Clear Channel Memo Top Ten: Doctor, My Eyes (#4)

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Okay, so we’ve established that some of these songs that ended up on the Clear Channel Memorandum of songs that might be inappropriate in the wake of 9/11 were stretches of the imagination, to say the very least. But today’s song???? Seriously?? #4: Doctor, My Eyes - Jackson Browne Eponymously-titled albums can get nicknames. The Beatles is more often called “The White Album” than The Beatles. Fleetwood Mac’s 1975 self-titled album is also called their “white album.” Just to be silly, the Metallica album is nicknamed “The Black Album” (actually, it’s because it has a black cover). So what’s the nickname of Jackson Browne’s 1972 debut? “Saturate Before Using.” The cover of the album was designed like a desert water bag, which was usually made of burlap. It would “sweat” a little, allowing the evaporation to provide cooling (especially for cars). The instruction, “saturate before using,” is prominent on the cover. Jackson Browne admitted he never dreamed anyone would mistake that for the title. He was wrong. This was Browne’s first single and first hit. His second hit came a few weeks later, when the song he co-wrote with Glenn Frey, “Take It Easy,” became the first Eagles hit. As for why it’s on the memo list….your guess is as good as mine. Maybe the Clear Channel execs forgot to saturate their brains before using. Doctor, My Eyes Written by Jackson Browne Recorded by Jackson Browne From Jackson Browne, 1972 I have wandered through this world: