Fun Music Information -> Doobie Brothers
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Misspellings and other Alternate Names:
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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
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 |
Better Names for Current Songs:
Original Song Name | New Song Name | Submitter Name |
| "Toilet Water" | "Black Water" | rocky |
Use a Song Title to Answer a Different Song:
Song & Band Name | Song & Band Name | Comments & Submittor Name |
| "Long Train Runnin'" | "It Keeps You Runnin'," The Doobie Brothers | Kathy |
| "It Only Takes A Minute To Fall In Love" | "Minute By Minute," Doobie Brothers | Kathy |
| "Tell Me What You Want" | "I Wanna Be With You," The Raspberries | Kathy |
| "Listen To The Music" | "I Hear A Symphony," The Supremes | Kathy |
| There are additional songs titles that answer other songs available. | ||
Remove a Letter From a Song Title:
"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
"Lack Water" originally "Black Water"
Samantha Wayland
"Back Water" originally "Black Water"
Samantha Wayland
"Jess Is Just Alright" originally "Jesus Is Just Alright"
Samantha Wayland
There are additional song titles with a letter removed available.
Add a Letter To a Song Title:
"Glisten To The Music" originally "Listen To The Music"
Regina Olsen
"China Groove" originally "China Grove"
Lynne O'Leahy-Cassid
"Black Waster" originally "Black Water"
They say that Shaft is a bad muther(shut yo mouth)
rocky
"Black Waiter" originally "Black Water"
rocky
"Black Walter" originally "Black Water"
no offense..
rocky
There are additional song titles with a letter added available.
Change a Letter In a Song Title:
"One Step Closet" originally "One Step Closer"
Nora Aaron
"One Seep Closer" originally "One Step Closer"
Nora Aaron
"Rakin' It To The Streets " originally "Takin' It To The Streets"
Dave
"Bakin' It To The Streets" originally "Takin' It To The Streets"
During the summertime it would feel that way.
Dave
"Long Grain Running" originally "Long Train Running"
Ed
There are additional song titles with a letter changed available.
Song Parodies:
Original Song Name | Parody Song Name | Parody Author |
| "China Grove" | "You'll Be Towed" | Below Average Dave |
| "Black Water" | "Black Daughters" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Black Water" | "Blackwater" | Rex Ungericht |
| "Black Water" | "Blackwater" | Violet T. Riol |
| "Jesus Is Just Alright" | "Cheez Whiz Is Just Alright" | renaldo58 |
| "Listen To The Music" | "Reading Too Much Comics" | Tokusou Sentai Blessranger |
| "Listen To The Music" | "Rippin' Off The Music" | Alvin Rhodes |
| "Long Train Runnin'" | "Much Pain Flyin'" | Ann Hammond |
| "China Grove" | "China Blows" | Malcolm Higgins |
| "Jesus Is Just Alright" | "Croesus Not Set Alight" | John A. Barry |
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Untapped Commercial Ideas:
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 |
| Free Ride | Taxicab Company | Chase Waggoner |
| Jesus Is Just Alright | Any Atheist Group | Rocky |
| Listen To The Music | Hearing Aid Supplier | Larcen Tyler |
| It Keeps You Runnin' | Laxative Company | elect treacle banana |
| Black Water | Environmental Protection Agency | JesusGeek |
| There are additional on hold music ideas available. | ||
Duets Not Yet Performed:
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 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
Twisted Doobie
Twisted Sister combined with The Doobie Brothers
Could also be The Sister and Brothers but, doesn't sound as cool.
Submitted By: Rob
Misheard Lyrics:
"Listen to the Music"
Misheard Lyrics: Oh oh ohhh - stubie, babe.
Original Lyrics: Oh oh ohhh, listen to the music.
| "What A Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics: A wise man falls, and stumbles.
Original Lyrics: A wise man has the power.
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"What A Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics: He came from somewhere back in Geraldo.
Original Lyrics: He came from somewhere back in her long ago.
| "Real Love"
Misheard Lyrics: A neat true believer. Real love.
Original Lyrics: I need to believe in real love.
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| There are additional misheard lyrics available. | |
Misheard Lyrics Story:
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"What A Fool Believes"
Misheard Lyrics: The white man has the power
To keep us away Original Lyrics: No wise man has the power
To reason away. |
Story about this misheard lyric by: Michelle King I am hearing impaired with 50% of my hearing in my left ear only. Growing up, I always sung the misheard lyrics. While working for a now defunct radio station, they played this song on the overhead speakers. I loved the song so much, I started singing it out loud. To make matters worse, I was the only black person working in the office of white people. Can you imagine the looks on their face? It was HILARIOUS. It finally dawned on me to look up the lyrics on the net and find out that a song I thought was a political anthem against racism was actually a love song. |
| There are additional misheard stories available. | |
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 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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| There are additional repetitive lyrics available. | |
Nonsensical 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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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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Band Name Spoonerisms:
The Boobie Druthers originally "The Doobie Brothers"
Submitted by: Renee Keener
