I recently watched an episode of Saturday Night Live from 1979. The Doobies were the musical guest and played a very tight version of "What a fool believes." Back then on SNL, artists played completely live (no taped playback of any kind). Add to that the fact that SNL went out live except for the west coast.
After pulling off the excellent performance the bandmates looked at each other with looks of relief. Tiran even held his hand to his heart! Way to go guys.
Actually, it's about the kind of speed I hear these songs in my head....and then I hear them played, and I'm all....my god stuff was slow in the 70s.....or do I just feel faster? No doubt music these days is generally faster.
@aculturemind sure music s faster.... but i think the perfect speed in music was in the 70s/80s - in the 90s it started getting tooo fast to sound right (to me)
When Glenn Gould played the Goldberg Variations in his 20s, he played them fast. In his last years, he played them slower. Differently, too, of course, as that music has that feature.) Point being: some things do seem to be made for certain tempos, some are amenable to a range of them. I generally prefer 80s metal at album speed, versus concert speed. I love both recordings of Gould's Goldberg Variations.
@aculturemind you speak absolute shit! i think you need to get sucked into a time warp or even actually listen to the music before you start talking your shit about music that actually means something to people
His voice is perfect even when singing live. In fact it almost doesn't sound live it is so good! He obviously doesn't need any autotuning in the studio.
I have always loved the Doobie Brothers, AND Michael McDonald. Each and every one of them should be put in the Music Hall of Fame: ALL of them!!! I just heard Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald in Cary, NC. Michael was the best!!
@thefoxcatch The Doobies have always had 2 drummers and they sound amazing. Listen to the early DB music and here the power behind the kits and mainly the 2nd drummer plays percussion instruments which compliment the multiple guitars and harmony vocals. Just saw them last week. STILL rockin!
Michael McDonald should never have joined this band, and I don't consider them the Doobies when he was part of them. They became his back-up band and he took them away from their rock roots and their music went downhill.
OMGEEEE! Listen to Michael sing "he's watching her go..." the first time in the song. So beautifully heartbreaking!!! I wish he sang it that way on the original track. Still...pure genius. I'm 27, and yes...THE DB's ROCK!!!!
now i know what pop music sounds like - very dated now though I like the Doobie Brothers - but no Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, Jimi Hendrix etc. "pop" soda I was in high school when I first saw Clapton live - but the radio was am so these guys were on all the time. Then years later SRV!
i went through 3, count them, of their Minute by Minute album. Completely wore the first two out!! They were a real 'sign' of the times to me anyway!!
Growing up in the late 70's/early 80's I hated this song... it was played practically 24/7 (second only to Stairway to Heaven) and I was quick to change the station when it came on. Now I have an appreciation for it. I am about to play it again for the 3rd time... how I miss the days of real music.
good times 4 me born in 70 ,rememering going camping and listening to this ,people were cool and we all got along .good feeling music 4 us kids in this era.peace!
Friends: I would like to buy this DVD or video file. I saw this concert in full once, about 20 years ago, but could never find it anymore. Does anybody know the name of this concert or where it was played and in which year? Thank you very much.
i agree with every single comment here! this is kin` incredible.i dont need to add anything to the comments.they speak for themslves.love and peace!! x x x
Wow! How cool is this? Michael McDonald hammering away on an ol' Yamaha CP70. Class! Pure class! Don't you find the music of today is lacking essence. It tries to be clever with production and is actually more style over substance!
@RockingOutLoud4Ever1 "he's good live"?? He's FANTASTIC ! He's never off tone, and has an amazinly extensive vocal range, he goes from falsetto to deep low voice and back, no break, no mistake, live !
I know of very few current day male singers who can do that... :-)
Michael Jackson and his brothers actually sang background for this song and a couple of others for the Doobie Brothers - there's a clip on youtube somewhere of Michael singing the song.
This is a classic its funny cuz this song is older than me and its one of my favorites I was born in 78' but I have a great appreciation for good music love Micheal McDonald's voice, one of the most distintive voices of our time.
Great song!! And it was live with no resets. Great emotion in his voice.
Takes me back to the time my dad owned his clothing store in Cherokee, IA.
For a while he would get free samples of albums from Warner Bros. This was one of them. I also remember an album from Young singing "Rockin' in the Free World." Timeless.
