Michael McDonald - 'I Keep Forgettin' Reaction! Soul Legend with a Classic About Breaking Up!

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  • @thisisitreactions
    @thisisitreactions  9 місяців тому +3

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  • @Buddha-of8fk
    @Buddha-of8fk 8 місяців тому +28

    I'm in the Grandpa position now. I love turning my Grandbabies on to the good music. They can't believe they made this music without computers. I do it old school. They dig thru the vinyl and they get to experience an old school 750 watts of Pioneer stereo. I got an old dude man cave. Lava lamps, black lights, strobes. Old school!!

  • @j348011
    @j348011 9 місяців тому +48

    My cousin just recorded with Michael McDonald a few weeks ago. I have a lot of Great musicians and singers in my family. This one was also on TV Show The Voice this past year.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 4 місяці тому

      Ms Monet? I love her work with MM and especially Boz Scaggs!

  • @sassymess7111
    @sassymess7111 10 місяців тому +30

    Drums the late great Jeff Porcaro from TOTO, Guitar Steve Lukather also from TOTO. Bass Louis Johnson from The Brothers Johnson. The woman singing is Michael's sister Maureen.

    • @WineSippingCowboy
      @WineSippingCowboy 9 місяців тому

      ➕ Steve Lukather on guitar 🎸. 2nd member of Toto there.

  • @shelleyjackson8793
    @shelleyjackson8793 6 місяців тому +41

    There’s having a good voice… and there’s having a unique voice. Nobody has ever sounded remotely similar to this guy. He’s phenomenal.

    • @lmitchell3604
      @lmitchell3604 24 дні тому +1

      So true, I always wondered who the Michael McDonald sounding guy was in the background of Steely Dan songs, turns out it is Michael McDonald lol.

  • @EvilTheOne
    @EvilTheOne 9 місяців тому +12

    This song brought us the great Jeff Porcaro one-handed cymbal 16th note. LOVE IT!

  • @sfbayareagirl
    @sfbayareagirl 9 місяців тому +19

    One of the best songs ever, crosses all genres and always on my playlists. ❤

  • @tiffanyspencer2782
    @tiffanyspencer2782 10 місяців тому +25

    Michael's sisters did 5he background vocals. They performed live on Soul Train. I can never get tired of this or Michael.

  • @moondancejackson5081
    @moondancejackson5081 9 місяців тому +9

    PERFECTION. A song doesn't get much better than that. Michael McDonald is an American treasure!!!!

  • @hibhibb5429
    @hibhibb5429 4 місяці тому +7

    Michael McDonald is a Legend!!!! Love him!!!

  • @cindipossidento5688
    @cindipossidento5688 9 місяців тому +16

    I love Michael McDonald !!!!! Smooth silky voice ………🥰😘

  • @minxiv7
    @minxiv7 10 місяців тому +45

    Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins have some massive hits together. “Heart to Heart” and “I’m Alright” were absolute branders in the 80’s and written by the two of them.

    • @JWH66
      @JWH66 10 місяців тому +1

      I' m Alright features a cameo from Eddie Money
      His lyrics are " No, no, cannonball it right away"
      and later " Ma-ma-ma-man, it makes me feel good"

    • @norskawarrior1919
      @norskawarrior1919 9 місяців тому +2

      Kenny Loggins "Whenever I Call You "Friend" duet with Stevie Nicks is such a beautiful and fantastic song. The harmonizing in the beginning is phenomenal ❤💯🎶

    • @JWH66
      @JWH66 9 місяців тому +1

      @@norskawarrior1919 I also like Logging cans Steve Perry with Don't Fight It

    • @WineSippingCowboy
      @WineSippingCowboy 9 місяців тому

      I'm Alright. Written by Kenny Loggins. The live video in the 1980s barely shows Eddie Money. They had a falling out. 😖😖
      Other songs Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins wrote are 1 What a Fool Believes. Won 🏆 a Grammy for Original Song. 2 This Is It.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 9 місяців тому

      Plus “ What A Fool Believes” and my favorite, “ This Is It!”

  • @looneygardener
    @looneygardener 9 місяців тому +19

    Duet with Patti Labelle is insane.

    • @swurvegirl1978
      @swurvegirl1978 5 місяців тому +1

      On my own is one of my favorites

  • @757optim
    @757optim 8 місяців тому +5

    Michael McDonald's voice was all over the place for quite a while.

