DOOBIE BROTHERS - Dark eyed Cajun woman REACTION - First time hearing

DOOBIE BROTHERS - Dark eyed Cajun woman REACTION - First time hearing
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[@dt1064]

Finally. Someone does a song by them that is off the radar except for Doobie fans. Couldn't click LIKE fast enough.

[@littleaeros4063]

I've always loved this song! Brings back sweet memories!

[@jhamptonjr]

👍👍👍✌🤘

[@pncombies]

@Short Stick Thank you, brother. Glad you appreciate my selection!

[@rigelmoon9030]

Right on! Probably everybody's favorite. You know the Doobs, you absolutely know this song.

[@johnparker3111]

How about Clear as the Driven Snow?

[@gerhardbraatz6305]

I love this entire album. Early Doobies were great and totally different from the McDonald years.

[@keithjones7390]

Couldn't agree more 👏

[@RobRager]

Amen!

[@rigelmoon9030]

Sorry but when McDonald joined the band, I stopped listening. To me, it sounded like he had cotton stuffed down his throat. "Captain and Me" was their premium work. This album grabbed all of us who knew of them.

[@RiverRat1953]

I felt McDonald took the band in a direction that was not appealing to my rock taste.

[@surlechapeau]

Harri, their "South City Midnight Lady" is next for you!!

[@pammie9411]

I had forgot about this tune ... I'll add that to my music 😁😁😁

[@denystull355]

Eyes of Silver

[@kevinvirnelson7868]

Yea! And " clear as the driven snow" too!

[@jhamptonjr]

I couldn't agree more! that was a song I was going to post for him after this.

[@keithjones7390]

@@kevinvirnelson7868 Clear as the Driven Snow is probably my favourite Doobies song, absolutely fantastic! Stampede used to be my favourite album of theirs, but The Captain and Me is a more accomplished album with some of their very best work.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Perfect song from a Masterpiece of an album. I still listen to this all these years later. Sublime. The addition of the strings. Masterful.

[@raybassman7536]

You are listening to the original Doobie Brothers here. It is the Michael Mcdonald era that did not sound like the Doobies, so it's the other way around. I am glad Tom Johnston finally came back to the doobies to get the original band back together. Tom is singing here, as he also sings lead on "Listen to the Music" another great song Tom wrote.

[@keithjones7390]

Probably their best album for me, it has the original and best sound of one of the best American bands ever! All the early albums are superb, any one of them worth reviewing, loads of great songs to choose from.

[@paulpochan9631]

.. no protools...... just pros....

[@robertwalker1803]

The song off of the best album of all time to me is a gem….has it all. The vocals,harmonies, strings,baseline, and the prevailing wail of a guitar make this a winner. Having surprisingly two in sync drummers also so tight they sound as one….. RIP,Keith Knudsen and Michael Hossack.

[@mackssboo]

The best period for the Doobie's..

[@keithjones7390]

Absolutely!

[@rickyprice7597]

I appreciate the greatness of Michael McDonald's voice, and enjoyed the music he made with the Doobie Brothers, but I prefer the earlier version of the band with Tom up front.

[@keithjones7390]

Tim Johnston is the man! The Captain and Me is a phenomenal album, played it in the car this morning, Clear as the Driven Snow is one of their top 5 IMHO 😏

[@cobbycaputo3332]

Clear as the Driven Snow on this album is another song that is just of a different genre than you would expect from the Doobies, almost like a prog song.

[@keithjones7390]

Superb song, great choice 👌

[@4ak458]

You really had to see the Doobie Brothers on concert more than once to understand them. They were not a band totally concerned with pressing out top 40 music just to sell records. Obviously you do get into music to become popular and sell tons of presses. The Doobies would preform different every concert. They were exceptionally talented and diverse as individuals and musicians. That is why a done like this would surprise many people who listen to some of their music. Black Water is a other good example of a song, when released, many people had a hard time believing that was them. The Doobies still blow you away with their performances, though some are gone. I remember 1 concert years when they hit the stage like a keg of gunpowder exploding, they played for 45 minutes without a break. That was as incredible of a oerformance as I have witnessed. Then there were concerts where they spent time interacting with the crowd, but they did not skip on great music on those nights either. The R&R HOF, were proven incompetent with allowing them to go so long without induction. That, in itself, is another discussion. The Doobies are a great band to experience, not sure right now if they still have Dave Mason opening for them. Haven't been around them lately. But if those 2 are still playing shows together, I have one thing to tell you. GET A TICKET, !!!!. What a dynamite show you will see. You will not think you wasted you time or money if they are touring together. Mason is by far,the most under rated musician from the 70s. Just look at the man's resume. Long live the Doobies and Dave Mason. Give Dave's live version of Watchtower, which he played with o. Hendrix recording. It's a killer. God Bless you all. And enjoy the music. By the way, I love your reactions and comments. God Bless you to.