@EricDymond yeah grocery stores always play the best oldies. i can't even remember how many songs I heard, straining to hear the lyrics so I could google them and find it on youtube
This is all time favorite. The words of this song are actually full of wisdom....what a fool sees he believes.....the wise man has the power to reason away.
im so excited im going to see him on sat!!ive been waiting on this momen,t since the first time i saw him on his sweet freedom video and with patti on my own, wow first or second grade
A true classic. It’s funny, each time I hear this song, it takes me back to around the time that I first heard it, watching the episode of “What’s Happening” where the Doobie Brothers appeared on the show back in ’78. Wow, over 30 years ago, and still I‘m taken back every time I hear this song. We don’t need any time machines, just good music and a second to appreciate the things that GOD has blessed us with…
Yo, that's the line, lol! Not many people today even remember the show, let alone that episode. Over 30 years ago and I still remember it like yesterday. Man, where does the time go? GOD bless...
I love to hear this guy sing ! I remember when I was a kid , almost every black household had a doobie bros record . As a kid , I always thought he was black .. I never seen a white guy with this much SOUL ! You can feel his music . I'm a fan for life ......
@isftish amazing is that the singing has it's own line, while the music has a little seperate melody, which you can hear going on behind. then it all comes together in the chorus, lead vocals, harmony, and music. fantastic.
as a kid man....all i can say is that i literally used to cry listening to songs, and this one in particular. i can't say why...music, real music just moved me.
My dad blessed me with the gift of music. I absolutely love this song man...Wow, takes me back to the late '70's, when life was just life in a kid's mind and beautiful music, just like this song by the Legendary Doobie Brothers was the backdrop of it all.
@tinapbutler Michael's a superb singer. It doesn't have to be that he's got "Black" on the inside. White men can sing and so can browns and blacks and even yellows and reds. Take him for what he is a White man who can really sing and bring great music to life. Peace from fareast!
@tinapbutler I didn't say that he wasn't a superb singer, I can hear. The comment was was a compliment meaning that he's gotta lot of soul. I happen 2 be African American. It's a Black thing!!! So if were offended by my comment I apologize.
@tinapbutler He has soul , so he is black on the inside ? News flash , you dont have to be black to be a great singer !!!!! Its like looking at an intelegent black person and saying "he pretty smart for a black guy " .
the music is so awesome i have loved this song for as long as it was created and will love till I died. it is so stimulating both styles of voicing and instrumentation.
This song was the FIRST pop or rock tune to use a programmed synth part. The keyboard player played parts ahead of time, pushed a button and had the synth
play back what was in it. I love it. And the song tells a clear story. You can see it in your mind.
I heard this song on the radio at work and tried to catch some of the lyrics so I could find it on youtube, but I couldn't. I searched through hours of 70s music, looking for this song. I finally found it =]]]]
I was 13 years old on a bus on school trip in 1978. This song was number 1 in the states and came on the radio. It the time punk rock was at its height. I felt very unfashinable because I was into my father's and uncle's music of the Doobies, Eagles, James Taylor and the Beatles which was very very uncool at the time. I remember the lad said "What the fuck is this crap!!?". I said nothing and just listened to this perfect song and floated away on his ignorance :) Remember to this day lol
Doesn't get much better. Wow, so BRILLIANT even live!
hihosilverlining2 2 weeks ago
Awesome! !
mandrillsolid 3 weeks ago
Godlike breakdown.
goukenfist 4 weeks ago
Love this song.
Cartmanloveable 1 month ago
I recently watched an episode of Saturday Night Live from 1979. The Doobies were the musical guest and played a very tight version of "What a fool believes." Back then on SNL, artists played completely live (no taped playback of any kind). Add to that the fact that SNL went out live except for the west coast.