  • @MountainMan.
    @MountainMan. 9 місяців тому +17

    Damn this song was way ahead of its time. That boy can sing.

  • @SunsetStarship
    @SunsetStarship 8 місяців тому +9

    Shout out to the great Louis Johnson on bass!

  • @JamesJohnson-ig6of
    @JamesJohnson-ig6of 10 місяців тому +41

    Michael McDonald sang back-up with Steely Dan. His distinctive voice stands out, but his ability to blend in and harmonize is amazing!
    Steely Dan is another group worth sharing with your listeners especially the "Aja" album!
    THANK YOU for giving us fans your latest reaction!

    • @TheShmoo123
      @TheShmoo123 9 місяців тому +1

      Peg 👍🏽

    • @JamesJohnson-ig6of
      @JamesJohnson-ig6of 8 місяців тому +1

      @@TheShmoo123 YES! 👌☝😊

    • @tcme11
      @tcme11 2 місяці тому +1

      One of Michaels strengths as a background singer is that he elevates any song from the "background." Part of the success of "Peg" is all Michael

  • @portiamatthews9654
    @portiamatthews9654 7 місяців тому +21

    Michael McDonald has been invited to the cookout since the early 70's with the Doobie Brothers.

  • @doubledeerussell4005
    @doubledeerussell4005 10 місяців тому +10

    Lets not overlook the great Louis Johnson laying down those juicy, fat ass bass lines. RIP

  • @bobv586
    @bobv586 10 місяців тому +14

    Gentlemen I don't know where you are located but the doobie brothers with Michael McDonald are still on tour this year I'm going to see them for the 3rd straight year. just got tix yesterday.. go see them if you are able you will not be disappointed

  • @edwincancelii2917
    @edwincancelii2917 10 місяців тому +6

    Blue-eyed soul & yacht rock combo.

  • @fortworth450
    @fortworth450 Місяць тому +1

    Great singer

  • @rozm8235
    @rozm8235 10 місяців тому +8

    Back up vocals for Christopher Cross and many others his voice is solid soul gold.

    • @ruff500
      @ruff500 4 місяці тому

      He was great🙂

  • @patriciadavis1393
    @patriciadavis1393 13 днів тому

    I totally agree this song should have gone to number one and Michael McDonald is amazing I loved him for years and his music as well😅😅😅 you know it's good when Ollie is smiling😅😅😅😅 blessings from Toronto😊

  • @NoCanDu
    @NoCanDu 10 місяців тому +13

    Lukather on guitar and Porcaro on drums (Toto) with Michael’s sister on bg vocals! ❤ science teacher?! The man is hot! Those blue eyes? Silver fox, guys.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 10 місяців тому +2

      Hummina hummina!

    • @lee399
      @lee399 8 місяців тому +2

      And Louis Johnson of the Brothers Johnson on bass!

  • @gregpusczek4473
    @gregpusczek4473 10 місяців тому +10

    Brilliant - the pride of Ferguson Missouri. I followed Michael in the mid 60;s in local bands in the St. Louis area.

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 10 місяців тому

      Cool- did you know Jeff Porcaro too?

    • @958298bordeaux
      @958298bordeaux 8 місяців тому +1

      😳😳😳😳😳WOW!!!

    • @gregpusczek4473
      @gregpusczek4473 4 місяці тому

      @@TheDivayenta No ...I believe he was west coast. I did meet Chuck Berry at his farm in Wentzville Missouri

  • @melissawest9124
    @melissawest9124 8 місяців тому +4

    Another classic!!

  • @bookjeannie
    @bookjeannie 9 місяців тому +2

    Imagine the first person that heard this amazing singer! Mind blown!

  • @Rolow6969
    @Rolow6969 10 місяців тому +10

    I am going to see the Doobie Brothers here in a couple months and I can't wait for it!!! They are going to have all of the original line up that are still with us and you know that it will be a awesome time!!!

  • @Noelle0026
    @Noelle0026 10 місяців тому +8

    I’ve seen Michael twice in concert and last year I saw him with the Doobie Brothers. So good!

  • @Eric4471066
    @Eric4471066 10 місяців тому +5

    This song was Michael McDonald's very first Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as a solo artist. The song not only peaked at the #4 spot and it also peaked at the #7 spot on the Billboard Soul chart as well during the early fall of 1982. By the way, the female backup vocal on this song was Michael McDonald's sister, Maureen McDonald.

