1282 – The Doobie Brothers – Listen to the music (1972)

 

Escrita por Tom Johnston, foi gravada em 1971 e 1972 e lançada em 1 de julho de 1972 no disco Toulose Street e depois lançada em compacto em 19 de julho de 1972 no compacto que tinha Toulouse Street como Lado B. Foi o primeiro big hit deles.

Chegou ao número 11 do Billboard Hot 100.

Tom Johnston tocou guitarra, cantou e fez backing vocals. Patrick Simmon tocou guitarras, banjo, fez backing vocals e cantou a Bridge. Tiran Porter tocou baixo e fez backing vocals. John little john Hartman tocou bateria e pandeiro. Michael Hossack tocou bateria. Bill Payne tocou piano e Ted Templeman tocou percussão.

Foi regravada por Sonny and Cher e pelos Isley Brothers.

A letra:

Don't you feel it growin' day by day?
People gettin' ready for the news
Some are happy some are sad...
Oh... we got to let the music play

Umm-hmm
What the people need is a way to make 'em smile
It ain't so hard to do if you know how
Gotta get a message, get it on through...
Oh now mama don't you ask me why

Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music

Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
All the time...

Well I know you know better everything I say
Meet me in the country for a day
We'll be happy and we'll dance
Oh... we're gonna dance our blues away

And if I'm feelin' good to you
And you're feelin' good to me
There ain't nothin' we can't do or say
Feelin' good, feeling fine
Oh, baby let the music play

Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music

Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
All the time...

Like a lazy flowing river
Surrounding castles in the sky
And the crowd is growing bigger
Listening for the happy sounds
And I got to let them fly

Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music

Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
All the time...
Whoa oh whoa...

Listen to the music
Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music
Whoa oh whoa...

Listen to the music
All the time...
Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music

Whoa oh whoa...
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Whoa oh whoa...
Listen to the music

All the time...
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A versão dos Doobie Brothers:

A versão de Sonny and Cher:

A versão dos Isley Brothers: