First Time Hearing Doobie Brothers “Long Train Running” Reaction | Asia and BJ

[@johnwalters978]

Doobies had great harmonies.

[@itsmeValdo]

This song still slaps! One of my favorite Doobie Bros. songs!

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

The main purpose of music is to add joy and happiness to peoples lives. That’s why all these old songs almost always make you feel happy at the end of them. I think the younger generation has kind of forgotten that.

[@bryansimmons4550]

You have to hear the Doobies' "Jesus Is Just Alright" if you haven't already! There are some good a capella harmonies in that one.

[@maryedwards8307]

Yes!❤️🇨🇦

[@rogerkelly7988]

Been a Doobie Brothers fan since 1971 and actually got to see them live in 73 their well is a deep one keep digging

[@waltercobra1566]

They sound just as good today as they did back in the 70's

[@Newfie-zc7ug]

The Captain and Me is one of the BEST rock albums of all time...you know ,when there are NO weak tracks

[@rickgarcia8481]

I totally agree.. I still listen to this album often... South city midnight lady. Yes

[@logjammers]

fact!!! Clear As The Driven Snow is the most overlooked should be classic on an album with ZERO filler.

[@annephillips8494]

Absolutely.

[@mjsmcd]

Very true but underated it seems

[@flexjay87]

Hell, i'm so old, i bought this album when it came out in 1973, loved it ever since. The whole album is great, and my favorite of the Doobies. This is my first video of yours i have seen and get a kick out of youngsters discovering Classic Rock. On a side note, Asia is cute ! :)

[@GS-xt8fu]

These guys live? Amazing. The singing is wonderful..These guys can really play their instruments and sound great together. All that funky playing if you listen to the bass the lead the bongos the six string acoustic… All combined? Lordy

[@sjd5750]

That particular album, "The Captain and Me" is great all the way through..We burned that thing up back in the day.

[@ALifeThatRocks]

The Doobie Bros. say that there are enough bands out there singing about sad things. They are decidedly upbeat in the music and determined to play shows that are ‘happy’.

[@flash218ily]

It's hard to put The Doobie Brothers into a genre....they're just so damn good, you need to just light up one them doobies and sit back and jam!

[@herrbonk3635]

A mix of rock, funk, pop and disco, with a touch of gospel, jazz and country :)

[@herrbonk3635]

(Forgot latin btw, bossa, samba, salsa, with that percussion work.)

[@flash218ily]

@@herrbonk3635 I think you got it all covered! 😁

[@desertdee1]

Rock 'n' Roll. Disco sucked, Doobie's didn't! :D

[@flash218ily]

@@jacobcooper5222 I know music is subjective and most people your age don't appreciate music made before 2010, but to say they suck is just ignorant....they're way too talented of musicians, combined with a whole lotta funk!

[@conjureup6723]

Had to upvote based on the title alone - 'Long Train Running' is my all time favorite song.

[@1953jazzman]

I love it when the acoustic guitar riff is cookin and then the drums and that dancing bass line drop in and the song rises to another level!

[@bryansimmons4550]

There's no acoustic guitar in this song.

[@TheoZoffrok]

@@bryansimmons4550 Huh?? There is *plentiful* acoustic guitar throughout this song, including in the intro. I'm not sure how you could have missed it, unless you were just listening on a tinny phone speaker.

[@bryansimmons4550]

@@TheoZoffrok Yeah. OK.

[@lolasuder8724]

That's not an acoustic. It's just clean tone on an electric.

[@cspringer333]

This is the original DB. They became more jazzy when Michael McDonald joined them.

[@gregsteele806]

Yeah, it's two very different sounds. I love them both, but sometimes it's hard to believe it's the same group. A bit like Chicago in that respect.

[@cspringer333]

@@gregsteele806 They have to be some of the best musicians in the business to switch between the two so effortlessly. Sure, most rockers play other styles but what they do is on a different level.

[@leighsaldivar4439]

The Doobies. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@kevinpolito1529]

The core of the Doobie Brothers -- Pat Simmons, Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald, and John McFee -- are currently touring (July 2022). These guys are in their 70s, and they still kick ass.

[@ifcatshadthumbs...664]

Ah the Doobie Brothers! Flash back to highschool for me! Man o man they're as good as I remember. So oo oo smooothe, all instruments, the vocals , the harmony...just gold!!