  • @crsounddoctor4937
    @crsounddoctor4937 10 місяців тому +6

    Hey Guys, Michael McDonald is "The Man With The Golden Voice!!!"

  • @marcusjaybrode2129
    @marcusjaybrode2129 9 місяців тому +5

    A few years back we had a bicycle gang called ‘The Regulators’. Our slogan: ‘Regulators, Mount Up’.

  • @timmiszkowski9222
    @timmiszkowski9222 10 місяців тому +4

    That sweet guitar us Steve Lukather from Toto. Also the Drummer from Toto Jeff Porcaro. And the BEAST LOUIS JOHNSON ON BASS

  • @j.t.3798
    @j.t.3798 3 місяці тому +1

    Timeless gem

  • @JeffPhillips-dn2fg
    @JeffPhillips-dn2fg 10 місяців тому +6

    How Can We Be Lovers But We Can’t Be Friends- Michael Bolton. Gents another blue eyed soul song and went to #1 for 3 weeks in 1990. Love to see you react to it! He has an amazing baritone of a voice.

  • @patriciadavis1393
    @patriciadavis1393 10 місяців тому +1

    Do you mean to tell me this Classic record never made number one😢😢😢😢 it should have been number one I totally agree😢😢😢

  • @GodLovesComics
    @GodLovesComics 10 місяців тому +2

    I can't even describe how Michael McDonald sings. It's such a different sound, like he's swallowing the words or something. I can't think of anyone else who sounds like him.

  • @christophersouthern3141
    @christophersouthern3141 7 місяців тому +1

    Great music has no colour, wonderful.

  • @SavageSniperGirl
    @SavageSniperGirl 10 місяців тому +3

    I'm utterly stunned that you've never heard this. :) Michael McDonald is truly exceptional. I hope you enjoy this beauty of a song. :)

    • @raymondwoodard6779
      @raymondwoodard6779 10 місяців тому +1

      They have all heard it. They said so in the beginning.

  • @sheilacabral7137
    @sheilacabral7137 7 місяців тому +1

    Corey ray I adore you you really get into the music. I just love your joy just listening to the music. It makes me happy that you get a lot of joy like I do. I had nothing in my life but music in my life when I was a kid. If not for the music I think I would have gone insane. Thank god for music. Keep up the good work. Love you guys sheila

  • @lilamuzik3385
    @lilamuzik3385 10 місяців тому +3

    He is amazingly good. Such a unique voice.

  • @Ziggetren
    @Ziggetren 8 місяців тому +1

    you all keep forgetting about this beautiful song

  • @tonyaristide2582
    @tonyaristide2582 10 місяців тому +2

    Good classic music.

  • @Winnib7479
    @Winnib7479 6 місяців тому +1

    Michael McDonald was also in the group Steely Dan.

  • @KDWylde
    @KDWylde 10 місяців тому +2

    I just recently found out the guy who played Ducky off of NCIS had a jazz album back in his younger days and Dr Dre sample one of the music sounds

  • @robear2002
    @robear2002 9 місяців тому +1

    Check out Michael McDonald, with the Doobie Brothers, as a backup singer on the song "Depending on You" and as a lead singer, on the song "Taking it to the Streets"

  • @christarpley6861
    @christarpley6861 10 місяців тому +1

    My favorite song that he sings is What A Fool Believes

  • @yonnieproby3778
    @yonnieproby3778 10 місяців тому +2

    Michael McDonald covered "You Belong to Me" with Chaka Khan ❤

  • @patriciadavis1393
    @patriciadavis1393 Місяць тому

    You know it's good when even Ollie is smiling😅😅😅😅 I absolutely adore Michael McDonald for more years than I remember and you mentioned on my own with Patti LaBelle I have to check out if you did a reaction to it because oh that song is a classic😊😊

  • @angelajames7917
    @angelajames7917 10 місяців тому +8

    Please react to Micheal McDonald and Patti LaBelle duet, On My Own. The vocals and video are amazing.

    • @angb6561
      @angb6561 10 місяців тому

      Yep! Good song!

  • @AlannaWilliams24
    @AlannaWilliams24 10 місяців тому +2

    Love when you guys chair dance!