After pulling off the excellent performance the bandmates looked at each other with looks of relief. Tiran even held his hand to his heart! Way to go guys.
hankaaron1961 1 month ago
whooo kimosabe.....its fast!....
aarmington 1 month ago
@aarmington
Actually, it's about the kind of speed I hear these songs in my head....and then I hear them played, and I'm all....my god stuff was slow in the 70s.....or do I just feel faster? No doubt music these days is generally faster.
aculturemind 1 month ago
@aculturemind sure music s faster.... but i think the perfect speed in music was in the 70s/80s - in the 90s it started getting tooo fast to sound right (to me)
torstn 1 month ago
@torstn
When Glenn Gould played the Goldberg Variations in his 20s, he played them fast. In his last years, he played them slower. Differently, too, of course, as that music has that feature.) Point being: some things do seem to be made for certain tempos, some are amenable to a range of them. I generally prefer 80s metal at album speed, versus concert speed. I love both recordings of Gould's Goldberg Variations.
aculturemind 1 month ago
@aculturemind you speak absolute shit! i think you need to get sucked into a time warp or even actually listen to the music before you start talking your shit about music that actually means something to people
duckyfish 1 week ago
@duckyfish
Maybe you meant that for someone else? I didn't say this here was bad, or even that I didn't like it.
aculturemind 1 week ago
One of my favorites
lilyzmusic 1 month ago
YAY! I hear this song on the radio all the time and I found it <3
He's incredible.
bronzekitty26 1 month ago
qc
Tobvah 1 month ago
REAL MUSIC< WITH REAL MUSICIANS.
bobmorane2030 2 months ago
hahaha hilary swank. she looks like a horse
311isAreligion 2 months ago
@311isAreligion
But Swank has a *kissing* mouth. I'll take that any day. Leave her with me, an I'll thicken up that bod, too. Ho boy.
aculturemind 1 month ago
Hilary Swank on the Flying V and backing vocals.
brambers 2 months ago
I like it
Kriessboi 2 months ago
This song is the fuckin business hell with all the haters get the hell of this post
loudog92377 2 months ago
'Nothing against him,
but if I hear Yah Mo B There
one more time...
I'm gonna yah mo
burn this place
to the ground.'
jasonometry 2 months ago
I thought he was black after listening to him for years without seeing him. And that's a compliment!
strictlyragga 2 months ago
Fantastic music !
iurikorolev 2 months ago
that hes on one lol
Xenooo2k 3 months ago
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For all the white people out there !!!!!!!
dashon07002 3 months ago
Awesome! - The Doobie Brothers-What a fool believes
kiyojii123 3 months ago
This video was just added to a music playlist at JustPlay.fm
justplayfm 3 months ago
1:23 The white man has the power!!
eexot 4 months ago
The Doobies really are the BOMB, Michael McDonald, legend :)
silentrep 4 months ago
IF I CATCH "CRUNCHYBAYSEE" IN THE STREET, I AM TRULY, WITH AN OPEN PALM, SLAPPIN THE SHIT OUT OF HIM.
imaginatedesigns 4 months ago
nice
cedarsands169 5 months ago
I LOOOOOOVE MICHAEL MCDONALD!!!!!
aligned576 5 months ago
Reminds me of my trip to California in '79.
jetbax13 5 months ago
Awesome!!!!
avasmommy2007 5 months ago
CRUNCHY-WHAT FUCKIN ROCK DID U CRAWL OUT OF?
Mr4444bbbb 5 months ago 8
Michael McDonald was my least favorite edition to the doobie bros, but thats just my opinion.
CrunchyBaysse 5 months ago
@CrunchyBaysse What a fool believes
wageslave333 5 months ago
"THE VOICE" great stuff takes me back :D
27saylor07 6 months ago
His voice is perfect even when singing live. In fact it almost doesn't sound live it is so good! He obviously doesn't need any autotuning in the studio.
kkly27 6 months ago 2
show!
94492788 6 months ago
I must.....hold back......must not.....AAAAH! *Starts the Carlton Dance"
HEishere2 6 months ago
I have always loved the Doobie Brothers, AND Michael McDonald. Each and every one of them should be put in the Music Hall of Fame: ALL of them!!! I just heard Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald in Cary, NC. Michael was the best!!
cmoore56 6 months ago
Pure f*cking poetry...! what a fool believes....(sounds like a political campaign slogan) LMFAO~
Awesome song....
garcia356 7 months ago
what in the world do the Doobie Brothers need with two drummers? still love this song though!
thefoxcatch 7 months ago
@thefoxcatch The Doobies have always had 2 drummers and they sound amazing. Listen to the early DB music and here the power behind the kits and mainly the 2nd drummer plays percussion instruments which compliment the multiple guitars and harmony vocals. Just saw them last week. STILL rockin!
ejfitman 6 months ago
j adore ce son
rey29573 7 months ago
That epic guitar solo
homietheclown566 7 months ago
release osama
its that good
frisko129 7 months ago
mcdonald's vocal performance here is amazing.
kemaxiu 7 months ago
@kemaxiu Burger King will have to work much harder now...
pascal62 7 months ago 3
Michael McDonald should never have joined this band, and I don't consider them the Doobies when he was part of them. They became his back-up band and he took them away from their rock roots and their music went downhill.