[@cesarnarro6013]

Whenever i hear this song it always makes me think of the summer in 1973. I briefly lived in Woodstock Illinois and a co-worker of one of my brothers always had hashish, so i was pretty much always high that summer listening to a lot of good music that came out that year. ( i remember many evenings sitting in the town square chilling...that's the square where they filmed " Groundhog Day "

[@bradsullivan2495]

"Take Me in Your Arms" is another classic Doobies tune.

[@E.Kim_Style]

Have you guys recovered yet from hearing Hall & Oates-"Sara Smile" yesterday? You both almost fell off your chairs when you heard it! :) The Hall & Oates livestream should be really good when you do that. The Doobie`s-"Black Water" is cool. & "Listen To The Music" & "Takin` It To The Streets". All nice if you decide to check out more Doobie`s.

[@ToddSauve]

The early Doobie Bothers, their first five albums but their 2nd through 5th specifically, were their absolute best. They were pretty much _the_ rhythm rock and roll band of the 1970s. Tremendous rock and roll and we teenagers loved them back in the 70s! And great lead guitars and vocals. Everything about them was great and they had so many hits you heard them almost every hour back then on AM radio! "Dark Eyed Cajun Woman" from "The Captain and Me" should be your next reaction from the Doobies!

[@itchyandred4131]

Shout out to San Jose California for bringing us The Doobie Brothers 😎✌️

[@TheDivayenta]

Amen! I went to Leigh with Pat!

[@jonasfermefors]

This is a song almost everybody in Sweden who has been dancing has heard. DJs have played it nightly since it came out, but very few people know who it's by or what the name of the song is - they usually guess "Without Love" - but it still fills the dancefloor. So, it may not be disco, but it sure works on the dancefloor.

[@kevinpolito1529]

Tom Johnston was the lead vocalist and one of the main songwriters for The Doobies until he was sidelined with health issues and Michael McDonald stepped in. Tom wrote Listen to the Music, China Grove, Long Train Runnin', and other great songs.

[@frankiebowie6174]

It’s not disco, but we danced to it at parties when there still weren’t that many “disco” records in rotation.

[@herrbonk3635]

Pretty close to the funky disco type beat though. (Not all "disco" was crap :)

[@frankiebowie6174]

@@herrbonk3635 Early disco was as good as the best of any other genre.

[@dabig25]

GREAT bands from the SF Bay Area in the 70's Doobie Brothers Tower of Power Santana and than later Journey

[@MrTech226]

Asia & BJ Even in later years, Doobie Brothers still has skills, my friends and I have seen them in concert back in June of 2016.

[@jamesanthony5257]

I prefer The Doobies before Michael McDonald. “What were once vices are now habits” album is one of my all time favorites.

[@frankofelko87]

Me Too

[@gxl5892]

I agree 100%!!!!

[@viacrucis2509]

I do too for the most part, but “takin it to the streets” is a hell of a song.

[@sukie584]

Same.

[@2zxodcfm]

I, too, love that What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits album particularly Another Park Another Sunday. Please note the accurate first word in the title. As a big fan I'm sure you want to express that for this wonderful American treasure.

[@sammybeck7794]

This was when the Doobie Brothers was a good rock and roll band before Michael McDonald joined them. When he joined was also the time commercialism started to creep into their sound

[@davidcopson5800]

Everything changes.

[@joeyricefried9621]

True Musicians. True Harmony. Beautiful!!

[@angelagoodwin5758]

Oh, this song is a GROOVE! And speaking of the theme of trains, try LOVE TRAIN O'JAYS.

[@jerryadkins5418]

One of my favorite bands. I liked them before Michael McDonald and during his lead singing. He took them to a different place..

[@williamscoggin1509]

One hell of a song when it came out back in the day. We were jamming hard back then and living life fully! 😂

[@annmills3163]

Listen to the Music is another good one

[@abevillanueva1974]

The 1970s...GREATEST decade of music!! IMUA Doobie Bros!!

[@davidcopson5800]

True. And the most diverse decade in music.

[@MsCatmando]

The video is so much better when you can see the group singing and playing the harmonica

[@martinbrotherton5153]

Long Train Running is a metaphor for life itself ... It keeps on going down the tracks until the tracks run out ! Ya got to keep on pushing til the end of the line !

[@Madminute1968]

Damn, the session studio musicians are outstanding, reading and playing their designated music sheets to perfection, true professionals!

[@junglejim5785]

Great reaction and selection you 2. Don't worry about trying to figure it out. This music has been with me since my early teen years (64 now) and I haven't figured it out. Most times we were stoned anyways and didn't care. God Bless and a Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family's.

[@jacksmith4460]

My Dad is well into this band, reminds me of being in his car as a kid

[@jennhurl]

🌟Asia & BJ - not sure what you heard when you went LIVE but here's my perfect reaction list. 🌟 🎵✌❤ Tom Johnson as lead singer: "China Grove" "Black Water" "Listen To The Music" "Long Train Runnin" ✔ Michael McDonald as lead singer: "Takin It To The Streets" "Minute By Minute" "You Belong To Me" Michael as a solo artist: "Keep Forgettin" "Yo Mo Be There" w/ James Ingram "On My Own" w/Patty LaBelle "Sweet Freedom"

[@Richard-kx9hr]

This is the original Doobies with Tom Johnston!! Tom wrote and sang this song! Tom had health issues and had to quit touring for a while in the mid 70's. That's when Michael McDonald joined the band. But all my favorite Doobie Brothers songs are from the time when Tom Johnston was the leader!! He wrote and sang most of their best stuff. Check out their album "The Captain and Me."

[@avlanche7777]

Just see some group do that now guys…. Nostalgia city maaaaan!! p.s. Asia your eyes could quiet possibly melt an iceberg.🆒

[@michaelnorman9962]

I saw them when I was a junior in high school and when they started in with this song the arena went absolutely wild!! The Doobie Brothers are one of my favorite bands, hands down.

[@Triggerhippie70]

THIS IS MY JAM!! I fucking love this song so much! Asia I agree with you. There’s a little bit of disco element to the song, the song as many elements to it. This song is a vibe big time.

[@madmex2k]

Minute by Minute-love that song and almost everything I have heard from the Doobies.

[@1bigrowdy]

This was originally just an instrumental jam they did coming in or out of breaks .The crowds lived so much they decided to put lyrics to it. They said the best sounded like a train so they wrote it like a train song

[@dorarie3167]

Absolutely love the vibe here. I put this on when I’m walking and need a groove. 70s funk!

[@JFinSD2]

This song has always brought a smile to my face.

[@ivarwinter3049]

Mid to late 80s had me working a tour that landed us in Nashville for a couple nights with a layover before Memphis. We wandered into what was seen as the Mekka of anything Country Music Off to the side was an elderly gent with a table of his memorabilia. Then the groups wandered in and this guy came to life. Invited to join the stage, the bands thought they would need to slow down for him. Were they wrong When he cut into Orange Blossom Special he was after the band repeatedly to pick it up. Then you saw some harp playing.

[@maryedwards8307]

Thank it reacting to this song. My hubby and I are going to see them this summer in Toronto, yippee! Almost 50 years ago we both listened to this song. Wow, I guess we’re both that old. ❤️🇨🇦

[@beeseewill2407]

The Doobie Brothers .Wow.They did the lyrics for Long Train Running over music that was played as a jam session in their concerts for years.Tom Johnston wrote it and plays the Harmonica solo. It is done just right.I never get tired of listening to it.Reminds me of freight trains moving through our small town.From the sound of the train moving over the tracks the horn belting out a warning signal absolutely brilliantly done. The thumping of that bass is bad ass.I Love It.

[@TheC.O.-VISIT]

That song has the sickest bass line ever

[@senseandsensibility3636]

No disco!!! It’s definitely funky! :)

[@closer71]

The quintessential song written on a guitar.

[@chrissiler6075]

Tom and Pat said they'd play the riff for 4 years before the words were decided. They made the words up everynight. And this is not disco, we jammed to this and did some dancing

[@johneldridge8678]

Late to this one, but another great reaction!!! You two always make very good points towards the songs on your reactions. Lotsa soul in this song. Great song!!!

[@louremington6975]

Doobie Bros. and, Steely Dan, were my favorite bands when I was 15 years old. They shared studio musicians. Just two awesome bands.

[@ladonnadavis8710]

If you haven't already, look up The Guess Who No Sugar Tonight in my coffee. They didn't live version of this song, I think it was a reunion and it was awesome. Give it a listen

[@cccs800]

My favorite Doobie 's song!!! Still plays in my car...LOUD.

[@bubbalouification]

Original Doobies!!!!! Summer of 73!!!!

[@atzengruber]

Saw them live in the early eightiees in a movie theatre in Bangkok, Thailand. Nobody was sitting.