[@ktwebbdevil]

This IS the Doobie Brothers.I would instantly recognize them!

[@keithjones7390]

This album is fantastic, my favourite Doobies record, and another great one from that wonderful era of the 70's!

[@1bigrowdy]

Another park Another Sunday is another deep cut that is worth a listen

[@stevereznick108]

This is classic Doobies! I was floored by this album when it first came out! Tommy’s songwriting and guitar/vocals were incredible. The amount of talent in this band was phenomenal!!! The Doobies with Michael McDonald were a different band. I prefer the original but the “other” Doobies were awesome in their own right. You should check out Natural thing from the same album.

[@rafaelorantes7185]

Tom Johnston, lead guitarist and singer from the real Doobies, there’s two songs I like from the Michael McDonald period only.

[@keithjones7390]

Tom was the man!

[@skydogfan4671]

This is the Doobies at their best. A great under the radar song by them. All really good songs on this album called The Captain And Me. Their sound took several turns - straight up hard rock to rock/jazz infused to pop rock. I much prefer the Tommy Johnston area, but they still put out good music with Michael McDonald.

[@keithjones7390]

Tom was the man!

[@pncombies]

@@keithjones7390 He still is! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqSsqX-fodhnrNk

[@joemoe765]

Another Park Another Sunday is an excellent DB song! Thanks for this Harri

[@keithjones7390]

So many wonderful songs from this great band, Clear as the Driven Snow, China Grove and Daughters of the Sea just three of my favourites.

[@stratcat3216]

I love the original Doobies and this is one of their best IMO.

[@michaelsmith5021]

The Doobies have a very deep catalog of great music. What a shame so many don't know, Michael Mcdonald came un when Tom Johnston had to bow out due to illness for a few years. Me personally, I was glad to see Tom come back. React to Evil Woman. Off the same Album. You won't believe that either. Lol

[@keithjones7390]

Tom Johnston is the man! Their early work is fantastic, Clear as the Driven Snow is for me in their top five songs.

[@marybaillie8907]

Love this whole album. Early Doobies were so different from later on. Something like Chicago, the early recordings of the Doobies are just so amazing in their quality. China Grove and Long Train Running great songs on this album. Thanks Harri. Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦

[@keithjones7390]

Doobie Brothers were like a lot of bands where their early stuff is the best, Eagles, Steely Dan, Roxy Music, Wishbone Ash, to name a few. Having said that, the Doobies' Cycles and Liberte albums are pretty good 👍

[@svan9752]

Another one you might Enjoy.... The Doobie Brothers - Jesus Is Just Alright..... kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqSoqZKfl7Wln6M

[@richardjackley334]

This album is a complete masterpiece. Reminds of my HS years.

[@donaldbindner59]

Harri,Harri,HARRI......."South City Midnight Lady".......PLEASE

[@dt1064]

That whole album is great song after great song. Their best IMHO.

[@keithjones7390]

Fantastic album, one of their very best 👌

[@michaellombard894]

Blues. So true, who would expect them to make this kind of great blues music. I heard this first when I first bought the album in, my God 1973 amazing. Mystical and heart wrenching for me as I age.

[@UncleWiggily.]

It was my favorite Doobies LP, "The Captain and Me".

[@keithjones7390]

Was? Which is it now ?😏 l know what you mean, it's my favourite Doobies album as well, fantastic. Stampede used to be my favourite , but Captain is the best overall.

[@Imadrummin]

Nice deep cut from The Captain & Me. The Doobie Brothers are probably my favorite band when it is all said and done. Thank you Pncombies my friend!! Glad you enjoyed it Harri. 👍👍👍 Yes, Dark Eyes Cajun Woman has been played live specifically with Tom Johnston being in the band. Live version performed on "Rockin Down The Highway" and "Live at The Beacon". It can be found here on You Tube of course.

