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@christophers29304 жыл бұрын
I'm a 43 year old black man. And I love the Doobie Brothers. Need to check out Christopher Cross to.
@apostle06264 жыл бұрын
Christopher Scott Christopher Cross, Yes! Please and thank you 👍
@destree63484 жыл бұрын
Sailing 😍❤️
@brothaman6124 жыл бұрын
Think of Laura was my joint...
@apostle06264 жыл бұрын
brothaman612 Yes!
@christophers29304 жыл бұрын
Run like the wind
@denizen99983 ай бұрын
I'm 73 and I STILL move to this song. I was 29 when it came out.
@janmorris9226Ай бұрын
I'm 71 and couldn't agree with you more!😊
@LastGamer3 жыл бұрын
One of the best songs in history. Love this reaction 🙏
@ekp-g2052 жыл бұрын
YES!!!!
@MarcosElMalo22 жыл бұрын
A completely fictional story is that Skunk Baxter was on the verge of firing McDonald from the band, but McDonald saved his job by penning this song. Search “Yacht Rock HD episode 1” here on KZbin.
@rayroberson2982 жыл бұрын
Seems to have a open mind and honest reaction seen a 3 or 4 of his reactions? And a good song anyways
@sherrimiller9872 жыл бұрын
My absolute favorite song!!❤️
@gamesieukho4788 Жыл бұрын
Yes it won the grammy award for song of the year
@DaddyTre652 жыл бұрын
"What A Fool Believes" won the Grammy Awards in 1980 for the Song of the Year (lyrics and music) and the Record of the Year (the actual recording). This masterpiece was written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins. They also collaborated on the hit jams "This Is It" and "Heart To Heart". And you're right, Jamal: soul has no color.
@lynneholmes7994 Жыл бұрын
Roger, I'm right there with you. BUT, look up the lyrics and it's a master class! Brilliant writing!
@patrickdivens5624 Жыл бұрын
once again Excellent
@davidchildress6432 Жыл бұрын
I have the album
@GehtRektSon Жыл бұрын
It was also one of the only songs, of those released in 1979, that reached the top spot and wasn't disco.
@laurawalsh16354 жыл бұрын
Your reactions are like adults watching kids on Christmas . The joy of watching someone discover something new and loving it. ❤️
@eddiepullman47764 жыл бұрын
Laura Walsh I love this dude, seriously lol.
@laurawalsh16354 жыл бұрын
Eddie Pullman As do I, Eddie, as do I. ❤️🎼
@robertwright79374 жыл бұрын
You got it spot on. 😁
@loki62534 жыл бұрын
Yes. I've heard it a thousand times and to see him enjoy it anew is a joy.
@5280Comics4 жыл бұрын
Well said!
@baqtrvl4 жыл бұрын
Michael MacDonald is such a great singer, you know his voice the minute you hear it. One of the greatest singer of all times
@michellerjackson57764 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏❤👍👍👍👍
@emc26144 жыл бұрын
Barbara Quinton: I agree with you 100%, but M.M. seems to elicit only 2 types of response. Love or hate, and I can't understand how you couldn't like a butter smooth voice like McDonalds. Everyone I ever spoke to about him was either in one camp or another...no one was lukewarm about him.
@personalcheeses80734 жыл бұрын
Barbara Quinton Yep he has pipes
@riftsalty75624 жыл бұрын
@@emc2614 FUCK luke warm water!!
@hotdogwater70374 жыл бұрын
everybody can sing like that tho. it is literally the easiest voice to imitate/mock
@jonahs48193 жыл бұрын
“What a fool believes, no wise man has the power to reason away”. He’s just saying that a fool will always believe his delusions, no matter what wiser men say to convince him otherwise. The fool will chase his lost love into oblivion
@kholaaagain3 жыл бұрын
DDAAYYMN. I never thought of it that way. Sheesh. I love your explanation by the way.
@sampuatisamuel97853 жыл бұрын
Love that explanation
@JohnnyWalkerBlack1422 жыл бұрын
I think it’s saying that no matter how wise you are, you will always be blinded by love. You will never see the truth of the relationship because your love blinds you. Even wise men will become fools when blinded by love.
@billzander28752 жыл бұрын
Yup! The lyrics in this song tell a story that is absolutely devastatingly heartbreaking!
@lesliesterling8262 жыл бұрын
well said. perfect explanation.
@shannonkuratli1703 жыл бұрын
This song is painful when you listen and realize you're the fool he's singing about. We've all been there, right?
