Doobie Brothers - China Grove 1973

[allloodie]

i want to go there

[kamilikane17]

I actually grew up in Chinagrove Texas as a kid

[superjimbo1945]

I say listen to whay makes yo fell relaxed, happy and so on. There were a lot of groupes i liked and that is the way it is with me.I dislike much of this crap I have heard lately, hard rock and so on. It seems one has to know his limitations as to his persona..Unquote

[superjimbo1945]

I heard that. I didnt have a bus driver . Yes I picked out on the way i felt and loved the music as well as the doobie brothers....



[freckles3100]

My bus driver in high school would play Doobie Brothers all the time, What a shame...poor me ha ha ha. I want to go back damn it!

[dad32s]

I got here from gta

[EWPBPSstealth]

im 27 and i think this kind of music is great! this new music like rap and hiphop is shit compered to this!!!!!!

[GodPlageon]

@EWPBPSstealth im 22 and im sad that as a kid i listened to so much crap before i discovered real music.

[coffeybean411]

like if your listening to this in 2012!! :D

[mackentosh2]

240p we meet again

[axledog69]

name of the band says it all

[gilamonster0001]

Grateful Dead has two drummers

[cholulasaucehot1]

dont wanna be queer or nutin.... but thats a man

[USxGraboidxMC]

Thank you GTA IV, I would have never heard this without you.

[alembicbassguy]

Wow...fantastic performance!

[loungerenownrecords]

This has always been my favorite Doobie Brothers song.What a pleasure it is to hear it

again!!! I have all the early Doobies albums in my vinyl record collection.The Doobies

are from San Jose,California,close to my neck of the woods,Oakland.Check out "I Want

Yo' Number."

[tocaracer06]

D=  A BEYERDYNAMIC M500!!! WIIN!!!

[nomobama]

20dark etc. Surely you can't be that full of youself. The listener is the only critic that counts, no matter what you may think you know!

[KairuHakubi]

oh god, all these years I thought it was "Johnny Go"

[20DarkGinger51]

anyone who has not written recorded and produced their own albums worth (AT LEAST) has no right to critique music learn to respect music as a whole and not just its divisions. haters and society would benefit more if they made themselves useful and wasted less time hating some one elses hard work

[grungeallday91]

That bass player is the shit

[haxz0rr]

Myron brought me here :)

[awest0429]

A nice greazy slice of American badassery

[TheTC187]

Top two comments = Irony

[jettrockpower]

My favourite Doobie Brothers song

[reposage]

No "autotune" here.

[MyAruga]

cool

[GuillermoChancey2]

Awesome!! It's hard to believe this song is as old as my baby brother. Wow, I'm getting old!

[MGCRE]

Ok....raised in San Antonio a few miles from China Grove at time this song came out. We rocked to it but none of us knew why the Doobie Brothers and a song about China Grove.

[Lumbar87]

Yes, this is BETTER than the original recording!

[aceboonkk]

I think the years and heroin haven't been good to Tom, mostly the the heroin. The late night hunt for drugs 'rumor' is so much more believable than making up a song about a small town around San Antonio that just happens to be called 'China Grove'.

[NomadDnB]

S-muthafuckin-G, (and the Alembic is pretty sweet too)

[djccac]

why does the Doobie Bros have 2 drummers?

[outlawcountryman]

@djccac because it's twice the fun, charlie daniels band and the allman brothers are 2 other bands to list that have two drummers

[djccac]

why does the Doobie Bros have 2 drummers?

[Master0fMuppets93]

Ffs, is there NO escape from the bieber comments, even in the Doobie Brothers, WHAT HAS HAPPENED!?

[camlpg]

Such a great song but computer digital sound sucks sucks sucks. Who said things that go round and round are out of date. Back to CDs and vinyl records for me. How about you?

[tschmidtbartor]

@camlpg , yo Dude. i totally agree, comuter dig sound does suck Btime. hopefully new CDs will come out on uncompressed 24bit 196khz Blu-ray soon. that will be sweet. Pink Floyd just released Dark Side again, on LP and Blu-ray, awesome....somebuddy does care bout sound! also Wish u were here. can't wait 2 check that out. :) tom

[iago68]

37 ppl just didn't get this song. that's it.