Rock on Doobies.
greygtv6 7 months ago
@greygtv6 you really think so?
myfeeling4you 7 months ago
@greygtv6
Totally agree with you!!!
cronkpi 6 months ago
OMGEEEE! Listen to Michael sing "he's watching her go..." the first time in the song. So beautifully heartbreaking!!! I wish he sang it that way on the original track. Still...pure genius. I'm 27, and yes...THE DB's ROCK!!!!
Dayt0na600 7 months ago
now i know what pop music sounds like - very dated now though I like the Doobie Brothers - but no Eric Clapton, Duane Allman, Dicky Betts, Jimi Hendrix etc. "pop" soda I was in high school when I first saw Clapton live - but the radio was am so these guys were on all the time. Then years later SRV!
skipsassy1 7 months ago
i'd jump him in a heart beat
happyperson2011 7 months ago
I kinda always that Michael McDonald was the guy that jumped the Doobies shark.
discokidx1 7 months ago
Michael McDonald is GOD? I'm willing to consider that possibility.
iburl 7 months ago
this was around the time doobies went from white to black and lost many early fans
sixsixxsixxxx 7 months ago
i went through 3, count them, of their Minute by Minute album. Completely wore the first two out!! They were a real 'sign' of the times to me anyway!!
lynnpwest 7 months ago
The Doobies Rock
jtcar78 8 months ago
Growing up in the late 70's/early 80's I hated this song... it was played practically 24/7 (second only to Stairway to Heaven) and I was quick to change the station when it came on. Now I have an appreciation for it. I am about to play it again for the 3rd time... how I miss the days of real music.
cutsup350 8 months ago 3
@cutsup350 ur an idiot "real" music in the late 70's and early 80's? better clean out those ears or dust off
the history books sonny
sixsixxsixxxx 7 months ago
@sixsixxsixxxx Whatever you say, pops. And it's "you're."
cutsup350 7 months ago
holy shit, a flying v heavy metal guitar!
Fritheby 8 months ago
good times 4 me born in 70 ,rememering going camping and listening to this ,people were cool and we all got along .good feeling music 4 us kids in this era.peace!
0458FEO 8 months ago 2
This falls into the "trippy songs while high" list doesn't it?
WhoAr3You 8 months ago
Friends: I would like to buy this DVD or video file. I saw this concert in full once, about 20 years ago, but could never find it anymore. Does anybody know the name of this concert or where it was played and in which year? Thank you very much.
msalimon 8 months ago
i agree with every single comment here! this is kin` incredible.i dont need to add anything to the comments.they speak for themslves.love and peace!! x x x
spookygoo 8 months ago
Wow! How cool is this? Michael McDonald hammering away on an ol' Yamaha CP70. Class! Pure class! Don't you find the music of today is lacking essence. It tries to be clever with production and is actually more style over substance!
1969atam 8 months ago
@1969atam, yep.
35mm35 7 months ago
Why don't we steal away
baxtersave96 8 months ago
@RockingOutLoud4Ever1 "he's good live"?? He's FANTASTIC ! He's never off tone, and has an amazinly extensive vocal range, he goes from falsetto to deep low voice and back, no break, no mistake, live !
I know of very few current day male singers who can do that... :-)
prvdiss 8 months ago 12
@prvdiss Is that a falsetto? I could never tell.
quentedlin 3 months ago
That gray hair, the beard,and those sexy blue eyes.and that sexy ,raspy voice. He's everything a women dreams of !!!!!
jessicavega1952 9 months ago 3
@jessicavega1952
I'm agree with you !
