That voice. Those eyes. That prematurely graying hair. Yes, even that beard! That man made many a heart flutter over the years. Yes indeedy.

Micheal McDonald is a smooth cat. This one's a banger

Fantastic song. One of the greatest soul voices. Fun fact: the drum track is played by Jeff Porcaro (from "Toto" famous for his Rosanna shuffle, and many more)

I love when its the first time people here this. They are like hes doing the warren g song.

That special moment when you realize this is where REGULATOOOOOORS started. Thanks!

Michael McDonald has such a beautiful voice and is so handsome as well, thank you for sharing, haven't heard this one forever

"Minute By Minute" by the Doobie Brothers. Michael sang lead and his keyboard work is unforgettable.

Michael does have a unique voice and you imitating him is pretty darn funny! I love your take on everything, you crack me up.

Fun Fact: His sister is singing backup vocals. Classic song. I love his whole solo library, Doobie Brothers stuff, and collaborations with Kenny Loggins and James Ingram. I listen to him everyday at work lol.

Your channel is hilarious. HILARIOUS!!! Anyway, if you love Michael McDonald then listen to him when he led the Doobie Brothers. He changed that country/folk/rock band into an R&B group when he joined. They enjoyed their biggest grammy-winning hits with him.

He sang with the Doobie Brothers.

Thanks for that flashback! I remember hearing that on Casey Kasem American Top 40 when I was in elementary school. Love this song.

I absolutely LOVE this song. This is the first time I've ever seen the video. The look on your face at 4:01 was priceless. One song of his I would recommend is the song Sweet Freedom.

Ty as you found out that Warren G and Nate Dogg used this from Michael McDonald for their song "Regulate" which was used in the 1993 film "Above The Rim".

I liked this recommendation...i haven't heard this in forever!! Kudos to whomever recommended this 💗

This song is from 1983.What a GREAT year for music!! This is what music was all about!!

Michael McDonald was a soulful voice of the 70s and 80s that started in the Doobie Brothers then branched out for solo....he did lots of backup vocals for lots of other popular artists also...very recognized vocal

Yes Michael McDonald was a Classic. I remember the first time I saw him was on the TV show What's Happening when the gang when to the Doobie Brothers concert and Re Run was told by a man that if her wanted tickets to the show he would give them to him only if her recorded the show. Re Run didn't know at the time this was bootlegging until later when he was caught with the tape recorder.

Old classic... Thanks for the review!

Love your facial expression when you saw eighties hair. Lol

Oh 80s hair I love you !

1st solo hit! 😎 Produced by Ted Templeman and Larry Waronker. Ted Templeman is best known as the producer for The Doobie Brothers, Montrose and Van Halen. Larry Waronker is best known as the producer for Gordon Lightfoot. Michael McDonald permitted Warren G to sample this. Michael McDonald sang a lot in the 1970s and in the 1980s. Michael McDonald joined The Doobie Brothers in 1975. He wrote What a Fool Believes with Kenny Loggins. The song won a Grammy. In 1980, Michael McDonald sang backing vocal in the Christopher Cross song Run Like the Wind. In 1982, I Keep Forgetting was a big hit. In 1983 he wrote Yah Mo Be There with the late James Ingram and Quincy Jones. In 1984, MM finished the lyrics to I'll Wait. Official credits: I'll Wait written by Van Halen + Michael Macdonald. In 1986, MM sang On My Own with Patti Labelle, and MM sang backing vocal in I'll Be Over You with Toto. In 1982, Greg Phillinganes also played with Lionel Richie. Steve Lukather played guitar here. In addition to MM, Steve Lukather played guitar in the studio for his band Toto, Chicago and Michael Jackson (Thriller). Steve Lukather, being in his band Toto, worked like a dog in 1982! LOL RIP Jeff Porcaro, drummer for I Keep Forgetting.

That man be full of SOUL ! Excellent!

God Bless ! Love to watch your videos. Almost feels like a close friend just hanging out enjoying music videos from back then ! Thanks so much again !

I keep forgetting things will never be the same again .. yes I so can relate to that ...😢😢😢

I'll Never forget the first time... I heard this lovely and soulful tune at a free concert in Chicago's Grant Park in the early 80's! All I can say is he blew.... me away and he still does!

I always loved this song. The I was watching your face when that woman turned around and your reaction was hilarious. Ha Ha!! Love ya.

Love watching you! Brings back so many memories. I did not think anyone loved music as much a I until I found you. Keep up the great work you do. God Bless you and yours. Judy. Virginia

the moment the music started, and I saw Ty's eyes light up, I knew he was thinking of Nate Dog🤣 in fact, even before I started the video, I knew his eyes would light up for that reason. Blue-eyed soul doesn't get any better than Michael McDonald. "What a Fool Believes," from his days with the Doobie Brothers is my favorite. And I see in the comments, I'm not the only one✌🎶

Can you imagine how the call from Warren to Michael went? "Yeah I wanna use your beat and say it was a clear black night a clear white moon." LOL

That voice is still an incredible talent. The bassist is Louis Johnson (pronounced Louie) and Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro of Toto so all excellent session musicians..the scary woman is his sister lol who did the backing vocals. He does lots of backing vocals for lots of excellent artists.. and yes soul does not have any colour..

Phenomenal voice, on many tracks, with many artists, yet still somehow underrated. Great tune, solid reaction. 👍

Michael's from Doobie Brothers. They started 2 yrs after I was born. I'm 51. Always loved Michael's voice & eyes. Song goes back to the 80's

Bruh, it was the 80s lol. This is an amazing song that’s trill in my playlist. Try “Steppin’ Out” by Joe Jackson. I haven’t seen anyone do that yet.

Your reaction to the end of this video when the new woman entered is hilarious. I keep coming back to your channel because you’re a real musician and I’m always interested in your take on the actual best MUSIC of my life. Keep it up.🙏🏾

i love watching this you play songs i have forgot how much i really liked em thanks :-)

Takin’ it to the Streets, Doobie Brothers is my favorite Michael McDonald vocal performance. I saw him live twice in the 90’s at a small venue. I used to say if I could suddenly have the singing voice of anyone out there, it would be Michael McDonald.

Ahh...1982...I lived every one of my teenage years in the 80's, man what I wouldn't do to go back. Fantastic times and amazing music that lasts through today. Thanks for doing this one Ty :) p.s 80's hair Ty, took a heck of a lot of hairspray and teasing to get that height! :)

Love watching the reaction "looks" on your face and keeping the head bop with the beat. First video of yours I've watched. I liked it. Keep it up brother. Peace, and long live the 70s and 80s.

All early rap songs sample the beats for all form of music. These days most can take a whole song and just put their lyrics on top. It's just now the have to clear it with the original artist to make sure they are paid for their song. There are some Rap songs that use different beats from a lot of songs in only one of theirs.

He has such a great voice! And yes, toward the end when that woman comes into view with the ratted up hair, slinking towards him in the black dress, all I could think of was Glenn Close as the stalker in "Fatal Attraction"!!!

Praise the Lord, brother! Another great video. Love what you’re doing.

Thank you for channel, your helping people. You are a good man!

I'm 50 and I remember roller skating to that song. I think he's a black man trapped in a white mans body.

Oh man a classic. Now you just took me back to my younger years. Oh wow. So much that I tried to forget just came rushing back.

That unique voice... unmistakable. He's provided backing vocals for an endless string of hits also.

your reaction to that ladies hair at the end BWAAHAAHAA

I don’t know if anyone has recommended his collab with James Ingram, ‘Yah mo be there’. Toy will love it Renaissance Man, I ain’t lyin. Even if you don’t do a reaction to it, check it out.

I love Michael McDonald whether solo or with the Doobie Brothers! Yeah, Warren G. and Nate Dog sampled this song for their hit “Regulator “ which I love too! Great music never dies! ❤️❤️

Michael McDonald is a very respected musician. Played with many many bands as well as back up vocals for bands like Steely Dan. And he is gorgeous to boot. I would love you to react to Georgy Porgy by one of my favs Toto

He can make his voice sound high and low at the same time. He's one of the best vocalists ever, in my opinion. Nicolette Larson backing vocals

Michael Mc Donald became the lead singer of the Doobie Brothers after the original lead died of a tragic accident. His first hit with the group is called Taking It To The Streets.

I'm from that era. That's what we call "big 80's hair". More hairspray used in the 80's than all other decades combined. The fuckin jeans were skin tight and hard as hell to get off then too. You women know what I'm talking about.

One of my favorites. I love me some Michael McDonald! Great reaction.

41 years later and this song still has relevance. In 1982 when this song came out music that was released 41 years early were not relevant in the same way.

I love how you keep bringing in songs I keep forgetting about 👻 pretty song!

The Bass Player for this song is The Late Great Louis Johnson of the Brothers Johnson and the female background singers are Michael McDonalds Sister

Your channel is so refreshing love it

I was a musician living down the beach in Malibu from the girl of my dreams...she heard me singing this song walking my dog down by her house...she came down on the beach, invited me up...the rest was history..yep, we got hitched.....

Michael McDonald from the Doobie brothers and Steely Dan', what a fantastic singer!!

Fun fact: the female vocals on this song were done by Michael McDonald’s sister Maureen.

Lol. I was thinking about subscribing and then you made me chuckle about the scary lady at the end.. That chuckle got you mine

Another great voice! He put an album out a few years ago of old classics. You should also check out anything by Christopher Cross. Sailing and Arthur's Theme are just a couple to mention. Stay Blessed!!

