Nothing to This Top Ten: Nothin’ But a Heartache (#3)

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Apologies! I’m sorry! Forgive me!!! I need to get that out of the way before I dive into today’s song with “nothing” in the title. Today’s band has two camps, and I’m going into the “enemy camp” for this song. And here it is! #3: Nothin’ But a Heartache - Doobie Brothers This album (Livin’ on the Fault Line) was the turning point for the Doobies. Tom Johnston (camp #1 in Doobies land, the “good guys” [guess you know where I fall in this debate]) left during the sessions. Although he never appeared on the final product he was credited as still being a band member. The “enemy camp” set up with this album: the Michael McDoobie era. Now, I generally “like” the stuff from this album, but I love the pre-McDoobie era things. This song is a notable exception. I love the stuffing out of this tune. I just didn’t know at the time this was going to become the rule, not the exception, for the Doobie Brothers’ sound. Oh, well. This is still a great song. Nothin’ But a Heartache Written by Michael McDonald Recorded by the Doobie Brothers From Livin’ on the Fault Line, 1977 You know what’s wrong and don’t care what’s right: