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Post by loveless on Apr 12, 2019 6:34:29 GMT
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Post by oh oooh on Apr 12, 2019 9:11:55 GMT
You've gone TOO FAR this time, John!
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Apr 12, 2019 11:08:50 GMT
It puts a big dumb smile on my face whenever I hear it, which kinda sucks 'cause I cut my upper lip while shaving this morning.
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Post by phenomenalcat on Apr 12, 2019 11:58:43 GMT
This would make a great sitcom.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 12:02:08 GMT
I've always loved it. I never understand the antipathy towards them. I mean I get they represent some kind of Californian AOR to people that must have dominated the US radio waves in the 70s and 80s. I can see how that might have become something to fight against, but in the UK we only got a few hits and they always sounded great to me - a really effervescent take on pop soul.
That keyboard intro sounds like the first day of spring to me, so bright and confident and the effortless way the falsetto goes into the chorus is just pop magic.
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Post by fange on Apr 12, 2019 12:30:36 GMT
Musically, I've always quite liked the first few seconds of that relaxed groove.
But as soon as that McDonald prick opens his fucking mouth the red mist comes down, and I get an urge to start stabbing puppies.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 13:23:24 GMT
Why though, it's just a conventionally good pop soul voice.
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Post by tory on Apr 12, 2019 13:28:17 GMT
I like it too. McDonald is Yacht / AOR incarnate, but the hooks are too delicious to resist.
You'd have to be a fule not to like it.
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Post by loveless on Apr 12, 2019 13:30:38 GMT
There's something...look I'm not gonna use lofty words like "subversive" here, but...that song is fucking heartbreaking.
It's such an unconventional approach to take in a pop song (written by two fairly hacky tunesmiths, if we're gonna be real here...tell me "Footloose" isn't the work of a cynical, mercenary cunt) - such a depressing subject...the man who thinks she was the one that got away/the great love of his life...versus...the woman who thinks...well, clearly the man didn't make ANY sort of impression on her...probably sees him as some lamentable indiscretion/one night stand AT BEST.
For a frothy pop song to contain that kind of "emotional information"...it's like finding out that ice cream contains the same nutrients as broccoli.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 13:34:10 GMT
I don't think the lyrics have registered once with me..it's just a "oooheeeoooeeh" type noise!But I love its melody!
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Post by fange on Apr 12, 2019 14:00:54 GMT
Why though, it's just a conventionally good pop soul voice. Gaah, God no, not for me. There is something about it which sounds totally forced - faux huskiness, a pissweak imitation of Pendergrass gruffness. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2019 16:32:02 GMT
The Doobies were very much a homegrown band for Bay Areans like me. Johnston leaving and McDonald joining were kinda seen as a betrayal in my neck o' the woods. I hated 'em at first, but that was partly due to my age at the time. I didn't really like any music of this ilk at the time.
But as time has gone by, I've very much changed my tune on McDonald and Doobies' song of this era. The calculated, maybe even contrived, professional songcraft doesn't get in the way any more. In fact, I kinda appreciate it in the way I do Steve Winwood's later evolution.
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Post by fearlessfreap on Apr 12, 2019 20:32:14 GMT
It’s ok, but it’s no Takin’ It To the Streets - ask Rerun.
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Post by quaco on Apr 5, 2024 17:16:36 GMT
There's something...look I'm not gonna use lofty words like "subversive" here, but...that song is fucking heartbreaking. It's such an unconventional approach to take in a pop song (written by two fairly hacky tunesmiths, if we're gonna be real here...tell me "Footloose" isn't the work of a cynical, mercenary cunt) - such a depressing subject...the man who thinks she was the one that got away/the great love of his life...versus...the woman who thinks...well, clearly the man didn't make ANY sort of impression on her...probably sees him as some lamentable indiscretion/one night stand AT BEST. For a frothy pop song to contain that kind of "emotional information"...it's like finding out that ice cream contains the same nutrients as broccoli. Subversive is right. Like others have said, the words never made any impression on me for years. But lately, the song has risen about twelvefold in my estimation, and amazingly, the music sounds better too. |
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Post by sloopjohnc on Apr 9, 2024 14:03:37 GMT
The Doobies were very much a homegrown band for Bay Areans like me. Johnston leaving and McDonald joining were kinda seen as a betrayal in my neck o' the woods. I hated 'em at first, but that was partly due to my age at the time. I didn't really like any music of this ilk at the time. But as time has gone by, I've very much changed my tune on McDonald and Doobies' song of this era. The calculated, maybe even contrived, professional songcraft doesn't get in the way any more. In fact, I kinda appreciate it in the way I do Steve Winwood's later evolution. I stand by my earlier comments, which I sometimes don't. I've come to appreciate ol' mushmouth. |
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