Listen to the Music feat. Tom Johnston (The Doobie Brothers) | Playing For Change

Listen to the Music, by Tom Johnston (featuring The Doobie Brothers, Ellis Hall, Rajhesh Vaidhya, Roots Gospel Voices of Mississippi, Char, and HIRAIDAI)

In music as in life, the things that make us different make us stronger. All the various instruments, tones, perspectives, and cultures in this recording combine to create a new version of this classic Song Around The World.

The idea was born a few years ago during breakfast at the Byron Bay Bluesfest in Australia. Our friend and drummer, Peter Bunetta, introduced me to Tom Johnston of The Doobie Brothers and we talked about taking "Listen to the Music" around the world. We started the track with an acoustic guitar demo played to a click track and then added bass from Colombia, tablas and veena from India, and then headed to the Redwood Forest in Northern California to record and film Tom Johnston live outside. We then recorded and filmed Patrick Simmons and John McFee playing along to the track in a park in San Diego. The journey then continued throughout North and South America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia, and Africa. This final version features 30 musicians from 12 countries united through their love of music.

Listen to the music and change the world!

-Mark Johnson, PFC Co-Founder

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Playing For Change (PFC) is a movement created to inspire and connect the world through music, born from the shared belief that music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances between people. The primary focus of PFC is to record and film musicians performing in their natural environments and combine their talents and cultural power in innovative videos called Songs Around The World. Creating these videos motivated PFC to form the Playing For Change Band—a tangible, traveling representation of its mission, featuring musicians met along their journey; and establish the Playing For Change Foundation—a separate 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to building music and art schools for children around the world. Through these efforts, Playing For Change aims to create hope and inspiration for the future of our planet.

[maxzye]

I am leaving my comment here for people to like and each time they do that, to be notified and to listen again to this masterpiece

[professor]

I'm 80 years old, and this mix takes me back to the days in the '70s when I played bass in a cover band at local dives and clubs. We'd rock this tune for 15 minutes or more and everyone loved it. Right now i'm teary-eyed, remembering those happy times. This song will live forever.

[qde_patootie]

I am leaving my comment here for people to like and each time they do that, to be notified and to listen again to this masterpiece.

[enjoyyoursleep]

This proves humanity could easily spend more time 'jamming' instead of playing war games.

[owengrubbs]

Fifty years ago, a young Tommy Johnston sat in his bedroom late one night and wrote this song. Now look what happened.

[michaeldoyle]

This is what the Internet should be for. Thank you.

[oqkdmxy]

I’m seventy, and still singing and dancing. Much love to all of you. Keep singing, ALWAYS!❤

[mdgamingtv.]

This is what life is about....

People all around the world getting together, being happy and having a wonderful time.
Look how beautiful all around the world can be. We don't need wars and kinda that stuff, we only need to get happy and treat each other well and life the best live we can 🙏🤗

Peace and Love ✌️♥️

[wallyedmunds]

I'm 71 years old and been listening to and loving the Doobie brothers my whole adult life, not to mention my youth. The way this has been put together with contributions from all over the world makes it one of the best music vids EVER!! Rock on.

[chocloditelensman]

This song brings tears to my eyes - the diversity, the unity and the love of people with music as the glue.

[johnlong]

This is the one that started it all for the Doobies. I got to see them several times. Great times, great music. Thank you.

[Zibenlurr]

The shortest distance between two people, is a song.

[ceephaxx]

Gold medal to whoever tracked, mixed and mastered this beauty!

[MrHamAndPrepper]

I'm a grown ass 65 year old man and this made me almost cry ! The song has been with me my entire adult life and only just now did it finally become crystal clear what it's full meaning is ! Just WOW !

[jonsikorski]

This is beautiful - the people of the world can get along - its the politicians that pit us against one another - Music is what binds us together as one - Love everyone

[blubberbooty]

The Doobie Brothers is the best band ever!!! I'm a senior citizen but I was rockin' out to this tune! Me and my old lady was cuttin' a rug.

[stoneycurtis]

that johnson fella hasn't skipped a beat i n 40 years

[onetrueslave]

The look on that guy's face just after the song ends is pure gold.

[willardjones]

True as chips mate. Most people in the world are still good.

[dennisbrumbaugh]

My anthem song, play At 75 U need this type uplifting music!