What A Fool Believes (track)
by The Doobie Brothers
Year: 1978
From the album Minute By Minute (track #2)
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What A Fool Believes appears on the following album(s) by The Doobie Brothers:
- Farewell Tour (track #8) (1983)
- Minute By Minute (track #2) (this album) (1978)
- Rockin' Down The Highway: The Wildlife Concert (track #22) (1996)
- Listen To The Music - The Very Best Of The Doobie Brothers (track #17) (compilation) (1993)
- Greatest Hits (track #14) (compilation) (2001)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 03/17/2026 07:56 | Juneof44 | 4,754 | 73/100 |
| ! | 01/18/2026 11:20 | Exist-en-ciel | 171,192 | 71/100 |
| ! | 11/18/2025 05:26 |  AAL2014 | 41,454 | 76/100 |
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No joke: I am in awe of how great this song is. At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, the songwriting ingenuity on display here is almost godlike. The melodic complexity in this "mere pop song" rivals Gershwin or Carmichael. While most modern pop songs have 3, maybe 4, melodic motifs repeated over and over, this one has at least 8. And the fact that they flow together so seamlessly and accessibly enough to make this a #1 pop hit is stunning. Quite an admirable feat. (Edited)
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