[@pncombies]

@imadrummin You're welcome, brother. I saw thes guys in February of '75 when I was a sophomore in high school. I wrote them a letter - got their label's address off the back of the "Captain and Me". Warner Brothers in LA I believe. They replied with a cool letter and bio, and several black and whites of the band.

[@Imadrummin]

@@pncombies Yes, they were on Warner for a while. That is such a cool story. I met Pat Simmons in a restaurant in Nashville. I humbly asked for his autograph before he got his food. He was so nice. Mr. Black Water himself. 👍

[@marksummers1700]

so much of any band's best work, is album cuts... songs that never make the radio.. this is an absolutely gorgeous song..

[@hampyonce]

In 1976, a buddy and I were allowed to drive 175 miles to the beach for the weekend. We were 14. Neither had a driver's license. We had a nice old Buick with a great stereo and two of his sisters eight track tapes were in the Buick. This one and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Second Helping". The tapes and the trip made a lasting mark on me. Good reaction. This has some of that "Black Water" swampiness.

[@TerryKrysinski]

Dive in to the early pre- Michael McDonald years,Harri-- you'll get accustomed to hearing Tom Johnston (and occasionally Pet Simmons) singing lead. The band was VERY successful and varied before MM joined for Talkin' It To The Streets. The albums Toulouse Street,Captan & Me, Once Were Once Vices..and Stampede are full of killer material. And Yes...they DID perform all these different styles live back then. This song is from '73 (Captain & Me album). Cheers, T

[@paularietta6744]

Love all of their earlier stuff. Another one you should check out is South City Midnight Lady. Another great but lesser known song from them.

[@pncombies]

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[@sirslice]

It's very said Tom was paying tribute to BB King with this song. At the very least, the guitar work is.

[@Cynthia...]

This is a Doobie Brothers song that I can’t say I’ve ever heard before. It reminds me of another song though but I can’t quite place which one it is. Good choice!

[@pncombies]

@Cynthia Thank you!

[@karenpowell6063]

I absolutely love this song 🔥🔥Fabulous blues song

[@davidbentley145]

I remember trippin along to these sweet sweet sounds...long ago ...Heaven!

[@julietate7806]

You can hear BB King's "The Thrill Is Gone" in this.

[@bigjay123]

Aint no mistaking that harmony. That's the Doobie Bros.

[@keithjones7390]

Fantastic band, listened to Clear as the Driven Snow again today and it demonstrates the wonderful harmony you mentioned. 😀

[@glennwalker5700]

The best Doobie Brothrs song. Huzzah.

[@ragjamrock]

You could hear similarities to BB King's The thrill is gone, both minor blues. Like many on here I love the early Doobies with Tom Johnston even though I'm a fan of Michael McDonald .

[@MisterWondrous]

Easily my favorite song by them. Thanks Harri.

[@nicholasletts281]

For me this is the doobies best album....south city midnight Lady is my favorite cut

[@keithjones7390]

I agree, their best album for me, Clear as the Driven Snow and China Grove a couple more great tracks.

[@pncombies]

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[@BLJKPLR]

This is one of my all time favorite songs. The whole album was great! Cool

[@MikeCoggan]

This album came out when I was in 8th grade (Listen to the Music 7th grade) and I grew up in San Jose, so they were a local band hitting it big. In 2018, they performed both Toulouse Street and The Captain and Me in their entirety at the Beacon Theatre in New York. This is from that recording, I recommend listening to the live album - 45 years later and they still sound great. kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3SXo3uepsxlhc0

[@orangetabby3229]

Harri, try these Doobie Brothers gems - "Toulouse Street" and "For Someone Special". Very special sound they had back then 😀 You'll be impressed! Also "I Cheat the Hangman."

[@garya7893]

Yes plz do i like there hidden tunes better than there pop stuff

[@keithjones7390]

Daughters of the Sea has always been one of my favourites.

[@toddhooks9813]

For my money, the Hangman is their best. Tom J had many great numbers, but Patrick's best were in another class. Case in point.

