Thanks for watching this was amazing please be sure to like the video on your way out. To support the show here www.patreon.com/poloreacts or show your love for the channel by buying me a coffee www.buymeacoffee.com/poloreacts
Polo, great react video. I love Michael McDonald his voice always brings me back to sitting in my room listening to the radio all night waiting for my favorite songs to come on. If you like Michael McDonald he was in a band called the Doobie Brothers which were awesome check out their song "Black Water" which is a homage to the Mississippi River.
His voice was literally EVERYWHERE in the 80's. One of the defining voices of the 70's and 80's. He sang in so many songs with so many artists, it is almost impossible to count.
Truest of true stories: My big Brother still kind of looks like MM, but in the 70's same hair, same facial hair, blue-green eyes. Looked just like Him. I'm 10 years younger, all the female attention He got was ridiculous. I couldn't wait to get to High School. Until I got there, My experience varied.
I remember hearing Christopher Cross Ride like the wind and hearing McDonald in the background and being like..."uh uh, that's MM, wtf!?" In other words...you are so correct. lol
Please give a listen to his duet with Patti LaBelle, On My Own. The music video is the one you need You won’t believe your ears, it’s more than incredible!! And you are right, this never gets old.
Rare talent...Mr. Michael McDonald yall....love so many of his songs and his songs with the Doobie Brothers. His voice, his gospel style piano/keyboard playing...what a gem!
Michael McDonald is living proof that brilliant soul singing is all about what’s inside of you in terms of lived experience,talent and ability and not about race ..
With the Doobie Brothers, with Steely Dan, with the Dukes of September, or solo; there's no mistaking Michael McDonald's gift. For another smooth tour de force, listen to Boz Scaggs' Silk Degrees album, you'll be so glad you did.🎶👏
I LOVE THIS GUY! Calling Michael "...cooler than the other side of the pillow." is hilarious! Great review! I have been a huge fan of Michael McDonald since he was a Doobie Brother. LOVE him!
I saw Michael with the Doobie Brothers just 2 years ago and I'll be seeing him again in just 13 days because he is still touring with them. The whole band still sounds amazing!!!
Omg!! I love Dan Fogelberg. Dan opened for the Eagles in 1975 at the capital in NJ. Fell in love with him and his music from that moment on!! 💜💜💜 RIP Dan
Michael was the lead singer of The Doobie Brothers…….My favorite song of theirs is China Grove, we grooved to it in the 70’s. Love Michaels truly amazing voice!
This song and most from this era are still unbelievable! I grew up with a Father who was a singer and musician. He would gig out a few times a week with his band. We always had great music playing in my house. I fell in love with this type of music. All of my siblings and I became singers and musicians. I keep this music close because it reminds me of my Dad and I just love it so much. I was talking to him about how much I loved his music and he apologized to me... I said I'm not sorry, I love it. I grew up in the '80s and '90s and you weren't "cool" if you listened to older music, but I didn't care! I listened to all kinds of music! I'm just glad that is no longer a thing, and now there are people all over the world that know this great music! I think you will love the song Baby Come Back, by Player! Such an incredible song! I could listen to it on a loop! Thanks for a great reaction!
Those back up singers are his sisters. A talented family for sure. Loved Michael McDonald’s unique voice and he was everywhere back in the 70’s & 80’s. He has the most beautiful blue eyes and woman were madly in love with him.
I seen Michael McDonald live in the 90s, He was brilliant, Right up there with Luther Vandross. He also did backing vocals for ToTo, another brilliant group of the 80s to check out.
" this video should have a hundred million views" Polo Mars Hahahaha Polo - some people don't like Michael's voice. Can you believe that? His voice is so soulful and can rock as well. He has a lot of great music. This music never gets old. The 1970s really has a lot of music that is beyond great.
The drummer is killing it in this live version. Everyone is so distracted by the vocals that they aren't hearing the talent behind the singer. He was such a major performer he had some of the best musicians backing him. Jeff Porcaro played drums on that song. Not sure if he played the studio and that live version though. That's why the drums are so good in that song. Porcaro is/was one of the best in the industry.
@@13_13kthis is not live. This is lip synced and mimed over the studio track. None of the instruments are plugged in. Notice no wires on stage. That’s how all these types of “Top 40” music shows did it in the 80s.
As a child / teen of the 80's yes, this guy was and is awesome. I still love this song for sure. Can we mention that bass player..so good :) . Ty for this one, keep exploring great music !
