Michael McDonald (feat. Tom Johnston) - Take Me In Your Arms

Tommy Johnston performing the classic "Take Me In Your Arms" on Michael McDonald's PBS Soundstage concert in 2003.
Band includes Bernie Chiaravalle - Guitar; Vince Denham - Sax; Pat Coil - Keyboards; Lanice Morrison - Bass; Yvette Preyer - Drums; Francine Smith, Simbryt Whittington, Yvonne Gage - Backup Vocals. Also features Pat Simmons on guitar.

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• johnston
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• arms
• doobie
• brothers

[MusicManKevin]

Tom Johnston sounded GREAT! His voice still as good as it was in the 70s!

[dootsmasta]

I agree 100 percent. Perfect instrumentation and backgrounds for it, too. And yeah, anything but the original key would have been inferior - I would love to have been there.

[ZoneIII]

The Doobie Brothers were better with Tom Johnston as the leader.

Signed,

Tom Johnston (seriously!)

[dootsmasta]

Tom Johnston, a professional musician, probably doesn't have time to be on YouTube patting himself on the back, but anyway...the comparison of Doobie frontmen is like a comparison of Mozart to Elvis. Two totally different styles of music, two totally different musicians. I've heard this argument both ways, and I think it's about as useless as tits on a boar pig.

[pabucfan]

First off thanks for posting this. Anytime I get to see the THREE leads of the Doobies together is a joy. Second, I hate the argument about which frontman was better. Love each one for what they brought to make one of the most diverse and influential bands in history.  Plus he said he was Tom Johnston, he never said he was the SAME Tom Johnston. just an observation.

[dootsmasta]

Touché!! Never thought about that...

[ruedydude]

With all respect to Michael McDonald and his Steely Dan type influence he gave to the Doobies, I believe that the early Doobie's success is what fans in the long run want to see from this legendary band such as Rockin Down The Highway, Take Me, China Grove, etc. Having seen them in Concord last week I was thrilled they stuck with rock and blew the roof off Concord Pavillion.

[pgnz77]

Good God, have I didd and gone to Heaven?! Doobies with TJ and MM doing the Isley Bros, Pat Simmons on lead... don't get much better than this... man oh man...

[Lowdosage]

This is the best DB song in the catalog. Among many excellent tunes.

[gorillabelly1]

@dootsmasta

NO, NO! LET'S SEE TITS ON A BOAR PIG!

[irobot2009able]

sounds forced! not natural

[debbydoo2008]

@pabucfan the only thing to really say is that all these guys are just awesome, and i love the way Michael McDonald will sing lead or backup. Shows humility and makes him great!

[bossman22408]

Ever notice that a LOT of people love Miller Lite??  There's a BUNCH that love Bud Light -

Get over it! Just swim in that Doobie drunk and enjoy every sip!!!

[GRPictures]

I AGREE!



[andyinoregon]

@MusicManKevin He and Pat both do. First saw them live in 1975 in Bowling Green, Ohio. Saw them 2 years ago at the Oregon State Fair Amphitheater under a full moon and they sounded better than '75. This is the song they open their show with these days.

[airdriver]

Michael McDonald needs to go back into the studio with Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and the rest of the Doobies and record a Doobie Brothers all star album.