[@keithjones7390]

@@toddhooks9813 A superb track, Stampede used to be my favourite Doobie Brothers album, but The Captain and Me has now taken that place. All their early albums are wonderful though. Tom Johnston as lead vocalist, the best for me.

[@markcosenza3274]

I married my dark eyed cajun woman 41 years ago.

[@avelingbarford]

This album cover was used to roll up spliffs....great days

[@debbiechang5781]

Another great request Neal! I thought I was pretty familiar with Doobie Brothers but I had not heard this one. Nice 🌺✌️

[@ToddSauve]

"Dark Eyed Cajun Woman" is my absolutely favourite Doobie Brothers song from my favourite album of theirs, "The Captain and Me." This album came out in 1973, almost 50 years ago! A double platinum album when that really meant something! This is a desert island album for me, and you'd have to pry it from my cold, dead hands! Ha, ha! This was singer and lead guitarist Tom Johnston's ode to BB King and his "The Thrill is Gone." Harri, you really should have a drink on me for choosing this song because I think it has only ever been reacted to one other time on KZbin, and from now hearing it you know this is a masterpiece of the blues guitar. Ted Templeman, their producer, brought in a string section for this song and as you can tell, this was a master stroke on Templeman's part. The Doobie's second through fifth albums are their very finest and cover the entire gamut of what made up rock and roll at that time. Everything from the blues, to country to hard rock to soul and funk. One of my favourite bands of all time without question. And they were only inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a year or two ago--and they were playing this level of the blues and rock and country 50 years ago! It is an utter embarrassment for the RRHoF that they ignored these guys for decades. They are still touring today and from time to time they still play "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman"! 🎸🎸🎸😎💘👌

[@pncombies]

@Todd Suave Check out the video @ 00:11. What were you saying about Harri having a drink on YOU?

[@ToddSauve]

@@pncombies I don't really see anything at the 11 second mark. Did you already buy Harri a drink? Ha, ha! Truly, this is my favourite Doobies song. I was 14 when this came out and in my first year of high school. I can't remember who owned it but there were basically nothing but 8 tracks back then, unless you had a turn table. So I must have heard it in someone's car or perhaps at a friend's house. This entrenched my love of the blues which, other than a South Korean Gospel singer named Sohyang, is my favourite music to this day. If you haven't heard Sohyang sing then do not pass Go and do not collect $200 but go directly here and listen to this unbelievable talent! She is the best female vocalist in the world. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eWfMeZtqrqeredE

[@keithjones7390]

For years Stampede was my favourite Doobies album, probably because l love l Cheat the Hangman, one of their best for me. However this album l think overall is their best work, all their early albums are so strong ( Michael who?) 😏 and I play them regularly, but this one is definitely their greatest achievement.

[@ToddSauve]

@@keithjones7390 Keith, you are clearly a gentleman and a scholar, as well as being a man of discernment and taste. Yes, any one of the 2nd through 5th albums are stellar. But this one and this song are the ultimate Doobies for me! 💘👍🎸🎸🎸

[@keithjones7390]

@@ToddSauve Thank you very much for those kind words.I have been a Doobies fan for many yesrs, a fan of The Eagles, Little Feat and Steely Dan as well, but it is the Doobies albums l have played the most over the last few years, l never tire of hearing their songs, and even discover something new listening to them again. Along with myself, I'm 71 next week 😔 their music has matured , and l hope to enjoy their music many years to come 🤞. PS l agree with you about their early albums, but l have enjoyed listening to a few of their later albums, Liberte and Cycles in particular, South of the Border on that album is equal to any of their early work.

[@jhamptonjr]

this sounds exactly like the Doobie Brothers to me because I remember the original Doobie Brothers!

[@keithjones7390]

Their early albums with Tom Johnston are fantastic, The Captain and Me being their best IMHO! Clear as the Driven Snow probably my favourite Doobies song.

[@hectorflores3297]

Their albums Toulouse Street, The Captain and Me and What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits are great one after the other.

[@JK_Clarke]

What's up with my ears? They keep telling me they hear BB King on lead guitar ... along with accompanying strings a la "The Thrill Is Gone" .... oh my! Good song, never heard it before!

[@bynumite76]

Sounds like the Doobies to me!

[@chrissiler6075]

Last time I saw them LIVE, McFee played harp on this song too!

