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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | Listen to the music |
| Artist | The Doobie Brothers |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Toulouse Street |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:47 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 1972 |
| Decade | 1970-1979 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 107 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 105-109 |
| Umbrella | 080-119 |
| Key | E |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Non Chord note(s) |
| Rec Tag 2 | Break |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Fade out |
| Rec Tag 4 | Add Measure |
| Rec Tag 5 | Feel Good Song |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (male) |
| Voc Info 2 | With BGV lyrics |
| Voc Info 3 | TTB |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | BANJO |
| Instr 2 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ❌ |
| Nominations 1 | ❌ |
| Chart Type | Billboard Hot 100 |
| Chart Position | 11 |
| Certification | BPI - Gold |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/doobiebrothers/listentothemusic.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Tom Johnston |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A universal language |
| Explanation | ✱ The connecting power of music that brings people together and eases worries. |
| MTag 1 | Unity |
| MTag 2 | Joy |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | I-I-IV-I, I-vi-V-IV |
| Ch Prog PC | ❌ |
| Ch Prog C | vi-IV-vi-IV, vi-IV-II-IV |
| Ch Prog B | I-bVII/I-IV-I |
| Progr Category 1 | I-IV-V-vi |
| Used Chords# Fam | 5 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, II, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | Different |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 65 |
| Spot-Energy | 60 |
| Spot-Valance | 91 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 90+ |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | The Doobie Brothers Anthology (The Doobie Brothers) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E-lazcnNMKNVSVd2MeEQ7u7dQhYCf5el/view?usp=drive_link |
| Songbook 2 | Best of the Doobie Brothers Full Band Score (The Doobie Brothers) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 2) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VpsEtPzwHMUZ0gz1hTnSfrCQPwShNOSL/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 27 (The Doobie Brothers Anthology) |
| SB Page 2 | 37 (Best of the Doobie Brothers Full Band Score) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Rock |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Classic Rock |
| Style 2 | Adult Alternative |



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