Music Is The Doctor
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"Music is the Doctor" was just a lyric idea I had years ago when working with the Neville Brothers. I had presented the idea to Charles Neville when we were about to go into the studio to start recording. I remember recording the music for it but it was never really finished.
(I later learned that the Doobie Brothers had a song with the same idea but I never heard their version until after I starting mixing this song. I think you'll find that it's nothing like their song. And I do love the Doobie Brothers!)
Anyway during the unexpected coronavirus hiatus, I finally had some time to go back and finish the lyric and the song took on a whole new life. I recorded all the parts in Los Angeles just before Thanksgiving 2020. I think the song has a great meaning for these times we are living in.
MUSIC IS THE DOCTOR
Music is a doctor
That will heal your troubled spirit
And the rhythm can change you If you get your body near it
So every man and woman Every boy and girl
Let’s all sing the same song And heal our world
VERSE
Music is a gift
That brings such a thrill
More than any drug
Or happy pill
You don’t need a fancy doctor with a Phd
Cause the prescription is love And some harmony
From the earth of the blues
To the heat of Rock and Roll
Don’t matter what the music
So longs it got soul
The message is simple
And it’s plain to see
It’s all the same song
For you and me
CHORUS
Music is a doctor
That will heal your troubled spirit
And the rhythm can save you
If you get your body near it
So every man and woman
Every boy and girl
Let’s all sing the same song
And heal our world
With the Power of Song
We can fix all our wrongs
Everybody sing along
BRIDGE
With the Power of Song
We can fix what is wrong (make a joyful noise)
And we’ll all get along
Just a simple sound
Makes a change go round In perfect harmony
CHORUS
LAST VERSE
I love some Mozart and Miles
and some Gospel too
Or the funky sounds of James Brown It’s easy to do
No matter what the style
No matter what you choose
The whole world is warming up
And it’s waiting for you
CHORUS
(Copyright Shane Theriot Music ASCAP 2021)
Shane Theriot- Lead and Background Vocals, Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum programming, Percussion,
Mixed by Paul Brown at The Funky Joint, Los Angeles, CA.