This show was called Solid Gold and they didn't have live performances, so it is the studio track! BUT. Michael McDonald is on tour right now with his old band the Doobie Brothers and he still sounds amazing. He released a memoir (called What A Fool Believes) a few months ago that's totally worth reading (and listening to all the songs he mentions in it) to hear how he came up as a performing musician in Ferguson, Missouri from the time he was a young teen and how he very very very slowly had success and became famous. (He went through so much that when he finally lands the gig with Steely Dan in the book I actually burst into tears.) Listen to "You Belong To Me" next because it has the same yearning vibe. He wrote the music and Carly Simon wrote the lyrics.
I truly appreciate your openness to listen to such a variety of great music from the past. You have great ears for anything genuine and heartfelt. The era that Michael came from was the product of great musicianship and blending of genres. Where black or white didn’t matter or separate us. Blue eyed soul helped many white people glimpse into the lives and hearts of people of color and appreciate that transcendent quality of brotherhood. It also helped people of color recognize themselves in others and gave props to the legends whose shoulders we all stand on. Your show is the best of its type, for my money and you are the real deal. Keep on Pushin’.
His voice full of soul and so powerful...This song has not aged because the song quality stands the test of time..as he does. Thanks for the review, to remind one & all of an important, yet still a humble artist is the wonderful Michael Mcdonald....
Highly recommend "You Belong to Me" by Carly Simon. It was written by Carly and Michael McDonald. Originally recorded by the Doobie Brothers, when Michael was their lead singer, but then made famous by Carly. Great song. So smooth.
Hi Polo, love watching you,you’re the best! I’m a 72 year old woman, who spends my time listening to music. This guy was so good ,every time. Going off completely for this sound, I would love to see you reaction to Ian Dury and The Blokheads, Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick. Ian’s died young, he wrote the most amazing words, he was a polio victim, a hell of a character, the band were tight. Please , I’d love to watch your reaction to them. 🥰🥰🥰
Thanks for showing that one Polo. I really enjoy your reactions, and great respect for the artists you react to - and yes, Michael McDonald's work was fantastic when it was released, and his work should definitely still be played publicly. I feel so fortunate to have been listening to so much good contemporary music through the 70's--90s.
You make it new for us again..the songs we loved in the day just with your love of music and i enjoy learning ones i missed or maybe not my favorite genre here too. It is nice to make these songs come alive again..thank you.
The smiling drummer, the great Jeff Porcaro, played on many of McDonald's songs and albums as he does here. They were good friends. Porcaro recommended Mcdonald to Becker & Fagan of Steely Dan and they hired him. Porcaro had just been hired by them in 1973 and both toured with SD in 1974. If not for his buddy Jeff, who knows. His hiring by SD really started Mcdonalds ball rolling. I had the pleasure of seeing SD with both Porcaro and Mcdonald several times in 1974 and met Mcdonald too along with the band, 50 years ago. Turns out, my high school mates were Jeff Porcaro and his brothers.
Hey Polo, I was fortunate enough to attend the farewell tour in California.My girlfriend was dating the road manager We had the best time of our lives! I still worship his music.Doobie brothers 😎🤸
First piece of sheet music I ever got and played in 4th grade. this song and the arrangement I think made me fall in love with music and actually start making music years later when I was older in hs
It's so crazy that this is such a good dance song. I love watching reaction videos because I've listened to these songs since they came out but for some reason I get more appreciation for them after watching a good reaction video. Maybe I took the music for granted because it was so good and varied.
This song was Michael McDonald's very first Top 10 hit as a solo artist. The song did peaked at the #4 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the early fall of 1982. It also peaked at the #1 spot on the Billboard Soul chart as well. By the way, the female backup vocals on this song is Michael McDonald's sister, Maureen McDonald. This song is a definitely banger indeed for Michael McDonald's solo debut song.
Hi Polo...Michael also made some great appearances with Christopher Cross Ride like the Wind. He also does a fantastic live with Steely Dan Showbizz Kids. Michael Mcdonald is something else ❤🎉
Michael McDonald like a lot of his contemporaries of the 70's and early 80's were always so good live and where so close to the studio version of their music, it's that they were so good at their craft. If you listen to Journey live and then their studio work you can really hear how good they are.
This is NOT live - it’s lip synced and mimed to the studio track. None of the instruments are plugged in. Notice there are no wires on stage. That was the formula that all the “Top 40” shows like this used in the 80s.
