Submitted by newbytony t3_zvi1mp in todayilearned
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Duckfoot2021 t1_j1pj3c5 wrote
Very few people have actually wrapped their heads around the scope of musical Badassery McDonald possessed. Touring keyboardist/vocalist with Steely Dan, lead songwriter/singer/keyboardist of the Doobie Bros, to recording with Thundercat in recent years, etc etc etc.
Like him or not, he’s had a magnificent career of making tireless hit music.
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anthonylornemontague t1_j1qb7g8 wrote
“You don’t know me, but I’m your Ice Cream Man!”
ric-flairs-shoes t1_j1qjbco wrote
Kenny Loggins helped him write "What a Fool Believes" so they each released a version of it.
DizzyCuntNC t1_j1r18sy wrote
I'll Wait is such a fucking phenomenal song. I graduated HS in 1984 and Van Halen was the soundtrack of my life.
mrgastrognome t1_j1r4f6a wrote
McDonald was in a lot of recording studios because he was dealing blow.
Gl0balCD t1_j1rhm4s wrote
Damn, that song became my summer anthem this year. Blasting this in my manual car with a hole in the exhaust, my buddy just couldn't get enough
chris622 t1_j1rifbb wrote
He also did a song for the South Park movie soundtrack.
doctor-rumack t1_j1rnewm wrote
Van Halen wisely turned down "Yamo Be There."
Str8xXxEdge t1_j1t7xyb wrote
Nooooo…I wanna do it!!
beaverteeth92 t1_j21emey wrote
I Keep Forgettin’ is also the basis of one of the greatest gangsta rap songs of all time - Regulate by Warren G and Nate Dogg.
Duckfoot2021 t1_j23ryzh wrote
That was a dope sample for the track.👍🏼
OakParkCemetary t1_j1pikix wrote
Michael Bolton co wrote KISS' "Forever" from Hot in the Shade