  • @ronaldcardinali2809
    @ronaldcardinali2809 10 місяців тому +2

    Guys , next time from him you must react to his song ''YA MO BE THERE''

  • @patriciadavis1393
    @patriciadavis1393 7 місяців тому

    I'm going down a rabbit hole again of reactions to this song and I've seen your reaction to the song a few times before😅😅😅😅 but it was a hit when my daughter was born in 1982 and she's now 42😮😮😮 add this song still sounds fresh😊😊😊😊😊

  • @GaryBonaducci
    @GaryBonaducci 5 місяців тому

    Yeah, OlliWoodda got it right away. When the female vocalist comes in the second half singing the chorus, it hints that she's feeling the same way about him. Great catch!

  • @OldMusicFan83
    @OldMusicFan83 10 місяців тому +1

    Great song!

  • @denisetowe895
    @denisetowe895 10 місяців тому +3

    😅 I wish I’d had a science teacher like that! ❤

    • @TheDivayenta
      @TheDivayenta 10 місяців тому

      Holy shyte, yeah! ❤❤❤❤

  • @johnfrank3177
    @johnfrank3177 10 місяців тому +1

    Hey fellas. Enjoyed your reaction. Yeah man, Michael can sing. He also does a nice version of "You Are Everything" originally done by The Stylistics. That one is worth checking out. Peace.

  • @whoneedssantawhenthereisgr1724
    @whoneedssantawhenthereisgr1724 10 місяців тому +1

    I love this song thanks for the review.

  • @bar5radass
    @bar5radass 10 місяців тому +1

    Fun fact: Michaels sister did the female backing vocals on this track

  • @crsounddoctor4937
    @crsounddoctor4937 10 місяців тому +3

    Hey My Brothers, You said you wanted another Michael McDonald "BANGER" to react to, well here it is, the song is titled "Stop, Look & Listen (To Your Heart) it is a hot duo with the lovely Toni Braxton and it is performed "Live" recorded in HD!!! Here is the Link: ua-cam.com/video/G7-JHwaenmc/v-deo.htmlsi=usMrJWQcY80vR9GH

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 4 місяці тому

    The great Jeff Porcaro of Toto on drums! The legendary Louis Johnson on bass!

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 10 місяців тому

    Michael has recorded two albums of the Motown hits. All fantastic!

  • @GwenByrd-d4k
    @GwenByrd-d4k 2 місяці тому +1

    His sister is his back ground singer.

  • @WineSippingCowboy
    @WineSippingCowboy 9 місяців тому +2

    Written by Michael McDonald, Ed Sanford, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.
    The rap Regulator from Warren G sampled this.
    Steve Lukather on lead guitar 🎸 and Jeff Porcaro on drums 🥁. They played with their band Toto, the late Michael Jackson and other musicians in 1982. No wonder members of Toto worked like a dog 🐕! L 🤣L.
    Suggested videos 📹: 1 Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins perform This Is It. 2 Toto and Michael McDonald perform I'll Be Over You.

  • @plenary123
    @plenary123 3 місяці тому

    Timeless indeed

  • @edwardcapobianco2975
    @edwardcapobianco2975 10 місяців тому +1

    All right! Michael McDonald has one hell of a voice! Great selection guys!!! Please do some of the Steely Dan AJA album! Michael McDonald sings backround vocals on the album and for serious music guys like yourselves its a MUST listen!!! Love what you guys do and nothing better than to see you guys grooving to the old classic rock songs especially! Love you guys man! Looking forward to Steely Dan and of course Led Zeppelin!!!

  • @philipmccarthy6175
    @philipmccarthy6175 6 місяців тому

    Featuring the late , great Louis Johnson on Bass . The Bass underpins the whole track and Michael's vocals do the rest.

  • @swurvegirl1978
    @swurvegirl1978 5 місяців тому

    This song is smooth like a Hennessy straight 😊

  • @bossfan49
    @bossfan49 10 місяців тому +1

    Brother was like: I'm about to light up- go ahead and spin the 12" version! 🤣

  • @happymethehappyone8300
    @happymethehappyone8300 9 місяців тому +1

    Speaking of Artists invited to the Barbecue,, Boz Scaggs "Lowdown"...Nuff Said. 🔥

  • @christisheeks6334
    @christisheeks6334 4 місяці тому

    The female background vocal is Michael's little sister, Maureen.

  • @tamelahardyman1876
    @tamelahardyman1876 10 місяців тому +2

    He has an album, MOTOWN,.... all covers and BRILLIANT...check it out

  • @KevinCowden-ow5to
    @KevinCowden-ow5to 10 місяців тому +1

    Steve Lukather from Toto on that tasty guitar riff

  • @philipmccarthy6175
    @philipmccarthy6175 6 місяців тому +1

    I think Michael's sister does the backing vocals too.