[@damonhines8187]

A new one to me. Nice blues exploration. Great band, never fail to play something great, eminently listenable.

[@margieloesch1497]

keep on hearing BB King’s The Thrill is Gone

[@ALong-fo5so]

It’s been a long time since I heard this song. Even forgotten about it. Thanks for bring it back Hari.

[@donnieskaggs9548]

That’s Tom Johnson.

[@keithjones7390]

The man! Michael who? 🤔

[@kayakutah]

I was in college (I think it was around 1973) when the DB's came out with their first 3 albums, so I was used to them pre-McDonald. The Captain and Me was, in my view, their pinnacle. Once he showed up and ushered in some changes, I kind of lost interest in them. It's just what you're used to, I suppose. They certainly did well after the changes.

[@greggmccabe7833]

On my list of favorite albums, this one is number 2. I prefer the band pre and post Michael McDonald. However, they were still phenomenal during the McDonald years.

[@keithjones7390]

Michael who? 😏

[@mrgmusicclass]

My father, Clint West, recorded à great version of this

[@darrenangyal7190]

Dont fool yourself, mr. Macdonald tried to dismantle the doobies, it shows by all his material getting through

[@chopshop5519]

👍

[@rigelmoon9030]

This album skyrocketed the Doobs into the stratosphere. They lost it when Michael came in to replace Tommy Johnston due to illness. But, thankfully, he returned to the line-up to this day.

[@georgeditzel3504]

When Ithink of the DB , it does not include Michael McDonald. They did go that way.

[@pncombies]

He joined them in '75 after years of working with Steely Dan. I saw them in February of '75 in Austin, TX - my FIRST concert as asophomore in high school. Tom Johnston didn't perform with them when my pals and I saw them. Patrick Simmons and McDonald covered for him. Johnston had been "benched" by his management team due to exhaustion and partying too hard. McDonald didn't join the Doobies to change them or become the man, he was simply in the right spot at the right time and he had something to offer a band whose leader and front man wasn't physically able to perform! It all worked out as Johnston has been back with them for almost 40 years now and McDonald long ago made a name for himself. I love all eras of the Doobies and appreciate McDonald's contributions and great songs during his time with them. I chose this song for Harri to react to because I knew true Doobie Brother fans from back in the day would appreciate it.

[@ToddSauve]

@@pncombies Jeff "Skunk" Baxter brought McDonald into the Doobie Brothers when Tom Johnston had to leave because of a really bad ulcer. Was it from partying? I don't know but he was awfully thin by the time he left. Baxter brought McDonald in because they were both working with Steely Dan at that time and Jeff had been working with the Doobies almost from the beginning with his great guitar work. Just think! Those three great guitarists in one band; Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons and Jeff Baxter! Jeff is a rocket scientist consultant now with the US DoD. One smart guy, and as he says his dad taught him that serving his country was a great honour, and no doubt a lucrative one! Jeff wrote a research paper on how to defend and cover an entire aircraft carrier group with only the missiles that they had on hand at the time. He showed it to a friend in the DoD, who showed it to a senator on one of the defence department's committees in congress. He was so impressed he had the federal government offer Jeff a job with the defence department. And Jeff took it! 🎸💘

[@mackssboo]

This song is 1973.

[@ToddSauve]

And sounds like it came out today!

[@keithjones7390]

One of the countless wonderful songs from that phenomenal era of the 70's.

[@TheDamafly]

Harri Please check out Kansas the song portrait ( he knew) song about Albert Einstein

[@2869may]

"HARD HEADED WOMAN" ~ Cat Stevens is Amazing....!

[@keithjones7390]

All of Cats early songs are fantastic, a few of my favourites are If l Laugh, How Can l Tell You, Oh Very Young and 18th Avenue.

[@marcusdaniel9669]

Waaay better than the "Michael McDonald band"...

[@keithjones7390]

Absolutely, no comparison at all, Tom's the man!

[@brianseccomb6731]

Sorry dude but your wrong anyone who knows the Doobies would know this voice anywhere

[@rogerfleming6354]

To you, this doesn’t sound like theDoobie Bros. To me, who grew up listening to them, when Michael McDonald came on board, that did not sound like the Doobie Bros. To me, it sounded like disco, and I quitlisteningto the Michael McDonald Doobie Bros.