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Fun Music Information -> Doobie Brothers
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Doobie Brothres, Doobie BrothersBand Name Origins:
- I can hear Mike Hossack jokingly, making a comment about 'being a Doobie Brother' while in the Navy. However, the timing for the formation of the 'original members of the Doobies' (of which Mike wasn't) doesn't jive. I've known many "Doobie Brothers" that had nothing to do with a band. The basement story, of friends burning a joint together and popping out with the comment: "Why don't we call the band The Doobie Brothers?" has never been contested or accredited to anyone else. Therefore, they own the name. I'm pretty sure Bruce Cohn (Doobie's longtime business manager) did his research, after being told by the guys that they decided on The Doobie Brothers. He didn't care for the name, but it was better than PUD after all. Submitted by: Holly Perry
- Hey Bob, If you don't believe that Torok gave Hossack the name all you have to do is ask Mike Hossack. But if they claimed the name illegally on record to the US Patent and Trademark Office, do you think the group would be considered plagiarists? Check out their biography on A&E Channel. Mike tells you himself where the name came from. Submitted by: J.J. Torok
Stupid Band Names:
- It's a double misnomer. None of them are surnamed Doobie, and they're not brothers. Submitted by: Mr. Critic
- It sounds like they named themselves after boogers or something. Submitted by: Joseph
Better Off Solo?:
Name | New Career | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Michael McDonald" | "Michael got into the band when the lead singer was sick. He left the Doobies in 1983 and had a top 10 hit with "I Keep Forgettin'" and also a #1 hit with Patti LaBelle's "On My Own"." | - KL Fan |
Song Titles Not Used as Lyrics:
Song Name | Comments & Submitter Name |
| "Long Train Running" | Although the words "long trains run" appear in the lyrics, the title does not; this song should have the title "Without Love (Where Would You Be Now)" since it is the most-repeated line in the chorus! - crazydon |
New Song Names:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Toilet Water" | "Black Water" | rocky |
Literally Impossible Song Titles:
Song/Performer | Comment | Submitter Name |
| "Cotton Mouth," | Mouths aren't made of cotton. | Yvette Bristle |
| "Echoes Of Love," | Love has no sound, so no echoes. | Yvette Bristle |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | |
| "You've Got Me Runnin'," Gene Cotton | "It Keeps You Runnin'," The Doobie Brothers | |
| "Chattanooga Choo Choo," Tuxedo Junction | "Long Train Runnin'," The Doobie Brothers | |
| "Flamingo Express," The Royaltones | "Long Train Runnin'," The Doobie Brothers | |
| "Marrakesh Express," Crosby, Stills, and Nash | "Long Train Runnin'," The Doobie Brothers | |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"I Heat The Hangman" originally "I Cheat The Hangman"
Candy Welty
"Her To Love You" originally "Here To Love You"
Alyssa Jayne
"Another Par, Another Sunday" originally "Another Park, Another Sunday"
Must be on a golf course.
Laura
"Long Rain Running" originally "Long Train Running"
as in, a long-running rain storm.
Rafeal De La Ghetto
"Log Train Running" originally "Long Train Running"
Rafeal De La Ghetto
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter to a Song Title:
"Need A Little Taste Of Lover" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Need A Little Taste Of Clove" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
"There To Love You" originally "Here To Love You"
Alyssa Jayne
"Where To Love You" originally "Here To Love You"
Alyssa Jayne
"Here To Glove You" originally "Here To Love You"
Alyssa Jayne
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter:
"Need A Little Taste Of Lode" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Need A Little Taste Of Lore" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Need A Little Paste Of Love" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Need A Little Haste Of Love" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
"Need A Little Waste Of Love" originally "Need A Little Taste Of Love"
Candy Welty
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parody Lyrics:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "Long Train Running" | "Long Train Running" | Susanna Viljanen |
| "Takin' It To The Streets" | "Takin' Over The Street" | Pol Potlatch |
| "Black Water" | "Black Oil (Ballad of BP)" | Joey Grisso |
| "Black Water" | "Black Water (BP Version)" | Spaff.com |
| "Takin' It to the Street" | "Fakin’ It on C Street" | John A. Barry |
| "Takin' It to the Street" | "Snakes Griftin’ on the Street" | John A. Barry |
| "China Grove" | "Airfarcewon" | Andria |
| "China Grove" | "Grandma's Stove" | Lionel Mertens |
| "Jesus is Just Alright" | "Jesus is NOT Alright" | Jeff in Richmond VA |
| "Takin' It To The Streets" | "Why Are You Speaking Leet?" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
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Songs for Commercials, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
Song Name | Product | Submittor |
| It Keeps You Runnin' | Gas and oil company | Martha Hankins |
| Minute By Minute | Rolex Watches | oldrock |
| Minute By Minute | Minute Rice | oldrock |
| Real Love | eharmony.com | oldrock |
| It Keeps You Runnin' | Prunes | A E MCGRATH |
| There are additional commercials that haven't been done yet available. | ||
Bad Choices for On Hold Music:
Song Name | Company/Organization | Submittor |
| Long Train Runnin' | Canadian National Railway | Todd W. Zimmerman |
| Black Water | Wastewater Treatment Plant | DJ |
| Free Ride | Taxicab Company | Chase Waggoner |
| Jesus Is Just Alright | Any Atheist Group | Rocky |
| Listen To The Music | Hearing Aid Supplier | Larcen Tyler |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Songs for Duets, That Haven't Been Done Yet:
First Band/Song Name | Second Band/Song Name | New Song Name | Submittor |
| Do You Wanna Dance? The Mamas & The Papas | Neal's Fandango The Doobie Brothers | Do You Wanna Dance Neal's Fandango? | Raphael |
| Don't Drink The Water Dave Matthews Band | Black Water Doobie Brothers | Don't Drink The Black Water Duh! | William Wade |
| Where The Streets Have No Name U2 | Takin' It To The Streets The Doobie Brothers | Takin' It To The Streets With No Name | lazertay |
| Last Cheater's Waltz Emmylou Harris | Cheat The Hangman The Doobie Brothers | Last Cheater's Hangman Waltz | Country |
| There are additional duets that haven't been done yet available. | |||
If Groups Combined, Their Names Might Be:
The Dobie Brothers
Dobie Gray combined with The Doobie Brothers
Submitted By: Donna Gelpigi
The Naked Doobie Brothers Band
The Naked Brothers Band combined with The Doobie Brothers
Would you pay to see Michael McDonald au naturel?
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
The Righteous Doobie Brothers
The Righteous Brothers combined with The Doobie Brothers
Submitted By: Martha Hankins
Doobie Gray
The Doobie Brothers combined with Dobie Gray
Basically it inserts one more "o" in the solo performer's name.
Submitted By: Rob
Misheard Lyrics:
"Long Train Runnin' (Without Love)"
Misheard Lyrics: I got love
You're s'posed to be right now Original Lyrics: Without love, where would you be right now?
| "Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Whoa-Whoa, it's stupid music.
Original Lyrics: Whoa-whoa, listen to the music.
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"It Keeps You Runnin'"
Misheard Lyrics: In case you love him
Oh, in case you love him Original Lyrics: It keeps you runnin'
Yeah, it keeps you runnin' | "China Grove"
Misheard Lyrics: Charlie Brown
Original Lyrics: China Grove
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Misheard Lyrics Stories:
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"What a Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics: And he rises to her apostrophe
Original Lyrics: As he rises to her apology
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Story about this misheard lyric by: J As an adult, it's easy to hear how wrong I was, but this is what my brain heard as a little kid. The earnestness of the vocal styling had me convinced it was some kind of grown-up euphemism that I shouldn't ask anyone about. |
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Song Parody Fragments:
"Black Water"
Better Lyrics:
Oh Black Water Keep on Shootin'
Mercenary Men are immune to bureaucracy.
Mercenary Men are immune to bureaucracy.
Original Lyrics:
Oh Black Water Keep on Moovin'
Mississippi Moon won't you keep on shining on me.
Mississippi Moon won't you keep on shining on me.
Submitted by: Casey Van Tieghem
"Black Water"
Better Lyrics:
Oh, White River, one big toilet.
Indiana folks gonna keep on wretchin' away.
Indiana folks gonna keep on wretchin' away.
Original Lyrics:
Oh, black water, keep on rollin' .
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me.
Mississippi moon won't you keep on shinin' on me.
