song was before music was broken down into a hundred genres and sub-genres, but for classification purposes, The Doobie Brothers were a Rock band, and are now considered "Classic Rock."
This song is one of those slow-burn songs. It didn't take the scene by storm but bit by bit, it gained popularity, and the rest, as they say, is history. Winning Record of The Year and Song of the Year was the beautiful icing on the cake!
The Doobie Brothers remind me of my Mom playing records when I was young. I miss my Mom so much, thank you for choosing this song.
Guy in the middle with the dark beard, Michael McDonald! He's awesome! Check out Jesus is just alright, Minute By Minute, Taking It To The Streets. He also has sang with James Ingram song Ya Mo Be There, With Patti Labelle On My Own, Kenny Loggins This Is It, Toto I'll Be Over You, And by himself I Keep Forgetting!✌
Jesus is just alright with me is another good song from them 👏👏
One of my favorite bands. You gotta listen to Black Water or Long Train Running.
This song brought back so much memories! I was just starting high school when this was a hit. Still sounding good after all these years.
I found your channel yesterday and can't stop listening to all the good music!
Thank you
Michael McDonald...One of the best rock vocalists EVER! I love their groove and everything about them! thx for sharing Rob Squad :)
Michael McDonald has more talent in his fingernail than most artists then and now….legendary
The song SLOW RIDE by The band FOG HAT from 1975 ,, A big Play list song for Driving on a long Road trip ,, Have fun to this 70s JAM
Michael is just amazing. His voice and he is an excellent musician as well.
I love and miss the 70's and 80's. Love the Doobie Brothers...Love them!!!✨💜💜💜🙏🏾🌺
Please sample Michael on his own! His voice is one of the most iconic through many decades!
Absolutely! Michael on his own (I Gotta Try, I Keep Forgetting, one By One, as well as Michael with others- Patti LaBelle, Kenny Loggins, Chris Cross, James Ingram… So lucky to have seen him at the Beacon (with Boz Skaggs) and the Apollo Theatres. Amber, he’s the handsome guy in the middle.
the unmistakable voice and keyboard playing of Michael McDonald a true genius of a singer/songwriter.
Black Water by The Doobie Brothers is the vibeiest vibe that ever vibed
Can't like this one enough. My favorite Doobie Bros BY FAR
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shining on me! 👍👍👍👍
Black Water was prior to Michael McDonald joining the Doobies.
Patrick Simmons is the vocalist on Black Water.
"Black Water" is a great Southern anthem by the Doobie's - check that one out next. It's fun and upbeat!
I saw the Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan, Eagles, Journey, Fleetwood Mac & EW&F at “Classic East” (2) Day Concert in 2017 at Citi field in NY.
The Doobie Brothers - some of the best harmonies ever!
The next Doobie Brothers reaction should definitely be Black Water
I agree
Probably their best song!
Yeah, especially for these Southern kids. Plus, that was my fourth-grade teacher's favorite song back in the mid-seventies.
Yes yes yes!
Best Doobie song!
Black Water after this for sure. But this one is my favorite with Michael.
"It Keeps You Runnin'" is probably my all-time favorite of theirs.
Absolutely agree. It's my favorite DBs song as well. In fact it's one of my all time fav songs by anyone.
@@davidcopson5800 Hell yeah, I love how it sorta fools you with the almost-corny sounding keyboard riff and totally reels you in from there.
@@brovold72 You are so right. I think it was 1976 when I first heard it. It knocked me out. Brilliant song.
Charles and Eddie "Would I Lie to You?" Fantastic duo with a killer falsetto and wonderful beat.
Michael McDonald is EASILY one of the GREATEST singers of all time! Listen to the Doobies songs Taking it to the Streets or Minute By Minute. Listen to ANY of McDonald’s soul albums. Also PLEASE try the band Dukes of September! It has 3 members: McDonald, Boz Scaggs and Donald Fagen! So great!!
What A Fool Believes swept the Grammy awards that year BTW.
A group with a similar, "genre-less" sound, really a sound that changed with time like this group did, is Steely Dan. Like the Doobie Brothers, their early seventies stuff is very different from their late seventies stuff. Late seventies songs from Steely Dan with a similar sound to this one, and thus maybe "genre-less' by today's standards, include the 1977 hits "Peg" and "Josie."
Walter Becker played with both steely Dan and Doobie Brothers. (my mistake was pointed out to me I meant to write Michael McDonald not Walter Becker)
Michael McDonald joined up with Donald Fagen of Steely Dan to form a new group called The Dukes of September. You can read all about that in Fagens book, EMINENT HIPSTERS.
Yeah Steely Dan would be a great band for them listen to, that tends to not fit in any one genre.
Steely Dan actually makes an interesting contrast in tone, though. I love both groups, but Steely Dan tends to be cynical and world-weary in tone, while the Doobie Brothers tend to be much more optimistic, even when things go sour, as in this song. I do think these guys should do some Steely Dan reactions. "Kid Charlemagne," based on a real-life crime story, might make a good reaction topic.
@@thechomiji Actually, Steely Dan's lyrics are full of humour. Listen again with that in mind and you will surely hear it. Kid Charlemagne is a prime example.
"Every A-frame had your number on the wall" etc., is hilarious! Here's more:
Now your patrons have all left you in the red
Your low-rent friends are dead
This life can be very strange
All those day-glo freaks who used to paint the face
They've joined the human race
Some things will never change
(Son, you were mistaken)
You are obsolete
Look at all the white men on the street
Clean this mess up else we'll all end up in jail
Those test-tubes and the scale
Just get it all out of here
Is there gas in the car?