@daviddicke63253 жыл бұрын
Been there
@chrispopejoy66523 жыл бұрын
Yes we have 🙏🏻💕
@kholaaagain3 жыл бұрын
Facts though. I think I'm the fool as w speak :(
@MrInfinity4443 жыл бұрын
FACTS!!! Tear Jerking when it hits home like that! Yes, we’ve all been there 😅
@sharontimber40863 жыл бұрын
Really? I don't take it that way at all. I don't even think it's all that sad if you Think about it in a Wise Man Way. He doesn't think she'll ever Leave, kind of like, She's Still on this Earth, she didn't Die, she's Not somewhere, where she's Never able to go back. His Door is Always Open for when she Does come back, and is Prepared to Make a Live as a Couple or Family. It doesn't Necessarily mean that she Doesn't Love him, she's just Not ready for Commitment just Yet.
@blubberbooty4 жыл бұрын
I'm 72 year old White man. This genre of music in the 50's, 60's, 70's appealed to everyone. Doesn't matter what color a person is. We all enjoy this type of music. Brother, I'll let you in on a little secret. When you were playing that song, my wife and I were cutting a rug! Not too long bro. We had to shake something though!
@plasticman39522 жыл бұрын
68 years young, right -on brother.
@robinbrooks64372 жыл бұрын
Can you please let the song 🎵play before you give your comments
@manny_towers2 жыл бұрын
Love it
@willer33992 жыл бұрын
@@robinbrooks6437 That’s not the way it works on YT. You have to make some commentary, or the video will be struck.
@SadieCo1494 жыл бұрын
One of the most distinguisable voices in music, the great Michael MacDonald.
@suemason32104 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful voice.
@etherreal53473 жыл бұрын
"What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away, what seems to be, is always better than nothin', than nothin' at all." My favourite Doobie brothers song. They're a very diverse band, as you probably know now.
@TJ347 Жыл бұрын
THE wise man
@whiterabbit756 ай бұрын
@@TJ347 Honestly, I could see it either way. Your correction is a comparison between what a wise man and a fool can do, while the OP's version is saying that not even a wise man can reason with a fool. Both make lots of sense.
@hollysmith9979 Жыл бұрын
I can't get enough of this blue eyed soul singer Mr. Michael McDonald!!! He has the voice of a angel so smooth and soulful....he's truly a legend❤❤❤
@andrelima51244 жыл бұрын
I'm a 25 years old brazilian black man, and when I first heard this it was instant love!
@rickhall68864 жыл бұрын
I’m 65, been listening to the Brothers Doobie all my adult life.
@annabrisley14634 жыл бұрын
And you have a cool name too
@annemarie84834 жыл бұрын
Loggins and Massina, too 💕
@annemarie84834 жыл бұрын
*Messina
@katehunter94024 жыл бұрын
RICK HALL I LOVE LOVE LOVE the Doobies! Is that you Zippy?
@debisjoy80174 жыл бұрын
My husband N I are 63...66 and have never stopped listening to the music of the 70’s. Da best!
@gabriel_the_salubri3 жыл бұрын
The lyrics in that song are deep. One of my favorites. About a man who deludes himself into believing the love he feels is reciprocated.
@Playboy-ji4fp11 ай бұрын
Spot on!
@cherylcoble97803 жыл бұрын
We are all Brothers & Sisters in the 60', 70's & 80's. We went from Motown, to the British rock & mixed it all up - hence soulful rock!!!
@profoundsinger4 жыл бұрын
“Soul has no color”... well said my man! Well said...
@gregwillert90614 жыл бұрын
Music has no color.... MUSIC IS COLOR!!!!🌈
@fishnet-lv4tz4 жыл бұрын
yea it does.
@AndyB7184 жыл бұрын
Truth 🙏
@natureboyneo87794 жыл бұрын
AMADEUS360 THE BEAT KING .. U need to get out of the Hood. ...
@profoundsinger4 жыл бұрын
Tripper Harrison lmfao
@ytyehyeh4 жыл бұрын
I don't know what makes me happier--hearing lots of these classics again, or seeing Jamel (or anyone else for that matter) having so much joy in hearing these songs, whether it's for the first time, or diving deeper into a song you've heard in the background forever, but not really listening intently until now. Love it!
@michaelcunningham16633 жыл бұрын
We're all here for the same reason because this guy you can't help but like him we're taking his musical Journey with him we know all the songs we grew up on this Casey case some days top 40 you know what I'm talking about and he's really enjoying it and it's bringing back memories for us so in my opinion
@angelafaison3 жыл бұрын
#Same
@SciTrekMan3 жыл бұрын
My cat just jumped up on the couch for some love, so I’m giving her scritches to the beat of this song. She’s loving it!!!
