 Toulouse Street (1972) [ larger cover art ] |
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I'm walkin' in shadows, I cannot see
Faces, they smile when I fall or flee
Doors without windows all shuttered tight again
I just might pass this way again
I just might pass this way again
I just might pass this way
I just might pass this way again
The night she is hot, Creole girls they sing
My heart, it is pounding, my ears they ring
The spell has been cast down in New Orleans again
I just might pass this way again
I just might pass this way again
I just might pass this way
I just might pass this way again
Locked in a room down in New Orleans
My blood is a flowin' fast
Locked in a room down in New Orleans
My blood is a flowin' fast
The night she is hot, Creole girls they sing
My heart, it is pounding, my ears they ring
The spell has been cast down in New Orleans
My blood is a flowin' fast
| Lazarus (Bethany) | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 06:36 Cynaera wrote: It's been ages since I've heard this song - it's always been one of my favorites by the Doobs. And I agree - Michael McDonald sank the Doobies. (I remember reading in Rolling Stone a long time ago that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter once went onstage in his bathrobe. With talent like his, he had every right to wear whatever the hell he wanted onstage.)  We miss you so much, Cynaera... love this song... |
| kimschoice (Bosstown) | Posted: Apr 23, 2013 - 06:27 Nice! I did not realize this was the Doobies. Saw them in Ft. Lauderdale 1978. Great live band. |
| coloradojohn (A Mile High and then some, Cherry Creek, Denver) | Posted: Mar 22, 2013 - 18:58 These guys were loaded with talent and incredibly good at composing scintillating little symphonies within easily digestible pop songs...and definitely, they rightly and absolutely filled the airwaves back in The Day! |
| bushrat (Chainsaw Ridge) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 16:32 Reminds me of Bottle Shock  |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Dec 18, 2012 - 16:30 Are you kidding me? This is great stuff! |
| offroadbiker (gooder 'n grits) | Posted: Nov 17, 2012 - 07:44 Until now, I've only been aware of Doobie Bros. top 40 hits. Thank you for this! I've got some exploring to do  |
| helgigermany (Germany) | Posted: Oct 16, 2012 - 23:17 Cyclehawk wrote: Excellent tune... I don't think I've heard it since the days of turn tables and vinyl. Good to hear some early DBs in the rotation here lately. agree! |
| Cyclehawk (Athens GA) | Posted: Jul 14, 2012 - 12:16 Excellent tune... I don't think I've heard it since the days of turn tables and vinyl. Good to hear some early DBs in the rotation here lately. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Deep in the heart of South California) | Posted: Jan 30, 2012 - 11:04 On_The_Beach wrote: I always liked the atypical title track and Clear as the Driven Snow. Also the tasty acoustic guitar of Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners followed by the trés catchy Ukiah . . . to name but a few! Me agree! |
| gypsyman (just passing through....) | Posted: Dec 05, 2011 - 09:10 Cynaera wrote: Oh, stop showing off!  I envy you your intimate knowledge of Louisiana. Maybe someday, you can envy me my intimate knowledge of whatever it is I have an intimate knowledge of... (I HAD to end that sentence in a preposition - I'm feeling a little rebellious lately.) Should I ever make the trek south and east, I hope to enlist you as a guide. Don't let me get arrested, pregnant, or placed in a compromising position where photos are being snapped. And I promise to dress accordingly, act in a manner befitting an awe-struck hick-town denizen (without the spitting from between gapped front teeth) and try my best not to whoop, swear, or get pissed off at any off-the-cuff comments uttered while I'm there.Meanwhile, I do love this song - this whole album (I have the vinyl) inspired me in many ways. I ventured out in many directions, too - music, writing, art... Which reminds me - I need to get my turntable hooked up, because I'm sadly lacking in inspiration these days... (I'll probably delete this post, once I surface again.) Yeah. What she said.  But seriously, this kicks butt.....its a 2 noter. (You hear 2 notes, and know exactly what it is....) |
| Cynaera (In a hammock under my own vine and fig tree.) | Posted: Nov 03, 2011 - 18:49 Businessgypsy wrote: Wonder what part of Toulouse they're writing about? Most familiar with tourists would be the stretch in the French Quarter that runs between Decatur and Rampart, but it also borders the Treme in what was once the redlight district of Storyville, continuing on through Mid-City to City Park. In 1972, the French Quarter stretch would have been full of head shops (they sprung up like, um...mushrooms after Easy Rider came out) and crash pads, so that's my guess. Oh, stop showing off! I envy you your intimate knowledge of Louisiana. Maybe someday, you can envy me my intimate knowledge of whatever it is I have an intimate knowledge of... (I HAD to end that sentence in a preposition - I'm feeling a little rebellious lately.) Should I ever make the trek south and east, I hope to enlist you as a guide. Don't let me get arrested, pregnant, or placed in a compromising position where photos are being snapped. And I promise to dress accordingly, act in a manner befitting an awe-struck hick-town denizen (without the spitting from between gapped front teeth) and try my best not to whoop, swear, or get pissed off at any off-the-cuff comments uttered while I'm there.Meanwhile, I do love this song - this whole album (I have the vinyl) inspired me in many ways. I ventured out in many directions, too - music, writing, art... Which reminds me - I need to get my turntable hooked up, because I'm sadly lacking in inspiration these days... (I'll probably delete this post, once I surface again.) |
