Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: PoppaGator
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 02:23 PM

My son reports that when he attended the Doobie Brothers show as headliners at THIS YEAR'S (!) Gretna Fest (across the River from New Orleans), he could NOT smell any reefer! I'm not sure what to make of this, but it might be a sign of impending apocalypse...

McDonald, incidentally, is not part of the group's current incarnation, who reportedly played and sang very well indeed, prompting a strong response from the crowd (even though the crowd was not, apparently, high on doobies).

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: pdq
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 01:56 PM

A joint was a "doobie" before there was a band called the Doobie Brothers.

The original group was started by Tom Johnston, a kid from Central Valley farm country. It was a straight-ahead party band playing mostly in the San Jose area.

Michael McDonald changed the sound, introduced political songs and sang far too much in his mumbling style.

He should have started another group instead of mangling the Doobies.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: open mike
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 01:16 PM

what came first, the "doobie" or the doobie brothers?
(and is there any connection?( doobie is a name for a "joint")

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: GUEST
Date: 29 Nov 10 - 07:22 AM

its black water by the dobi brothers

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Joy Bennett
Date: 16 Apr 01 - 02:38 PM

THAT was a great song!!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Matt_R
Date: 15 Apr 01 - 11:14 PM

Me too...I love the Doobies no matter what incarnation!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Bluesman and kde
Date: 15 Apr 01 - 11:11 PM

Banjoboy, I'll have to disagree with you on that one. I personally think Michael made the group with his soulful voice. Not many white boys sing with that much soul......Jim

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: GUEST,Banjoboy
Date: 15 Apr 01 - 06:02 PM

Loved the sound of the pre- Michael MacDonald doobies! He must have had a lot of connections in the music buisness to be able to infiltrate the Doobies, and give them that annoying "DISCO" sound. (a pox on him)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 15 Apr 01 - 12:10 PM

no worries Mooh... I don't want a hard copy of it that badly... Just happy that Peg and you other's here could help me wrangle that ear worm...

ta eh!

And Amos... Romancing the Stone... cool flick!

;-)

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Mooh
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 06:29 PM

Clinton. I'm sure I've got this somewhere around here...full music...if you want, pm me and I'll be happy to snail mail it to you. I am unable to post such here (sound familiar?). Mooh.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Lonesome EJ
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 03:20 PM

I don't know, MT. I was always a Michael McDonald fan. I like Losing Game a lot.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: mousethief
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 02:49 PM

I wanna honky-tonk, honky-tonk, honky-tonk
With you all night long.

Easily their best song.

Alex

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Amos
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 11:12 AM

"Awwww, man!!! The Doobie Brothers broke up!!!" . Great line from Romancing the Stone.

A

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: catspaw49
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 10:42 AM

Lyric is HERE

Spaw

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Peg
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 10:32 AM

Black Water, by the Doobie Brothers.

Oh, and the lyric is "I'd like to hear some funky dixie-land, pretty mama come and take me by the hand"

Subject: 'Gonna play some funky dixie land'
From: Clinton Hammond
Date: 14 Apr 01 - 10:09 AM

Pretty mamma gonna take me by the hand...

Now I realise that this ain't folk, but someone at my gig the other night asked me if I could remember the title of this song and who sang it and I drew a total blank...

And it's been ear-worming me ever since...

Anyone wanna help me put this baby to bed?

;-)