@bradmossman72013 жыл бұрын
She had a place in his life. He never made her think twice. This happens too often. So sad.
@Dablkwid0w20083 жыл бұрын
That means this man would throw or threw all his pride away to be with this woman
@Ciclopea24 жыл бұрын
To this day i still can't understand how he's capable of reaching those high notes with that deep, rich, masculine voice, Michael McDonald is amazing, one of my favorites EVER 💖
@vickieray4 жыл бұрын
Ciclopea2 one of the best male vocalists ever imo 🎤💙
@onsesejoo26054 жыл бұрын
This for example, offers an explanation. There are others as well :) watch?v=e3htzdvCumk
@TheSuzberry4 жыл бұрын
Falsetto is a special talent.
@Ciclopea24 жыл бұрын
@@TheSuzberry it is, especially without losing one bit of resonance.
@alexloveattack4 жыл бұрын
you should also check out his wife... really good singer kzbin.info/www/bejne/e2m7aJ-ff6dpndE Learn to Love Again = from Night of the Comet the movie = Amy Holland and Chris Farren
@johngray66754 жыл бұрын
"What a fool believes he sees No wise man has the power To reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing, Than nothing at all."
@petertoal3713 жыл бұрын
One of THE great soul singing voices on the planet. So recognisable. He could sing the phone book and it would sound great. What's more, that great tone got better with age, (and we all age right) but Michael is a gift to us all.
@jbgpgh3 жыл бұрын
Jamel- I love hearing all these tunes, from my past, for the first time again through you. I'm a 54yo bald chubby white guy from Pittsburgh but let me tell you, If we ever meet I'm gonna ask for for a big hug!. Love you man, rock on with your positive energy!!
@RedactedNews3 жыл бұрын
We need more of this kind of love in this world. Your comment made me smile.
@evankeal3 жыл бұрын
@@RedactedNews I think what is key is Jamal earns his love.
@jyndev45704 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest, yet most brutal songs ever. "She had a place in his life, HE never made her think twice..."
@natskivna4 жыл бұрын
My life story in 9 words.
@debbieomi4 жыл бұрын
@@natskivna Which four are you leaving out?
@lisak43673 жыл бұрын
@Jyn Dev another sad story of unrequited love :(
@sharonm62623 жыл бұрын
Have truer words ever been spoken than "what a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away."?
@treygreen73023 жыл бұрын
Yes, it is brutal.
@LoneStarGemini4 жыл бұрын
"What a fool believes to be No wise man has the power to reason away."
@Chicitysince783 жыл бұрын
Classic runs chills in my body still
@SquillyMon3 жыл бұрын
Aww man, I hate to admit this, but I always missed the "No" before wise man...and now it takes on the complete opposite meaning. I'm having a moment here ...
@ralphlazio5053 жыл бұрын
@Lone Star - I think it’s safe to safe we’ve all played that “fool”... I know I have. I’ve learned; but man, it STILL hurts, years later 😞
@joshlegare3 жыл бұрын
Amazing lyrics.
@JRo66993 жыл бұрын
Its "What a fool believes, he sees....." 👍🏼
@robbbarnett49783 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps! Emotions run deep with this masterpiece. Michael McDonalds voice is one of a kind and when mixed with this song goes to new levels of inspiration.
@gsxerwhite2 жыл бұрын
This was one of my Dads favorite songs. I was four when it came out. RIP in Peace Dad.
@mdee87844 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs of all time!
@Coolrockndad4 жыл бұрын
"What A Fool Believes" received Grammy Awards in 1980 for both Song of the Year and Record of the Year. My favorite of the Doobie Brothers by far.
@derickennedy62784 жыл бұрын
And was written by Kenny Loggins
@geoffdenholm22482 жыл бұрын
Your reactions about “ soul has no color” is exactly what the whole world should know and embrace. Music ain’t about color. You can’t see it. You got to hear it. Signed a 70 year old white dude that lives in Texas.
@nora22000 Жыл бұрын
But Texas has no soul...
@dr.derekrobinson1920 Жыл бұрын
@@nora22000 I wonder why everyone keeps going there then. Lol
@nora22000 Жыл бұрын
@@dr.derekrobinson1920 I heard it was the barbecue brisket...lol.
@Skatebetter8 ай бұрын
Hall and Oates proved this as well
@kewlbeone59493 жыл бұрын
Lucky to have grown up with such great music. Watching Jamal is like rediscovering it. Really great. Like skiing got old and rediscovered it with my kids.