[Hipp0ses]

damn them doobies and their Chinese grove

[S7re7chdude]

Thumbs up if Gta 4 didn't introduce you to this song..

[grindlemeister]

Uh... EXCELLENT performance indeed! It's even better than the original recording.

[dktorben2]

I was there!!! UNBELIEVEABLE..what a Concert (LA Forum)

[52cranky]

doobies were great in my era

[monktrane325]

I can't equate Justin Bieber to the Doobies. The Doobies are artists, Bieber is nothing.

[52cranky]

great music in my era

[benafuda]

If you don't like this.......then sorry, we cant be friends.

[HunterCO1]

@benafuda if anybody don't like this they can suck giant dick one of the best bands to ever exist!

[ThomasMetal75]

Does any band need 2 drum set players for a particular reason?!? It's overkill if you ask me...

[dewaynecullen]

@ThomasMetal75 one of them has the cow bell attatched :)

[MothmanLivesAgain]

One of the coolest grooves ever created about a grove. Grooves from Beyond?

[hz11287]

I remember reading with my high school freshman class back in 1978 about the China Grove.

[hz11287]

I think it's awesome how they took a piece of history and sung about it. Wow!

[rdmineer1]

Pre-Michael McDonald

[babyboomerhawaii]

three generations loving the tunes

[OzarksDad]

Damn, I love this tune!

[jmoney31705]

doobie brothers were great until mcdonald fucked them up

[drizeo]

@jmoney31705 I AGREE

[heavymetalhippie180]

i remember when i was little and going to the store with dad and he would start to sing along with songs like this and now years later i find myself singing along when we go somewhere and maybe good sense of music is inherited or dad is smarter than i think :)

[ponceatthebeach]

@muhdikjohnson2 and made them LOTSA money!!!!which I'm sure they enjoyed

[trafficgal1]

The Doobie Brothers are still one of the best bands around today

[craemac]

Great driving music...fun and cool...bass lines are awesome!

[InfinityRockanRollll]

Every time I'm in the patties and the charlies are approaching at 1 o' clock.....I think of china grove to sooth my mind...

[mikeymikelovesyou]

china grove,what the!!!!!!! me love you long time.no really its a good song.

[KISSFANYEAH]

what a great fucking song .. enough said :)

[bibibjorn]

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[TheQuickdraw94]

anybody notice how he just vocalizes thru the lyrics before "They just keep on lookin to the East"?? It's at at 1:50

[x6xtankgirlx6x]

Seeing them Sunday!!!

[Ausssiebabee]

i typed in doobie and this is what came up :D

[krisallenisawesome]

Awesome song! I live in China Grove, TX :)

[DylanMaggot]

Lost forever.RIde safe

[Harryn58]

I noticed this clip has over a million hits. 900,000 are mine. I can't get enough of this!

[MegaloThunder]

This song is so awesome. It's my all-time favorite of the doobie brothers. The singing, the guitar...it all kicks ass! How could anyone NOT love it?

[codabug03]

I wish I could like this video a million times!

[nowhere991]

My cousin said; "back in early 70's when her auntie was kid sitting". I guess she filled the pot and spark-up, and she danced in grandmas house. Hhhahaha, then she asked the little ones to dance. LOL! My cousin said; hahaha we did know what we were doing but roling the floor. Hahahhaha TRUE! Doobie & "ellie'

[GrumGrodge]

@superdanificatione

I agree, being from Australia and joining in October 2010 is totally lame

[led1071]

Cant top the feelgood 70s rock it has soul and heart.

[MCguit88]

What a tune!!!

[tehmalacoda]

I hate how every top rated comment in just about every musical song is about how "x number people" and then proceed to talk shit about justin beiber. Think of something original.

[j2ching]

@tehmalacoda you kinda did both :D

[Whooligan86]

@tehmalacoda Justin Who?? I'm too busy listening to music that matters and I'm damn near the same age as that kid.

[TheOhSponge]

Brothers for Life. Lost Forever.

[superdanificatione]

Not as good as bieber!

[DAVWAVE]

@superdanificatione Take your baby puke and enjoy it. Music is a matter of taste. OK, this is lousy. Ask your teen idol who he likes. You would be shocked, little girl or little twink, whoever you may be.

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Wow, this is lame.

[skipper8257]

I like Jay but a lot of there songs with him have similar chord arrangements. I much prefered the band when Michael Mcdonald and Jeff Skunk Baxter joined them and Johnson left.

[hotstuffandicecream]

I had this on 8 track and played it in my 68 camaro riding around on that 50 cents a gallon gas with a little blonde sweetie by my side. Songs and memories from the 70's are etched in my brain and will last forever. The greatest time in history to be a teen and have fun. We would do about anything to go up down or sideways and had a ball doing it. Go Doobies!

[GRRXtreme]

@hotstuffandicecream --- Had the same... only difference was I had a gorgeous red head next to me in my 68 Camaro... Craig powerplay 8-track and was INDESTRUCTIBLE!!! GO DOOBIES!

[jmoney31705]

@GRRXtreme wow times change but the music dont, i listen it now-a-days in my 94 camaro z28, with redhead,blonde and black chicks

[TrixAnims1990]

31 people never been to the Grove yet, and are probably Justine Beiber fans in which case they just don't know good music, and think that an epileptic monkey who knows a few english words is a music artist.

[jolie1957]

@TrixAnims1990 ...lay off Justin and just listen to the Doobie Bros... you will start feeling the love :)

[SpoofedTVadmin]

@TrixAnims1990 now it's 35.

[FichDak]

@TrixAnims1990 i don't get how you expect to be taken seriously when calling another singer "an epileptic monkey who knows a few english words". i don't like his music either but fuck chill out not everyone likes the same shit

[Aliveandying]

@TrixAnims1990 The epileptic monkey part saved you from being flagged for spam. Consider yourself lucky...

[ron956]

I LIVED in China Grove...

We accumulate our opinions at an age when our understanding is at its weakest. - Georg C. Lichtenberg

[low72]

@TrixAnims1990 Yeah no shit, look at the comment below yours. Do you not think when you comment? Like dude, this ain't the 70's, OBVIOUSLY music won't be the same. You people are really closed minded. I take it the 1990 is your year of birth, which I hope not because I was born in '91 and don't act like a child when it comes to music. If you don't like something, just ignore it. Mentioning his name just lets him know that he's on your mind. So really in the end, you're the fool, fool.

[xXaerooff2Xx]

Best song in GTA TLaD

[DrRobertMPick]

I agree with 2 below. The real Doobies pre Michael McDonnel. No offense!

[fetteshice]

Yea, the good old days, when musicians had so much, erm, hair. Listened to that music for a while, then moved on. The new kick is the best, and few pass the test of time. This one... not.

[rondullage]

Nearly blew the windows out of the car with this track. Heard the first few notes and turned it up really loud forgetting that the other side of the stereo kicks in after a couple of bars!!!!!!!!!! Won't forget that for a while....and thanks, the ears have recovered now.

[grebel82]

For me, this was the real Doobie Bros... before Michael MacDonald, when they rocked...hard!

[WrathofBong420]

good old white boooooys

[marter2006]

yeah! bring me back when music was actually good!!

[theCrapture]

"Rusty, what do you think about white people?"

("Well, I like them Doobie Brothers alright")

"He ain't ready."

["Now, Early, that ain't rightly fair, we was all lovin' Doobie Brothers"}

..."Damn them Doobies and they Chinese Grove!"

[bytebull]

70's just owned and everone nows it ...

the 50's elvis ... yea he started it all ..

the sixties beatles zep stones...

70's brought it around ...

78 van halen changed the world of music

get a clue youtubers....

[salvadormarley]

@bytebull Good points there. And look what's wahed up on shore now - Justin Beiber, Lady Gaga and the Black Eyed Fucking Peas.

[Muffett53]

Well...why would someone click "dislike" when all they had to do was move on to some other song they liked. The goofs wasted that energy...LOL...to click it. These songs were at a time when we had the best of times. Wouldn't have wanted it any other way. Except...didn't want to grow OLD...which I am NOT. I'm just 'experienced' and still 21. YEP...don't feel old at all. Rock lives on and on and on. PEACE

[thebeststickyfingers]

Jan 1974 that's a while ago. Just got a new fender telecaster that I wish I still had

Excellent song though

[dLimboStick]

The greatest challenge to the human race in the 21st century?

ASPECT RATIO

[KellyGiftShop]

when I hear this song, I can actually smell the 70's , literally!

[DrRobertMPick]

It doesn't get any better than the original Doobies!!!!!!!

[saintninian]

Just when i thought it couldn't get any more epic.... EXPLOSION

[slayerT75]

i always thought the eagles did this song....................oh and thumbs up if ur here cause of GTA4

[TheGuessWho99]

Another great song

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Love the guitar riff in the beginning

[hanothekidd]

(1977) Had China Grove playing in my old Galaxy and went for more volume to jam wide open,went sailing into a curve,rolled twice and China Grove was still playing when it rolled back on all fours. I ended up in the back seat sitting there like what the Hell?. I still want the volume high but I have to leave out the Vodka.(True Story)

[4bigguy169]

@hanothekidd What year Galaxy? I had a 70'

Saw the Doobie Brothers in Ann Arbor back in 77'. They were also going to play in Lansing, MI a couple of weeks later with some band called "Foreigner". Never heard of them (at the time) and couldn't search the net, obviously, for info on them. So, I opted to see the Ann Arbor gig where the Doobie's played with opening act "Commander Cody And The Lost Planet Airmen"

Crap, big mistake! Oh well, some good reefer made it all OK, LOL

[Revolution1117]

Great vid and memories! Also glad to have Tommy back in the line-up again. BTW- 31 people are fools.

[frayedknotarts]

'74 or '75, Massey Hall in Toronto... never SAW so many effin' drums coming onstage.... Next best concert was Bonnie and Jackson at the same venue... THREE drum sets and Freebo on tuba... I was in hard-beat heaven.

[tychaton08]

Merci!

[Harryn58]

Makes sense to me. DB are playing here in Houston on June 12th at House of Blues. Sounds like I need to buy a ticket. Thanks for the response.

[rockhurstalum09]

THUMBS UP IF YOU WANT THAT CHINA GROVE IN 2011

[beatles5445]

"The sheriff and his buddies

With their samurai swords"

[bestoftimes1976]

Damn that Tom (lead singer) is so good looking.

[thesubstitute]

Oh my god -- the explosions at the end. I can't stop laughing.

[DrRobertMPick]

I agree - the original Doobies, simply the BEST! Great music! Thx guys.

[Dadoodoo71]

Michael McDonald destroyed this group. 

[GiveMeMyWhammy]

@Dadoodoo71 Which ones that?

[Harryn58]

@Dadoodoo71 I agree, they went from being a totally cool biker band to a sappy pop band. I do think McDonald is a talented guy but not with the Doobs. That was Ted Templeman's idea I think

[devildoc225]

@Harryn58 Actually it wasn't. They needed a guy to fill in for Tommy, and Jeff Baxter suggested Michael McDonald. Obviously it totally changed their style. At the moment, they are playing better than ever, and have stayed with the original sound. They are probably one of the most consistent bands out there.

[Harryn58]

@devildoc225 If I can get a ticket! I'm afraid I waited too late. That'll be a sold out show for sure.

[farpoint57]

i did not like the Doobie Brothers after Michael McDonald joined. I just did not care for his voice. Great Band

[camnto]

This is NOT Michael McDonald's "back up band" as some say.

[devildoc225]

@camnto Damn right. 

[sleepingincognito]

another great band not in the rock hall of fame

[leftystrat62]

Boy,the lead singer looks very angry

[phil74501]

My grandmother used to live east of San Antonio near China Grove. We used to go through there all the time. I would start singing the song and my dad would be like "shut the hell up." He was a country fan, hated rock music.

[rzombi666]

@phil74501 Yep same here. The closest thing to rock my dad would let me listen to in the house was Marshall Tucker or Lynyrd Skynyrd.

