Doobie Brothers - Take me In Your Arms - China Grove - 70's

Pseudo-live performances. As presented by none other than Glenn Shorrock, in '84.
A note to nerds:
China grove is a curious combination of live and mimed.
The backing is a remix from the original multitrack, omitting piano and vocals. Vocals appear to be live.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 70's
• Rock.

[KellyGiftShop]

All the Doobie Brother songs take me back to a nicer less stressed out life ..like highschool. The stress in highschool is nothing compared to the real world. But, these songs get you going and everything is GREAT! And you just keep rockin on!!

[RettroDood]

@KellyGiftShop

AMEN!!

[jubbadupa]

Canadian Charity Brown recorded this in 1975 also, it is by far the best version of the song ever !

[yescanto]

I must say that Charity Brown's recording of Take Me in Your Arms is my favorite

[billautotech1]

michael mcdonald is a great singer, but Tom Johnson is the voice of the Doobie Brothers

[455Transam]

Nobody sings like Tom Johnston, this version is the BEST I've ever heard!!

[classiclistener01]

@RettroDood - Even if this/these songs are 'somewhat' synced. mimied or edited, they're still great!  Even if this/these songs were being played during an action-scene in a Steve McQueen or Clint Eastwood movie, they'd make the scene that-much-more enthralling! :)

As with all the 'lost' television rock shows, like, "Don Kirschner's Rock Concert," "The Hudson Brothers," "Ed Sullivan," "Shindig," etc., to "KIDS" like all of us over 40 - THIS IS CLASSIC ROCK!! :)

Thank you for posting this!! :)

[classiclistener01]

This rocks! As with anything the Doobie Brothers did or do (prior to, or, without, Michael McDonald - as 1968ivanhoe wrote in his earlier comment)!

Tom Johnston is a GREAT musical performer! You'll NEVER get tired of him! :)

[sauquoit13456]

JUST MISSED!!! "Take Me In Your Arms {Rock Me}" just missed making the Billboard's Hot Top 10 chart; it peaked at No. 11 and spent a total of 12 weeks in the Hot Top 100 in 1975. In 1965 Kim Weston took this song to No. 50!!!

[alfasteve12]

Oh yes.. the Doobies simply own this song. Is there a better vocalist than Johnston for this band? It was a big surprise to hear Kim Weston's original. She's belting it out on her version as well.

[smokiebird06]

You can say that he or she recorded this first, but the Doobie Bros. OWN this song. If you don't recognize Tom Johnston's lead vocals or Jeff Skunk Baxter's amazing guitar solo you're either a liar or simply pathetic. OK, go on about your business.

[1968ivanhoe]

Love this

[1968ivanhoe]

Better band prior to Michael Macdonald