[@dougallen8305]

From an old rocker, this is rock's coolest song (LIVE at Wolf Trap will blow you away). Can't wait to see your Black Water reaction.

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

You can not go wrong with older or newer Doobie Brothers songs - soul, funk, rock & later jazzy, a little r & b too!

[@joelliebler5690]

The real deal Doobies with the funk, soul, blues, and rock all melted into one. Tom Johnston the original lead singer.

[@flipjupiter1]

What a jam. Dope song.

[@peterwalsh2470]

Yessss one of my all time favorite songs - great pick! :D

[@naturesounds-ib5dh]

Favorite Doobies song, turned up!!

[@plenary123]

Best Doobies' song of all time.

[@Ritaholden1]

Love this band !!! They put out some great tunes.

[@ewrekzz7360]

The "train" refers to the guitar riff (& the band) continually plays that mimics the sound of a train. You can see blues players w/ a six string acoustic, in the style of "the train" - chookah chookah

[@GS-xt8fu]

Oh yea….great singing….great musicians. Awesome.

[@Awaywrdson]

That "Harmonica " is my favorite part !! He Kills It !! 🤘

[@amjrpain919]

This group was magic under the stars ❤🙏

[@lisarousseau788]

As a 60 year old who was 10 in 1973 I can't even explain to today's generation how fucking fantastic our generations music was

[@19chucki74]

My favorite Doobie Brothers song, before Michael McDonald joined. The guitar riff is fire, and present throughout the song. The Captain and Me was one of the biggest albums of 1973, keeping the true rock going.

[@alexakl6445]

How can you NOT move to this classic song?! Have you checked out their "China Grove" yet? So good!

[@Termite30]

My favorite Doobie song!

[@JoTracy]

Great bass in this song. Another beautie!

[@armenflintstone]

The bass is like the mortar to the guitar riffs…

[@colinweir3203]

Wondered when you'd do this. American heritage, great fun to play on the guitar.

[@josephgarhart2628]

I have learned lyrics and message more since I started listening to those who put up the lyrics....... thanks guys....luv ya!!

[@ivarwinter3049]

There is a group from Australia called Hindley Street Country Club (HSCC) All studio musicians that do Doobi covers "What A Fool Believes" is one of their best covers

[@angelado3]

ohhh you guys are on a roll again !! love it !

[@scottkew6278]

The funky rithym with the guitar and the piano is the sound of steel wheels hitting cold hard steel rail joints as a freight train moving fast pounding through to...... GOD knows where......"THE STEEL RAIL COLD AND HARD...."

[@Thomas-aka-TomD]

Check the live version of "It Keeps You Runnin'" after Michael McDonald joined the band!

[@woodywoodster1000]

Love ya'll man you make me smile!

[@mibesto8039]

Doobie Brothers had at least two incarnations. One BEFORE Michael McDonald, and the other WITH Michael McDonald. He had a HUGE influence on their sound. A good influence in my opinion.

[@neillschwartz3418]

My all time favorite Doobie Brothers song!!

[@donkunes8630]

the live version of this is an awesome jam ,sax kicks it

[@Proverbs--bm3fo]

One of THE songs that we danced to in the early to mid 70s!

[@hittmankennels1713]

That bass line is da bomb.

[@robertzimmerman2513]

Great song reaction; yes The Doobies could get funky. Check out when they get their Motown on with Take Me In Your Arms!

[@Barbara_Schulz]

One of the best bands in my youth. Eagles too.

[@cadleo]

I usually dont like couples channels but you guys work for me cause you both have your own interesting comments instead of just repeating eachother. Its like two reactions in one. Keep it up.

[@markbaker3013]

Thank you for sharing this with me

[@bbbfst]

It would be a really good night to do some Queen. It's the 30th anniversary of Freddie's death, so it would be nice to honor him. IMO.

[@davidbordonaro1631]

Groovy and funky , I love it ! Right on . love you guys .

[@rickgarcia8481]

This was the best doobie brothers before Michael Mcdonald... The album this song is on is fantastic, The Captain and Me.

[@Splitscreen83]

Fantastic guitars in this track 😎👌

[@AsiaandBJ]

Yes they are!

[@RayfordRaySiegel]

I never really thought about the lyrics much, but I think it's like "Tuesday's Gone", about people loosing their lovers or loved ones, otherwise, and leaving to a new place.