Sunday May 30, 2021 “Another Park Another Sunday” Doobie Brothers
This song has an interesting history.
“Another Park, Another Sunday” was originally released as the “A” side of the record, way back when there were records, since the record company and the Doobie Brothers felt it was the hit and the “B” side, often thought of as filler, was the song “Black Water”.
In yet another case of disc jockeys flipping the record and liking “ Black Water'' which became a number one hit. However, Tom Johnston, then lead singer and songwriter said that the flip was done not so much because the DJs thought ”Black Water” was a better song but because they took offense to the lyric “...the radio just seems to bring me down…” contained in “Another Park, Another Sunday”.
The Doobie Brothers, who have two very different sounds, one with Tom Johnston doing the lead vocals and one with Michael McDonald doing the lead vocals, have recorded fourteen albums/CDs and have sold more than 48 million records/CDs. They were eligible to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 but did not make it until 2020. Who knows what that even means.
Stay safe and well...and enjoy this song with its very definitive 1970's sound.