Submitted by: Indyhick
"Jesus Is Just Alright"
Better Lyrics:
Jesus has just arrived with me
Original Lyrics:
Jesus is just alright with me
Submitted by: Thomas.
Repetitive Song Lyrics:
"Listen To The Music"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Whoa oh oh, listen to the music
Whoa oh oh, listen to the music Whoa oh oh, listen to the music Why They're Repetitive: I think the reason they say 'Whoa oh oh, listen to the music' three times over is just to get on my nerves.
Submitted by: Lynne Thippig
| "Minute By Minute"
The Repetitive Lyrics: Minute by minute by minute by minute
I'll be holdin' on Why They're Repetitive: Yes, Michael, but we can't.
Submitted by: olsongs
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Nonsensical Song Lyrics:
"Black Water"
The Nonsensical Lyrics: Mississippi moon, won't you keep on shinin' on me
Why They're Nonsensical: Does Mississippi have its own moon?
Submitted by: Glenn
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Song Title Space Change:
"Sweet Max In E" originally "Sweet Maxine"
A song called Sweet Max in the key of E
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"A Not Her Park, A Not Her Sunday" originally "Another Park, Another Sunday"
Submitted by: Yvette Bristle
"Re: Al Love" originally "Real Love"
Whoever he is.
Submitted by: Rocky
Song Title Anagrams:
"Sweeten A Mix" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Examine Stew" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"A New Sex Time" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"New Exam Site" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
"Eat New Mixes" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Alyssa Jayne
There are additional Song Title Anagrams available.
Real Places Mentioned in Songs:
"China Grove"
The Lyrics: When the sun comes up on the sleepy little town
Down around San Antone Why: Peter's story about this song is unbelievable. Furthermore, his statement that Bexar County is in southeastern Texas closer to Houston than to San Antonio, is ridiculous as anyone capable of reading a map could discover if they bothered to check it out. China Grove is indeed in Bexar County, BUT SO IS SAN ANTONIO.
Submitted by: McGehee
| "China Grove"
The Lyrics: When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town Down around San Antone And the folks are risin' for another day 'Round about their homes
The people of the town are strange And they're proud of where they came Well, you're talkin' 'bout China Grove Oh-Oh, China Grove Why: The real town of China Grove, Texas is one of the few (if not the only) places to actually get an unintentional title of a song and shoutout in the song. As the story goes, the Doobie Brothers recorded the song, "China Grove" in late 1972 about "a sleepy little town" near San Antone (San Antonio, Texas also gets a shoutout in the song) without consulting a map of Texas and assuming that their "China Grove" was fictional imagination of the Doobie Brothers' lead singer, guitarist and songwriter, Tom Johnston. When FM Rock radio stations picked up the song and started playing it, it started to become a hit and it became a Top Ten hit on Billboard Magazine's HOT 100 charts and a hugely played one at Top 40 radio stations in 1973. That's when Tom Johnston and the rest of the Doobie Brothers were finally informed and shocked, at first, to learn that China Grove, Texas was actually a town in Bexar County, Texas (southeastern Texas and a bit more closer to Houston, Texas than San Antonio, Texas). (This story is not made up, but really happened). The real China Grove, Texas isn't as much associated with the Far East (in the continent of Asia) as the "China Grove, Texas" in the Doobie Brothers song, though. Also mentioned in the song is the Sun. I have transcribed the first verse and first chorus upabove.
Submitted by: Peter
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Song Title Spoonerisms:
"Meet Wax Scene" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Angelina Laide
"Meet Wax Scene" originally "Sweet Maxine"
Submitted by: Angelina Laide
"Grown A Chive" originally "China Grove"
Submitted by: Diana Jasper
Lyrics Spoonerisms:
"Black Water"
The Lyrics: Pretty mama come and take me by the hand.
Why: Pretty mama come and make bee tie the hand.
Submitted by: Carmen Mistletoe
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Band Name Spoonerisms:
Boobie Drothers originally "Doobie Brothers"
Submitted by: dizzymojo
The Boobie Druthers originally "The Doobie Brothers"
Submitted by: Renee Keener
Lighter Side of Serious Bands:
"Album - Minute By Minute"
Inside the album there is a big picture of a half-smoked doobie (marijuana joint). This is a DOOBIE Brothers album. How about that?
Submitted by: San Francisco Rocker
