Is Michael McDonald's "Sweet Freedom" the greatest single ever recorded?

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― Lord Sotosyn, Monday, December 26, 2011

i feel like i've been waterboarded. okay, okay: i love dx-7 harmonicas.

Miles Davis should have covered this.

holy fuck, otmbomb from tarfumes

Hearing Michael McDonald singing "Down By the River" was a real low point in my life, but "Sweet Freedom" is MMcD in his prime doing what he does.

This is my favorite magical and mysterious unannounced Michael McDonald appearance: everyone in late 80s Toto decides to set up on the roof of a high rise to play a super shitty song and boom -- who's there? boom, at 2:18 it's yr man Michael McD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezvCxvbjHzw

boom

Crazy -- on the phone an hour ago a friend alluded to "No Lookin' back."

Is the first solo album worth owning? The credits are astounding.

the first solo album iirc is outstanding though I haven't listened in years but..."I Can Let Go Now" is devastating, "Playing By the Rules" is great, "I Keep Forgetting" is great -- those are the 3 whose melodies spring immediately to mind when I look over the tracklisting. I remember it being a great-sounding album, really excellent atsmosphere.

I remember being amped up for If That's What it Takes (that's the first album, right?) but being underwhelmed somehow. Maybe MMD is best taken in small dosesd, like any other powerful substance.

wow re "I Can Let It Go Now."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSbaYcHS6tc

"Sweet Freedom" isn't even McDonald's best single, especially if you count his Doobies stuff. Those are some nice syndrums, though.

I remember buying the cassingle for this and being really happy every time the video was on mtv.

It's cool how the video takes the characters from Running Scared and extends their universe into another realm. More movie soundtrack videos should do that. Like the video for "You could be mine."

When I was a kid I thought the name of the movie was Unmarked Police Car, which I found hilarous

http://images.champdogs.co.uk/images/k23040d1.jpg

'Sweet Freedom' is great, there's a couple of modern remixes about that haven't bettered the original but I always perk up when I see someone's had a go.. s'got a lot of great elements.

I think I have to put a vote in for "Ya Mo Be There".

Fucking love Michael. he is so goddamn beardy emo funky. love this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piP273ERh34

also can't believe it took me about six months to hear this after it came out, there should be some sort of Mcdonald/Indie crossover mailing list for me to subscribe to

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h88WncsjZ5w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtyZM93YhLA

Re-run lead to the rise of the RIAA

Rerun is definitely a company stooge. Dee was the best thing on that show, iirc

This is a great song.... (and much better than "Sweet Freedom" IMO)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjqOsYRQI0o

Can't let this thread go so long without linking to the SCTV McDonald sketch

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDojwQ8cJC4

people forgot about Keep Forgettin after Regulate came out