177coc 9 months ago
WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES ..... LISTEN TO HIS WORDS !!
jessicavega1952 9 months ago
Love Michael McDonald!
Peoria3165 9 months ago
Michael Jackson and his brothers actually sang background for this song and a couple of others for the Doobie Brothers - there's a clip on youtube somewhere of Michael singing the song.
JetBeetle 9 months ago
@JetBeetle that's why I love this song XD
KingMichaelJacksonII 8 months ago
This is a classic its funny cuz this song is older than me and its one of my favorites I was born in 78' but I have a great appreciation for good music love Micheal McDonald's voice, one of the most distintive voices of our time.
belon778 9 months ago 3
@belon778 Born in 77 here, feel the same way that you do!
lovinthemusic77 9 months ago
Great song!! And it was live with no resets. Great emotion in his voice.
Takes me back to the time my dad owned his clothing store in Cherokee, IA.
For a while he would get free samples of albums from Warner Bros. This was one of them. I also remember an album from Young singing "Rockin' in the Free World." Timeless.
tsauer1979 9 months ago
the venue was UCSB...the BEST place to see a concert!
bobsacco 9 months ago
I love whimsy!
illuminedelusion 9 months ago
one of my fave songs ever
illuminedelusion 9 months ago
15 people sadly had a fit out of shear amazment when they saw this and accidentally clicked the "dislike" button,
let us pray for those unfortunate few! :P
misscheekycheerful 9 months ago
What is the venue? is this a released Video/DVD ? just curious. yr?
vegheadnow 9 months ago
Song make me want to shop for groceries
EricDymond 10 months ago 45
@EricDymond LMAO hell yeah ......but this song is a great one
corndogcoy 9 months ago
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msa1985 6 months ago
@EricDymond yeah grocery stores always play the best oldies. i can't even remember how many songs I heard, straining to hear the lyrics so I could google them and find it on youtube
msa1985 6 months ago
@EricDymond Your'e an idiot!!
accok 5 months ago
You are an Idiot!!
accok 5 months ago
Boz Scaggs is black too. LOL
church74steve 10 months ago
15 people are fools not to enjoy timeless, classic, intellgent, wonderful music
cookieshopgirl 10 months ago
Who would dislike this amazing song... Jeeze.
FurryMouko 10 months ago
This is all time favorite. The words of this song are actually full of wisdom....what a fool sees he believes.....the wise man has the power to reason away.
rossbrent 10 months ago
Super group.Hard to beat
Pratt6502 10 months ago
im so excited im going to see him on sat!!ive been waiting on this momen,t since the first time i saw him on his sweet freedom video and with patti on my own, wow first or second grade
1717pyt 10 months ago
A true classic. It’s funny, each time I hear this song, it takes me back to around the time that I first heard it, watching the episode of “What’s Happening” where the Doobie Brothers appeared on the show back in ’78. Wow, over 30 years ago, and still I‘m taken back every time I hear this song. We don’t need any time machines, just good music and a second to appreciate the things that GOD has blessed us with…
wmadoro 10 months ago 203
@wmadoro ditto
johnjoyko1 10 months ago
@wmadoro
Hehehe...yeah ! Rerun had the tape recorder and Rog goes to one of them "which Doobie Youbee?
ride80 9 months ago
@ride80
Yo, that's the line, lol! Not many people today even remember the show, let alone that episode. Over 30 years ago and I still remember it like yesterday. Man, where does the time go? GOD bless...
wmadoro 9 months ago
@wmadoro
And Sweet Daddy Williams from Good Times was the guy who gave Rerun the tape recorder! Cheers man...
ride80 9 months ago
@ride80
Yo! For sure haha..
wmadoro 9 months ago
@wmadoro that episode is here on Youtube I believe. Rerun and his popcorn.
heylover3 9 months ago
@wmadoro had me until god has blessed us
wageslave333 8 months ago
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@wageslave333 who are you satan?
ringrrr 8 months ago in playlist 100% CLASSIC ROCK VOLUME 2!!!!!
@wmadoro , 100 % True !
