We’re adding a new feature to the blog, a real-time updated Michael McDonald playlist. That’s right, every time I hear Mr. McDonald belting out one of his greats; I will post it to the playlist. The Michael McDonald Playlist (link below on the right) is available to show you just how much they play this guy on the radio at the airport I work at. It will simply amaze you.
The current playlist is from January of 2005 and spans about one month. You can see just how many times I hear this guy. Isn’t this guy dead sexy with the salt and peppered hair and beard, those breath taking blue eyes, and a voice to just die for. Good thing I am a fan, otherwise this would be hell!!!
November 7, 2005 at 01:30
It aint nothin but a _____ = It aint nothin but a heartache.
And the following line is:
Darlin you’ll get over.
Just in case you were wondering
November 7, 2005 at 01:35
Too bad you haven’t heard “Take it to heart” which is an excellent song. Also, you can’t forget to include several songs by Kenny Loggins that feature Michael McDonald, such as, “This is it” which interestingly enough, Kenny co-wrote with Michael. The two were actually competetive in a way, they would write songs together and the first to record them would “lay claim” to them much in the same way they laid claim to their throngs of horny coked-up groupies.
November 7, 2005 at 01:37
thanks for the song title, i have updated the playlist. and a very interesting fact you lay upon us. we are now all michael mcdonal/kenny loggins experts, so now when we are on VH1’s music Jeopardy we will kick ass in the Mikey McD column!!!
November 7, 2005 at 01:45
I should also note that this post has inspired me to queue up every Micheal McDonald song I have on my computer and listen. An interesting side note to this post is that a guy who used to work where I do (no i didn’t steal his job as a scab) who apparently looked just like Mr Burns believed with the utmost conviction that the word queue was pronounced “kwee”. The resulting argument about the proper pronunciation of the word lead the the use of the word queue, pronounced forever more as “kwee” to be used as a generic term for anything and everything that you could think of. Example:
ME: I am full.
Other guy at work: Why?
ME: I ate too much queue.
Other guy at work: Where did you eat queue?
ME: I ate queue at queue’s…way too much queue and I feel like I need to go queue…So how’s that deal going with queue? Did you queue the deal?
I’m currently listening to “You are everything, and everything is you”…Pure excellence.
November 7, 2005 at 02:48
i actually know someone who calls it “kwee”. we work with a database at work, and she always says ‘kwee’… good ol fran dazzle
November 29, 2005 at 03:35
I am sorry to say that I think I have addicted my brother to a Michael McDonald song. It’s called “Take it to Heart” and it’s definitely a timeless classic or at least a “Time-Life” classic. I did not understand what I was doing when I first played it for him. It was at my current place of residence and I happened to have the video on my computer which I downloaded through itunes. I said, “Check this out” and played it for him. We both agreed that the video was difficult to watch, but that soulfull velvety voice pouring from the speakers struck a cord deep inside of his brain, which is no surprise because hey, the guy can sing.
Anyways, later that day I cruised over to his house and he was drunk as all hell smelling like fetal alchohol baby (it was approximately 6:30 PM on a sunday). He demanded I retrieve the disc from my car so he could listen to the song. I complied, but when I went to leave he again made a demand that I leave the disc with him. I went to the car and borrowed him a different disc with the same song on it. I left him to McD and went home.
Several days later I spoke with him and he said he could not stop listening to the song every time he drove in his car. “I listen to it like six times a fucking day,” He said. I remember hearing from someone who was an expert in addiction that they always double the number of drinks etc that the addict claims because they just assume that they downsize it to look better or whatever. This would mean that my brother is listening to the same McD song at least twelve times a day. He also said, “I’ll go to the the next track or put in a new CD, but after thirty seconds I’m back listening to “Take it to Fucking Heart”.
I think it’s time my family and I sat him down and had a “carefrontation” about his unhealthy intake of Michael McDonald, but then again I listen to a lot of the guy myself. Now that I think of it, I’m kind of like a Michael McDonald pusher (note that I just happened to have some extra McD for my brother in my car). I have also gotten another brother of mine into McDonalds “unique brand of blue-eyed soul music”. I guess that means we’re all kind of like drug buddies.