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defrogI’ve been neglecting this series, I know – not because I’m out of 45s (we still have quite a ways to go in that regard), but because it was a pretty busy Q4 for me.
Also, we’ve got to that point where I have to bring up Michael McDonald.
The Doobie Brothers were, of course, bothering the charts and radio playlists when I was in my 45 phase. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, but the Doobies had a pretty wide range of styles – the hard rock of “China Grove”, the countrified “Black Water”, the Motown homage “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)", the Latino-influenced “Long Train Running”. Etc.
Then somehow Michael McDonald somehow emerged as the lead songwriter and they essentially invented Adult Contemporary. So it goes.
Anyway, I had this on 45.
And listening to it now, I wonder why. For one thing, I could barely understand a word McDonald was singing. I suppose some part of my brain identified with the topic – guy carries torch for girl who barely remembers him, and he’s too punch-drunk with love to notice this until after he’s made a complete fool of himself.
It’s a decent song, but compared to the earlier DB catalogue, it’s kind of boring.
If it helps, I also had this one, though I didn’t get a copy of it until I got out of the Army.
Keep on looking to the east,
This is dF
Also, we’ve got to that point where I have to bring up Michael McDonald.
The Doobie Brothers were, of course, bothering the charts and radio playlists when I was in my 45 phase. I didn’t appreciate it at the time, but the Doobies had a pretty wide range of styles – the hard rock of “China Grove”, the countrified “Black Water”, the Motown homage “Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)", the Latino-influenced “Long Train Running”. Etc.
Then somehow Michael McDonald somehow emerged as the lead songwriter and they essentially invented Adult Contemporary. So it goes.
Anyway, I had this on 45.
And listening to it now, I wonder why. For one thing, I could barely understand a word McDonald was singing. I suppose some part of my brain identified with the topic – guy carries torch for girl who barely remembers him, and he’s too punch-drunk with love to notice this until after he’s made a complete fool of himself.
It’s a decent song, but compared to the earlier DB catalogue, it’s kind of boring.
If it helps, I also had this one, though I didn’t get a copy of it until I got out of the Army.
Keep on looking to the east,
This is dF