Yes, there's gas in the car
I think the people down the hall know who you are
'Cause the man is wise
You are still an outlaw in their eyes
Get along, get along Kid Charlemagne, get along Kid Charlemagne!
When is the last time you heard such side-splitting lyrical genius?
Another one for Black Water and Taking It To The Streets.
She was a fantasy of his, in that he believed himself in a relationship that didn’t exist. “As she rises through her apology “ is her rising to a standing position to leave his company and “anybody else would surely know, he’s watching her go” is her walking away. You need to check out “Minute by Minute”, “ Taking it to the Streets”, “It Keeps You Running”, and Micheal McDonald did a solo album, and the song “I Keep Forgetting” is another great song that the Doobies did perform with him.
It's "As he rises to her apology", but the meaning and interpretation is the same.
You're right, "I Keep Forgetting" is such a good song. That's when Michael McDonald went out on his own.
He's done several solo albums, including 2 volumes of Motown. So good.
I'm thinking Saturday in the Park by Chicago (1973). How about that ?
More Doobies!!! "Jesus Is Just Alright" and "Black Water" are fabulous. "Long Train Runnin' " and "Listen To The Music" are too.
Y'all gotta check out Long Train Runnin', Black Water and China Grove.
The song is about “what a fool believes”. Not even a “wise man has the power to reason away”. This “fool” always had a thing for her. “She had a place in his life. She never made him think twice”. She apologizes because she doesn’t mean anything to him. While he images “what has yet to be created”.
I always thought it was “He never made her think twice”. Great lyrics either way…
@@rickelliott9441 - He does say that ..
"He never made her think twice" ...
You got the sentiment right but it looks like you got some of your pronouns crossed.
Michael McDonald’s first solo album was the first CD I ever bought. In 1982! I still play it all the time. What a fool believes is a masterpiece of blue eyed soul.
If your looking for more falsetto and great harmonies checkout ELO Jeff Lynne is class
Mr. Blue Sky !! ELO !!
Yes!! ELO !!!!
I thought of a female artist rocker that'll not put Jay to sleep. Melissa Etheridge, look for her songs, "I'm the only one", "Bring me some water", "Come to my window", one of her softer songs is "You can sleep while I drive".
Yasssss! Come To My Window! Fire!🔥🎙
For agenre-bending song, try Paradise By The Dashboard Lights, by Meatloaf
Yes! Warning though! Not for the kids! 😀
@@anexceleratedlife I loved it when I was a kid though! I didn't really totally get the meaning I suppose, just loved the attitude and music. 🙂
@@PaintedCavern yes, I was mainly referring to the video itself, because their kids sometimes watch them during their reactions and it is pretty risqué.
@@anexceleratedlife Yes, a bit risque, but compared to so many videos of newer music, it's fairly tame.
@@PaintedCavern True, but one is only 5 years old.
This is my first time seeing this reaction. I first heard the Doobies in elementary and Jr. high. This came out in my senior year in high school. I realized the Doobies transitioned and matured. Unfortunately some fans did not.
If you play "Black Water" by The Doobie Brothers, make sure its the audio.
Rob Squad is in dire need and the only remedy is Funk. "Sly and Family Stone"-
"Thank You(falletme be mice elf agin)" circa 70. Larry Graham literally invented slap bass on this joint!!
George Clinton might disagree with you, but Sly and the Family Stone are definitely worth checking out.
Sly Stone was amazing back in the day. Dance to the Music!!!!!
I love, love, love Sly & the Family Stone, but can't say that this is the funkiest song ever. Many other much funkier. My favorite funk master was and still is Mr. James Brown. Soul and funk personified in one megastar.
@@mikeharris3733Love P-Funk
George Clinton inducted Sly and Family Stone into the R&R Hall of Fame and then performed "Thank You" with them! They are bruthas!!
Fact is none of this is on the majorities radar. The majority will only suggest what they know, KC & the Sunshine Band, The Bee Gees, AWB etc.
If any early funk gets reacted to would be a miracle.
@@lindazee I love JB!!!! 🔥
In fact just re watched how James Brown saved Boston(have you seen it?)
(I' m from Boston )
The fact is none if it is on the majorities radar. How many James Brown, Sly Stone,Curtis Mayfield or funky meters reactions you see on here? You see KC and the Sunshine Band , BeeGees, AWB etc . If any early funk gets reacted to it will be a miracle lol.
BTW "Thank You" is when Larry Graham literally invented the slap bass. Just chose that one as a starting point is all,
For FF: Suzanne Vega--Luka
Bobbie Gentry--Ode to Billie Joe
I believe Michael McDonald wrote this with Kenny Loggins. They were an awesome pair. They sang together on Kenny’s This Is It. Kenny is a powerhouse voice! Great songs. You’ve definitely heard some of them! (You mentioned a good falsetto..His falsetto on his song Heart to Heart is 👌🏼)
There are voices and then there are VOICES. Michaël McDonald is one of the latter.
This is the Great Michael McDonald leading vocals era that was more soulful , before him it was also the Great Tom Johnston era where the band was more country-rock.
No, it's Michael McDonald.
@@kennethgodwin7769 sorry auto correct
He says..."She had a place in his life, he never made her think twice "... "what a fool believes, he sees."