  • @maritzapierreaponte8538
    @maritzapierreaponte8538 2 місяці тому

    You have intelligent conversations. 👌💙

  • @Univox68
    @Univox68 Місяць тому

    Love it!

  • @deniseriley6622
    @deniseriley6622 10 місяців тому +1

    Michael's sister Maureen is the backup vocal.

  • @UncleCharlie111x2
    @UncleCharlie111x2 10 місяців тому +1

    Channel is growing great job!

  • @1980sPainTrain
    @1980sPainTrain 9 місяців тому

    Good analysis. Clever.

  • @dimitrioskalfakis
    @dimitrioskalfakis 8 місяців тому

    great memories, great song.

  • @TheDivayenta
    @TheDivayenta 10 місяців тому +6

    Now we’re talkin’! Funny video but dang, what a song. Those rhythms!
    That’s his wife with him in it. Toto was his backup band here. They were the greatest studio musicians at the time. ❤The back up singers are Mike’s sisters!!! You can watch them all together on Soul Train doing this.
    On My Own with Patti is a GREAT video!!!!!!❤
    There are lots of GREAT MM vids where he’s playing live with the Doobs. “ Takin It to the Streets”.
    You better get on it with Steely Dan- the most sophisticated band to ever rock out in a funky way and more sampled than anyone! Peter Gunz and Lord Tariq sampled their Black Cow.
    MM sang harmonies with them - “ Peg”.
    Hope these suggestions help. Love you guys! ❤

  • @kerrigrandmaison7844
    @kerrigrandmaison7844 8 місяців тому

    Wow effortlessly

  • @docj72
    @docj72 10 місяців тому +1

    If you’re thinking of checking out Steely Dan, their song “Do It Again” is a great one to start with (you may have heard it before)

  • @kathystammen8774
    @kathystammen8774 9 місяців тому

    I found you listening to ambrosia the guy on the bottom that said it was too smooth and needs to get his head examined my Lord. That song is beautiful. Anyhow, I am a subscriber now I love watching reaction videos please please please do some Beegees like how deep is your love or Fanny be tender you will not be disappointed. Love you all already.❤

  • @JerseyBA62
    @JerseyBA62 10 місяців тому +1

    Hey GUYS enjoy your reactions got a couple i think yous would like..try paul rodgers(free,bad company).talking guitar blues n live in peace from his cut loose album.he played all the instuments n vocals on the whole album.considered one of the greatest rock vocalists ever by his peers

  • @Univox68
    @Univox68 Місяць тому

    another great one is "it keeps you running"

  • @Ianwoo720
    @Ianwoo720 10 місяців тому

    Beautiful south - a little time

  • @cyndigirl418
    @cyndigirl418 6 місяців тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @ronaldblevins1450
    @ronaldblevins1450 9 місяців тому

    You guys are about the same age as me. I can't believe you haven't heard this song before.

  • @visiblepixels4632
    @visiblepixels4632 4 місяці тому

    Little side note: Michael McDonald's sister Maureen sings backup on this track :)

  • @weezy8029
    @weezy8029 7 місяців тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @esmeraldapooner751
    @esmeraldapooner751 4 місяці тому

    These were great song choices, including Elton John's song.

  • @KathySandru
    @KathySandru 3 місяці тому

    If the hook sounds familiar, it was sampled on Warren G’s “Regulate”

  • @barryanderson3910
    @barryanderson3910 10 місяців тому +1

    Can't believe you've not reacted to Steely Dan yet. Try starting with Black Cow, or Deacon Blues, or Aja.

  • @chriscox8547
    @chriscox8547 9 місяців тому

    you guys are hell funny.

  • @mynameisnoonesbusiness4488
    @mynameisnoonesbusiness4488 10 місяців тому

    Never thot of this as groovy, but it sure is.

  • @GwenByrd-d4k
    @GwenByrd-d4k 2 місяці тому +1

    Don't judge a book by its cover.

  • @phyllisthames6879
    @phyllisthames6879 8 місяців тому

    Minute by minute is by the Doobie Brothers also.

  • @tresianyfb5865
    @tresianyfb5865 10 місяців тому

    Idk if I'm alone on this but I feel Cello G musta been a fan of his