@jamesbiggie39044 жыл бұрын
"a fool believes the wise man has the power" Jamel, at 77 I've heard a lot of music and still enjoy a new voice. Each generation has it's great music. Keep listening and never stop. I enjoy the surprise on your face when you hear something you've never heard before. Take care.
@gravypatron4 жыл бұрын
Well said, partner. 👍
@charlesburris63144 жыл бұрын
"Minute By Minute". The intro is my favorite they ever did. Michael was with them for that one too.
@ArtofFreeSpeech4 жыл бұрын
i love the lyrics to it as well... "Hey, don't worry, I've been lied to I've been here many times before" and "You would stay just to watch me, darlin' Wilt away on lies from you" Such scathing lyrics sung so non-chalantly by McDonald... just magnificent.
@stevenroach68094 жыл бұрын
@@ArtofFreeSpeech Same here . . . I can't get enough of this one!
@coolworx4 жыл бұрын
I think J would really like this one.
@pommie50934 жыл бұрын
yep, awesome intro
@starchamberlain4 жыл бұрын
That’s my jam!!!!
@sheag62003 жыл бұрын
I can't say this enough I am so absolutely thrilled that the younger generation especially the black community has gotten into the Vault of the 70s music... so much talent so much gifting it'll never be created again but I'm glad you all are resurrecting it
@Photocraftsman3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been a musician for over fifty years and so much of these tunes you react to I’ve played hundreds of times. Love you, brother.
@PogueMahone14 жыл бұрын
The chorus lyrics are: "But what a fool believes he sees./No wise man has the power/To reason away/What seems to be/Is always better than nothing/Than nothing at all."
@LWalks644 жыл бұрын
Michael McDonald is pure talent. Good times growing up, everyone was up dancing❤️❤️❤️
@innertechnology71493 жыл бұрын
Feelin it too bruh- "No wise man has the power to reason away"
@anta-zj3bw3 жыл бұрын
"If love can come and love can go why can't love return once more?"
@matthewkirkhart24014 жыл бұрын
The best = your serious facial expression as you said, “you see, this is why this is important to be doing this.” And THAT, brother, is why you have 234K subscribers.
@mattier.90954 жыл бұрын
Matthew Kirkhart 🙏🏽 amen, I love this channel. My hubby and I just smile 😊 and enjoy your commentary, facial expressions and good vibes.
@johnanderson64774 жыл бұрын
I concur!!! :) Love it!!
@JohnM-cf3ql4 жыл бұрын
It's one of the main reasons, yes.
@billhare4 жыл бұрын
Yes! I just got to that part and was going to comment - that moment warmed my heart.
@donnamarie50844 жыл бұрын
I know I love his facial expression. He's great. Always puts a smile on face.
@elizabethhouseholder47693 жыл бұрын
... no wise man has the power to reason away.. what a fool believes.. WOW!! Never gets old man!! 🤗
@davidyoung25343 жыл бұрын
I'm in the UK and white, i just love your reaction to these white guys with soul, there's loads of us out here, thanks for spreading the sounds of some of my favourite bands, not forgetting Bob, Stevie, Marvin, Sam , Aretha, Whitney , too many to list here .
@brysonmacdougal78982 жыл бұрын
"If love can come, and love can go, then why can't love return once more..." ~ great lyrics!!
@bradleymcfadin38544 жыл бұрын
Simply Red. Holding Back the Years or If You Don’t Know me by Now
@Qboro664 жыл бұрын
F*CK YEAH!!!
@johnraymondflores4 жыл бұрын
Bradley McFadin you might as well hear the original with Harold Melville and the blue Notes with Teddy Pendgrass singing. THAT Simply Red, can not hold a tune too and the emotion Teddy puts in it. That’s why ladies threw their things on stage to him!
@vladimirk95844 жыл бұрын
Stars as well
@puremercury4 жыл бұрын
@@johnraymondflores But "Holding Back the Years" is unreal.
@puremercury4 жыл бұрын
@@vladimirk9584 "Stars" is a great tune, as well. That whole album is solid. Biggest-selling album of 1991 in the UK, in fact.
@geoffsullivan79024 жыл бұрын
The harmonies are so tight....only other harmony singers can do that together.
@ixxgxx4 жыл бұрын
LITTLE RIVER BAND
@cherrymcgregor5354 жыл бұрын
That seems a statement of the obvious !