| Businessgypsy (Deepest, Darkest Florida) | Posted: May 30, 2011 - 08:49 Wonder what part of Toulouse they're writing about? Most familiar with tourists would be the stretch in the French Quarter that runs between Decatur and Rampart, but it also borders the Treme in what was once the redlight district of Storyville, continuing on through Mid-City to City Park. In 1972, the French Quarter stretch would have been full of head shops (they sprung up like, um...mushrooms after Easy Rider came out) and crash pads, so that's my guess. |
| Cynaera (South of Neanderthal) | Posted: Feb 24, 2011 - 18:01 It's been ages since I've heard this song - it's always been one of my favorites by the Doobs. And I agree - Michael McDonald sank the Doobies. (I remember reading in Rolling Stone a long time ago that Jeff "Skunk" Baxter once went onstage in his bathrobe. With talent like his, he had every right to wear whatever the hell he wanted onstage.) |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 11:37 mread wrote: . . . Then Michael McDonald joined the show and things went downhill . . .  I totally agree! Mike McDonald was the downfall of the Doobies and every Steely Dan track his moaning voice appears on. |
| westslope (BC coast) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:06 Yes, the vocals do sound a little like the Moody Blues. Not that fond of The Doobie Brothers—probably due to excessive air play of some songs—but this one is quite likeable. |
| emmidad (Los Gatos, CA) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:05 Great song! I'm a DB fan but have never heard this song. Sounds like it was produced by CSN. |
| mread (Sun Diego) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:05 On_The_Beach wrote: I always liked the atypical title track and Clear as the Driven Snow. Also the tasty acoustic guitar of Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners followed by the trés catchy Ukiah . . . to name but a few! Amen. Went to a DB concert circa 1975, mostly to be with my girlfriend, but to this day, the most lasting memory of the evening was "Clear as the Driven Snow". Then Michael McDonald joined the show and things went downhill . . . |
| jools (Brighton UK) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:03 Anyone else think this sounds like the Moody Blues? Not complaining. |
| swell_sailor (The Gorge) | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 10:03 This song and album has been out of my consciousness for years. How great it is to hear it again. I need to see if I have the lp in the archive. |
| cohifi (Denver) | Posted: Oct 21, 2010 - 17:55 Another 8 + 1 for RP playing it = 9! Anyone heard the new album? It must be DB day or something.....  |
| On_The_Beach (Vancouver BC, Bud) | Posted: Aug 19, 2010 - 00:06 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: The thing is, there are some great songs off "The Captain and Me", besides the two hits. Unfortunately, they never get played anywhere. I always liked the atypical title track and Clear as the Driven Snow. Also the tasty acoustic guitar of Busted Down Around O'Connelly Corners followed by the trés catchy Ukiah . . . to name but a few! |
| bschena (SillyValley, CA) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 10:27 I've never liked any DB stuff. The score is now something like: 1-to-(Everything-1). This one is very like-able. |
| DaveInVA (In a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA) | Posted: May 15, 2010 - 10:22 I always loved this Dubious Bros song and always thought it was more like something CSN would do... |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 14, 2010 - 13:03 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: The thing is, there are some great songs off "The Captain and Me", besides the two hits. Unfortunately, they never get played anywhere. I will give a nice shoutout to the good people over at pearradio, if you want to hear all of the good obscure DB tunes, that is the place to go!  |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 16:13 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote: The thing is, there are some great songs off "The Captain and Me", besides the two hits. Unfortunately, they never get played anywhere. Oh, I agree, Kurt! There are many good songs on the album. It's just it came out during my senior year of high school and I had a long drive with only an AM radio to keep me company. The Doobie's Top-40 hits were played incessantly. If I hear China Grove one more time before I die it will be too many. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 15:58 rtrudeau wrote: I often say "I listen to RP because they don't play worn-out stuff like the Doobie Brothers." The thing is, there are some great songs off "The Captain and Me", besides the two hits. Unfortunately, they never get played anywhere. |
