Long Train Running 1971

This show was recorded on June 14th of 1971 at the West Filmore in San Fransisco. It is a very early version of the song, not long after Tom Johnston started to ad-lib the words.

Down around the corner,
half a mile from here,
you see them old trains running
and you watch them disappear
Without love, where would you be now?

Ya know I saw miss lucy,
saw her die today
brass ring on her finger
and the last words that she say
Without love, where would you be now?

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[caldeltaman2]

Dave Shogren died in December 1999. I shared a studio with him in San Jose and unfortunately I was the one to find him dead. He died from congenital heart defect during a bout of flu. Great guy, musician, and engineer/producer. At the time he left the Doobies he was suffering from clinical depression which he struggled with for years. He played on some of the songs on Toulouse Street eg White Sun.

[buzzardbuttmetal]

one of the greatest songs ever written

[groundhog713]

This is great version of the song with Dave Shogren (The Pete Best of the Doobies) on bass!

[Eriniya]

Great version!



[slayerT75]

come on guys, caldeltaman should get a lot more than just 26 likes....keep it coming guys

[Houseinvest]

c00L

[veniceleroy]

Thank you for posting this song brings back memories.

[aaqaaqaaqaaqaaqaaqaa]

Before they made it my dad told Pat to cut his hair and that they would "never make it". The band used to chill and my grandpa's eatery "Jacks Place" in the South bay. My dad is obviously no musician, actually, he was kind of a warped american dream chasing drone at the time. Pretty sad. My uncle, his bro, was different and is a musician and knew and still stays in touch with the doobs.

[CUPanacea]

@45garbanzo What Asian Lady?? I've seen them 8 times, have had all the Vinyl's; all their CD's; and read all the jackets/ and seen and read many interviews. I've never heard of a musician that what Asian!? Are you sure their eyes weren't squinting because of the sunlight, or maybe they were stoned on a doobie??

[kennethrobinson11231]

But, like, adults, man. Totally pointless, fight, classic rock, confuses, old geezers, peace man. Like love, rock me all over, got the green light baby. get back jack, born to boogie, mac the jack. Hold on I'm coming. shake but don't brake, roll over rover. Kool stool man. Got it now don't you.

[AylesProductions]

@neohip

But like, man, what I'm sayin' is that you don't need to fight over what something is called! Adults do that too, they fight over pointless things. Why don't you just sit back and listen to the great music....

People think teenagers don't know anything, but somethings we know more about than adults do, they forget how to just relax and have fun!

Peace

[neohip]

@AylesProductions

You are right, of course,and you have humbled me.

But when you get a little older,you too will want to label it, and everthing else you see and hear.

It is an adults way of making sense of the world,although some of us do try and fight it.