@barbarachieppo82904 жыл бұрын
The Eagles. The Bee Gees 😀
@geoffsullivan79024 жыл бұрын
All mentioned are harmony singers, right..... yes.
@cherrymcgregor5354 жыл бұрын
And any acapella group, home free ,penatonix etc
@godisbollocks3 жыл бұрын
That lyric reminds me of one of my favorite quotes: "You can't reason a person out of something that they were not reasoned into."
@donsmith81082 жыл бұрын
This is absolutely one of my favorite songs of all time. The chord progressions, the groove - THE SONG! As a kid, I had no idea what the song was about, but if it came on at a skating rink, we were GROOVING!!! HOW in the WORLD did I miss the actual song penned on top of the music? "As he rises to her apology, anybody else would surely know...he's watching her go. But what a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away." - WOOOW!!! Such an incredibly powerful and sad song written over a dance groove threw me for a loop as an adult when I finally listened to the lyrics! McDonald's and Loggins KILLED the writing on this record! The music breathes and pulses without any of the instrumentation fighting for sonic space - I mean...I could write a novel about the greatness of this song! As a fellow musician and songwriter, everything about the song is pure ear candy!
@stevecampbell62944 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest songs ever recorded!!!
@grilledspaghetti4 жыл бұрын
I've heard this song 10,000 times and never listened to the lyrics until now. Great song about unrequited love.
@thegamewin1004 жыл бұрын
Grilled Spaghetti I do that too lol I just like the bgm too much
@semicharmedlife3113 жыл бұрын
Soul and funk are my favorite musical genres and there's so much soul in this song. Like you've said, music transcends race, creed, culture and background. It's all love.
@joshuauhrich9891Ай бұрын
You cannot listen to this song and not be moved, physically AND musically! Love it!
@lisak43673 жыл бұрын
"What A Fool Believes, He Sees" how true is that :)
@VelkePivo3 жыл бұрын
I always understood it to be without the comma, but it's even more interesting, and true, with it. Our beliefs color the "reality" we (think) we see. Thanks!
@condoguy7104 жыл бұрын
I remember how great this album was/is. Minute by Minute is a great song as well. This piano intro is great and unmistakeable.
@sharonbass61103 жыл бұрын
I was 13 when this album debuted. This song is my favorite Doobie song of all time. I fell in love with Michael then and still love him now. See if you can get a vinyl copy. It has all the lyrics for all the songs on the liner.
@torstenheling3830 Жыл бұрын
Love your reactions to these old songs. I was 21 in 1979 and I remember it well. 😊 you missed a great era.
@clare10613 жыл бұрын
When Michael McDonald came along he brought a whole new style to the Doobie Brothers music. I like his music as much as I like the early Doobie Brothers he just fit perfect with that band
@markjackson61343 жыл бұрын
Which (for whatever reason) too many I run into want either the old Doobies or the McDoobies. I love them both, with the McDoobies winning by a hair, for I'm more R&B than Pop. But both are excellent and "Old Blackwater" is straightup Country and excellent.
@timeforme90804 жыл бұрын
Soul has no color..... I love that!
@jenbarski3 жыл бұрын
I saw Michael in concert the summer of 2019. He’s still amazing
@sljf5553 жыл бұрын
I’m envious.
@kholaaagain3 жыл бұрын
Wowwww!!! Your blessed to have gotten that opportunity, Man.
@eric_clover2 жыл бұрын
Golden voice, never ages.
@shaungould87933 жыл бұрын
I feel the same way. This song makes me close my eyes and dance and cry all at the same time. The groove is just so f'ing deep and pure.
@workingman66814 жыл бұрын
He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don't see Tryin' hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life She musters a smile for his nostalgic tale Never coming near what he wanted to say Only to realize it never really was [Pre-Chorus] She had a place in his life He never made her think twice As he rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go [Chorus] But what a fool believes, he sees No wise man has the power to reason away What seems to be Is always better than nothing Than nothing at all [Verse 2] Keeps sending him somewhere back in her long ago Where he can still believe there's a place in her life Someday, somewhere She will return
@scottstewart57844 жыл бұрын
thanks!
@paulavance50964 жыл бұрын
Yes! Thank you!
@danielperry69214 жыл бұрын
"Taking It to the Streets" has got to be next.
@killiansred10004 жыл бұрын
Great bass line in that one.
@kevinpauley-dadbodstyle29354 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah!
@rbodee4 жыл бұрын
Great choice!!!
@luisf40774 жыл бұрын
That song is badass!!!! Please review it Jamel!!