MrTejano44 8 months ago 2
@wmadoro I was right with you until that last bit. Gotta love the irony of religious sentiment on a video of 'What a fool believes'
schpoonk 8 months ago
@wmadoro Didn't Rerun get busted for recording it! lol. Early piracy at it's best! lol
pickzkickz 6 months ago
@pickzkickz
Criminal mischief followed with a tolerable corrective action and a comical ending. That time period (and the 80s) just seemed so much simpler.
wmadoro 5 months ago 4
@wmadoro Im watching whats happenin now.....but they didnt sing this song
kkhendricks73 3 months ago
golden....true legend
PhillyCEEZ 10 months ago
I love to hear this guy sing ! I remember when I was a kid , almost every black household had a doobie bros record . As a kid , I always thought he was black .. I never seen a white guy with this much SOUL ! You can feel his music . I'm a fan for life ......
1482man 10 months ago 4
@1482man let em know!!
PhillyCEEZ 10 months ago
I'm back at the Astor in Deal, late 70's....... Thank you :-)
pinkithinks 10 months ago
Michael McDonald is one cool righteous dude, man.
jeffreygaudreault 10 months ago
Michael McDonald has an amazing voice, extremely rare talent. Lets not forget Doobie Brothers as a group, amazing combination!
MrCourtney73 10 months ago
Chuck Norris does it all. What a voice.
bb1134 10 months ago
2:35 A giant insect creeps up on Michael McDonald, but it becomes stunned by a high E flat and withdraws.
Danplaysdrums1 10 months ago 2
esta cancion es toda una legenda
lo dice jorge Astudillo
JORGEASTUDILLOS 10 months ago
The Doobie Brothers were the closest thing we had between Rock and Disco. This is, for sure, the best band of the 70's
I love the 70's!!
brunoresende29 10 months ago
Great moments, great memories... this song is like a trip on the time! Thank you for this!
Rosanabar1 11 months ago
Always thought the lyrics were "she calibrates in his life," not "she had a place in his life." I like my lyrics better actually.
BoundaryShift 11 months ago
@BoundaryShift lol
516azizah 10 months ago
michael mcdonald is legendary....
M0vingShady 11 months ago 3
great music...sounds great today, especially among all the bieber gaga trash out there.
isftish 11 months ago
@isftish amazing is that the singing has it's own line, while the music has a little seperate melody, which you can hear going on behind. then it all comes together in the chorus, lead vocals, harmony, and music. fantastic.
isftish 10 months ago 2
TY KoKo for the smooth
Dablkwid0w2008 11 months ago 2
McD loves singin close up in that mike lol
Dablkwid0w2008 11 months ago
ESTA ES UNA DE LAS MEJORES CANCIONES DE AQUELLAS GRANDES ÉPOCAS. MUCHOS NOS ENAMORAMOS ESCUCHÁNDOLA.
Topacio6347 11 months ago 2
Dang! That's smooth.
fslayer1290 11 months ago
DOOBIE BROTHERS／What ａ Fool Believes スティーリーダンの優等生、Mマクドナルドが歌う、Kロギンスオリジナル。
saketorasan 11 months ago
Smooth. Really loved this group. Mostly, I love Michael McDonald.
46skyward 11 months ago
13 people have believed like a fool
SauceTV1 11 months ago 2
@SauceTV1 13 people are foolish 827 people are fools!
goaliedude32 11 months ago
So Damn Smooth!
shatterjack 11 months ago 2
HE CAME FROM
chesterthederelict 11 months ago
Oh yah!!!!!!! Love it, Awesome!!!!!!!!
cathiefredrickson 1 year ago
Any chance you could upload the studio version? Or would you face the banhammer?
birdsterboss 1 year ago
Thank you so much for posting!
It reminds me highschool memories! Amazing!
Saphirebeam 1 year ago
una de las mejores canciones del mundo
TINMALES 1 year ago
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una de las mejores canciones del mundo
TINMALES 1 year ago
una de las mejores canciones de este mundo
TINMALES 1 year ago
Truely a Classic to stand the test of time
easyriderfi 1 year ago
i love Micheal Macdonald but he always sounds like he's in the dental chair trying not to gulp!
passion4posh 1 year ago
as a kid man....all i can say is that i literally used to cry listening to songs, and this one in particular. i can't say why...music, real music just moved me.