[Bill5298]

wow he changed the lyrics I think its "and tho its a part of the Lone Star State, people dont seem to care, they' ll just keep on looking to the east"

[Bellicose27]

Are they singing about drugs?

[krisallenisawesome]

@Bellicose27 No they're singing about a town in Texas called China Grove near San Antonio. I live there :)

[MrOver18joe]

why two drummers?

[dafishguru]

@MrOver18joe Why not? lol

[ADDICTEDmodZ]

everytime this song plays or any doobie bros song i just have to finish the whole song. its like it sucks me in.......

[TheComputerMaster]

@ADDICTEDmodZ if you click the video response you can see china grove LOL

[jmg999]

That's a pretty multi-racial family they have.

[stevenvictx]

Every time I drive through China Grove on my way to San Antonio ,I have to sing a few bars.

[vermontlaw1]

they are playing our fair here in burlington in the fall...with lynyrd skynyrd! doobies were my very frist concert in 1976...cant wait to see them again!

[Caboose9987202]

Going to see them in concert tonight in VA

[bajacore]

Tom Johnson > Michael McDonald

[bobby7771117]

What a great group, singing the song, that was to start my rock collection as far as albums were concerned--I was 13 and only had a few cassettes--and money was hard to come buy, but I could't keep playing the hits off The Captain and Me album forever at the pizza jukebox-that was getting too expensive, so I bought this first album, and did I ever play it--and today it still holds a special place in my heart, and I'll always love The Doobie Brothers just a little more than most! Peace, BobbyK

[mritzker]

love this song for talent show!!

[futuristfood]

far out... memories! california beaches in the early 70's..

[GuitarChickSG1]

@noclassatall So you had nothing better to do than come to the vid of a classic rock song and show what a jerk you are, huh? your life must be boring. If ya don't like it, don't listen to it, babe. Go to the vids for songs you do like and leave those of us who love this one in peace.

[medicvet]

Been to two doobie brothers concerts, and they rocked it out of the ballpark both times!

[bobby7771117]

My first rock album ever was the awesome THE CAPTAIN AND ME! Not bad for your first album at 13 years old! These guys will always be legends, and I don't think they ever sounded better than on The Wildlife Album from 1996! Peace and Love, BobbyK

[gsesteve]

michael mcdonnell sounds like a wounded moose I could never stand his voice.Makes me homicidal when I hear the moose sing.He is never a doobie bro. to me.Tom johnson is the only voice for them!

[LapisLee]

One more. Scott Price turned me on to this song in 1975.

[BubbaBouy]

China Grove, Texas. The only way to live.

[oldschooldamnawesome]

heard this song while driving in gta iv....awesome song

[Syzygy60]

back then commercial ment "good"

[vagentlemanjon]

The talent these guys had was simply beyond what was happening at the time for most bands. That was confirmed when they went post TJ to Michael MacDonald to keep the machine rollin.

[Syzygy60]

@vagentlemanjon story goes there manager threatened them if you don't play a commercial song we all are broke and they wrote China Grove

[utbrit5]

They made this song because their bus broke down in this small town in south central Texas. They gave a free concert that night in China Grove, Tx which Im proud to say I'm born and raised in! God I miss this genre, someone bring back that classic rock sound we love!

[rzombi666]

@utbrit5 I'm proud to say I'm from the south bay of the SF Bay Area. Doobie Brothers country! That's right, we are very proud of them and very pissed off they have not been inducted into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame. How many bay area people feel the same way???!!!!!

[uranne]

where's Michael McDonald?

[rzombi666]

@uranne This video was filmed before he joined the band. Michael joined the band 2 years later.

[ninelivecat]

@uranne Michael wasn't in all era's of the Doobie Brothers they went through some changes over the years

[uranne]

@ninelivecat thanks for filling me in :)

[uranne]

my mother was pregnant with me at that time :D

[TheRealRayJ]

I thought this was recorded on a Fender Champ by the sound of it. Guess I was wrong? I see Orange amps on stage.

[superschmuck]

Damn them Doobies and they Chinese grove!