@dylans96514 жыл бұрын
Listen to the music!
@jesuslopez41133 жыл бұрын
Doobie brothers are exactly what America really is!! Any man any race with soul!!! Skin color is a mirage. We need to be united again under one American flag. God bless everyone
@MrUndersolo3 жыл бұрын
My mom played this while she was cleaning the house (always seemed to be on the light FM station she found). Always makes me think about being a little kid and hearing this on sick days or holidays. Thanks!
@kevlarV2rocketRSV4 жыл бұрын
"This is why this is important..." You are so real and hilarious! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@jessicah54194 жыл бұрын
Your love of music is SO AWESOME. You have an old soul and a big heart! "The wise man has the power "
@nicelo92 жыл бұрын
LOVE THEM! I’m born in 1976, and my dad played this record TO DEATH!!! ❤️❤️❤️
@kevinphinney9323 жыл бұрын
Record of the year, according to the Grammy Awards.
@franciscobarbizu70523 жыл бұрын
So lovely seeing someone watching so enjoyable the music I love. “What a fool believes, he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away” and “ What seems to be is always better than nothing” means “ There’s no point trying to reason with a deluded fool. He sees what he wants to see and you’ll never convince him that he is wrong. But maybe he is happier with his delusion. For a lonely fool, a fantasy love maybe better than no love at all” love this song.
@jkelly023 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I was looking for someone to explain this. I'd only remove the first comma: “What a fool believes he sees, no wise man has the power to reason away.” Also, I imagine a scene where the former lovers are meeting somewhere publicly, and she has decided to leave, therefore he "rises to her apology," that is, he gets up as she makes her excuse to bail. This is what the song indicates where a reasonable observer sees that he is "watching her go," meaning that she is going away from him forever. It is a beautiful song about his love and hope and the self-delusion to sustain that in the face of what otherwise is the crushing reality of her lost love. He can't even realize that he never made her think twice. She clearly saw that it was over. Nothing he could say or do could convince her to reconsider. Once she made the decision, she made an excuse to leave, which he accepted as if it were true, as if she had an important engagement elsewhere, as if this was just a normal thing and he would see her again. It's so hard to acknowledge the truth in such a devastating circumstance.
@saffysaffy32393 жыл бұрын
Well said
@joelcollett99432 жыл бұрын
@JohnKelly Dude, I am just absolutely devastated now that I understand.
@juaneato4 жыл бұрын
The background voice on many Steely Dan tunes, most notably, “Peg.”
@hildab49414 жыл бұрын
He needs a Hey Nineteen reaction vid. Surely he has heard that in the store as well
@SweetThing4 жыл бұрын
Michael McDonald has done background music for more groups than any other singer, bar none.
@arianahartsock50134 жыл бұрын
Hilda Brown I was thinking of that one too. Everyone’s heard Hey Nineteen as background music, but many don’t realize how devious and cheeky a song it is. Would love to a reaction that that one.
@anthonywestjr10634 жыл бұрын
@@arianahartsock5013 He's already done *Hey 19* just recently. 😎🥂👍
@michellerjackson57764 жыл бұрын
@Jimo ATX her name is Caroline
@aaronst.pierre30803 жыл бұрын
The Wise man has the power, to reason away what a fool believes.
@rgf6067 Жыл бұрын
In the summer of 1980 this song was everywhere. It was blasted from car stereos non-stop and it was an absolute must at backyard parties where it was blasted from huge speakers and unlike most other songs no-one complained about it being played several times during the party and the whole album being played from start to finish.
@akadiggerwitz4 жыл бұрын
😆“To pay respect - I should be knowing the damn song instead of humming it”👊
@meisyg.87414 жыл бұрын
Must react, please... America, "Tin Man", "Horse with No Name" and "Ventura Highway". Timeless and Classic 😘🤗
@hardlines44 жыл бұрын
Meisy G. Love Tin Man, When I was in a band I sang this one always, great harmonies 👍🏼
@meisyg.87414 жыл бұрын
@@hardlines4 Timeless and Classic 👏🎶
@hardlines44 жыл бұрын
Meisy G. Ever so often my friends and I go karaoking me and my buddy will go up and vocalize on tin man and Ventura highway, listen to another classic of theirs that nobody really hears called Amber Cascades this too was written by the same man who wrote Tin Man and Ventura Highway from America, Dewey Bunnell
@meisyg.87414 жыл бұрын
@@hardlines4 Nice, must be fun.😉
@cashanabetterly57694 жыл бұрын
"You can do magic" is a great one too
@deborahdennehy9937 Жыл бұрын
I remember this song SO WELL!! I was 18 yrs old & LOVED Michael McDonald singing this song (lead singer). Both he & Kenny Loggins wrote this song too. Absolutely fantastic!! 💖💖💖
@NancyLouHoo2 жыл бұрын
Jamel you're so darn cute when you listen to this great music!! 😁 Thank you for happily appreciating the music we hold so dear. ♥️
@kristensegina77034 жыл бұрын
I love his reactions, so genuine....makes me smile:-)
@Tapioca6744 жыл бұрын
Very sad lyric. “She had a place in his life. He never made her think twice.....what seems to be is always better than nothing, and nothing at all keeps sending him somewhere back in her long ago where he can still believe there’s a place in her life. Someday somehow...”