Does anyone remember The Doobie Brothers episode on'' What's Happening''.

he did at least one album that was all old Motown songs. Really great vocalist. pretty sure Nicolette Larson sang back up on this one

Yeooo! Your face was funny as hell when the woman walked out😂😂 LMAO!!

Please react to what a fool believes, when he was in the doobie brothers...so it’s the doobie brothers - what a fool believes...his best song ever...please review

If you liked this, check out "walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn

haha your face when she turned around is priceless.

Classic, thanks! I'm another one of your "old" subscribers, 63. Put the Ozark Mountain Daredevils on your list. They were a country rock, blue grass band. If You Wanna Get To Heaven would be a good one to start, great harmonica playing in this one!

I had the pleasure of meeting this great man in the late 90's when working for a record label, he was so gracious and such a lovely person.. l also met Chaka Khan the same week and she was a complete nightmare.. lol Those were the days. Great review again.. this record was 'sampled' rather a lot by other artists.

Just found your channel and your reactions to blue eyed soul is Everything. :) And OMG that moment when you realised Warren G had sampled this... You young kids are sooo cute that way. Love what I've seen so far. Now Subscribed. :)

Soulful smooth voice! Love it!

I had forgotten all about this song! I loved it back in the day!

He cracked me up when he said it sounds like Regulate by Warren G. I'm a late 60s 70s baby. Alot of music these young cat's hear now days they think is original. Man the 70s was the best musical era ever hands down.

Funk/Disco I like it. Good singer and backup vocals. It has a good beat and you can dance to it!

Thank you. Hadn’t heard this song in years!

There are slow motion parts on the video. 80's hairstyle equally for girls and hair metal bands :) With late Jeff Porcaro on drums, Steve Lukather guitar, Greg Phillinganes keyboards, Louis Johnson bass. They all played on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album as well. Porcaro and Lukather are also known from Toto, Louis Johnson from Johnson Brothers.

His sister is the blonde doing background vocals....she is one of the coolest chicks I've ever met!

Saw him in concert and he's amazing. Loved it when he was with The Doobie Brothers too. I'm a huge fan of them....Minute By Minute is another one of his that's great.

DEFINITELY SOULFUL!!! PLEASE CHECK OUT HIS OTHER SONG "WHAT A FOOL BELIEVES" He was a part of the Doobie Brothers at the time that song was released, so it's actually a DOOBIE BROS song - BUT - Michael Mcdonald was the lead singer for that song.. I'm positive you'll enjoy it. Thanks for posting fun videos!!! Keep it up!!

Another "angle" of Michael McDonald is his song from the movie Running Scared featuring Billy Crystal and Gregory Hines.

Such a great voice. I really like this song.

My favorite part of your reaction was when you freaked out seeing the scary woman with the cat face turn around…that was priceless.

Discovered your reactions a couple of weeks ago. Like that you get into the music and not what the record companies shoehorn into a genre. Noticed you got into a SRV kick for a minute. Love, love, love SRV. Anyway, if you ever get around to it, check out James Hill Voodoo Child on ukulele. You can thank me later.

You MUST see the Saturday NIght LIve parody of Bush and Connie Rice dancing to this song. Classic!!

Perfect Michael McDonald impression. Kudos!

I perked up like a meerkat when I heard that bit that Warren G sampled. This is my first time listening to this song too. Its awesome.

80s videos are crazy to go back and rewatch, reaction was funny

Remember this was the '80's big hair. When you listen to this don't watch the video! I loved this song when it first came out still do!!! Can't go wrong with MM. Thank you for not playing Tears in my eyes songs tonight. LOL

Haven been enjoying for hours Thanks 👍

Minute by Minute reminds me so much of New York in the 80's... Great memories...

💕💕💕 this song .. omg!! When you saw the hair!! You looked like you saw a ghost 👻👻😱😱😱

First time seeing the video!!!! Youhad same reaction i did...made me LMAO!

Love your reaction to the woman with that crazy hair lol. Yer that was a brilliant song.

😂😂😂😂 you once again have me dying over here..your facial expressions are so dam funny😂

This song is from my time. That's what i'm talking about💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽💃🏽. The blue-eyed bandit.😍😍😍😍

I just laughed so hard when that woman turned around and I saw your face. Go back and listen to the entire album of Steely Dan's 'Aja". every single Kick-Ass backing vocal on that entire amazing record is Michael McDonald.

Glad to see the younger generation discovering the classics. You have no idea the amount of great music that you've missed. It's a whole new world just waiting for you. But do yourself a huge favor and listen to the song on vinyl or CD through a proper rig.

😂😂😂 That face you made when she walked in with the O.D.80's hair!