My dad blessed me with the gift of music. I absolutely love this song man...Wow, takes me back to the late '70's, when life was just life in a kid's mind and beautiful music, just like this song by the Legendary Doobie Brothers was the backdrop of it all.
manwomanboogie 1 year ago
White on the outsside + Black on the inside = Michael McDonald!!!
tinapbutler 1 year ago 2
@tinapbutler Michael's a superb singer. It doesn't have to be that he's got "Black" on the inside. White men can sing and so can browns and blacks and even yellows and reds. Take him for what he is a White man who can really sing and bring great music to life. Peace from fareast!
gilmorechan 1 year ago 2
@tinapbutler I didn't say that he wasn't a superb singer, I can hear. The comment was was a compliment meaning that he's gotta lot of soul. I happen 2 be African American. It's a Black thing!!! So if were offended by my comment I apologize.
tinapbutler 1 year ago
@tinapbutler He has soul , so he is black on the inside ? News flash , you dont have to be black to be a great singer !!!!! Its like looking at an intelegent black person and saying "he pretty smart for a black guy " .
phillyguy672 11 months ago 3
I was 5 years old when I saw these guys, my first concert! I loved it!!
Mrsamberrobbins 1 year ago
Rip the audio from this tune at soundnabber doht cohm.
BurtaDiddley73 1 year ago
wtf flying v
msa1985 1 year ago
the music is so awesome i have loved this song for as long as it was created and will love till I died. it is so stimulating both styles of voicing and instrumentation.
kc1974jamaica 1 year ago
This song was the FIRST pop or rock tune to use a programmed synth part. The keyboard player played parts ahead of time, pushed a button and had the synth
play back what was in it. I love it. And the song tells a clear story. You can see it in your mind.
tubinit2007 1 year ago
I heard this song on the radio at work and tried to catch some of the lyrics so I could find it on youtube, but I couldn't. I searched through hours of 70s music, looking for this song. I finally found it =]]]]
I'm rocking out d(-.-)b
missedmond 1 year ago 3
Awesome
allen77allen 1 year ago
Ian patterson ken here what are you up to, ken55atlive.fr i would love to here from you. went to London 10 days ago, please reply if you see this
hardken 1 year ago
michael mcdonald has got some soul behind him. his music always makes me feel good.
edcook1981 1 year ago
Yes.. his voice is a real spin-out! Top stuff! Love it! I also dig the bass riff here! It awesome!
lovosazul 1 year ago
I'm 19 and love these classics. Was born and raised on 50s-70s music.
Supertrooper697 1 year ago
wow
faldarazzo 1 year ago
I was 13 years old on a bus on school trip in 1978. This song was number 1 in the states and came on the radio. It the time punk rock was at its height. I felt very unfashinable because I was into my father's and uncle's music of the Doobies, Eagles, James Taylor and the Beatles which was very very uncool at the time. I remember the lad said "What the fuck is this crap!!?". I said nothing and just listened to this perfect song and floated away on his ignorance :) Remember to this day lol
steveevh1 1 year ago
This video is the definition of Talent, Not this stupid Justin Bieber and Lil' Wayne bullshit.
nikwuzheer 1 year ago
@nikwuzheer Couldn't agree with you more
WFCM18 1 year ago
@nikwuzheer dont you EVER use those names and talent in the same PARAGRAPH again!
timgrez 1 year ago
Michael McDonald is one of the best black singers in the world!! Doobies Rock!!!!
redbonegal 1 year ago 83
@redbonegal you can clearly see in the video that he is white
DyeTyme 1 year ago
@redbonegal Hahahaha........oh wait a minute......
TheMacrage17 1 year ago
@redbonegal
He is white not black! What a voice!
O2213 1 year ago
@redbonegal, Agreed and Luther Vandross is one of the best white singers in the world.
BogusJesus 1 year ago
@redbonegal hey niga. Michaels' white.
gilmorechan 1 year ago
@gilmorechan lol-he is white, but his soul is black-niga ;-)
redbonegal 1 year ago
@redbonegal he's white
Jevhova 11 months ago
@Jevhova no duh :p
ASacredSpirit 11 months ago
@redbonegal heck yeah he's up there with steve winwood :D
shatterjack 11 months ago
@redbonegal bahahaha
ASacredSpirit 11 months ago
@redbonegal LOL!!!
preshtime1 11 months ago