@terryfonz46034 жыл бұрын
You mixing up that pre chorus She had a place in his life, He never made her think twice, As he rises to her apology, anybody else would surely know, he’s watching her go.
@Tapioca6744 жыл бұрын
terry fonz Thanks. I was simply highlighting what I’ve always considered the saddest parts of it. The whole piece is a study on cognitive dissonance: spiffy, catchy track set against a pathetic scene. Brilliant.
@BamaScorpio694 жыл бұрын
Oh this is definitely a sad song if you're the guy. If you're the girl you're like, "Dude was a stalker!!!" Lol
@lynnvs63724 жыл бұрын
I love these lyrics!
@Deathgeist4 жыл бұрын
@@BamaScorpio69 I know what you are saying but I think the guy in the song isn't meant to be perceived as the stalker type. It's not about an obsessive guy it's just highlighting that there are those times in people's lives when someone meant so much to you but in reality you were not such a big deal to them. The lyrics do a great job showing that dynamic and I think a lot of us have been on both sides of the dynamic at least once.
@carolhofhine5603 жыл бұрын
I've been in love with this song since it first came out, and it's on my playlist. Also saw them in concert way back when. Great band.
@marinalibslayer Жыл бұрын
I was shocked to play this out loud and my 12 year old son knew the lyrics word for word. I had NO CLUE. Music is the great unifier.
@Your.Uncle.AngMoh3 жыл бұрын
The guy on the bottom left of the album cover is Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, who was also in Steely Dan. This another band you need to know about.
@wdm49953 жыл бұрын
Michael McDonald was also with Steely Dan.
@theresacarmen98473 жыл бұрын
Skunk Baxter is also some kind of munitions expert.
@christinel54863 жыл бұрын
And Michael McDonald performed the background vocals on, Peg, by Steely Dan.
@ThatOddLife3 жыл бұрын
@@christinel5486 it's so interesting how many of these acts were intertwined
@Phoenix850063 жыл бұрын
He has done many Steely Dan reactions. Look 'em up!
@NIGHTFALLDROP4 жыл бұрын
Actually, they are singing; "No wise man has the power." This is one of history's all-time greatest broken heart songs. It talks of a man that meets and ex he is still in love with. Yet, she has moved on and no matter what he says she isn't interested in giving him another chance. But, her love for her is so great, he can't see the truth. Truly a classic worth putting in a time capsule and opening in the next million years.
@handyman21834 жыл бұрын
Almost. They had a brief encounter that was special to him and meaningless to her. In her mind they were never together and to him she is the one that got away.
@handyman21834 жыл бұрын
Ace Degenerate Strange. I saw an interview with MM where he explained that they were casual acquaintances and he felt that there was more. If you analyze the first verse “ He came from somewhere back in her long ago The sentimental fool don't see Trying hard to recreate What had yet to be created once in her life.” “Somewhere” implying she does not even place him initially and in his mind they had a thing but in her’s “it never really was.” I inferred them to be at a bar or table and her apologizing (blowing him off and getting up to leave) as he rises politely to not realizing “anybody else would surely know he’s watching her go.”
@mdollar88284 жыл бұрын
Ace Degenerate very close but she’s the one rising to the apology!
@handyman21834 жыл бұрын
M Dollar As “he” rises to her apology Anybody else would surely know He's watching her go
@mdollar88284 жыл бұрын
DA Hannah where are you getting that from? Use your common sense. How could he rise to her apology?
@mr.t51762 ай бұрын
45 years ago today this song hit #1 on the Billboard charts.
@stevensonchambers55773 жыл бұрын
This song has always resonated with me. The fact that it came out the year I was born could be a factor
@kittylynnlpn4 жыл бұрын
Paul Davis " Cool Night" Kenny Loggins "Heart to Heart" and Christopher Cross "Ride Like the Wind" Other "yacht" rock greats you might like. One of my all-time favs! Thanks for this reaction.