| rtrudeau (Bay Area, California) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 15:49 I often say "I listen to RP because they don't play worn-out stuff like the Doobie Brothers." |
| sirdroseph (Tokyo) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 15:49 Good lord, we have a Doobie sighting on RP, better record it, you won't hear from them again in some time!  |
| vandal (arriving somewhere, but not here. . .) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 15:48 Leslie wrote: I'd completely forgotten about this song. Wow, still nice after all these years. My thoughts exactly. . . |
| Leslie (Antioch, CA) | Posted: Apr 13, 2010 - 15:47 I'd completely forgotten about this song. Wow, still nice after all these years. |
| rosedraws (close to the edge) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 11:57  Another song I've never heard.Amnesia?? |
| jagdriver (Just a nod and a wink south of Paradise) | Posted: Feb 09, 2010 - 11:55 I love the harmonies on the early Brothers albums, as well as TJ's lead vocals. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: Jan 14, 2010 - 10:43 Giselle62 wrote: i'd never heard this, very pretty. "White Sun" from the same album is even prettier. |
| Giselle62 (California's Cental Coast) | Posted: Dec 08, 2009 - 16:46 i'd never heard this, very pretty. |
| gatorade (Ocean Park, WA) | Posted: Dec 08, 2009 - 16:40 I used to blast this album out the window of my dorm room at OSU (Oregon) back in the day. I wanted to share it w/everyone! They did put out some good music...and I knew "Miss Perkins" from "China Grove". Laurie is the older sister of a friend of mine. She lived next door to them, and she would walk by their window every day on the way to the bus for work. True story. |
| DaveInVA (In a crumbling Queen Anne mansion in Damnville, VA) | Posted: Nov 07, 2009 - 07:08 Haven't heard this Dubious Brothers song in ages, forgot how good it was. |
| fatcatjb (Sunny Sacramento) | Posted: Oct 06, 2009 - 18:17 so great to hear this song! |
| CaptTofu (Wilton, New Hampshire) | Posted: Sep 05, 2009 - 06:16 This is a nice song - though I would've never guessed it was the Doobie Brothers. I need to get more of their music because I like both the pre-Michael-Macdonald era as well as with. |
| countyman (09 Stanley Cup Champs and Sixburgh) | Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 17:42 I've missed all three playings of this song. Dammit!!!  "What were once Vice are now Habits" is another great album by the DB's. |
| KurtfromLaQuinta (Yep. I'm still here in La Quinta.) | Posted: Aug 04, 2009 - 17:41 What an awesome song! Here's proof that the Doobies did do some great stuff. I wonder who uploaded this? |
| RedGuitar (Iowa, USA) | Posted: Jun 02, 2009 - 05:48 keller1 wrote: Love this tune. I see Cheat The Hangman in the library, too —- another classic. The Doobies' Rockin Down The Highway DVD is one of the best concert videos you'll see by anybody. Yeah - "I Cheat the Hangman." Some fine tunes on this CD. I think I have that DVD, or else another one by the band - great stuff! |
| WayUpNorth (Edge of Nowhere) | Posted: Jun 02, 2009 - 05:47 Flashback ... elementary school student riding the bus to school in the morning, listening tol the "cool" high school kids in the chorus harmonizing to this song. I was so in awe of them. Come to think of it, they were really good!  |
| big_gare (Cloverdale, BeeCee, Canada) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:43 WonderLizard wrote: Original Doobies. What a band. The inside jacket of the LP wasn't bad either...  Oh yeah, forgot all about the naked ladies liner photo. Gave my mom fits, as I recall. "Oh, why did they have to put THAT photo in there?" was her inquiry! :-) |
| keller1 (In A Gadda Da Vida, Baby) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:42 Love this tune. I see Cheat The Hangman in the library, too —- another classic. The Doobies' Rockin Down The Highway DVD is one of the best concert videos you'll see by anybody. |
| smdeeg (SillyCone Valley) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:41 Haven't heard this in forever! Love it. It was a staple on my mix/car tapes for years. |
| WonderLizard (2,755.46 mi. due east of Paradise) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:41 Original Doobies. What a band. The inside jacket of the LP wasn't bad either... |
| Moonflower31 (Flagstaff) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:41 Wow, thanks Bill  |
| big_gare (Cloverdale, BeeCee, Canada) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:41 One of my faves from the 70's. Such a great and under-rated album. Nice, Bill! :-) |
| maryte (Blinding You With Library Science!) | Posted: May 01, 2009 - 12:40 Probably my absolutely favourite DB's song. Haunting... |