@dianadollar7584 жыл бұрын
kittylynnlpn 2006 ❤️❤️❤️Paul Davis and Christopher Cross’ ~ Sailin’
@helgar7914 жыл бұрын
...and Michael McDonald sings background on two of them.
@laurakali65224 жыл бұрын
kittylynnlpn 2006 Kenny Loggins.....I’m Alright or This Is It....and Christopher Cross...Arthur’s Theme...
@altoid29714 жыл бұрын
Heart to Heart, Mrs. H. She's gorgeous!
@Bandit77TA4 жыл бұрын
Stephen Bishop "On And On".
@blaineedwards80784 жыл бұрын
The tremendous hooks and irresistible vibe of this song are akin to the sheer euphoria felt by a fat kid turned loose in a candy store...pure joy and sweetness. Feel the goodness.
@hvassios4 жыл бұрын
Nice analogy haha
@Fredo_Viola3 жыл бұрын
A MONSTROUSLY great song indeed! I loved watching your reaction. It actually made me well up with joy. This song is perfect pop, made with incredibly relaxed and natural sophistication in the late 70s. This might have been pop music’s heyday, as recording quality, musicianship and songwriting skills were all at their height. Thanks for posting this!
@angelagreen7783 жыл бұрын
This is on my EASY playlist with 300+ songs. Wise people have the power! Love us brotha!
@fifi56724 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jamel. You’ve made me fall in love all over again with all of this great music I already listen to!
@stacyneuman86194 жыл бұрын
I had a coworker that was addicted to these guys,he got tickets for their farewell tour and it was all he talked about. I can understand why, they were great.
@LomeliDJ Жыл бұрын
Escuche esa canción por primera vez cuando yo tenia 5 años de edad, siempre pensé que era la voz de un hombre de color, ya después me sorprendí cuando los vi en video, mi canción favorita de todos los tiempos
@kerrywolfert50952 жыл бұрын
You have, without question, the best reaction show on the net! Whenever I need a smile I just tune you in. You take such obvious joy doing it that it's contagious. I also enjoy your interpretations of the lyrics. You seem to be able to take extremely deep, complicated concepts and bring them down to 'street' logic.
@charlesburris63144 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the mention. "On My Own". Michael did a TON of background vocals too. Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind". You'll probably recognize it. Have an great evening.
@Craftingmomof44 жыл бұрын
Ambrosia songs You’re The Only Woman, Biggest Part of Me, How Much I Feel
@SeanH8404 жыл бұрын
Yes! I used to get them mixed up with the group Player.
@aquarabbit4 жыл бұрын
YES to those 3 Ambrosia songs. I can't even.
@willritter40764 жыл бұрын
I'd be honored if some Ambrosia & Jamal fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN and WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES by Michael McDonald on my YT channel in tribute to the masters of late 70s/early 80s groove. Live acoustic with no autotune. Peace & stays safe.
@jillwklausen4 жыл бұрын
Oh man, I just went straight back to college.
@scot603 жыл бұрын
Nice Nice Very Nice by Ambrosia is a gem
@JasonJayJJ12 ай бұрын
The guitarist (Jeff Baxter) at the bottom-left of the photo is a natural genius. While in the band he wrote a thesis on missile defense systems to the government on his Tandy personal computer and was hired as a missile defense consultant by the government. He had no prior training or educational experience on the subject, he just took an interest in missile defense by reading books at the library. He's like a savant, or polymath and auto-didactic high IQ free spirit. He is also one of the best guitarist of his day who personally brought in Michael McDonald into the band to replace the original lead singer from health complications.
@lynnrobinson44358 күн бұрын
I saw the original Doobie Brothers with Michael McDonald at the San Diego Sports Arena in 1978. It was WONDERFUL!💞
@gamortie3 жыл бұрын
The whole genre of Adult Oriented Rock, or “Yacht Rock” as it is known by the cognoscenti, has soooo much good music! The Doobie Brothers, 10CC, Boz Skaggs, Christopher Cross, Little River Band....even The Eagles and America could be considered prototype-Yacht.
@Your.Uncle.AngMoh3 жыл бұрын
There's also "You Belong to Me", which McDonald co-wrote with Carly Simon. Both The Doobies and Carly recorded versions of it.
@BlackWolf-kz6mf4 ай бұрын
This song opens the gate between suffering and tranquility that lies upon both sides of pain. Prove me wrong, ill be waiting..